Chats


The Northeast Ohio Regional Library System offers multiple opportunities for connecting with colleagues from multi-type libraries and from throughout the region. Whether you are new to libraries or a seasoned professional, the ability to share and promote ideas and learn from each other is energizing, informative and essential to success.

Chats are one-hour informal discussions open to anyone working in libraries within our region. Chats are free regardless of membership level.


Emerging Tech Chats *NEW*
The Emerging Tech Chat is a convenient, online, one-hour meeting with other area library staff to discuss challenges, successes, programming ideas and more on all things related to emerging tech. Gain insight into innovative ways libraries are including and using emerging tech. Share policies and procedures on how to safely and efficiently implement new tech gadgets. Discover ways to get staff and community excited about tech trends, products and much more. The chats will be interactive so that staff all over Northeast Ohio will be able to share, network and collaborate.

Contact holly.klingler@neo-rls.org if you would like to join the chat.
 

Training Chats
Twice a year we offer chats specifically for staff that conduct training. The purpose of these chats is to encourage the exchange of training topics, to share experiences, challenges and solutions to issues that affect trainers in the library, whether you train staff or patrons. The chats can be especially helpful to those new to library training while still benefiting seasoned staff members. Chats use the Adobe Connect platform. You do not have to download any software to use Adobe Connect. However, if it is your first time signing into the room, we have instructions to help you test your speakers so you can hear the facilitator. Before the chat, registered participants are given the link to sign into the chat room as a guest. Upon entering, they will see names of other attendees and a place to type in the chat box.

Contact lattanzm@neo-rls.org if you would like to join the chat.
 

Youth Services Chats
Several times a year we offer chats specifically for youth services staff. The purpose of these chats is to encourage the exchange of program ideas, share experiences, challenges and solutions to issues that affect youth services staff. The chats can be especially helpful to those new to youth services while still benefiting seasoned staff members. Chats use the Adobe Connect platform. You do not have to download any software to use Adobe Connect. However, if it is your first time signing into the room, we have instructions to help you test your speakers so you can hear the facilitator. Before the chat, registered participants are given the link to sign into the chat room as a guest. Upon entering, they will see names of other attendees and a place to type in the chat box.

Contact rachelle.perry@neo-rls.org if you would like to join the chat.