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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Posted on behalf of the Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians Board; please pardon any duplication.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NOTSL will hold its Spring Meeting, Friday, May 9th, 2025, at Tri-C Corporate College East, 4400 Richmond Rd. Warrensville Hts., OH 44128 from 12:00 pm to 4:15 pm</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Tim Keller, Head of Discovery and Metadata Services at Oberlin College, will present “<i>Technical Service IS public service: raising awareness of and visibility
for Technical Services</i>.” This session will provide avenues for Technical Services advocacy and initiatives to gain our area of expertise the appreciation and understanding it deserves.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Masha Stepanova, Head of Cataloging at The Ohio State University Libraries, will present “<i>Flex your influence to lift up your team</i>.” This session will cover
advocating for your staff and ways to foster a positive supportive environment.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Masha Stepanova and Cara Calabrese will lead an interactive activity they have used to generate a vision statement that aligns with how Technical Services performs
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Registration is now open for “Strengthening the Core: Advocacy and support for Technical Services.” All are welcome; membership is conferred on all attendees.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Visit NOTSL’s
</span><a href="http://www.notsl.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">website</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (</span><a href="http://www.notsl.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">www.NOTSL.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">)
for full program information and to register.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#C00000">Leslie Kimble<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:black">Technical Services Manager<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:black">Warren-Trumbull County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:black">Warren, Ohio 44483-4692<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="mailto:kimblel@wtcpl.org"><span style="color:#2E74B5">kimblel@wtcpl.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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