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A new year at NEFLIN (which starts in October!) is marked by changes to our Board of Directors as some members rotate on or off and others take on new roles on the Board.
This year, we're pleased to announce that Joe Saloom of the Flagler County Public Library System will be our 2024-2025 Board president.
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We're also welcoming a new member to the NEFLIN Board, Mary Canfield! Mary is the Library Director of the Clay County Public Library System, and we're excited to have her join us.
We want to thank all of the NEFLIN Board for their service, and we look forward to a great year ahead!
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Jenny Eason
jenny@neflin.org
Member Services Coordinator
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Deadlines Approaching!
Don't miss out on these NEFLIN opportunities
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There are many opportunities available through NEFLIN to help you grow professionally and personally, and this is the time of year when lots of deadlines for those opportunities are approaching.
Be sure you mark these upcoming dates on your calendar so that you don't miss out!
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Upcoming Interest Group Meetings
Register to attend!
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New to NEFLIN's Lending Library | |
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Other new titles include:
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Register for the
Youth Performers Showcase
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
@Alachua County Library District - Headquarters Library
Looking for an entertainer for your summer reading program, or for a special performance any time of year? NEFLIN has partnered with the Alachua County Library District to provide a forum for performers, entertainers, and educational speakers to demonstrate their talents to library staff serving all ages of the public looking for quality programming.
This year's event is at the Alachua County Library District Headquarters in Gainesville.
Attendees can expect to:
- Obtain a Directory with Program Descriptions and Presenter Contact Information.
- Watch an extensive collection of on-stage presentations.
- Meet presenters from throughout Northeast Florida and surrounding areas who provide high quality children's and family shows.
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Featured Webinars
Attention, library marketers!
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Marketing libraries can be hard, but it doesn’t have to be. Don't be intimidated feeling like you need to chase all the latest marketing or social media trends. Don't spin your wheels trying to learn all the hot marketing buzzwords. From any seat in the library, you can harness the power of marketing using time-tested strategies to help your patrons solve their problems and become lifelong library advocates.
In this webinar, we'll walk through the strategies today's leading marketing authors and thought leaders use to help businesses grow and thrive, including:
- The power of story (36,000 years of storytelling must mean something)
- Email marketing (with 4.7 billion email users projected in 2026, email is not going anywhere)
- Direct mail (39% of customers say they try a business for the first time because of something they receive in the physical mail)
- Blogging (companies that blog get 55% more website visitors than businesses that don't)
You'll walk away with strategies you can use immediately to connect with your patrons and grow your library, including a "one-liner" for your library or a key product or service you offer that cuts through the noise and clarifies your message.
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Congratulations to this year's NEFLIN Award Winners!
This illustrious group received their awards at the NEFLIN Annual Meeting on Friday, September 13th.
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The Volusia County Public Library won this year's Innovation Award for their Pedal Forward Project. In conjunction with the library's Social Workers in the Libraries program, this project refurbishes bicycles to provide patrons with reliable transportation. Thank you, VCPL, for providing this valuable service for your community!
Find out more at https://youtu.be/D_goWPoamp0..
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Pat Bellis is this year's Library Champion Award winner! Pat was nominated for this award by the Alachua County Library District for the work she has done revitalizing the library's beloved Read with a Dog program at the Millhopper Branch.
Shown here are Children's Librarian Coleen Tobin, Pat Bellis, and "Read With a Dog" star Eddy Spaghetti.
Congratulations, Pat, and thank you for being a Library Champion!
Find out more at https://youtu.be/_uGDuQ80WUk..
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Our next NEFLIN Award winner is Joan Meyers of the St. Johns County Public Library! Joan is our 2024 NEFLIN Member of the Year, and she is being honored for the contributions she has made to her community and the Ponte Vedra Beach Library through her work with youth, senior citizens, the Friends of the Library, and more. Congratulations, Joan, and thank you for your selfless dedication to your community!
Find out more at https://youtu.be/OW55qMoATU4.
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Our final 2024 NEFLIN Award goes to our Distinguished Career Award winner, Dr. Christina Will! Dr. Will has served the St. Johns River State College Library community for more than twenty years as librarian and Dean of Learning Resources. In 2024, she was promoted to Assistant Vice President for Learning Culture & Resources, so her staff felt this was the perfect time to honor her for her leadership and many accomplishments during her time at the library. Congratulations, Dr. Will!
Find out more at https://youtu.be/vEsQ0ic5OHg.
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These projects were funded either under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services or the Library Cooperative Grant program. Florida’s LSTA and LCG programs are administered by the Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services.
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For FY2024-25, the total state and federal budgets for NEFLIN's programs are $703,693. 43% of the total costs ($303,693) are supported by federal funds, and 57% of this program ($400,000) is supported by state funds.
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Jenny Eason | Member Services Coordinator | NEFLIN
2233 Park Avenue, Suite 402, Orange Park, FL. 32073
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