Greetings!

It's Annual Meeting week! We are looking forward to seeing nearly 150 of you this Friday, September 19th, at UNF's Adam W. Herbert University Center. Our day will kick off with reports about what NEFLIN did in 2025, as well as what 2026 will hold.

In addition, we'll enjoy a keynote session from Steve Hughes, breakout sessions from your fellow NEFLIN members, presentations of the NEFLIN Awards and Continuing Education Awards, and the Jim Morris Scholarship Fund Silent Auction. See the complete agenda at https://neflin.org/annualmeeting/.

Lace up those NEFLIN shoes! We can't wait to see you on Friday.

Jenny Eason

jenny@neflin.org

Member Services Coordinator

This Fall, NEFLIN will launch a new Continuing Education resource that will meet you right where you are - in your inbox!

Similar to the popular Tech-Talk emails that you already receive, FOCUS Microlearning tutorials will deliver weekly interactive lessons that build essential skills in leadership, communication, productivity, and technology. Tutorials can be completed in 5-10 minutes and will set you up for a successful day, week, month, and year of growth.

Be on the lookout for your first FOCUS Microlearning email in early October!

Through the Jim Morris Scholarship Fund, NEFLIN members are eligible to apply for financial support for conferences, training, and other professional development opportunities, whether in-person or virtual.

We are now accepting applications for opportunities happening anytime in 2026! The deadline to apply is December 31, 2025.

This fund is supported in part by the Jim Morris Silent Auction held each year at the Annual Meeting. If you are attending this year's Annual Meeting, come ready to place your bids! All proceeds go to support the Scholarship Fund. You can also make a tax-deductible donation to the Fund at:

https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/2YFFQKYB2265W

Wednesday, October 22

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.

Are you passionate about sharing your knowledge and insights with the library community?

We invite you to contribute to Issue Three of the NEFLIN Publication Library Insights, a platform for library professionals from all types of libraries to share their scholarly and practitioner-based work.

Articles must be submitted by Tuesday, September 30th.

Questions? Contact the Editorial Board at LibraryInsights@neflin.org.

Read Issue Two Online

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The NEFLIN Library Insights Journal is seeking a creative and detail-oriented designer to join our Editorial Board beginning October 2025. This role involves designing and formatting each issue for online publication, ensuring a professional and visually appealing layout that showcases the work of library staff across all types of libraries.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative, member-driven publication dedicated to sharing innovative ideas, best practices, and research from the NEFLIN community.

If you have experience with publication layout/design and want to help bring library stories to life, we’d love to hear from you!

To express interest or learn more, contact libraryinsights@neflin.org.

Suzanne Stapleton, Associate Librarian, is the Agricultural Sciences & Digital Scholarship Librarian at the University of Florida since 2014. She provides reference and instruction at Marston Science Library. She is incoming co-chair of the Information Literacy Committee and completed coursework on implementing the ACRL Framework in Higher Education. As a liaison librarian, she provides information literacy instruction, most often through one-shot classes.

Natercia Valle is the STEM Instruction Librarian at Marston Science Library, University of Florida. She is responsible for supporting the design, development, and implementation of curricula and learning objects in technology-enhanced learning environments. She has served as the co-chair of the UF Libraries Information Literacy Committee (2021 – 2024) and has spearheaded initiatives to enhance learners’ information literacy skills. Her research focuses on the intersection of educational technology and motivation.

Suzanne and Natercia both love teaching in ways that make learning fun!

If you're a frequent flyer on the NEFLIN Website, you will notice some changes to our Training page, located at neflin.org/training. As our On-Demand collection grows, we are looking for ways to make these resources more accessible to you. On our new Training page, you'll see ALL our Continuing Education resources - Upcoming Live Training, On-Demand Learning, and Interest Groups - gathered together at one access point. Remember that our "On-Demand" collection includes recordings of live NEFLIN webinars from the past year, and that ALL On-Demand training can be accessed through NEFLIN's Niche Academy platform. Set up your account at https://my.nicheacademy.com/neflin-staff.

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For FY2025-26, the state budget for NEFLIN's programs is $500,000. 100% of this program is supported by state funds.