RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with Lynn Stainbrook and Leon Smith of Rockford Public library, and Leila Heath of RAILS about Career Online High School, a nationally accredited online high school degree program. Lynn and Leon discuss the program’s tremendous success at their library and how it makes a huge impact on lives. RAILS offers a vendor discount on the scholarships from Smart Horizons to libraries offering this program.

Related Links:

• https://www.railslibraries.info/deals/183705 RAILS Deals and Discounts web page for COHS
• https://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/rpls-career-online-high-school/ Rockford’s COHS web page

Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://juliejurgens.bandcamp.com/

Relevant Link: https://www.railslibraries.info/issues/240560

Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://juliejurgens.bandcamp.com/

RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with RAILS Associate Executive Director Monica Harris about our recent strategic planning process: choosing a consultant, virtual tools, member feedback, and much more. They also give advice on how libraries can create their own strategic plans.

Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://juliejurgens.bandcamp.com/

RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with Stephanie Chase, Founding Principal of Constructive Disruption (https://www.constructivedisruption.info/), about the  importance of strategic planning. Stephanie gives some good tips for what to do if you have little money or little time.

Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens (https://juliejurgens.bandcamp.com/)