{"id":18575,"date":"2026-01-23T15:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/?p=18575"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:19:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:19:01","slug":"registration-open-for-fast-forward-libraries-webinar-looking-back-looking-forward-strategic-planning-in-2026-thurs-feb-26-at-1200-pm-cdt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/registration-open-for-fast-forward-libraries-webinar-looking-back-looking-forward-strategic-planning-in-2026-thurs-feb-26-at-1200-pm-cdt\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration Open for Fast Forward Libraries Webinar &#8220;Looking Back, Looking Forward: Strategic Planning in 2026&#8221;&#8211;Thurs., Feb. 26, at 12:00 PM CDT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(via Amanda Standerfer, Fast Forward Libraries)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please join <a href=\"https:\/\/fastforwardlibraries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fast Forward Libraries <\/a>for the free webinar \u201cLooking Back, Looking Forward: Strategic Planning in 2026\u201d. It will take place on <strong>Thursday, February 26, at 12:00 PM CDT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us as we recap trends from 2025 and look to the future of strategic planning. We&#8217;ll review last year&#8217;s most effective approaches to strategic planning, frequent community and staff feedback, and top strategic directions for emerging libraries. Amanda Standerfer, Cindy Fesemyer, Laura Huddleston, and Kirstin Gebhart from Fast Forward Libraries will explore how libraries are shaping their strategy, responding to community needs, and achieving meaningful results. As we look back at 2025&#8211;and forward to 2026&#8211;we&#8217;ll share effective practices and fresh insights to strengthen your strategic planning process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please register <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_kCUpFjVhRs-ce0EG5L5qWg#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. This webinar will be recorded and available to view for 30 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(via Amanda Standerfer, Fast Forward Libraries) Please join Fast Forward Libraries for the free webinar \u201cLooking Back, Looking Forward: Strategic Planning in 2026\u201d. It will take place on Thursday, February 26, at 12:00 PM CDT. Join us as we recap trends from 2025 and look to the future of strategic planning. We&#8217;ll review last year&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-webinars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18575"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18576,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18575\/revisions\/18576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}