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Recycling weeded books
Posted on March 26, 2012 | No CommentsLast month, I asked on the NEKLS public library listserv how libraries dispose of weeded books. The answers were great and worth sharing with everyone. We take our leftovers minus the encyclopedias and textbooks to Topeka Public. Otherwise, to recycling in Jackson County. The down side of that is that sometimes people bring those books they [...] -
2012 ALA Youth Media Award Winners Announced
Posted on January 23, 2012 | No CommentsThe 2012 ALA Youth Media Award Winners have been announced at the ALA Midwinter meeting in Dallas. The full list of award winners has been released by ALA and information about the awards can be found on the ALA website. You can even watch the recording of the announcements! Here’s some of the award winners, [...] -
Winter 2012 New Collection Additions
Posted on January 8, 2012 | No CommentsI’m adding more items to the NEKLS professional collection again for your professional needs. Many of the selected materials aren’t available yet, but you can place holds on them if you have a NExpress library card; they’ll be sent out as soon as they are cataloged and come available. Don’t have a NExpress library card? Contact [...] -
3M Library eReader Service Announced
Posted on May 24, 2011 | 1 CommentAll of us who have been following the Overdrive/ebook situation should be interested in this announcement in Library Journal.com: “In a surprising move, library equipment manufacturer 3M Library Systems recently announced that it would be unveiling a new ebook lending service for libraries-including an in-library “Discovery Terminal,” 3M eReaders, and 3M apps-at the American [...] -
New books in January, Part Three
Posted on January 25, 2011 | No CommentsMore new books for the NEKLS collection have arrived, covering adult services, young adult services and collections, ethics, and technology: Running a small library : a how-to-do-it manual (John Moorman) Look, it’s books! : marketing your library with displays and promotions (Gayle Skaggs) Connecting young adults and libraries : a how-to-do-it manual (Tricia Suellentrop and Patrick Jones) Empowering students [...] -
New books in January, Part Two
Posted on January 21, 2011 | No CommentsMore new books for the NEKLS collection have arrived, covering advocacy, children’s librarianship, school libraries, public libraries, banned books, library supervision, managing library volunteers, marketing, and young adults: Be a great boss: one year to success (Catherine Hakala-Ausperk) Organizational storytelling for librarians: using stories for effective leadership (Kate Marek) Twenty-first-century kids, twenty-first-century librarians (Virginia Walter) I found it on [...] -
Life after E-Books
Posted on January 18, 2011 | 1 CommentThe library world is buzzing about the impact of e-books on the future of libraries. NEKLS librarians have had some excellent email discussions about ebooks during recent weeks. I would like to suggest just a few thoughts about this issue: E-books are here to stay, and we can not afford to ignore them. The widespread adoption [...] -
New Books in the NEKLS Collection
Posted on January 12, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s a new year, and several new books have been added to the NEKLS professional collection. There are books on genealogy, trustees, technology, school libraries, customer service, change, surveys, copyright, and reference: 21st Century Learning in School Libraries (Kristin Fontichiaro) [Note: this is a companion book to the AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner in Action [...] -
2010 Kansas Notable Book List
Posted on October 7, 2010 | No Comments2010 Kansas Notable Book List Features Kansas Authors, Kansas Stories State Librarian Joanne Budler and Roy Bird, Director of the Kansas Center for the Book at the State Library of Kansas, announced the 2010 Kansas Notable Book List. Fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books are on the list which contains the best books published by Kansas authors [...] -
New Technology Books Added to Collection
Posted on April 15, 2010 | No CommentsThe Tech Set series, a 10-book series on implementing various areas of technology into your library, has been added to the NEKLS collection. From the publisher’s website: “Be on the cutting edge with The Tech Set: Ten practical, fast-paced field guides to today’s hottest new technologies for information professionals- copublished with the prestigious Library and Information Technology [...]