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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 [...] -
May 2011 CONNECTION newsletter now available!
Posted on May 13, 2011 | No CommentsThe latest issue of CONNECTION May 2011, the newsletter for NEKLS school librarians, is now available. Highlights include: NEKLS School Librarians’ Workshop, July 14 Summer Institute, Emporia, June 15-16 William Allen White Award winners 2011 R. David Lankes* on website accuracy *David Lankes, author of the acclaimed new book THE ATLAS OF NEW LIBRARIANSHIP, will be a keynote speaker at [...] -
Cotton Candy, Anyone?
Posted on May 2, 2011 | No CommentsThe NEKLS popcorn machine has a new kid sister! In response to requests from librarians, we’ve added a cotton candy machine to our line-up of special events equipment available for loan – at no cost – to NEKLS member libraries. It will be the responsibility of each borrowing library to transport the machine. The sugar [...] -
Multicultural Artifacts for Loan
Posted on April 30, 2011 | No CommentsHere are photos of some of the multicultural items that were on display at the Summer Reading Kick-off workshop. In addition to these things, we have quite a few costumes from around the world, in both adult and children’s sizes. They are available this summer for NEKLS member library programs and displays. Just contact Teri [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
Summer 2010 Additions to the NEKLS Collection
Posted on August 19, 2010 | No Comments“Assessing information needs: managing transformative library services” by Robert Grover, Roger Greer, and John Agada, former ESU SLIM faculty “Cognitive Surplus: creativity and generosity in a connected age” by Clay Shirky Cognitive Surplus visualized TED Talk video: Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world “In pursuit of elegance: why the best ideas have something missing” by Matthew [...] -
Read the May 2010 School Librarians’ CONNECTION newsletter
Posted on May 18, 2010 | No CommentsThe Summer 2010 issue of Connection, the newsletter for NEKLS school librarians, is now available. Highlights include: Summer Institute, Emporia, June 23-24 William Allen White Award winners 2010 Kansas Reads to Preschoolers November 14-20 Kansas Library Snapshot Day Statewide database changes as of August 1 -
Summer Reading "extras" from Patti Sinclair
Posted on February 23, 2010 | No CommentsThese songs are not in the manual. Our Summer Reading Workshop presenter, Patti Sinclair, was kind enough to provide these instructions. Enjoy! A Sailor Went to Sea (whenever you say the word “sea,” make waves with hands; whenever you say the word “see,” hold your hand over your eyes to see) A sailor went to sea, sea, [...]