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Connection – the NEKLS School Librarian Newsletter now available
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsThe May 2012 issue of Connection Newsletter, the NEKLS publication for school librarians, is now available! Highlights include: NEKLS School Librarians’ Workshop with special guest Kristin Fontichiaro, July 11 Summer Institute, Emporia, June 13-14 Technology Corner with featured resources -
Jumpstart’s Read for the Record 2012 Title
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsIn case you haven’t already heard, Jumpstart has announced their book selection for the 2012 Read for the Record Campaign. The title is Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad by David Soman and Jacky Davis. A free online version of the book is available at We Give Books. The Jumpstart campaign seeks to bring attention to [...] -
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, [...] -
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Posted on October 31, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s only a few short weeks until Kansas Reads to Preschoolers…featuring Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Hiawatha, Kansas children’s book author Bill Martin, Jr. The event is the week before Thanksgiving, November 13-19, 2011. This year, Kansas Reads to Preschoolers commemorates the 150th anniversary of Kansas statehood as well as early literacy by featuring the classic alphabet book by one of [...] -
2011 AASL Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning
Posted on July 19, 2011 | No CommentsAASL (American Association of School Librarians) has released its 2011 list of the Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning. This list provides several topical areas, the AASL standards applied to these topics, and a brief description of the tools themselves along with links. This list is targeted at school librarians, but I think it’s safe [...] -
Tech Toy Box at Summer Institute
Posted on June 23, 2011 | No CommentsI took the NEKLS Tech Toy Box down to Emporia for the Summer Institute for School Librarians last week, and it was a resounding success. Many of you are familiar with the documents Sharon and I generally share at the Tech Toy Box events, but I thought I’d share the resources again for those who [...] -
Roy Bird’s new book LITTLE IKE to be illustrated by Silver Lake librarian Gwen Battis
Posted on May 19, 2011 | 3 CommentsOur thirty-fourth President, Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), who spent his childhood in Abilene, has receded into history for most Kansans, even those who lived under his two terms as President, from 1953-1961. President Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower was the Baby Boomers’ President. Although a Republican, and a professed conservative, he continued all of the significant New Deal [...] -
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 [...] -
Back-to School Reminder: NEKLS School Library Services
Posted on August 12, 2010 | No CommentsThe annual update of NEKLS Member Directory/SCHOOLS is underway. If your district has gained or lost buildings or has had changes in library personnel, please contact Teri at the NEKLS office. (If you don’t call her, she’ll call you!) The member directory is one way NEKLS helps school librarians keep in touch with each other. [...] -
Creating Inviting Low Cost Teen Spaces (Webinar)
Posted on May 25, 2010 | No Comments[ June 16, 2010; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Title: Creating Inviting Low Cost Teen Spaces Format: Webinar Host: Infopeople Date and time: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 2pm-3pm Central Time (12pm-1pm Pacific Time) Webinar Link: http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/286/index.html This webinar will last approximately one hour. There is no charge for this webinar. Pre-registration is not required. Webinar Description Graffiti, anime, slam poetry, WII? Is your service to teens outdated or non-existent? Want to [...]