The School Librarians’ Workshop will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m (registration starts at 8:30; speaker starts at 9), with the theme, “Collaboration Starts at Home.” The keynote speaker will be Tasha Squires, author of “Library Partnerships: Making Connections between School and Public Libraries.”
Tasha Squires currently works as a young adult consultant for the Shorewood-Troy Public Library District in Shorewood, IL collaborating and implementing programs for teens. Previously, she was the Young Adult Librarian for the Fountaindale Public Library District in Bolingbrook, IL for over eight years. In her tenure there, she worked extensively with the public school district and made wonderful connections with the teachers, students and administrators.
Tasha has presented throughout northern Illinois and at the Illinois Library Association’s yearly conference on topics such as teen award winners, booktalking for middle school students, and collaborating with schools to serve young adults. She contributed an article to the book in Know Kidding, The Best of the Best in Youth Services (Wheeling, IL 2003) and lisjobs.com and her book Library Partnerships: Making Connections Between School and Public Libraries was recently published. She is looking forward to beginning her new career as a school library information specialist. Tasha holds an MLIS and certification from Dominican University. (Bio from Internet Schools@East 2009 conference, where Tasha recently presented).
Other sessions will include:
- NEKLS Services Overview & Discussion
- Breakout Sessions:
- School/Public Library Collaboration brainstorming session led by Tasha Squires (repeated 3 times)
- Graphic Novels in School Libraries, Mickey Coalwell, NEKLS Library Development Coordinator (repeated 2 times)
- William Allen White Master List, Joyce Davis, Dean of William Allen White Libraries, Emporia State University (one time)
- Free Web Tools, a hands-on session, NEKLS Tech Team (repeated 3 times)
- State Library of Kansas Resources, Eric Gustafson, SLK Technology Consultant
Cost for the program is $15 for NEKLS members; $25 for non-NEKLS members. Cost for the program is $15 for NEKLS members; $25 for non-NEKLS members. Go here to register online. Make sure you choose the School Librarians Wksp from the drop-down list.
Teri Nelson is the Staff Assistant at NEKLS. You can reach her by email (tnelson (at) nekls.org), phone, or on the Google Chat instant messaging platform (look Teri up by her email address). Visit the 
