Please join us on January 22nd at 1:30pm -3:00pm for a wonderful 2026 Summer Reading webinar with Will Stuck hosted by NCKLS and NEKLS!  Join longtime public librarian, professional speaker, and Edutainer Will Stuck for a high-energy, idea-packed webinar designed to help libraries bring the UNEARTH A STORY summer reading theme to life in 2026.… Read More »Unearth a Story: Will Stuck Webinar

Do you provide summer programs for adults at your library?Save the date! Thursday, February 12, 2026 - webinar 1-2:15pm Register at: https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/C49oMc3RQAiDcFjMq8UCHg You will be provided the log in information once you register. Hope to see you there! Join Greta Funk, Chair of the CSLP Adult Programming Manual, for a webinar packedwith ideas for adult… Read More »Unearth a Story: Dig into Library Programs for Adults

We will discuss the various reasons you may not be finding an item to request, ILL workflow best practices, resources for ILL sleuthing, and current ILL issues that NEKLS libraries may be experiencing. This training is for anyone that places interlibrary loan requests.

SEKLS invites all Kansas librarians to join Annelies Brubaker, Director at Eureka Public Library, Brandon Tiecke, Teen Librarian at Parsons Public Library, and Jennifer McCulley, Youth Services Director at MacPherson Public Library to gather and share ideas related to this year's Summer Library Programming for Tweens and Teens.  Click here to register:  https://bit.ly/Teen_SLP26

Maintaining openness in government is a key responsibility for a library’s board of trustees. It is critical for every board of trustees, and the staff who support them, to have a working knowledge of the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA). While enforcement of KOMA is typically corrective, the Act allows for civil penalties of up… Read More »KOMA Training for Trustees

Save the date: NEKLS Website Accessibility Meetup📅 February 26 | 🕐 1:00 PM For library administrators and web editors (WordPress + Next catalog users especially).WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) set the standard for making websites function for all users—and expectations are tightening. We’ll cover what this means for library websites, catalog landing pages, and digital… Read More »Website Accessibility Meetup

Lunch & Learn: A Conversation with Tony SilvestriThursday, March 12, 202610:00 am–1:00 pmNEKLS Office | Lawrence Schedule 10:00–10:15 am — Welcome & Announcements10:15–11:15 am — Conversation with Tony Silvestri11:15–11:30 am — Break11:30 am–12:00 pm — Spark Talks12:00 pm — Lunch Provided *No Cost to Attend "I continued my exploration of the library’s medieval history section,… Read More »Lunch & Learn: A Conversation with Tony Silvestri

Please see this post for more details and to register to attend: https://www.nekls.org/2027-budget-hearing-and-2026-annual-meeting/

Registration for this event is now open: https://forms.gle/pRBGJjp3wfXAy4ch7 Topeka and Shawnee Public Library (TSCPL) and Northeast Kansas Library System (NEKLS) are pleased to announce we are offering a day long gathering focusing on readers' advisory. We will be gathering at the Marvin Auditorium at TSCPL. There will be no cost to attend, lunch will be… Read More »Every Book Its Reader: A Readers’ Advisory Gathering

Creating Spaces Where Communities Thrive Join fellow library directors for a day of learning, conversation, and connection. Together we'll explore how intentional design—through safety, stewardship, and shared experience—can help create library environments where staff, patrons, and communities thrive. Public Library Directors, please join us for our 2026 retreat at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. We'll be… Read More »2026 Directors Retreat

Registration is now open for our upcoming webinar: Aging Well with the Library: Community-Centered Approaches to Older Adult Services with Amy DelPo, Denver Public Library and Rossanna McGinnis, Opelika Public Library. Through this panel discussion we will: Register on Zoom (all registrants will be emailed a link to the recording): https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/i2-GmnCLTG-KciSvphzfVg Sign up for the Older… Read More »Older Adult Services – Panel Discussion

How can libraries help patrons access legal information and self-help resources? Join us for an after-lunch course exploring the Library Legal Self-Help Center Initiative and how Kansas libraries can participate. Eleven libraries are already sharing legal information and resources with their communities, with a long-term goal of making these resources available in every county. Learn… Read More »After-Lunch Course: Library Legal Self-Help Center