Making libraries accessible and inclusive can be a challenge. Fortunately, the principles of Universal Design offer guidance on how to create libraries that are usable and welcoming for all patrons. This… Read More »After-lunch course: Universal Design

Public library directors of Northeast Kansas, please join us at the NEKLS office for the 2023 Spring Directors Institute on Friday, April 21. At this continuing education event, the sole… Read More »2023 Spring Directors Institute

According to Diana Tixier Herald, author of Genreflecting, readers' advisory is: "the act of putting people together with the books they love". How do you connect people with titles that… Read More »Readers’ Advisory: Building Beyond the Basics

Watch the Readers' Advisory: Building Beyond the Basics workshop with Molly Wetta, and then join us on Zoom on May 11 to have a casual small group discussion with your… Read More »Readers’ Advisory Discussion: Building Beyond the Basics

The Northeast Kansas Library System (NEKLS) Executive Board meeting will be held on Thursday, 8/10, 2023, beginning at 9:30 a.m. CST. The meeting will hybrid, both in person at the… Read More »August Executive Board Meeting

Please see this webpage for the most current and complete Budget Hearing information: https://www.nekls.org/2023-budget-hearing-and-annual-meeting/ The Northeast Kansas Library System will hold a Budget Hearing at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 10,… Read More »Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting

Live on September 12, 4 to 5:30 pm, recording will be available for thirty days. Maintaining openness in government is a key responsibility for a library’s board of trustees. It… Read More »KOMA Training

The Kansas Regional Library Systems would like to invite you to our next After-lunchCourse: Incorporating EDI into the Whole Collection Development Cycle Equity, diversity, and inclusion can be applied to every… Read More »Incorporating EDI into the Whole Collection Development Cycle