Northeast Kansas Library System

Next Users Group
2024-01-25 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | NEKLS Office & Zoom
First quarterly meeting of 2024, hosted at the NEKLS office and over Zoom.

A Model for Spanish Language Services (PCI Webinar)
2024-01-24 13:00 - 14:00
90 Minute PCI Webinar with Bobby Bothmann

Official RDA Overview

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9716985205721/WN_dAMSfw-yTsSZ2rerd0t8gA

Learn about how the Fresno County Public Library created a model that works within their current structure providing an opportunity for staff at all levels to learn library jargon together. Understand that having a librarian who speaks, writes, and reads Spanish fluently work alongside library staff who they would typically not interact with has been a part of the work groups success.

Discover how we established a safe, welcoming environment to gather information, learn skills, and edit library signage and written texts to further the mission of providing Spanish language users with the best possible experience regardless of the lack of Spanish-literate staff.

The goals of this webinar are:

To persuade library systems to look at their current model and be intentional about language services practices

To persuade library systems to think about how they are currently doing translations and what they should plan for in the future

This program is part of PCI’s collaborative learning project with California Libraries. (CALL)

Deborah Bernal – Biography

Deborah brings years of experience developing partnerships working with a variety of communities. Deborah has worked across sectors, including nonprofits, private business, and the public sector. In the private sector she managed day-to-day activities for a low-income telecommunications program that took her to 19 counties in Central California. Since October 2016 she has served as the Fresno County Public Library Literacy Coordinator. Deborah’s secret power is being Bilingual.

Clarisa Bernabe – Biography

Clarisa has experience as part of the collection development team as a selector helping to develop the Spanish collection in Fresno County the 6th largest library system in California. During that time, she also co-founded the translation team (SNACK) and helped structure and standardize the process. She grew up in the Central Valley and is currently serving as a supervisor over Collection Development and Special Collections.

Hosting My First Summer Library Program
2024-01-23 13:30 - 15:00
Register at:https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvceuurD0rHNUjISSffFNhOOdbFTYp-rfoYou will receive the link to the webinar when you register. Look for the link in yourconfirmation email.

Hosting My First Summer Library Program will assist new librarians and library staffhosting or participating in their first summer library program by providing anintroduction to summer library program planning, resources, events, and the evaluationprocess. Even if 2024 isn’t your first summer program, you’re sure to find ideas, tipsand tricks that will benefit your library!Many of the Collaborative Summer Library Program resources discussed in thiswebinar are created by the Collaborative Summer Library Program. These resourcesare funded in part through the State Library of Kansas Library Services and TechnologyAct provided by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.Robin Hargrave is Youth and School Services Consultant for South Central KansasLibrary System. She has a wealth of experience providing engaging educationalexperiences for youth and those who serve them.

Co-sponsored by South Central Kansas Library System

Public Library Survey Webinar (State Library)
2024-01-19 13:00 - 14:00
Join Alice as she provides a review of the data input process for the Public Library Survey. The COVID-related questions have now been removed from the survey, but, other than that, there are no new or newly-changed questions on the survey this year.

Login information for the survey is the same as in previous years, but if you haven’t received an email with your library’s login information for the survey or if you’re having any issues logging into the survey, please contact Alice at alice.smith@ks.gov

Presented by Alice Smith, LSTA & State Data Coordinator at the State Library of Kansas

Recommended for public librarians.

This training will be recorded for later viewing. A link will be sent out after the webinar concludes.

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOs, or Android: https://kslib.zoom.us/j/92501483919

Official RDA Overview (PCI Webinar)
2024-01-17 13:00 - 14:00
90 Minute PCI Webinar with Bobby Bothmann

Official RDA Overview

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9716985205721/WN_dAMSfw-yTsSZ2rerd0t8gA

Beginning in 2017, updates to and work on what is now “Original RDA” was halted for the 3R project: RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign. The result is now available for review as “Official RDA”.

It is based on the IFLA-LRM (Library Reference Model) and includes many new terms for old concepts such as Aggregates, Application Profiles, Nomens, and Representative Expressions, and new tools such as LC’s Metadata Guidance Documentation (MGD). This educational session* will explain the reasoning behind the revisions, what IFLA-LRM is, and introduce many of the new concept terms.

As a result of this program. participants will recognize and understand new concept terms (that is, aggregates, representative expressions, and so forth), define the IFLA-LRM and explain its significance, and recognize an application profile.

Bobby Bothmann ~ Biography

Bobby Bothmann is a professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato where he serves as the catalog and metadata librarian. Bobby catalogs analog and digital resources of all kinds, including books, serials, moving images, objects, cartographic resources, musical and spoken word audio recordings, and music in between many meetings. He is a member of the editorial board for Cataloging & Classification Quarterly and an active member of OLAC (OnLine Audiovisual Catalogers) where he has served in various roles including treasurer, president, and the current archivist.

He holds an MLIS from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and an MS in Geography and English Technical Communication from MSU Mankato. Bobby moonlights as an adjunct instructor for the School of Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he teaches cataloging and classification courses and tries to covert one student per semester to the cataloging side of the Force.

2024 Youth Media Mock Awards
2024-01-16 09:00 - 11:30
NEKLS, Lawrence Public Library and Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library join forces to host the 2024 Youth Media Mock Awards from 9 -11:30am on January 16, 2024 at Lawrence Public Library.Register at

https://forms.gle/mogpfSs7kfKDGAw96

The shortlists of nominees will be announced on Monday, December 18th. If you need the list, email Anna Foote at NEKLS, afoote@nekls.org. Come ready to discuss great books!

Winter 2024 Readers' Advisory (MALA Webinar)
2024-01-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Facilitated by Gregg Winsor, Johnson County Library

For this Readers’ Advisory networking sessions we’re going to do a “New Year’s Resolutions” type of discussion, but for books!

What are your Readers’ Advisory goals for 2024?

How can we help each other achieve them?

Come join us, our Readers’ Advisory panel is a fun group!

Register here (Sign up as a member through NEKLS)

What's Your Bounce-Ability? Thrive In Times of Change (PCI Webinar)
2024-01-10 01:30 - 14:00
PCI Webinar with Mj Callaway

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 from 1-2 PM CST

Unexpected disruptions, understaffed days, and uncertainty impact you and your patrons. Change is an unexpected guest, but it doesn’t have to be feared. Instead, discover how to “flip” every twist and turn of change into a catalyst for positive communication, fostering resilience and unstoppable momentum.

You’ll boost your Bounce-Ability to improve communication, energy, and mindset. You’ll get a blend of inspirational examples, strategic tactics, and Mj’s trademarked techniques.

Embrace change, transform challenges, and accelerate success with the Bounce-Up™ philosophy—your ticket to thriving in an ever-evolving world.

You’ll walk away with Mj’s powerful Bounce-Up Framework™ so that you can Bounce-Up higher and stronger.

Come to this program ready to:

Identify what drains your energy and what you can do to replenish and recharge

Accelerate proactive communication to uplift your workplace and patrons

Gain actionable tactics you can apply immediately to thrive during transitional time

Mj Callaway ~ Biography

Mj Callaway, CSP As a former corporate sales trainer and only award-winning woman sales executive to rank #1 nationally, Mj knows first-hand the disruptions professionals, managers, and executive teams handle daily. Yet, they still need to be positive and productive.

She blends her experiences together, sales, speaking and journalism, to create interactive and impactful workshops. With more than 2,000 articles published in consumer magazines under her pen name, she’s interviewed hundreds of people from youth entrepreneurs to CEOs to non-profit founders to professional athletes. She has a unique ability to make others feel like they’re talking to a friend. Mj is a two-time cancer survivor, certified virtual presenter, and past-president of the National Speakers Association Pittsburgh Chapter.

Focus On: Iola Public Library
2024-01-09 13:30 - 14:00
Dan Alexander interviews Sharon Moreland about the Iola Public Library as part of this monthly series (formerly Sunflower State Libraries). Registration link: https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYldOmgqD0jHdZaGSkZXFyNVFrDAQSaV_8_

Legislative Session Begins
2024-01-08 08:00 - 15:00

Transient Populations: How to Work with Patrons Experiencing Homelessness In Libraries (PCI Webinar)
2023-12-20 13:00 - 14:00
Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4416968857587/WN_IV0Jl_j9RliNI5GUxwjv8g

Homelessness is a recurrent topic of concern in public libraries. At times, staff at public libraries interact with almost as many patrons experiencing homelessness as staff at shelters do. This presentation will highlight best practices and give guidance that frontline staff can use to better understand and serve this diverse population of patrons experiencing homelessness.

As a result of this program, participants will:

• Learn how to assess the needs of the transient communities they serve, identify defects, and develop ways to support them• Learn how to create relevant and impactful programs for patrons experiencing homelessness• Gain confidence in working with patrons experiencing homelessness• Learn how to deescalate situations in library and increase compliance with patron’s experience homelessness• Acquire best practices tools and techniques to better understand and serve this population

Nicole Bryan ~ BiographyNicole Bryan is a Library Information Supervisor at Brooklyn Public Library, the fifth largest library system in the United States. She has spent her career within the social services arena, developing programs and meeting constituents’ needs.Currently, Nicole assesses the delivery of library services, employing trauma-informed methods, to transitional populations in public library branches and homeless shelters in Brooklyn, New York. She received her MLS degree from Long Island University.

Next User Group meeting, Mary Cotton Library
2023-11-14 10:00 - 12:00
Quarterly users group meeting for Next libraries.

Fueling Northeast Kansas Libraries with Foresight
2023-10-05 09:00 - 15:00 | Arterra Event Gallery, 2161 Quail Creek Dr, Lawrence, Kansas, 66047, United States
Date: October 5

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Arterra Event Gallery (2161 Quail Creek Dr, Lawrence, KS 66047)

Registration Open for NEKLS Member Public Libraries (Library Director and a Trustee or Staff Member): https://forms.gle/tyGrmQGiMjUi7yBe7

Registration Deadline: September 15, 2023

Recording/Online Option: No

Cost: Free

Download Event Description

Libraries and librarians must look beyond our present-day models, assumptions, and ideas to recognize external disruptors on the horizon of our profession alongside broader emerging patterns to “create functional views of alternative futures and possibilities.” The Connecticut State Library Division of Library Development (DLD) has identified Strategic Foresight as a critical discipline for librarians now. Strategic Foresight training can provide librarians with the skills to plan for future shifts. We all want to “ensure that our libraries are ready to adapt and serve the ever-changing needs of their communities.” In this interactive session you will learn about and use selected Foresight tools to transform your mindset to think more about how you and your libraries can create their future.

Upon completion of session, participants will understand how Strategic Foresight can be used as an operating system in their library to support decision making, strategic planning, cultural transformation, and professional development.

Upon completion of session, participants will understand how Strategic Foresight offers an opportunity to create a community of future-focused and future-empowered librarians.

Participants can identify the key to transforming the culture of the library by ensuring librarians are community champions equipped to map the future to inform decision making in the present.

Participants will be able to identify a trend within a driver category; understand near-term example of trend and provocative example of trend to identify implications of the trend on libraries

This day long workshop will be facilitated by Dawn LaValle. Dawn is the Director of the Division of Library Development for the Connecticut State Library. Dawn is a recognized Aspen Re-Envisioning Public Libraries Expert; a Certified Strategic Foresight Practitioner, and a Disruption Navigator for Libraries, she is focused on fostering a more collaborative innovative culture, library services and solutions and to instill 21st mindsets in the next generation of library leaders. She most recently served as a consultant to the Dubai Public Library System, in the framing of a strategy to re-envision the future state of libraries as 21st Century anchors of the community and innovation destinations. Dawn has recently been accepted as a member of the Association of Professional Futurists.

Here is a wonderful introduction to Dawn LaValle and Strategic Foresight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZNkPCLamwY.

Schedule

9:00 AM – Arrive at Arterra Event Gallery

9:30 AM – Introductions

10:00 AM – Re-Thinking Thinking

11:00 AM – Break

11:15 AM – Fundamentals of Foresight

Noon – Lunch

1:00 PM – Wicked Trends

2:00 PM – Break

2:15 PM – Futures Scenarios

3:00 PM – End

Beverages:

Regular and Decaf Coffee

Iced Tea

Ice Water

Lunch:

Macaroni & Cheese Bar (Topping Options: Bacon, Andouille, Fried Onions, Broccoli, Mushrooms, Crushed Kettle Chips)

Spinach Salad w/ Apple, Pumpkin Seeds, White Cheddar and Balsamic Vinaigrette (GF)

Dessert:

Assorted Cookies

Please note: no breakfast will be served.

This project was made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant #RE-250063-OLS-21 in the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program.

HR Basics and Employment Law Workshop
2023-09-29 13:30 - 14:30
The Kansas Regional Library Systems invite Kansas library professionals and trustees to join the 2023-2024 APPLE students for an HR Basics and Employment Law workshop on Friday, September 29, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. The presenter is Tiffany Hentschel, Deputy Director of Human Resources at Johnson County. There is no cost to participate – this workshop is on the Systems!

Register to attend here: https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqc-mprjgqE9MStIhZ9k4tlYHjpWwXke-f.

Targeted Learning Outcomes:

Basic understanding of employment law

Approaches to handling employee performance or conduct concerns

Understanding of the Board/Director relationship and a method for both keeping the Board informed and documenting Director performance

Incorporating EDI into the Whole Collection Development Cycle
2023-09-28 13:30 - 14:30
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 part of the Collection Development cycle. From careful, conscious selection, diverse subject headings, intentional weeding of the entire collection, including the classics, and applying it to staff training.

We are excited to have Leanne Cheek, Meghan Hollingsworth, Jennifer Marshall, Anne Harris, Theresa Tittle, and Kelsey Gourd join us! This amazing team works for the Pioneer Library System in Norman, Oklahoma.

Registration is now open! The course will be recorded and made available on the Kansas Regional Library Systems websiteafter the event.

KOMA Training
2023-09-12 16:00 - 17:30
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 is critical for every board of trustee, and the staff that supports them, to have a working knowledge of the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA). This webinar presented by the League of Kansas Municipalities will provide an in-depth analysis of KOMA. Attendees will learn:

Types of governmental meetings and bodies covered by KOMA;

Requirements of the Act;

Executive sessions; and

Enforcement and penalties.

Registrants will be provided a Zoom link on September 11. We encourage the use of watch parties at individual libraries, have your KOMA questions ready!

Registration deadline: September 8

Open to NEKLS member libraries only.

Register Here

Every NEKLS member public library who attends this session will be provided A Guide to the Kansas Open Meetings Act, 2020, at no charge.

Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting
2023-08-10 10:00 - 12:00
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, 2023 as part of its Annual Meeting. Because the Executive Board is proposing a 2024 budget that does not exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate, there will be no Revenue Neutral Rate hearing this year.

In addition to considering and approving the 2024 System Budget during the Annual Meeting, the System Board will also vote to elect executive board members.

Attendance for both the hearing and annual meeting may be online or in-person at 4317 W. 6th Street, Lawrence Ks. Online attendance is encouraged, as the NEKLS training room has limited capacity.

Voting System Board representatives can use this link to register and attend over Zoom: https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtceGurD8uG9E1pMdA0ODibq9Saz3z6uW_

Non-voting members of the public may watch the hearing live on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/TDV2d6NxdN0?feature=share

(Please note: if you are a non-voting member, but you wish to make a public comment, you may attend in-person, at the NEKLS office, or register to attend over Zoom. You will be required to provide your full name and legal address.)

August Executive Board Meeting
2023-08-10 09:30 - 10:00
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 NEKLS office and via Zoom. This meeting is open to the public. For more information on the meeting, please go to the following link:

Executive Board

By clicking the Upcoming Executive Board meeting link, minutes from past meetings and the board calendar can be viewed. Official minutes of this public meeting will be available on the NEKLS web site as they are approved by the board.

The August meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m at the following site:

https://kslib.zoom.us/j/98872486296

The Budget hearing and Annual Meeting will start at 10 am in a separate Zoom room, see this link for more details: https://www.nekls.org/event/budget-hearing-and-annual-meeting/

After-lunch course: Intellectual Freedom – Privacy
2023-06-15 13:30 - 14:30
Please join the Kansas Regional Library Systems on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 1:30 PM via Zoom for another helping of the After-lunch Course.

Why Patron Privacy Matters and How You Can Protect It

Why privacy matters, even if you have nothing to hide (ethical foundation for protecting (patron privacy).

What does the law require? (legal foundation for protecting patron privacy)

Typical threats to library patron privacy (library patrons, fund-raising efforts, First Amendment“audits,” requests from law enforcement, self-service hold shelves, vendors, etc.)

What you can do to protect privacy? (practical advice about writing policy and procedures,training staff and board members, educating patrons, modifying library operations, using privacy screens, etc.)

Where to get help? Intellectual Freedom Manual, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom website (free resources), Sample handouts and procedures (free resources)

Professor Trina Magi is a reference and instruction librarian at Howe Memorial Library, University of Vermont. Trina has spoken and written widely about privacy and libraries and was editor of the 9th edition of the ALA Intellectual Freedom Manual and assistant editor of the 10th edition. She has led or been a member of intellectual freedom committees at the state, regional, and national levels, and played a leadership role in raising awareness about the privacy implications of the USA PATRIOT Act, working with then-Congressman Bernie Sanders to introduce the Freedom to Read Protection Act. She has received several awards for her efforts, including ALA’s Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award, NELA’s ProQuest/SIRS Intellectual Freedom Award, and the Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award.

Register in advance for this meeting:https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqdeGopzwtGN3ansjyon3nHWBS6EZ3D8eIAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

These sessions are open to library staff at every level. Staff from public, school, academic libraries and trustees are welcome to join in these sessions.

We hope to see you there.

2023 Trustee Training
2023-06-03 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Join us Saturday morning, online, on June 3rd at 10 a.m. for the NEKLS 2023 Trustee Training. Our presenter will be Robin Newell and she will be discussing library policy development and management. Register to attend the Zoom workshop here: https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdu2hrDIrGNH75Q33x9znq8yT7Hz2Xt9t

Workshop Description

This workshop will include the process for the development and management of library policies in three different areas – outward facing (for the government of the library), inward facing (for the government of staff) and self (policies for the board). The workshop will be broken into 20-minute segments with a five-minute break between each segment. Time will be allowed for questions pertaining to the content that is being presented. If there are additional areas that participants would like to discuss with the presenter as a whole, time will be made available at the end of the presentation.

About the Presenter

Robin Newell’s library career spanned twenty-four years in Georgia, Nebraska and Kansas. Newell served as the President of the Nebraska, Kansas and Mountain Plains Library Associations and attended and mentored at both the Nebraska Library Leadership Institute and the Mountain Plains Library Leadership Institute and is an alumnus of the first American Library Leadership Institute in 2013. She is the incoming president of the Lillian Perdido Bay Optimist Club and served as the President of the Emporia, Kansas Rotary Club and Papillion, Nebraska and Emporia, Kansas Lions Club. Newell, who retired from full time commitments in 2022, continues to give back to her profession as a consultant and conference presenter.

Questions about this event and annual accreditation requirements for trustee continuing education can be sent to Dan Alexander (dalexander@nekls.org). Please see this page for more information about the NEKLS Annual Trustee Training Accreditation Requirement: https://www.nekls.org/member-information/trustee-information/.

Readers’ Advisory Discussion: Building Beyond the Basics
2023-05-11 10:00 - 11:00
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 library peers. Learn more about the workshop here: https://www.nekls.org/event/readers-advisory-building-beyond-the-basics/.

Recording: https://youtu.be/dSiXfLlqLqc

TSCPL: The Bookmark Podcast: https://tscpl.org/books-movies-music/bookmark-podcast

NovelList Plus (Through State Library of Kansas):https://ksuc.agshareit.com/ext/validateglobal.php?cid=ksuc&lid=kw9&dataid=1050

Register for the May 11 discussion

Readers’ Advisory: Building Beyond the Basics
2023-04-27 10:00 - 11:00
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 will be a great fit?

In this workshop, our presenter, Molly Wetta, will provide an advanced readers’ advisory (RA) training for library professionals. In this presentation we will cover:

Tips and guidance from trainings by readers’ advisory experts Joyce Saricks and Nancy Pearl,

Advanced readers’ advisory training through the lens of How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo,

Suggestions for practical habits to build readers’ advisory skills.

A follow-up discussion will be available on May 11 at 10:00 a.m. over Zoom. In this second webinar, participants will be able to refine RA skills – learning from their peers – in a casual small group atmosphere.

This readers’ advisory training series is presented by Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library and Northeast Kansas Library System.

Registration

You can register for the Molly Wetta keynote here: Zoom Registration.

About the Presenter

Molly Wetta is the Library Services Manager for Santa Barbara Public Library, overseeing programming, outreach, collections, communications, and patron services. Though she migrated west to California’s central coast, a part of her heart will always be in her hometown of Lawrence, Kansas, where she was previously a collection development librarian at Lawrence Public Library. She approaches readers’ advisory like a sommelier – she’s WSET level 2 trained wine enthusiast in addition to being an avid and eclectic reader.

2023 Spring Directors Institute
2023-04-21 09:00 - 15:00 | NEKLS Office, 4317 W 6th Street, Lawrence, KS, 66049, United States
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 Directors Institute of 2023, public library directors will have the opportunity to network, ponder big issues, have a delicious lunch from Wheatfields, and participate in two workshops. If you cannot make it in-person, consider registering to watch the workshops over Zoom.

Location

NEKLS Office

4317 West 6th Street

Lawrence, KS 66049

Overview of the Day

Friday, April 21

9:00 a.m. NEKLS Upstairs Meeting Room: network with early-birds, Limited beverages and snacks available
9:30 a.m. Start Time, Introductions/Housekeeping
10:00 a.m. Morning Workshop – Lacie Griffin, Collection Development Manager for Johnson County Library: Collection Development (available in-person and online)
11:30 a.m. Announcements
Noon NEKLS Downstairs Meeting Room: Lunch catered by Wheatfields
1:00 p.m. Afternoon Workshop – Ray Petty, Technical Assistance Coordinator for Great Plains ADA Center: Accessibility (available in-person and online)
2:30 p.m. Issues in the profession conversation
3:20 p.m. Wrap-up
3:30 p.m. Adjourn

About the Workshops

Lacie Griffin is the Collection Development Manager for Johnson County Library; a public library system on the Kansas side of the Kansas City Metro area. In this position, she is part of the Materials Handling Management Team and coordinates collection selection, deselection and materials movement across a 14 branch system. Lacie also handles material challenges, intellectual freedom training and collection development policy maintenance. This past year, she became a member of the newly developed KLA Intellectual Freedom Committee, supporting libraries and librarians throughout the state of Kansas.

The past year has been complex and difficult for libraries with many challenges to books and collections. While the number of material challenges rise, there are steps you can take to prepare your library and uphold intellectual freedom principals. In this workshop, the presenter will discuss collection development policies, supporting selection practices, international publishing, diversity collection audits, and handling challenges to the collection.

Ray Petty has been involved with the ADA since before it was a law, he has served as the Kansas coordinator for the Great Plains ADA Center since 1994 and serves as Technical Assistance Coordinator for Region VII. In 1997, he helped found the ADA Symposium, which has become the National ADA conference, in May 2023 the annual conference will be in KCMO. During the past 20 years, he has also been a consultant for local governments as well as secondary and post-secondary educational institutions and private businesses. Ray has been a long-time member of the ADA Resource Center for Equity and Accessibility at the University of Kansas.

Informed by a lifetime of fieldwork and recent ethnographic research, in this workshop, Ray will help us ensure ADA compliance and make our public spaces accessible. In this session participants will be provided best practices, accessibility audit resources, and be given plenty of opportunity to ask questions specific to their library.

Kansas Early Literacy Symposium
2023-04-14 08:30 - 16:00 | Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th AVE, Topeka, KS, 66604, United States
Join us!
You’re invited to the Kansas Early Literacy Symposium on Friday, April 14, 2023, from 8:30am to 4pm at Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library. Mark your calendar and save the day–you won’t want to miss this energizing day of professional development.
This engaging session will bring together early childhood educators and library and museum professionals who work with families of children aged birth through Kindergarten and their families.
Through a combination of professional instruction and group interaction, we will explore three key topics:

Engineering and Empathy – helping young children explore STEM concepts
Mind in the Making – promoting and practicing executive function life skills
Family Engagement – best practices, given a pandemic

Here is the day’s agenda
For a sneak peek of our facilitator, Beth Fredericks, view this short video: “Just Enough Engagement”.
Cost: $20, includes content, handouts, refreshments and lunch.
Pay in cash at the door. No invoices will be sent, but printed receipts will be provided.
KDHE has approved this event for 5 Clock Hours.
Sponsored by North Central Kansas Libraries System and Northeast Kansas Library System.
Contact Sandy Wilkerson (swilkerson@nckls.org) or Anna Foote (afoote@nekls.org).

After-lunch course: Universal Design
2023-03-30 13:30 - 14:30
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 presentation will introduce the principles of Universal Design, explain how this concept contrasts with accessibility, and offer concrete advice on how to apply these principles at your library. These examples will provide advice for those looking for low-budget, high-impact changes that can improve accessibility and those who are planning for large-scale renovation projects.

Presenter Carli Spina is an Associate Professor and Head of Research and Instructional Services at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She regularly teaches, publishes, and presents on topics related to accessibility and Universal Design in libraries.

Register in advance for this meeting:https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkcemupj8oHNU4PwyB7XnNrFxxpg03bOWn

NEKLS 2023 Summer Reading Workshop (Teens)
2023-02-16 13:30 - 15:00 | Online
Get ready for All Together Now: Todos Juntos Ahora. This workshop is provided free of charge to you and your library.
Thursday, February 16, 2023; 1:30 – 3pm on Zoom
Our 2023 Teen Workshop for Library Staff will feature the successful teen program of Derby (KS) Public Library. Teens are a special type of library creature! They need their own set of rules. Derby Public Library has a long history of successful summer teen volunteer programs. Attendees will learn about the unique opportunities Derby offers its teens for summer, as well as methods of organizing a volunteer program and how you can make teens a vital part of your library’s summer reading program. We will also explore other summer activities for teens and tweens.
Our presenters are Alyssa LaRue, Teen and Adult Services Coordinator for Derby Public Library, and Hannah Adamson, the Youth Services Coordinator at Derby Public Library.
Register using this link: https://bit.ly/3GQswAj You will receive an email with a link to the Zoom meeting shortly before the workshop.
This event is co-sponsored by North Central Kansas Libraries System andNortheast Kansas Library System.

NEKLS 2023 Summer Reading Workshop (Children)
2023-01-27 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Get ready for All Together Now: Todos Juntos Ahora. Thisworkshop is provided free of charge to you and your library.Friday, January 27, 2023; 10 – 11:30am on Zoom.
Our 2023 Children’s Workshop will be presented by Julie Crabb-Abbott, a Children’sGuide with Anythink Libraries serving Adams County, Colorado. She is currently chair of the CLEL (Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy) Advocacy & Fundraising Subcommittee, chair of the CLEL Training Subcommittee, and chair of the 2023 CLEL Bell Award Committee. A native Kansan, Julie has been serving library communities since 2010 and is committed to providing positive experiences in the library; including pools filled with spaghetti noodles, hip-hop baby bounces, and trying to learn how to skateboard with middle schoolers.
This summer’s theme, All Together Now: Todos Juntos Ahora, is bound to inspiremonths of friendships, unity, and unique partnerships. Attendees of this workshop will leave with concrete programming examples for ages 0-10 with a focus on flexible, low-budget ideas. Craft symbiotic relationships, explore collaborative art with AI technology, connect with homopolar motors, and more as we prep for a summer of excitement.
Register using this link: http://bit.ly/3VQWbxF. You will receive an email with a link to the Zoom meeting shortly before the workshop
This event is co-sponsored by North Central Kansas Libraries System andNortheast Kansas Library System.

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