Northeast Kansas Library System

2023 Trustee Training
2023-06-03 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | 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.

NEKLS Office Closed in Observance of New Year's Day
2023-01-02 08:00 - 17:00

NEKLS Office Closed
2022-12-26 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-23 08:00 - 17:00

After-Lunch Course with Sharon Morris
2022-12-08 13:30 - 14:30 | Online
End 2022 on a high note with some free professional development! The final webinar in our After Lunch Course Series for 2022, coordinated by the 7 Regional Library Systems and the State Library of Kansas, is open for registration. In this 60-minute webinar, we’re focusing on leadership skills that apply to everyone. Leadership is a necessary skill in all types of work in today’s libraries. Yet, many people think that they aren’t leaders for a variety of reasons. You may be surprised to learn that leadership is something that ALL of us can learn and in which ALL of us can become skilled. You may be doing things now that others associate with leadership. In this interactive session, you will learn about the research on behaviors of effective leaders and identify your leadership strengths. Walk away with strategies and a plan to grow yourself and others in leadership behaviors.
Our Presenter:
Sharon Morris earned a doctorate in Managerial Leadership in Libraries from Simmons College, has an MLIS from Emporia State, and has worked at the state library for over 19 years. She previously worked at the Denver Public Library, in MLIS education, and other library related work. She provides workshops nationally on library leadership and development topics and has co-created several leadership institutes. In addition, shared facilitates, public library strategic planning, focus groups, usability testing, and needs assessment.
When: December 8, 2022 01:30-2:30pm Central Time
Please register in advance for this meeting: https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYodO2ppjwuGNSsMos0xCuXhPz1ClzcZerx
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you cannot attend live, register and a follow up email will be sent to you with the recording information.

CSLP Summer Symposium
2022-12-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Please save the date, time TBD. Questions? Ask Anna Foote!

NEKLS Office Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving
2022-11-24 - 2022-11-25

NEKLS Executive Board Meeting
2022-11-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-10-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-09-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-06-23 10:00 | NEKLS Office & Zoom
The NEKLS Executive Board meeting starts at 10am. The end time varies.
The meeting is at the NEKLS office or via Zoom.

Introvert Friendly Libraries Discussion
2022-11-16 10:30 - 11:30 | Online
Introverts are thought to make up 30% to 50% of our population, but the professional world we are asked to thrive in is often centered around extrovert ideals.

Topeka Shawnee County Public Library, Lawrence Public Library, and NEKLS are partnering this fall to take a closer look at introvert inclusion in the workplace (specifically libraries). Following the keynote presentation by best-selling author Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, PhD on November 3rd, on November 16th @ 10:30 AM, Brenda Hough and Anna Foote will facilitate a follow up online session where we will have small group discussions on the topic.

This program will be open to staff from all library types in Northeast Kansas. A registration link for the online discussion will be sent to those who registered for the keynote presentation on November 3rd. If you need a link to the recording, contact Dan (dalexander@nekls.org).

Learn more about this topic by reading Creating Introvert-Friendly Workplaces.

Introvert-Friendly Workplace Keynote with Dr. Jennifer Kahnweiler
2022-11-03 10:30 - 11:30 | Online
Introverts are thought to make up 30% to 50% of our population, but the professional world we are asked to thrive in is often centered around extrovert ideals.

Topeka Shawnee County Public Library, Lawrence Public Library, and NEKLS are partnering this fall to take a closer look at introvert inclusion in the workplace (specifically libraries). The keynote presentation by best-selling author Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, PhD is on November 3rd @ 10:30 AM. Then later this fall, on November 16 @ 10:30 AM, Brenda Hough and Anna Foote will facilitate a follow up online session where we will be able to have small group discussions on the topic.

This program will be open to staff from all library types in Northeast Kansas. The registration link is below (there will be a recording made available).

Learn more about this topic by reading Creating Introvert-Friendly Workplaces.

Register here: https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qfuCtrzMoGd3KDrj3gCNTwXNcTL9w-tHH

NEKL Foundation Board Meeting
2022-10-20 14:00 - 15:30, 2022-07-21 14:00 - 15:30 | NEKLS Office & Zoom
The NEKL Foundation Board meeting starts at 2pm. The end time varies.
The meeting is at the NEKLS office or via Zoom.

Sunflower State Small Libraries - Lyndon Carnegie Library
2022-10-12 13:30 - 14:00 | Online
The October Sunflower State Small Libraries program will be on Wednesday, October 12 at 1:30 PM. Our guest is the library director of Lyndon Carnegie Library, Genea Reynolds (Thanks, Genea!!). Genea will be telling us about her library’s programming, the Carnegie building, and more. Please join she and I for this thirty minute conversation over Zoom–you can register to attend below.

https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvf-CtrTwtEtEu9KLR4X59T92FTMajms-U

If you are the library director of a small public library in Kansas, and are interested in chatting about your library in a future Sunflower State Small Libraries program, please let me know! – Dan (dalexander@nekls.org)

Fall Directors Institute - Baker Wetlands
2022-10-07 09:00 - 15:30 | Baker Wetlands Discovery Center 1365 North 1250 Road Lawrence, Kansas 66046 (785) 594-4700, Baker Wetlands Discovery Center 1365 North 1250 Road, Lawrence, KS, 66046, United States
Public library directors of Northeast Kansas, please join us on October 7, 2022, for the 2022 Fall Directors Institute at the Baker Wetlands Discovery Center from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM (doors open at 9 AM). Lunch and refreshments will be provided–this event is free to you–our treat. The presenters will be Savannah Ball (Servant Leadership in Libraries) and Scarlett Fisher-Herreman (Freedom to Read). We will have morning and afternoon opportunities to share and reflect. This workshop will be in-person only and no recordings will be made available. Please register no later than September 30, 2022, the registration link can be found below.

Questions? Contact Dan Alexander (dalexander@nekls.org).

Baker Wetlands Discovery Center
1365 North 1250 Road
Lawrence, Kansas 66046
(785) 594-4700
Schedule:

9:00 AM – Doors to Discovery Center Meeting Room Open
9:30 AM – Start Time – Introductions
10:00 AM – Servant Leadership in Libraries, Presented by Savannah Ball
11:30 AM – Break
11:45 AM – Your Personal User Manual – Reflection Activity

Noon – Lunch and Explore the Wetlands
1:15 PM – Freedom to Read, Presented by Scarlett Fisher-Herreman
2:15 PM – Break
2:30 PM – Issues in the Profession – Extended Group Discussion
3:30 PM – Adjourn

NEKLS Revenue Neutral Rate Hearing
2022-09-12 09:30 - 11:30

After-Lunch Course with Xan Goodman
2022-09-08 13:30 - 14:30 | Online
Cultural Humility
The third webinar in our After Lunch Course Series for 2022, coordinated by the 7 Regional Library Systems and State Library of Kansas, is open for registration. In this 60-minute webinar, library employees will learn about cultural humility as an approach framework to EDI (equity, diversity, inclusion) in libraries. Take part in this webinar to define cultural humility and learn strategies to apply it to the library’s work. Participate in this webinar to raise your awareness of cultural humility as a practice with the potential to meaningfully engage in lifelong learning and community connections.
Our Presenter
Xan Y. Goodman, is the co-editor of the ACRL publications, Co-design: Integrating the information literacy framework into disciplinary courses: Case studies from faculty-librarian collaborations abroad (2020), and Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts (2017). Goodman is the author of a chapter on the social determinants of health as a threshold concept. As an experienced educator and presenter, Goodman has presented on cultural humility to regional, national, and international audiences. Goodman works at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas Libraries, where she supports four schools in the Division of Health Sciences: the School of Integrated Health Sciences, School of Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, and School of Nursing. Goodman is author of a three-pillar framework of cultural humility for libraries. Goodman is also a maker and enjoys making jewelry and tea brews.
When: September 8, 2022 01:30-2:30PM Central Time
Please register in advance for this meeting: https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqceigpj0vH9FVK9Y1l8_IHIvbsJDjYkI9
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Materials on the Move: Strategies for Delivery, Distribution and Storage (Watch Party)
2022-09-08 11:00 - 14:00 | Online
NEKLS is making this workshop available at our office as a watch party. Let Dan know if you plan to stop in (dalexander@nekls.org). We can tune in to the Cultural Humility workshop with Xan Goodman at 1:30 PM if there is interest by our visitors.

Courier and delivery. Shared remote storage. Floating collections. Redesigned resource sharing. The delivery and distribution of library materials continues to evolve as libraries maximize service and efficiency for users. Finding scalable solutions for storage and sharing of physical library resources requires rethinking collection development, and reciprocal agreements, and long-term planning. This Amigos Library Services online conference will explore changes and trends in delivery, courier services, distribution, and storage of library materials. Potential presentation topics include but are not limited to:

Challenges and opportunities in delivery and courier services
Changes and new methods in collecting and distributing library materials
Shifts in resource sharing
Storage solutions

NEKLS Office Closed in Observance of Labor Day
2022-09-05

NEKLS Executive Board- No July Meeting.
2022-07-21 10:00 - 12:00 | NEKLS Office & Zoom
The NEKLS Executive Board will not meet in July.

NEKLS Office Closed in Observance of Independence Day
2022-07-04
