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You’ve been in your job for some time now. Perhaps you’ve been promoted. Other exciting professional development opportunities have come your way. But recently—not so many. Your daily routine has become drudgery. You watch the clock, looking forward to your lunch break and the end of the working day. You know you’re good at your job. You earn the praise of your supervisors. But you’re bored and find few challenges to keep the spark you […]

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Greta Funk has been the director at the Nortonville Public Library (in the tiny town of Nortonville in northeast Kansas) for about three and a half years. Adult programming has been a priority for her since the beginning, and she's excited to share some ideas from her work as the CSLP Adult Manual committee chair for the upcoming summer reading season! The workshop will be a great place to find ideas and inspiration for adult […]

This hour-and-a-half webinar will guide attendees on how to develop and implement a virtual program designed to promote Spanish resources at your library. Engage in interactive exercises that will help you draft your future virtual drop-in hour in español...step by step.   As a result of this program, attendees will learn how to:  - Address digital literacy from culturally competent frameworks  - Increase the use of Spanish library resources and programs   - Amplify community […]

Presented by Caitlin McMahan, Eugene Public Library Wednesday, January 7th 2024 at 2 p.m. This session is about reframing how we look at “failures” and how we as staff can learn from our “mistakes,” give ourselves grace, and create a more realistic understanding of what it means to lead programs in libraries. Register here (Sign up for free as a member via NEKLS)

If you would like to receive a registration link directly to your email address, from Ryan Dowd, you should go to http://bit.ly/MonthlyWebinarSignup to signup. Or you can register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7116469294105/WN_qHE0kVbbRrqCmcYLcajNXw#/registration About the Guest: Carly Danesh-Jones is an autistic woman and advocate, shaping policy and practice related to autistic women and girls since 2008. Over the last 15 years, Carly's books, films and advocacy campaigned for greater acceptance, equality of diagnosis, education and safeguarding of autistic […]

Register at: https://forms.gle/gm41e9RvfbcnAg1CAYou will receive the link to the webinar by email before the event. Adventure begins on your computer screen at this summer library program webinar!Get inspired with new ideas for your summer program. Featuring topics such asreading tracking, incentives, storytimes, and programming, you will come away fromthis webinar with practical and reproducible ideas to use at your library this summer.Liz Karstadt has over 12 years of experience as a public librarian and is […]

Helping leisure readers is a core service at all public libraries. It is something library staff do each and every day, often without changes in how they perform this service for years, if ever.   But there is a lot more "new" in the tried-and-true world of Readers Advisory than you may realize.   Join international Readers' Advisory expert, Becky Spratford, as she walks you through some of the biggest trends in publishing and shows […]

Register at: https://forms.gle/qFY9JkidtrMwseBB7You will receive the link to the webinar by email before the event. Adventure into the world of summer programming for tweens and teens. We'll discusssome overall directions you can take your summer and some specific ideas that willinspire you.Jennifer McCulley is the Youth Services Coordinator for the McPherson Public Library.She loves pandas and hates orange M&Ms and has been working in Kansas librariesfor well over a decade.

The future is here - learn how artificial intelligence is transforming libraries! Join our insightful webinar to discover how leading libraries leverage AI to improve programs, empower patrons, streamline operations, and offer cutting-edge services.   We’ll explore real-world examples and demo the latest AI applications for tasks like research, readers’ advisory, marketing, data analysis and routine writing. Take advantage of this opportunity to prepare your library for an AI-enabled future.  As a result of this […]

Please save the date for a new Continuing Education opportunity on Friday, February 23rd. NEKLS is hosting a presentation and lunch with Darci Hildebrand, Director of the Wamego Public Library, on Building Community Partnerships. This CE opportunity will expand on the very popular presentation that Darci made at the November KLA Conference. The session will be from 11 AM-1 PM, including lunch provided by NEKLS. Due to space limitations, NEKLS will offer this exclusive in-person opportunity […]

Are you looking for new picture books to share in your classroom, curriculum, or collection? This presentation will feature the “best of the best” from the 2023 publishing crop (for ages 1 -6).   A variety of books will be featured, including quality read aloud books, distinguished illustrations, and picture books about diversity and inclusion. Log-in and enjoy this hour-long event.  As a result of this program, attendees will:  Katie Clausen ~ Biography  Katie Clausen […]

Lawrence Public Library has contracted The League of Kansas Municipalities to provide in-person Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) training for their library staff members. Nicole Proulx Aiken, who provided KOMA training in 2023, will lead this presentation, and be able to field questions about KORA compliance for public libraries. Registration is limited, one participant per library – NEKLS is subsidizing up to 14 spots for our member public libraries. Deadline to register is February 16. […]