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SUMMARY:Every Book Its Reader: A Readers' Advisory Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date! \n\n\n\nTopeka and Shawnee Public Library and Northeast Kansas Library System are pleased to announce we are offering a day long gathering focusing on readers’ advisory. \n\n\n\nThis gathering brings together library staff who are passionate about connecting adult readers with books. Through conversation\, exploration\, and shared experience\, participants will deepen their readers’ advisory practice\, discover new ideas and perspectives\, and build relationships with others engaged in this work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM – Doors Open \n\n\n\n9:30 AM – Welcome & Keynote with Lara Avery\n\n\n\n10:00 AM – Readers’ Advisory First Session\, Kansas City Library Staff\n\n\n\nBreak\n\n\n\n11:10 AM – Browsing for You\, TSCPL Staff\n\n\n\nNoon – Box Lunch\n\n\n\n1:00 PM – Table Talks – Small Group Genre Discussions\n\n\n\nBreak \n\n\n\n2:00 PM – Panel Discussion\n\n\n\n3:00 Pm Adjourn\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAuthor and Kansas Book Festival Executive Director\n\n\n\n\n\nThere will be no cost to attend\, lunch will be provided at no cost to attendees. There will be no recordings—this is an in-person event only. Registration will open on August 18th—check the KanLib-L and NEKLS-L listserves for updates. Questions? Contact Dan Alexander (dalexander@nekls.org).
URL:https://nekls.org/event/every-book-its-reader/
LOCATION:Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library\, 1515 SW 10th AVE\, Topeka\, KS\, 66604\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Directors Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Creating Spaces Where Communities Thrive \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nPublic Library Directors\, please join us for our 2026 retreat at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. We’ll be enjoying Barbwire Barbecue for lunch and we have two amazing presenters lined up (details below). This event is for public library directors or interim directors\, and is in-person only—there will be no recordings. There will be no cost to attend. Please don’t miss the rare opportunity for public library leaders in Northeast Kansas to gather for learning\, engagement\, and fellowship. Questions? Contact Dan Alexander (dalexander@nekls.org). \n\n\n\nRegistration: https://forms.gle/e4DtzTe7vKAovChz9 (closes September 11th) \n\n\n\nSchedule: \n\n\n\n\n9:00 — Doors Open\n\n\n\n9:30 — Welcome \n\n\n\n10:00 — Tad Twidwell Part 1 –  Policies & Procedures\n\n\n\n10:50 — Break\n\n\n\n11:05 — Tad Twidwell Part 2 – Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)\n\n\n\n12:00 — Lunch\n\n\n\n12:50 — FoKL \n\n\n\n1:00 — Courtney Masterson: Native Lands Restoration Collaborative\n\n\n\n1:50 — Break\n\n\n\n2:00 — Facilitated Discussion\n\n\n\n3:00 — Adjournment\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSecurity Policies & Procedures\, Presented by Tad TwidwellTogether\, we’ll explore foundational security policy frameworks for public libraries\, including incident reporting\, emergency response\, access control\, visitor management\, and staff training considerations. \n\n\n\nCrime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)\, Presented by Tad TwidwellWe’ll examine the core principles of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and their application in library environments\, including sightlines\, natural surveillance\, territorial reinforcement\, lighting\, and reducing opportunities for concealment. \n\n\n\nTad Twidwell is a physical security expert\, NICP instructor\, and the creator of the specialized CPTED for Libraries curriculum. He brings a unique perspective to public safety\, combining a decade in law enforcement with over 12 years in library leadership\, including extensive security work for the Johnson County Library system. \n\n\n\nAs a certified Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) practitioner and Committee Chair for the US CPTED Association\, Tad specializes in helping library directors balance robust safety infrastructure with the open\, welcoming mission of public libraries. He helps leaders nationwide protect their facilities and staff through strategic design\, natural surveillance\, and proactive threat assessment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNative Lands Restoration Collaborative Courtney will share the story of the Midco Parklet Project\, an initiative that’s transforming a small vacant outdoor spaces into vibrant\, native landscapes that support pollinators\, learning\, and community gathering. Using the project as a case study\, she’ll explore how libraries can incorporate native species\, cultivate community partnerships\, pursue grant opportunities\, and create outdoor spaces that reflect and serve their communities. \n\n\n\nCourtney Masterson is an ecologist and educator passionate about helping people connect with native landscapes to inspire stewardship of the ecosystems that sustain our water\, soil\, communities\, and wildlife.  \n\n\n\nShe holds a master’s degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Kansas and has taught ecology\, biology\, environmental science\, and botany in colleges and community settings for more than a decade. Drawing on backgrounds in both science and photography\, Courtney makes ecological concepts engaging and accessible for diverse audiences.
URL:https://nekls.org/event/2026-directors-retreat/
LOCATION:Flory Meeting Hall\, Douglas County Fairgrounds\, 2120 Harper St\, \, KS 66046\, Lawrence\, Kansas\, 66044\, United States
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SUMMARY:Older Adult Services - Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Save the date 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes: By the end of this webinar\, participants will be able to:  \n\n\n\n\n• Identify innovative programming ideas that support lifelong learning\, wellness\, and social connection for older adults (ideas that can be adapted for libraries of different sizes and communities). \n\n\n\n• Describe current trends influencing older adult library services. \n\n\n\n• Identify strategies for developing and sustaining partnerships that enhance services for older adults. 
URL:https://nekls.org/event/older-adult-services-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Kansas
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