Public Libraries should have their statistics finalized in Counting Opinions. Extension requests should filter through NEKLS, we will contact the State Library on your behalf.

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… Read More »Summer Library Programming for Adult Patrons with Greta Funk

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… Read More »La Hora Virtual: How to Develop a Virtual Program to Promote Spanish Resources (PCI Webinar)

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… Read More »Reframing Failure: How to Keep Calm and Carry On (MALA Webinar)

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… Read More »Autism: A Conversation with Carly Danesh-Jones (Ryan Dowd Webinar)

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… Read More »Adventure Summer 2024: Best Ideas for Library Staff Serving Youth & Families

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… Read More »What’s New in Readers Advisory with Becky Spratford (PCI Webinar)

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… Read More »TEEN Adventure Summer 2024: Great Ideas & Tips for Library Staff Serving Teens

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,… Read More »Level Up Your Library with AI: Practical Uses for Library Staff and Patrons (PCI Webinar)

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… Read More »Building Community Partnerships (Registration Full)

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… Read More »Best Picture Books Published in 2023 (PCI Webinar)

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… Read More »KORA Training at Lawrence Public Library (Registration Full)