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… Read More »Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting

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).… Read More »KOMA Training

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… Read More »Incorporating EDI into the Whole Collection Development Cycle

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… Read More »Fueling Northeast Kansas Libraries with Foresight

Quarterly users group meeting for Next libraries.

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… Read More »Transient Populations: How to Work with Patrons Experiencing Homelessness In Libraries (PCI Webinar)

  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… Read More »What’s Your Bounce-Ability? Thrive In Times of Change (PCI Webinar)

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… Read More »Winter 2024 Readers’ Advisory (MALA Webinar)

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,… Read More »2024 Youth Media Mock Awards