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)

This session unpacks the legal requirements for communication access under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and provides a guide to effective use of accommodations such as interpreters, captioning, front-line communication… Read More »Providing Accommodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patrons in Your Library (PCI Webinar)

Readers’ Advisory is not always face to face or in real time . . . Some patrons will not ask for help while in the library or want to start… Read More »An Introduction to Passive Readers’ Advisory (PCI Webinar)

Are you feeling the strain of serving patrons with complex needs? Is your library seeing increased patron behavioral issues and mental health concerns? This session reviews ideas and approaches for… Read More »Creating a Person-Centered Library: Supporting Patrons While Avoiding Burnout (WebJunction)

Would you like to be able to say a few phrases in Spanish to help Spanish-speakers feel welcome? In this webinar, you will learn some basic vocabulary to greet patrons, discuss… Read More »Circulation Desk Spanish (PCI Webinar)

Happiness, a wonderful and elusive emotion linked to a better quality of living can be developed. Being happy changes your thoughts and emotions which ultimately changes your behaviors. Happy people are more… Read More »Happiness at Work (PCI Webinar)

Join the movement! Your local public library is a place where you and your neighbors belong. Beyond the doors of your library lies a treasure trove of facts, figures, and… Read More »Library Giving Day