Get ready for All Together Now: Todos Juntos Ahora.  Thisworkshop is provided free of charge to you and your library.Friday, January 27, 2023; 10 - 11:30am on Zoom. Our 2023 Children’s Workshop will be presented by Julie Crabb-Abbott, a Children'sGuide with Anythink Libraries serving Adams County, Colorado. She is currently chair of the CLEL (Colorado… Read More »NEKLS 2023 Summer Reading Workshop (Children)

Get ready for All Together Now: Todos Juntos Ahora.  This workshop is provided free of charge to you and your library. Thursday, February 16, 2023; 1:30 - 3pm on Zoom Our 2023 Teen Workshop for Library Staff will feature the successful teen program of Derby (KS) Public Library. Teens are a special type of library… Read More »NEKLS 2023 Summer Reading Workshop (Teens)

Making libraries accessible and inclusive can be a challenge. Fortunately, the principles of Universal Design offer guidance on how to create libraries that are usable and welcoming for all patrons. This presentation will introduce the principles of Universal Design, explain how this concept contrasts with accessibility, and offer concrete advice on how to apply these principles… Read More »After-lunch course: Universal Design

Public library directors of Northeast Kansas, please join us at the NEKLS office for the 2023 Spring Directors Institute on Friday, April 21. At this continuing education event, the sole Directors Institute of 2023, public library directors will have the opportunity to network, ponder big issues, have a delicious lunch from Wheatfields, and participate in… Read More »2023 Spring Directors Institute

According to Diana Tixier Herald, author of Genreflecting, readers' advisory is: "the act of putting people together with the books they love". How do you connect people with titles that will be a great fit? In this workshop, our presenter, Molly Wetta, will provide an advanced readers' advisory (RA) training for library professionals. In this… Read More »Readers’ Advisory: Building Beyond the Basics

Watch the Readers' Advisory: Building Beyond the Basics workshop with Molly Wetta, and then join us on Zoom on May 11 to have a casual small group discussion with your library peers. Learn more about the workshop here: https://www.nekls.org/event/readers-advisory-building-beyond-the-basics/. Recording: https://youtu.be/dSiXfLlqLqc TSCPL: The Bookmark Podcast: https://tscpl.org/books-movies-music/bookmark-podcast NovelList Plus (Through State Library of Kansas):https://ksuc.agshareit.com/ext/validateglobal.php?cid=ksuc&lid=kw9&dataid=1050 Register for… Read More »Readers’ Advisory Discussion: Building Beyond the Basics

The Northeast Kansas Library System (NEKLS) Executive Board meeting will be held on Thursday, 8/10, 2023, beginning at 9:30 a.m. CST. The meeting will hybrid, both in person at the NEKLS office and via Zoom. This meeting is open to the public. For more information on the meeting, please go to the following link: Executive… Read More »August Executive Board Meeting

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