The time has come to re-cap summer library happenings, catch up on current library events and get connected with neighboring Kansas librarians and libraries! For your reading pleasure, please find attached the “KLA Connects” Summer 2010 newsletter. If anything stirs your interest, strikes your fancy or even leaves you...
readmore UncategorizedKansas Library Conference 2011 April 6-8, 2011 Topeka Capitol Plaza Hotel Topeka Kansas Call for submissions coming soon! Conference Registration some time after that and before the conference! !
readmore Conference News, KLA NewsNEWS For Immediate Release August 11, 2010 Contact: Megan Humphrey mhumphrey@ala.org Library supporters encouraged to nominate librarians for national I Love My Librarian Award NEW YORK – Nominations are now open for the 2010 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. The award invites library users nationwide to recognize the accomplishments...
readmore KLA NewsGreetings! On behalf of our Membership Committee Chair Ken Werne, I would like to call your attention to the two joint membership programs in which KLA is participating. Students can join ALA and KLA for $35. Support staff can join ALA and KLA for $65. ALA administers the program although the...
readmore KLA News, membershipKLA-CULS Fall Conference October 14 – 15, 2010 Emporia State University, Memorial Union “Originate, Create, Renovate, and Innovate: Leading Revolution in the Academic Library” Just like the song in the Gatorade commercial, “If you want a revolution, the only solution – evolve.” Academic librarians are poised more than ever now to...
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In the spring and summer of 2010, the State Library and the seven regional systems sponsored a series of programs on Everyday Ethics for Librarians. The program was launched at the KLA Conference with a program on the “Ethics of Using Facebook,” sponsored by the Northeast System. This program attracted...
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A Light-Hearted Look at Interviewing by Mickey Coalwell Many of us have the responsibility of interviewing candidates for a position in the library. Mickey Coalwell, the Library Development Coordinator for NEKLS, offers a tongue-in-cheek guide for answers to common interview questions. 1. Why do you want to work for the library? “I love...
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At the joint 2009 MPLA/KLA conference, I had the pleasure to hear Camila Alire, ALA President speak on library advocacy. Dr. Alire’s focus was on frontline advocacy – training and encouraging library staff most likely to interact with patrons on a frequent basis. Advocacy is really just supporting a...
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If I had a quarter for every time I have been asked the question “why do you have to go to school to become a librarian?” I would be going into investment banking instead of Library Science. As it is, however, I am more than content to be a...
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by Sean Bird As a new librarian, I have to admit that I find something new and fascinating about the profession nearly every time I have a conversation with a colleague or work with a patron. But I’m finding that the profession is in an intriguing search for its own...
readmore UncategorizedThe time has come to re-cap summer library happenings, catch up on current library events and get connected with neighboring Kansas librarians and libraries! For your reading pleasure, please find attached the “KLA Connects” Summer 2010 newsletter. If anything stirs your interest, strikes your fancy or even leaves you puzzled and you would like to ...
readmore UncategorizedKansas Library Conference 2011 April 6-8, 2011 Topeka Capitol Plaza Hotel Topeka Kansas Call for submissions coming soon! Conference Registration some time after that and before the conference! !
readmore Conference News, KLA NewsNEWS For Immediate Release August 11, 2010 Contact: Megan Humphrey mhumphrey@ala.org Library supporters encouraged to nominate librarians for national I Love My Librarian Award NEW YORK – Nominations are now open for the 2010 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. The award invites library users nationwide to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, ...
readmore KLA NewsGreetings! On behalf of our Membership Committee Chair Ken Werne, I would like to call your attention to the two joint membership programs in which KLA is participating. Students can join ALA and KLA for $35. Support staff can join ALA and KLA for $65. ALA administers the program although the membership fees are evenly split between ...
readmore KLA News, membershipKLA-CULS Fall Conference October 14 – 15, 2010 Emporia State University, Memorial Union “Originate, Create, Renovate, and Innovate: Leading Revolution in the Academic Library” Just like the song in the Gatorade commercial, “If you want a revolution, the only solution – evolve.” Academic librarians are poised more than ever now to lead, revolutionize and evolve for our ...
readmore CULS, Continuing EducationIn the spring and summer of 2010, the State Library and the seven regional systems sponsored a series of programs on Everyday Ethics for Librarians. The program was launched at the KLA Conference with a program on the “Ethics of Using Facebook,” sponsored by the Northeast System. This program attracted a large crowd and stimulated a ...
readmore UncategorizedA Light-Hearted Look at Interviewing by Mickey Coalwell Many of us have the responsibility of interviewing candidates for a position in the library. Mickey Coalwell, the Library Development Coordinator for NEKLS, offers a tongue-in-cheek guide for answers to common interview questions. 1. Why do you want to work for the library? “I love to read,” “I love books,” “I ...
readmore UncategorizedAt the joint 2009 MPLA/KLA conference, I had the pleasure to hear Camila Alire, ALA President speak on library advocacy. Dr. Alire’s focus was on frontline advocacy – training and encouraging library staff most likely to interact with patrons on a frequent basis. Advocacy is really just supporting a cause, and Dr. Alire noted, “Everyone ...
readmore UncategorizedIf I had a quarter for every time I have been asked the question “why do you have to go to school to become a librarian?” I would be going into investment banking instead of Library Science. As it is, however, I am more than content to be a modest SLIM student working towards attaining ...
readmore KLA News, Uncategorizedby Sean Bird As a new librarian, I have to admit that I find something new and fascinating about the profession nearly every time I have a conversation with a colleague or work with a patron. But I’m finding that the profession is in an intriguing search for its own identity, while at the same time ...
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