2017 Conference

Theme: Libraries Transform Learning

Date: October 25-27, 2017

Location: Hyatt Regency Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas

Below are handouts that were provided at the KLA 2017 Conference. All programs submitted were submitted by the presenter to be featured on the KLA website. 

Click here to download the KLA 2017 Conference Handout

To access the handout, click the presentation title. The handout will open in a separate window. 

Keynote: 

Valerie Gross. Why Kansas Needs Libraries More Than Ever: Libraries = Education. 

Valerie Gross. Libraries = Education: Lights, Camera, Action! 

Presenters: 

State Library of Kansas. State Library Overview & Update. 

Cindy Bailey. Teaching Tech Classes at Your Library. 

Amy Brownlee. Show Me the Money! Grant Tips & Budget Stretchers. 

Lesa Dierking. Passive Programming and Early Learning.

Fallon Farokhi. The Power of Monthly Booktalks: Sustaining Students; Cultural Awareness.

Robin Hasting. Digital Literacy at Your Library. (Additional Handout)

Crystal Hutchinson. Sunflower eLibrary and the Patron Experience.

Alicia Lillich. Caring for the Mind: Providing Mental Health Information at Your Library. (Additional Handout)

Brenda Lemons. Introducing the New Google Sites. 

Rachel Malay. Available Kansas Library Jobs. 

Kelly Nordberg, Tracey DeShazo, and Silver Lake Public Library. Breakout Madness. 

Terri Summey. Mindful Assessment in Five Minutes or Less. (Additional Poster) 

Carmaine Ternes. Libraries Partnering with Self-Publishing: A Winning Combination. (Additional Flyer)

Matt Upson, Holly Luetkenhaus, and Cristina Colquhoun. Down with Databases and Dead Eyes: Reimagining First-Year College Student Instruction for Real Life. 

Heather VanDyne. Starting A Bilingual Storytime. (Additional Poster)