Chris Dressler

System Spotlight By Christopher Dressler El dia de los Libros The Kinsley library recently celebrated El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros (The Day of the Child/The Day of the Book) a literacy holiday originating in Mexico to honor children and wonderful books.  Traditionally the holiday falls on April 30th, but when there was no school on April 21, […]

System Spotlight By Christopher Dressler Mental Health Awareness Month The Dodge City Community College (DC3) Library is celebrated Mental Health Awareness in April. They had a variety of events including: On April 13, April Science Café, which will be a presentationed by Dr. Jennifer Bernatis, DC3 Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) and

System Spotlight By Christopher Dressler Mental Health Awareness Month The Dodge City Community College (DC3) Library is celebrated Mental Health Awareness in April. They had a variety of events including: On April 13, April Science Café, which will be a presentationed by Dr. Jennifer Bernatis, DC3 Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) and

System Spotlight By Christopher Dressler “Words of War: New Poems from Ukraine“ Discussion led by Dr. Galen BoehmePoems read by Kinsley citizens“Our Understanding Enhanced” – By Lyuba Curtis It’s National Poetry Month and Joan Weaver (Director of the Kinsley Public Library) welcomed Lyuba Curtis to read “Our Understanding Enhanced”. She grew up in Kremenchuk, Ukraine

System Spotlight By Christopher Dressler Syracuse Library Paola designed our last ever display case before construction begins later this spring. We are starting to promote our upcoming Summer Library Camp, “Peace, Love and Reading!” with a message of kindness.  Future Dates & Training Opportunities April 4, 2023, 2:00 pm – Train UP “Windows 11 Intro”- Registration

System Spotlight By Christopher Dressler Morton Co. Public Library The technology guru’s from the system office traveled to Morton Co. Public Library to configure and test VR headsets for the community of Elkhart on Tuesday. Patrons will be able to ride a roller coaster and play the popular game Beat Saber. Chris also demonstrated the

Member Spotlight by SWKLS Staff Plains Community Library STEAMs Up Programming & Makes Friends From Sara Munn, Plains Community Library Director: On December 15th, the library hosted an AR party for the 5th grade to close out the school year before starting the break.  This week, we received a public thank you from the school

Future Dates & Training Opportunities All times are in Central Standard Time (CST). May 31, 2021 – System Office Closed for Memorial Day June 4, 2021 at 9:00 am – First Friday with Friends/Zoom Link June 8, 2021 at 8:00 PST – Talks with Ted/Registration Link & Submit Questions Link June 10, 2021 at 1:30

Future Dates & Training Opportunities All times are in Central Standard Time (CST). April 28 – 29, 2021 – Mountain Plains Library Association Virtual Conference April 28th at 2:00 PM – Make a splash with your VERSO splash! Training with AG’s Splash Page Master, Jessi Curley. This session will be recorded. Registration link. April 29th

Future Dates & Training Opportunities All times are in Central Standard Time (CST). March 2, 2021 – The Train U.P.! (formerly the Directors Forum) Zoom! Into Super Children’s Programing at 2:00 pm, Zoom Link Here March 5, 2021 – Reader Zone App Training for member libraries using this particular App will be at 10:00 am,