Weekly Wrap-Up

System Spotlight By Staff Greeley Co Get into the Halloween Spirit Greeley County Library is currently running our 10th annual Pumpkin Patch! We decorate the lot south of the library on Broadway to fit the season with pumpkins, mums, hay bales, scarecrows, corn stalks, milo, etc. Then each of the elementary classes PK-5th grade reserves […]

System Spotlight By Staff SWKLS 2024 Retreat Scott County Library Hosts Local Author From Scott County Children’s Librarian Millie Dearden:  We had an Author Talk with Michele Boy!  She was awesome!  She talked about her book, writing and publishing it, shared experiences and did a reading from the book!   Future Dates & Training Opportunities

System Spotlight By Staff Kearny County Library Celebrates 50 Years From Director Tammy Dickey: You are invited to join us on Saturday, September 21, 2024, to help us celebrate 50 years in our building. We are proud to have been the heart of the community for this long. We will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00

System Spotlight By Staff Future Dates & Training Opportunities (All Times in CST) September 16th – 10 AM – 11 AM – Captivating Canva Graphics: Unlock the Power of Design Principles | Webinar/Register Here September 16th – 10 AM – Unlocking the Future: AI Innovations in Libraries | Free Virtual Conference/Register Here September 17th –

System Spotlight By Staff Ness City Public Library Interactive Display Patrons were treated to an interactive bulletin board at Ness City Public Library, transporting them inside a magical storybook! What a creative way to get some patron engagement! Looks great, Lauries! 🙂 Interactive Movie at Liberal Memorial Library Liberal Memorial Library patrons had a scary

System Spotlight By Staff Future Dates & Training Opportunities (All Times in CST) August 30th – Summer Library Program Evaluations Due! September 2nd – SWKLS Office Closed for Labor Day September 4th – 12 PM – 1 PM – Emergency and Crisis Management in Libraries/Register Here September 10th – 2 PM – Twosday Takeaway: Multicultural

System Spotlight By Staff Hamilton County Library Grand Re-Opening and Ribbon Cutting Congratulations to Amy Brucker and staff on the grand re-opening of Hamilton County Library! Part of our SWKLS staff was able to attend the ribbon cutting held on July 30th. After much hard work, the project is complete and the new space is

System Spotlight By Staff Stevens Co Escape Room – By Laurie Crawford The Stevens County Library had an Escape Room for the month of July and used the SWKLS Breakout EDU Kit.  We started out with staff giving it a go to make sure everything worked right. It was lots of fun and all ages

System Spotlight By Staff Fair Season Future Dates & Training Opportunities (All Times in CST) July 29th, 11 AM – 12 PM – Supporting Staff and Student Mental Health (Webinar)/Register Here August 2nd – 10 AM – 3 PM – Tech Day+/Register Here August 9th, 10 AM – 12 PM – Southwest Kansas Library System

System Spotlight By Staff Register Here Future Dates & Training Opportunities (All Times in CST) July 23rd, 9 AM – 9:45 AM – Koha eCard Admin Training/Register Here July 23rd, 12 PM – 12:45 PM – Four Ways to Advocate for Libraries in 2024 (Webinar)/Register Here July 24th, 4 PM – 4:45 PM – Koha