Weekly Wrap-Up

System Spotlight By Staff Future Dates & Training Opportunities Nov 15, 2023 – 1:00 pm CT, CSLP’s ‘Naturally Inclusive: Engaging Children of All Abilities Outdoors” Webinar/Registration Link Nov 23 & 24, 2023 – Southwest Kansas System Office Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday Dec 7, 2023 – 10:00 am – 3:30 pm CT, CSLP’s 2023 Virtual Summer

System Spotlight By Staff Fowler Public Library Receives Grant Congratulations to Fowler Public Library on receiving the Fowler Legacy Foundation Grant! Way to go, Kelli! System Members Learned and Had Fun at KLA This year’s Kansas Library Association conference was held November 1-3 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Wichita, KS. The theme was “Meeting

System Spotlight By Staff Halloween at Member Libraries Future Dates & Training Opportunities Nov 1 – 3, 2023 – KLA Conference/Wichita, Registration Link Nov 7, 2023 – 2:00 pm Train UP “Unite Against Book Bans”/ Registration Link Nov 8, 2023 – 1:00 pm “Library Programs for Homeschoolers: A Guide” Niche Academy Webinar/ Registration Link Nov

System Spotlight By Staff Kismet Public Library Partners With Area Organizations for Successful Fall Family Program From Director Suzan Nelson: Our first Fall Family Fun event was a hit with hot chocolate, donut holes, games, mini corn sensory bins, old fashioned wagon ride and a kissing booth with Pumpkin the pony. We had a great

System Spotlight By Staff Rolla Library Happenings From Librarian Phoebe Brummett: A trio of readers from Rolla traveled to Emporia to attend the annual William Allen White celebration on October 6 and 7.  Earning this trip required the readers to read nine to twelve WAW books and pass the accelerated reader tests with an 80% or

System Spotlight By Staff Get Ready for the Eclipse If you have programs scheduled for the upcoming eclipse Saturday, October 14 and would like to share them with us for the Wrap UP! Please send your photos to cdressler@swkls.org or swilson@swkls.org. Greeley County Public Library We’re almost ready for our first class to visit the

System Spotlight By Staff ARSL Pics Here are a few pictures shared by Joan and Yaneth, of Kinsley Public Library, of their time at the Association of Rural and Public Libraries (ARSL) Conference last week, in Wichita. They stopped in and spent some time with Janelle at Wichita Public Library, where she is of course

System Spotlight By Staff Future Dates & Training Opportunities Sept 20 – 23, 2023 – ARSL Conference/Wichita, Hotel Booking/Conference Registration Sept 28, 2023, 1:30 pm CT – After-lunch Course “Incorporating EDI into the Whole Collection Development Cycle/Registration Link Sept 29, 2023, 1:30 pm CT – APPLE Webinar “HR Basics and Employment Law/Registration Link Oct 27,

System Spotlight By Staff Rock On Everyone @ Tech Day+ SWKLS would like to thank everyone for their photos, videos, and other participation that made TechDay+ such a success. Thank you so much. Future Dates & Training Opportunities Sept 20 – 23, 2023 – ARSL Conference/Wichita, Hotel Booking/Conference Registration Sept 28, 2023, 1:30 pm CT