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 Board Meeting/Registration Link
August 9th, 1 PM – 3 PM – StoryTime Swap Meet/Submit Your Ideas Here
August 30th – Summer Library Program Evaluations Due!
September 26th – 27th – SWKLS Retreat/Register Here
Consulting
By Sara Wilson
Back to School Checklist
As parents and kids start their back-to-school shopping, our school librarians are busy getting their libraries ready for the influx of kiddos and the start of a shiny new school year! If you are new to being a school librarian and/or would like some help organizing the chaos of the start of a new school year in the library, please enjoy this article from the webpage “Elementary Librarian” that is full of tips and tricks to get your year off on the right foot.
Continuing Education
Did you know that there are multiple ways for you to get your continuing education credits? Continuing education is any educational activity that enriches your knowledge of library and library service. What counts? Webinars, Workshops, Zoom Trainings, In-Person Trainings, ScreenConnect Trainings, Trainings Over the Phone, Director’s Forums, reading a book from our Professional Collection, etc.! If you ever have a question about whether or not an acitivity or training will count towards your CE credits, just give me a call and I’ll be happy to discuss it with you! 🙂
One thing to remember, though: we’re not psychic, so we don’t know that you completed a training or other CE activity if you don’t tell us! If you want to report continuing education that you completed, just send me an email with your name, the training, and the date and time so that I have written documentation and that’s all you need to do! 🙂
Cataloging, Collection Development, and ILL
By Miguel Coca
Collection Development Inspiration
Adult Fiction
Children’s & YA Fiction
Corazón de la Nación REFORMA
From Jessi Harris at NEKLS:
¡Buenos dÃas!
The Corazón de la Nación REFORMA Chapter invites you to a webinar, presented by Edward BenÃtez with Rayo/HarperCollins. You do not need to be a REFORMA member to attend this free webinar.
‘Libros Nuevos bring Nueva Vida to your Español Collection’ on Thursday, Aug. 1st at 12p.m. CST
Here is the link to register for this event: https://kslib.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAscOigrjkrE9FUlk5HM3PfRpOnhub-uwqW
If you have any questions, please email Jessi Harris at jharris@nekls.org.
If you are interested in becoming a Corazón de la Nación REFORMA Chapter member, here is a link to our website with instructions: https://reformacorazon.wordpress.com/
REFORMA National: https://www.reforma.org/
¡Gracias!
Technology
by Christopher Dressler
See you next Friday August 2nd, 2024
No Wrap Up Newsletter August 2nd.