NEKLS Tech Day 2008

Mark your calendar for Friday, August 1 to attend the 2008 Tech Day workshop at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (8:30 a.m. registration).

We will explore the current and potential impact of hand-held/mobile devices on library users and services during the keynote with Michael Porter, Interactive Strategy Manager at Web Junction, known to his blog readers as Libraryman (www.libraryman.com).

We are encouraged to bring our favorite gadget. So, do you have an iPhone, PDA, mobile phone, GPS, Chumby, iPod or other hand-held bit of technology that you can’t seem to live without? What impact has it had on your life? What do you think the potential is for libraries and their users? We will discuss this with a panel after the keynote and then hear about exciting new developments at the State Library.

Other topics up for discussion in break out sessions include gaming, Macs in the library, IM reference, and MaintainIT with speakers such as Thatcher Rea, Patti Butcher, David Lee King, Eric Gustafson, Royce Kitts, Erin Downey Howerton, Brenda Hough, and Joshua M. Neff, to name just a few.

Cost: $20 for NEKLS members and $40 for non-members
Audience: public, school and academic librarians; trustees, friends and library fans
Registration: Event Registration Online!

For more information, contact Sharon Moreland: (785) 838-4090 or smoreland@nekls.org

Training manual for public library administration now available online

The training manual and a table of contents for the manual created by Wichita Public Library staff for the recent workshop in Salina are now available online.

Get details and links from BlogJunction Kansas at http://tinyurl.com/5ago5x

Questions?  Write to me, Cindi Hickey at chickey@kslib.info.

Cindi Hickey

WebJunction Coordinator &

Continuing Education Librarian

State Library of Kansas

300 SW 10th, 343 N

Topeka, KS 66612

Voice: 785-291-3963

Fax: 785-432-3919

chickey@kslib.info

www.kslib.info

Register for WebJunction Kansas, ks.webjunction.org, a home on the Web for Kansas librarians, trustees and friends.  It’s free and easy!

Vikki Jo Stewart Statewide Party Information

Dear Kansas Library Friends,

On July 8, Kansas Librarians are hosting a Toast & Roast at Wichita Public Library from 2-4 pm.

For those unable to attend in person to wish Vikki Jo Stewart “Happy Trails” after 22 years with the State Library of Kansas . . . . .

You can join virtually from one of the following locations:

(and thanks to these libraries for volunteering)

Norton -           NWKLS   2 Washington Square

Dodge City -    Public Library  1001 N. 2nd Ave.

Manhattan -    Public Library 629 Poyntz (McCormick Room)

Burlington -     Coffey County Library  410 Juniatta

Lawrence -     NEKLS   4317 West 6th Street

A virtual reception line will allow everyone  – regardless of location – to say goodbye to Vikki Jo.

Unable to attend?  Watch the live streaming video from your desk.

We will also archive the event for later viewing.

Details on how to connect will be posted shortly!

Patti – on behalf of Cindi, Denise, Laura, Cathy, Diana and Andrea (planning committee)

Patti Butcher, Director

Statewide Resource Sharing

State Library of Kansas – Topeka

pattib@kslib.info

785-296-3875

Toll free:  800-432-3919

Check out our new website:  http://www.kslib.info

Registration flyer for Statewide Training for Trustee Certification

TO: Kansas librarians and trustees
FROM: Shannon Roy, Continuing Education Coordinator, State Library of Kansas
RE: Registration flyer for Statewide Training for Trustee Certification

The flyer and registration for the second statewide training for trustee certification is attached to this post. I would encourage public library directors to make their trustees aware of this opportunity to complete the requirements for trustee certification.

Confirmation of registration and directions to all locations will be sent to all participating libraries and directly to trustees who include their email addresses. Librarians are welcome to send place holders for their trustees if they indicate when the workshop fee(s) will be coming and whether the check will be written by the library or the trustee.

Trustee flyer document: trusteeflyerkanliboct1
If you have questions or concerns, please call me at 785-296-2148 or send email to shanroy@kslib.info
Thank you for your support of the Kansas Library Trustee Certification Program.
SR

Shannon Roy
Continuing Education Coordinator
State Library of Kansas
785-296-2148
shanroy@kslib.info

An Invitation to Join the KS Consumer Health Wiki

This just in from Rebecca Brown:

In May I created a consumer health wiki and invited all KANLIB members
to join. We now have 11 members and I would like to extend another
invitation to all KANLIB list members.

As a wiki member, you can be a contributor or a view-only member.
There are some great resources posted.

Go to http://ksch.pbwiki.com/ The wiki is private to reduce Spam
comments. If you are not a member of PBWiki, click on the Request Access
button, if you are already a registered user of PBWiki, sign into PBwiki
and you will be prompted to request access to the wiki.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Brown, MLS
Kansas Outreach & Technology Liaison
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region
University of Kansas Medical Center
A.R. Dykes Library of Health Sciences
2100 W. 39th Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66160
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/(NN/LM MCR Web Site)
913-588-7307
1-800-338-765

A note of hello, altered art, and cupcakes.

The cupcake was just to lure you in.

Now don’t say I never gave you anything.

That Note of Hello:

I’m the newest contributer to the KLA blog, so I figured I’d give you a cupcake and say hello.

My street cred: I received my MLIS about a year ago from the University of Pittsburgh (in yes, Pittsburgh, PA) and I’ve been working at Bradford Memorial Library in sunny El Dorado since November as the Public Services Librarian (I do just about anything, including party tricks!).

I may be in a unique position. I’m technically a Millennial, being a child of the 80’s (born 11/79) , and I serve Millennials. Hopefully I can help bridge the gap between my sometimes incomprehensible generation and librarianship.

Altered Art:

This is a promise more than an actual post about Altered Art. I’ve gotten a few phone calls from around the state from folks looking for information on how I made the hat that was auctioned at the KLA conference a few months back (was it already so long ago?). I’m going to be working on a post over at my blog (tammygarrison.wordpress.com) explaining what I did, and I will post the link here.

That being said…I’ve had a lot of success with the altered art programs I’ve run for teens and adults. The concept of recycling unwanted books and materials and turning them into art appeals to a wide variety of interests, and I can usually find a base material that someone is interested in altering.

We’ve made purses out of books, mosaics out of tins and felt, and collage-decorated incense holders out of Pringles cans. It’s been a blast, and I’ve gotten rid of a lot of old encyclopedias and Readers Digests that way.

Thanks to Royce for letting me post my insane ramblings here, and I hope we can start up some conversations about serving teens, the art and alchemy of librarianship and maybe even discuss programming!

Keep it Simple Green

We all have to start somewhere. We discovered that our former Reference recycling bin was a major annoyance for our custodian and it also looked junky. In the past we just dumped everything in a crate and he had to sort it out. In order for recycling to work, the custodian has to be kept happy. Now it’s all sorted and his life is easier.

Many aspects of greening our libraries are so simple and yet they don’t get done or they just seem like too much trouble. Sometimes if we just take a step back and figure out what isn’t working we can find a simple solution that will help make it easier for everyone.

~Rhonna, the Green Nag

State Data Center News from Peter Haxton!

Peter Haxton sent this out on KanLib-L today. Good stuff from the people at the State Library.

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Hello-

I just wanted to point out that I have created a business and economic data page (http://www.kslib.info/sdc/business.html )on the State Data Center website with information about businesses in Kansas and current labor statistics. I have also been keeping the fact of the month on the home page updated.

The latest Census population estimates for cities are to be released late this month or early in July. Those fresh numbers will be posted when they are available.

If you have any questions about what the State Data Center does, how to use Census statistics or tools, or if you have any comments about the website, please let me know.

Thanks for your time,

Peter Haxton

State Data Center Coordinator
State Library of Kansas
300 SW 10th
Topeka, KS 66612
phaxton@kslib.info
(785) 296-2008

What is happening on the KANLIB-L? Is there a future for print newspapers?

If you have been paying attention to the Kansas Library List this morning you will notice that Helen, Roger, and some others have some problems with some pretty big newspapers. Mainly it appears that the KC Star and the Wichita Eagle are not making print copies of newspapers readily available to some areas on Kansas.

Is this the demise of print journalism that everyone has been talking about for the past decade? or, is this possibly the effect of gas prices on courier delivery?

I am curious if anyone has a viable solution to this problem? My fear is that these newspapers will consider the needs of our patrons inconsequential when placed alongside the dollar signs that would potentially be saved.

Do we have to start printing off the newspaper everyday for those patrons who want something physical to hold? Is it time they came out with a 22″X34″ Kindle Reader for Newspapers?

I was listening to the podcast “Cranky Geeks” with John Dvorak, and he has some great comments on the power of the print newspaper. Mainly that a paper newspaper is something that is Scrabble in a relatively short amount of time, versus scrolling through endless text and taking link to link to get the days news. He also has a nice discussion about the future of blogging v. journalism.

So what are your thoughts on this?

CULS Summer Institute

Preparing to be an Advocate:
Those all-important interpersonal skills

Hello everyone! Hope you are excited about the 2008 Summer Institute. This one-day workshop will focus on non-verbal, listening, and conflict resolution skills in preparation for being effective library advocates.

Here are the details. The CULS Summer Institute will be on July 25, 2008 in the Memorial Union at Washburn University in Topeka. Our featured speaker is Sheryl Stanley, dynamic speaker, author, and change management expert. Lunch will be included in your registration fee of $40.

The afternoon sessions will be in an unconference format. Attendees will convene after lunch to decide topics for the breakout sessions. The only requirement on the breakout sessions is they will relate to advocacy in some way.

Prelimary schedule for the day:

9:00-10:00 am Registration and continental breakfast
10:00-10:15 am Introduction
10:15-11:30 am Keynote address by Sheryl Stanley
11:30 am -1:00 pm Lunch
1:00-1:15 pm Announcements and Planning of Breakout Sessions
1:15- 2:00 pm Breakout Sessions I
2:00-2:15 pm Break
2:15-3:00 pm Breakout Session II
3:00-3:15 pm Break
3:15-3:45 pm Wrap-Up

WANT YOUR REGISTRATION FEE WAIVED?!!! Then show us your writing talents. Write a library advocacy jingle in 50 words or less. Entries will be judged based on creativity. Please email your entry as an Word attachment to Jill Sodt at jsodt@emporia.edu. The deadline for entries will be June 28 and the winner will be announced on July 6. Entries will be judged on use creativity.

Registration Form

Directions to Washburn University

If you have any other questions, please email Jill Sodt at jsodt@emporia.edu or 620-341-5719.