Month: September 2021

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First Friday with Friends

If you have been enjoying the “First Friday with Friends” Zoom session be sure to join them tomorrow at 9:00 am at this link. Remember you can use these sessions to count towards Continuing Education hours. Just send Richard an email to let him know you attended the session.

KPERS Interactive Financial Webinars

For our Member libraries that are affiliated with KPERS you should have received an email about six webinars concerning different financial topics. The webinars range in from 30 – 45 minutes begin next week and run through October. If you have misplaced the links to the sessions we can forward you the email the System Office received with the “Join” link. The webinar topics and dates are:

Market Volatility Stay the Course (30 minutes) – Tuesday, October 5 @ 10:00 am;

Nearing Retirement (45 minutes) – Wednesday, October 6 @ 11:00 am;

Achieving Financial Fitness (30 minutes) – Tuesday, October 12 @ 12 pm (noon);

Benefits of Enrolling & Roth (45 minutes) – Thursday, October 14 @ 4:45 pm;

Are You Saving Enough & Roth (45 minutes) – Wednesday, October 20 @ 4:00 pm; and

Fundamentals of Investing (30 minutes) – Thursday, October 28 @ 1:00 pm.

Summer Library Program Manuals are Available Online

The Paper and Drive Summer Library Program edition of the 2022’s program are still being produced. However the online version is available and the Collaborative Summer Library Program has provided the System Office the information for libraries to have access. Because it is password protected and the committee does not wish to have the password made public the System Office will follow up with our members through an email with the letter and password that the committee sent.

Summer Library Program Themes for the Upcoming Years

The Collaborative Summer Library Program Committee has been busy. The committee has sent out the themes for the next few upcoming summers:

2022 – Oceans of Possibilities (Oceanography);

2023 – All Together Now (Kindness/Friendship);

2024 – Adventure Begins at your Library (Adventure); and

2025 – Art Theme (Slogan will be selected September 2022).

New Day by Day Calendar Resource through Tennessee’s Library Association Children & Young Adult Roundtable

This link was provided by one of our state library community members. The link is a day by day website were ideas on what you can include in children programs at your library. This particular link will take you to September 30th date. This can help when you are planning your programs for a specific day. The site has months categorized by different themes and you can jump ahead to get the ideas for that specific day. October’s theme is “Numbers”.

About Day By Day

Families, caregivers, educators, and librarians can use the Day By Day Family Literacy Calendar at home, library, classroom, or on the go. With a perpetual calendar featuring songs, activities, book suggestions, and videos, Day By Day supports early literacy skills and helps young children get ready for school.

Collaborators and Support

The Day By Day Family Literacy Calendar began as a project of the South Carolina State Library, developed in partnership with many agencies and organizations, and primarily funded by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The State Library of Ohio customized the branding and state-centric content of the calendar for Ohio to create Day By Day Ohio and developed an open source generic calendar for other states to customize. The Ohio project was funded in part with federal LSTA funding from IMLS. The calendar was edited by students of the UT-Knoxville School of Information Sciences and members of the TN Library Association Children and Young Adult Roundtable under direction of the Tennessee State Library & Archives.

Credits

Day By Day is funded in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.

DISCLAIMER: The videos and links on the DayByDay website are reviewed periodically and are approved as appropriate for children. Through those links, you may be able to go to other websites or videos. We have no control over the nature, content, and availability of those other sites. The inclusion of any links does not imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

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Accreditation Applications Due October 31

This is a reminder that the Accreditation Applications are due October 31, 2021. This application period will be for 2022 – 2023.

Part of the Accreditation Application moving forward is the inclusion of your library’s Technology Plan. If you haven’t done so already, you will need to send the Technology Department a draft of your current plan so they can make any updates that need to be added to your new plan. Once they send you back the updates you will need to make the edits and have your library board approve the Technology Plan. Once that is done the Technology Department will need to receive a copy of the approved plan for the Office files.

With the TechDay+ training days coming these next two Fridays I will wait until they are over to see where each library stands with the current years Accreditation Agreement. Once I record the Continuing Education hours for these events I will send out direct emails to library’s that still need to meet this year’s Accreditation Agreement and what the office still needs for that particular library’s Accreditation Application.

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2021 Kansas Library Conference

This coming Thursday, September 23, is the last day to register for the Kansas Library Conference at the early bird pricing. Here is the link so you can register to get the $30 discount.

During the Conference they also award the Kansas Best Small Library Award. If you would like to nominate a library or even your own library be sure to do so using this link. Submissions are due by October 8, 2021.

Learning Express Overview Webinar

The State Library has scheduled a LearningExpress Library Overview. The overview will be one September 23, 2021, at 10:00 am CT. There is no registration all you will need to do is use the link above or here to join the session.

LearningExpress LIbrary is an interactive, online-learning platform that provides the most comprehensive collection of resources for basic skills mastery, academic success, job preparation, and career advancement. The session will review the user interface and key platform features to include: interactive practice tests; robust tutorials; educational eBooks; and flashcards.

There will also be sessions for educators, job and careers and college resources. These dates and links are:

Back-to-School with Learning Express Library – September 28, 2021, at 10:00 am (Zoom Link for Session);

Job & Career Accelerator Overview – October 5, 2021, at 10:00 am (Zoom Link for Session); and

LearningExpress Library’s College Resources – October 12, 2021, at 10:00 am (Zoom Link for Session).

Kansas Notable Books Grant

Don’t forget that September 30, 2021, is the deadline to submit your application for the Kansas Notable Books Grant.

The State Library of Kansas is committed to promoting literacy, lifelong learning, and access to library materials throughout the state.  To that end, the State Library of Kansas, funded through an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grant, is announcing a non-competitive grant opportunity for libraries in Kansas to purchase books from the 2021 Kansas Notable Books list.

2021 KS Notable Book list- Each participating Kansas library will be reimbursed for the purchase of a single copy, in any format, of any or all of the books on the 2021 Kansas Notable Books list. Only the actual cost of the book will be reimbursed with grant funds. Any shipping costs, sales tax and/or protective book covers are the responsibility of individual recipient library. Grant information for 2021, including the application and checklist, is available at www.kslib.info/2021knb. All Kansas Notable Book lists can be found at http://kslib.info/notablebooks.

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TumbleBook Library Webinar

The State Library has sent out the new date, time and zoom link for the TumbleBook Library Webinar. The training is set for Tuesday September 14, 2021, at 10:00 am CT. There is no registration required you just have to enter through this Zoom Link.

KANSASWORKS Virtual Statewide Job Fair

There will be a KANSASWORKS virtual Statewide job fair September 29 – 30, 2021.

Kansas Book Festival

There will be an in-person Kansas Book Festival this year. It is set for Saturday, September 18, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Washburn University Campus in Topeka. If you might be interested or know someone that might be interested in attended they can follow this link to the Festival’s website for directions, author schedules and livestream instructions.

If you are planning to attend be sure to take a face mask with you. All indoor events will require masks and encouraged for the outdoor events.

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Labor Day Holiday

The System Office will be closed this coming Monday, September 6, in observance of Labor Day Holiday. Enjoy the long weekend everyone and thank you for the work you do in the library and your community.

State Librarian Resigns

Eric Norris, Kansas State Librarian, sent out notice yesterday of his resignation of being State Librarian. He is making the transition to become the next director of the Manhattan Public Library/North Central Kansas Library System. Following is the email he sent out on September 2:

Hello All,

Just sharing the news that I will be leaving my position with the State Library of Kansas in December of this year to serve as the director of the Manhattan Public Library and the North-Central Kansas Library System.

The effective date of my resignation will be determined next week.

I am very excited about this new adventure and the chance to return to public librarianship but, as with most change, that excitement is tinged with a bit sadness… The State Library of Kansas is a fantastic organization built on a team of dedicated and talented librarians, and I will truly miss working with them. 

It has truly been an honor to serve the State of Kansas from the third floor of the Capitol and I am proud to be part of this rich history.

I am currently working with the Governor’s office about the transition and I will share what information I receive.

Thank you,

Eric

YALSA T3 Training

For those that missed the first couple of rounds (in-person and/or virtual) training sessions for the Young Adult Library Services Association’s T3 training on “Connecting with Teenagers with Connected and Computational Learning” a new round of facilitation workshops will be scheduled. The first workshop/facilitation workshop is scheduled for September 13. It will be at the Haskell Township Library in Sublette. You can register here through Eventbrite. There is a limit of 25 attendees.

New Kansas Library Catalog, KICNET Interlibrary Loan Position Filled

As was announced earlier this year Rhonda Machlan, of the State Library, was retiring. The selection of the person to fill the position of Kansas Library Catalog, KICNET Interlibrary Loan, and Associated Projects has been announced and will be Nikki Hansen. The following is a statement from Jeff Hixon, Director of Statewide Services, about Nikki:

“Nikki is a long-time resident of Kansas. She graduated from Washburn University with a B.A. in Art History and from Emporia State University with an MLIS. She has worked in various capacities in Kansas libraries since 2004, most recently as a Reference Librarian with the State Library of Kansas. As a Reference Librarian, she assisted state employees and the public with questions about state government and legislative research. She also coordinated the State Library’s Kansas Reads to Preschoolers program and assisted in the State Library and IMLS ARPA grant program. Nikki enjoys art, books, knitting, food, and a wide variety of music. She currently lives in Topeka with her husband of 14 years, their cat Emmett, and their dog Servo. She looks forward to serving the libraries and citizens of Kansas in her new capacity as Resource Sharing Librarian.

Nikki plans to attend KLA in October and participate in the KICNET Users’ Group session (10am Thursday October 28). Come join us and say hello!”

2020 Kansas Public Library Statistics

Andy Schafer, Digital Collections Librarian of the State Library, announced that the 2020 Kansas Public Library Statistics has been added to the State Library of Kansas’ website. Here is the link for the statistics page on the site and from there you will be able to navigate to the 2020 statistics or past years statistics.

Movie Licensing USA Extending Outdoor Viewings

Heather Thompson, Director of Hanston Public Library, has been taking advantage of Movie Licensing USA’s COVID-19 response of allowing certain movie titles outside at not charge. Your library still has to fill out the form for the movie to be watched. She was on the company’s site the other day and she noticed that they extended this program until June 30, 2022. If you haven’t taken advantage of this program opportunity you might check it out here and see if it’s something you can offer in your community. Thanks for the heads up on this Heather.

Talks with Ted

This month’s Talks with Ted, from Auto-Graphics will be on September 14, at 10:00 am CT and 9:00 am MT. The registration link and the link to submit question early to him are above in the calendar. Remember that for any of this “Talks” you attend please let Richard know. They do count for Continuing Education credit. Send Richard an email with the date and length of time for the “Talks with Ted” you attend.

Kansas Library Association 2021 Conference

The Kansas Library Association has posted the link to reserve your hotel for the upcoming 2021 conference in Wichita, October 27-29. This is the reservation link so you can get your room booked ahead of time. At this time the registration has not opened, but we it becomes available we will inform you of that link.

The Registration link for this year’s KLA Conference has been added to their website. This link will take you to the Conference Registration Link