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System Spotlight

By SWKLS Staff

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Pictures From Our Travels

We didn’t travel far from home, this week. Okay, we didn’t travel from home at all. 🙂 We just went down the street and popped in on our friends at our local public library right here in Dodge City. Watch out – we might pop in on you, next! 🙂

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Dodge City Public Library Displays

Dodge City Public Library has some creative displays that highlight resources that meet the needs of their diverse community as well as local organizations and public health issues. Way to customize for and engage your community, DCPL!

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Kansas Heritage Center Displays

The Kansas Heritage Center brings together history and pop culture with their fun displays! If you’ve ever wondered about the house that inspired our state song, “Home on the Range,” you can see their Home on the Range display and read all about it and see the photos. Of course, they have historical literature on display, as well. This looks great! Well done, Kansas Heritage Center!

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Future Dates & Training Opportunities

March 24, 2023, 10:00 am – System Board Meeting at Grant County Library, Ulysses (Hybrid)/Registration Link & Zoom Link

March 28 & 30, 2023, 1:30 pm – Online Grant Writing Course through K-State/Registration Link

March 30, 2023, 1:30 pm – After-Lunch Course “Universal Design for Libraries”/Registration Link

March 31, 2023, 10:00 am – Summer (Reading) Program Workshop, at Finney County Public Library, Garden City/Registration Link

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Consulting

By Richard Brookman

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March 24 System Board Meeting Zoom Link

As of this time we still do not have a quorum for the March 24, System board meeting, at Grant County Library in Ulysses. If you haven’t registered please do so at this link. We have extended the deadline to register to Tuesday, March 21, at Noon. The System office needs you to register so we know who will be in-person and staying for lunch. This will allow Tandy to turn in the number staying for lunch for the caterer.

Summer Library (Reading) Workshop

The Summer Library (Reading) Workshop is fast approaching. It will be at the Finney County Public Library on March 31, with registration for the day at 9:30 am and the workshop starting at 10:00 am. If you are interested in attending and haven’t signed up yet there is still time to register. Follow this link to register so we can get a count for the lunch order.

First After-Lunch Course for 2023

March 30, at 1:30 pm, the first After-Lunch Course for 2023, will be “Universal Design for Libraries” presented by Carli Spina. Carli Spina is an Associate Professor and Head of Research and Instructional Services at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

“Making libraries accessible and inclusive can be a challenge. Fortunately, the principles of Universal Design offer guidance on how to create libraries that are usable and welcoming for all patrons. This presentation will introduce the principles of Universal Design, explain how this concept contrasts with accessibility, and offer concrete advice on how to apply these principles at your library. These examples will provide advice for those looking for low-budget, high-impact changes that can improve accessibility and those who are planning for large-scale renovation projects.”

If you are interested in attending you can register at this link.

2023 Round of On-Line Grant Writing Workshops through K-State

This year’s round of Grant Writing workshops has been scheduled and registration is open. There is a fee of $60.00 for the course. The course is online so you would not have to travel. The first course is March 28 & 30, 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm each day.

“This Grant Writing Basics course consists of two (3-hour) online live sessions with many additional resources. Time for interaction with other participants is an important aspect of the class; even experienced grant writers pick up tips and are reenergized after consulting with peers. The course is suited for people who have never written a grant (50% of our audience), as well as those who have a lot of experience and want to take a fresh look at their current practices. This online course is adapted from a highly rated face-to-face training with proven results.

Participants are encouraged to bring their grants or grant ideas to share. The format of the class allows a writer to formulate their grant ideas into a grant proposal, if they are ready.

Classes are recorded for later reference or classes missed.

You will learn:

• Sources of data for community needs
• Where to find grants
• Elements of a great grant proposal
• Practicing the grant elements: Problem, Outcome, Activity, Evaluation, Budget”

For more information you can contact Nancy Daniels at nkdaniels@ksu.edu.

If you are interested here is the registration link for the March Course.

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Cataloging, Collection Development, and ILL

By Sara Wilson

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Collection Development Inspiration

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New Resources for You!

StoryWalk®s

These new StoryWalk®s are now available! Happy Within and It’s Skeleton Time are both bilingual books (English/Spanish) and 21 Cousins is English with some Spanish words introduced.

STEAM Collection

These new robots are now available for check-out! If you would like to demo one, first check our VERSO (typing “SWKLS STEAM Collection” into the QuickSearch bar to see if one is available), then call our office or email Sara and we’ll arrange a day/time to drop it off at your library for 30 days!

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In Literary News

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Over 1K Simon & Schuster Manuscripts Stolen

A former employee of Simon & Schuster has stolen over 1000 manuscripts by impersonating publishers and agents over email. He pled guilty in a New York court to wire fraud and will be sentenced April 5th. Why and how did he steal the manuscripts and which authors were affected? Click here for more information.

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Recent Book Challenge Issues Making the News

Libraries are feeling the impact of book challenges across the country. Here are some recent news reports involving book challenges and bans across the United States. (Special thanks to Sara Koehn, Director of Haskell Township Public Library and Sean Bird, Interim Dean of University Libraries at Washburn University for their contributions to this list!)

Florida Will Review Social Studies Textbooks for ‘Prohibited Topics’ (Flordia)

Experts Say Attacks on Free Speech are Rising Across the U.S. (From PBS)

Davis School District Bans Nobel Prize-winning Book ‘The Bluest Eye’ from all Libraries (Utah)

Metro Detroit Prosecutor, Librarian Clash Over LGBTQ+ Novel (Michigan)

ALA OIF Blog 3.3.23: https://www.oif.ala.org/intellectual-freedom-news-03-10-2023/

First Amendment Coalition: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/news-opinion/first-amendment-news/

Empowered by Reading (Unitedagainstbookbans): https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Empowered-by-Reading-final.pdf

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In Case You Missed It

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For All VERSO Users: VERSO Update

There was an update to VERSO, this week, on Wednesday. Click here to see the release notes for details.

From VERSO Product Manager Rae Schneider:

Important information about Google Analytics – If your library uses Google Analytics to track VERSO page views, you will need to switch your account to use the new Google Analytics 4 (G4) tag. With this release, VERSO will be switching to the new G4 tracking method which is replacing the old UA tracking method. Google is discontinuing the UA tracking method in July 2023, and old UA tags will no longer work in VERSO as of March 15, 2023. For more information visit: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9744165#zippy=%2Cin-this-article

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For ILLers: SHAREit Update

There was an update to SHAREit, this week, on Wednesday. Click here to see the release notes for details.

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Technology

by Christopher Dressler

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System Spotlight

By SWKLS Staff

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Pictures From Our Travels

Here are some pictures we took while out and about, the past couple of weeks, of some cool things happening at our member libraries! Will we feature your library next?

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Hanston Public Library Displays

Hanston is getting into the spirit of winter with their cute, whimsical winter displays! They’re also highlighting book and movie tie-ins, a great way to generate interest in the collection. Way to go, Amy!

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Liberal Memorial Library Uses Glowforge to Customize

Liberal Memorial Library Director Royce Kitts took us on a tour of his library and showed us his Glowforge, which he uses to customize signs around the library, awards for patrons, and even name tags for staff and community organizations. These look awesome, Royce!

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Plains Community Library Displays & Activities

Plains Community Library has eye-catching displays as well as a gaming center and their meeting room is all ready for the next Lego club adventure. Looking great! Thanks for the tour, Patsy!

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Future Dates & Training Opportunities

March 15, 2023 – Great Stories Club Grant Application Deadline/Apply Online

March 24, 2023, 10:00 am – System Board Meeting at Grant County Library, Ulysses (Hybrid)/Registration Link & Zoom Link

March 31, 2023, 10:00 am – Summer (Reading) Program Workshop, at Finney County Public Library, Garden City/Registration Link

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Consulting

By Richard Brookman

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Daylight Savings Time

This is it! Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday. Our clocks are going to need to “spring” forward one hour, so 6:00 am will become 7:00 am. Remind your staff so they can get ready to adjust there clocks as well as their bodies.

Legislative Updates

There are 4 bills that are being monitored at the moment SB 149 and 188 and HB 2176, 2205, 2236, and 2271. Here is the status of each as of today:

SB 149 – “Expanding the crime of promoting obscenity to minors to include drag performances.” This bill was referred to the Committee on Judiciary on February 3, and no further activity has occurred.

I am monitoring this bill because if it does pass it could effect public libraries. Here is the language that I am looking at ““drag performance” means a performance in which one or more performers: (A) Exhibits a gender identity that is different from the performer’s gender assigned at birth using clothing, makeup or other accessories that are traditionally worn by members of and are meant to exaggerate the gender identity of the performer’s opposite sex; and (B) sings, lip-synchs, dances or otherwise performs before an audience of at least two persons for entertainment, whether performed for payment or not;… (5) “performance” means any play, motion picture, dance or other exhibition performed before and audience.“

This language could change how library collections look and can contain.

SB 188 – “Removing an affirmative defense for public, private and parochial schools from the crime of promotion to minors of material harmful to minors.” This bill was referred to the Committee of Judiciary on February 8 and no further activity has occurred.

This bill only covers taking away a public, private and parochial schools, which include their libraries. This can very quickly change in the future to include public libraries given the current political climate.

HB 2205 – “Creating the Udall area public library district act, requiring an election for the creation of such district and authorizing unified school district No. 463 to levy a tax on behalf of the library district.”

HB 2276 – “Creating the Arkansas city area public library district act, requiring an election for the creation of such district and authorizing unified school district No. 470 to levy a tax on behalf of the library district.”

Both HB 2205 and 2176 have been combined into just HB 2176 and has passed the House and is in the Senate. The Senate has referred this to the Committee on Assessment and Taxation and a hearing is set for March 14, at 9:30 am in Room 548-S.

HB 2236 – “Establishing parents’ right to direct the education, upbringing and moral or religious training of their children including the right to object to harmful and inappropriate educational materials.” This bill was referred to the Committee of Education and had a Hearing on March 9, that I was unable to watch, for personal reasons, to see if it has been moved to the floor or remains in committee.

I am keeping track of this for the same reason of keeping track of SB 188. Even though, in my opinion, it is a duplicate to K.S.A. 38-141, and pinpoints educational materials, it could turn upon public libraries.

HB 2271 – “Authorizing any nonresident student whose parent or guardian is employed by a school district to enroll in and attend such school district.” This bill has been referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Budget on March 1, and no further activity has occured.

This bill has had the “Parent Portal” wrapped into it, that was in last year’s legislative session.

I know not all of these bills cover public libraries, but they easily could. I am also looking at these for our school libraries that could be facing difficulties if these bills are pass and made into law. Hence why I did the presentation at the KASL Regional Workshop this past Saturday.

March 24 System Board Meeting Zoom Link

The Zoom Link for the March 24 System Board meeting has been established and is in the calendar part of the Weekly Wrap UP and at the bottom of this piece.

A representative from the Ulysses Compass office will be visiting with our members on how librarians can assist and interact with patrons that have challenges. The program is entitled “Know the Warning Signs”.

Some of the topics I have asked them to discuss are: recognize patrons with challenges; how to visit with patrons with challenges without having them feel threatened; how to de escalate situations with patrons with challenges; how to visit with staff that might have challenges; and what librarians need to be aware of so they don’t accidentally violate health privacy of a patron.

This session will not be recorded.  If you have already registered as attending through Zoom and you would like to change to in-person you will need to contact Tandy as soon as possible so we can have accurate numbers for lunch.

If you haven’t registered yet you can do so through this link. If you are attending through Zoom here is that link.

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Cataloging, Collection Development, and ILL

By Sara Wilson

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Collection Development Inspiration

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In Literary News

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R.L. Stein Denies Green-Lighting Censorship of His Books

R.L. Stein, author of the acclaimed Goosebumps series, has been under fire recently for allegedly okaying the censorship of more than 12 of his beloved books. Stein, however, denies the allegations and alleges that his publisher made the edits without his knowledge. Scholastic admits to having made the changes, but hasn’t made a statement one way or the other about the level of knowledge or involvement of the author. Click here for more details.

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Recent Book Challenge Issues Making the News

Libraries are feeling the impact of book challenges across the country. Here are some recent news reports involving book challenges and bans across the United States. (Special thanks to Sara Koehn, Director of Haskell Township Public Library and Sean Bird, Interim Dean of University Libraries at Washburn University for their contributions to this list, this week!)

Oklahoma Libraries Once Again Under Microscope at Capitol (Oklahoma)

State House Committee Rejects Bill That Would Make Librarians Criminally Liable for Distribution of Obscene Material (Arkansas)

Senate Bill Allows Prosecution of Educators Over ‘Bad Books,’ Also A Grievance Process (Indiana)

Minot ‘Read-In’ Protests Book Banning Legislation (North Dakota)

House Committee Looks to Enforce Age-Appropriate Books, School Discipline (Iowa)

Librarians or Parents? Idaho House Bills Differ on ‘Harmful’ Materials Responsibility (Idaho)

As Bills in Multiple States Threaten Librarians with Criminalization, Advocates Are Fighting Back (From School Library Journal)

ALA OIF Blog 3.3.23: https://www.oif.ala.org/intellectual-freedom-news-03-03-2023/

First Amendment Coalition: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/news-opinion/first-amendment-news/

Empowered by Reading (Unitedagainstbookbans): https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Empowered-by-Reading-final.pdf

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In Case You Missed It

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For All VERSO Users: “Versed in VERSO” Coming Up

From VERSO Product Manager Rae Schneider:

Are you curious about upcoming VERSO features and enhancements?

At this month’s Versed in VERSO, Cheryl Slinkard, Chief Operations Officer at Auto-Graphics, will be presenting a quarterly product update.

Please join us Tuesday, March 14, at 11:00AM Eastern / 8:00AM Pacific. The first 15 minutes of Versed in VERSO will be a product update followed by the regular Q&A session.

If you have a question, please ask it here:  https://forms.office.com/r/kr1N0U7G85

To register for the next Versed in VERSO, please do so here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/1165596002130880779 

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For ILLers: “Sharing About SHAREit” Q & A Coming Up

From SHAREit Product Manager Deborah Hensler:

The next Sharing about SHAREit Q&A is scheduled for March 22, 2023 at 1pm.

Registration is open at: https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/7726015750177957632

In this Q&A we’ll answer more questions about ILL Request Management. Please enter your question(s) on the registration form.

A confirmation email containing information about joining the training will be sent after registering.

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For Non-Public Library ILLers: Non-Public Library ILL Survey Deadline

Just a reminder that the 2022 Non-Public Library ILL Survey  is due today, March 10! If you have any questions about how to fill out the survey or how to generate SHAREit stat reports, contact Nikki Hansen, Resource Sharing Librarian with the State Library of Kansas & she’ll be happy to help you!

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Technology

by Christopher Dressler

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Tablet Entertainment Learning

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System Spotlight

By SWKLS Staff

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Fowler Public Library Receives Grants

Director Kelli Humiston accepted checks from the Fowler Legacy Foundation and Meade County Community Foundation for grants that will go towards the library’s summer reading program as well as revamping their children’s section.

Congratulations, Fowler Public Library!

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Stevens County Library Patrons Enjoy Gaming Group

Great job, Stevens County Library!

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Future Dates & Training Opportunities

March 4, 2023 – KASL Connect & Learn West District Workshop/Registration Link

March 6-7, 2023 – SWKLS Tech Clinic and Business Working Day/Registration Link

March 7, 2023 – March Train UP/Registration Link, Zoom Link

March 15, 2023 – Great Stories Club Grant Application Deadline/Apply Online

March 24, 2023, 10:00 am – System Board Meeting at Grant County Library, Ulysses (Hybrid)/Registration Link

March 31, 2023, 10:00 am – Summer (Reading) Program Workshop, at Finney County Public Library, Garden City/Registration Link

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Consulting

By Richard Brookman

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Daylight Savings Time

Daylight Savings Time is set for March 12. Our clocks are going to need to “spring” forward one hour, so 6:00 am will become 7:00 am. Remind your staff so they can get ready to adjust there clocks as well as their bodies.

March 7 Train UP

The March 7 Train UP will be presented by David Fischer, Technology Support and Ordering from Northwest Kansas Library System.  David will be discussing the open enrollment for OverDrive’s Sunflower Cooperative.  If you are interested in attending you can still register through this link and the Zoom Link is here.

Continuing Education for March 24 System Board Meeting

A representative from the Ulysses Compass office will be visiting with our members on how librarians can assist and interact with patrons that have challenges. The program is entitled “Know the Warning Signs”.

Some of the topics I have asked them to discuss are: recognize patrons with challenges; how to visit with patrons with challenges without having them feel threatened; how to de escalate situations with patrons with challenges; how to visit with staff that might have challenges; and what librarians need to be aware of so they don’t accidentally violate health privacy of a patron.

This session will not be recorded.  If you have already registered as attending through Zoom and you would like to change to in-person you will need to contact Tandy as soon as possible so we can have accurate numbers for lunch.

If you haven’t registered yet you can do so through this link.

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Cataloging, Collection Development, and ILL

By Sara Wilson

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Collection Development Inspiration

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In Literary News

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Terry Pratchett’s Publisher To Release Author’s Short Story Anthology

Fans of the late Sir Terry Pratchett will be delighted to learn that the author’s publisher, Transworld, will be releasing an anthology of short stories that he had written under a pen name, Patrick Kearns. The stories have been compiled into a book called 20 Tales in A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories that will debut on October 5 of this year. Click here for more information!

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Recent Book Challenge Issues Making the News

Libraries are feeling the impact of book challenges across the country. Here are some recent news reports involving book challenges and bans across the United States. (Special thanks to Sara Koehn, Director of Haskell Township Public Library and Sean Bird, Interim Dean of University Libraries at Washburn University for their contributions to this list, this week!)

‘Egregious Overreach’: Librarians Could Risk Jail Time Over ND Book Ban Bills Targeting Sexual Material (North Dakota)

Indiana Senators Debate Ban on ‘Inappropriate’ Library Materials for Minors (Indiana)

Hundreds Gather Outside Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library to Protest Proposed Censorship Laws (North Dakota)

Committee Kills Library Bill Targeting ‘Harmful’ Materials for Minors, Punts on Another (Idaho)

New Hampshire Bill Would Remove K-12 Exemptions from Obscenity Laws (New Hampshire)

ACLU of Missouri files lawsuit on behalf of MLA: https://www.aclu-mo.org/en/news/aclu-missouri-professional-library-organizations-challenge-government-censorship-and-book

Book-banning has seen a revival (Kansas Reflector): https://kansasreflector.com/2023/02/26/black-history-month-means-empowerment-that-provokes-powerbrokers-in-kansas-and-elsewhere-to-attack-education/

Politicians need to address book bans – scroll down for Leavenworth, KS connection (BookRiot): https://bookriot.com/politicians-need-to-address-book-bans/

ALA OIF Blog 2.24.23: https://www.oif.ala.org/intellectual-freedom-news-02-24-2023/

First Amendment Coalition: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/news-opinion/first-amendment-news/

Empowered by Reading (Unitedagainstbookbans): https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Empowered-by-Reading-final.pdf

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In Case You Missed It

For ILLers

From SHAREit Product Manager Deborah Hensler:

Thank you for attending last week’s Sharing about SHAREit Q&A.

The recording and slides from the webinar are posted here: Staff Dashboard > Support > SHAREit – the Sharing about SHAREit webinars are posted at the top of the chart.

We hope you found the webinar helpful and that we’ll see you at the next Sharing about SHAREit session!

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Lending Policy Update

Also, from Nikki Hansen, Resource Sharing Librarian from the State Library of Kansas:

I just want to let everyone know that the lending policy for the NWKLS Kansas Humanities Council Talk Book Series has been updated. The previous wording was incorrect so keep in mind these titles can only be borrowed as a set, not individually.

Thanks

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For Non-Public Library ILLers

From Nikki Hansen, Resource Sharing Librarian from the State Library of Kansas:

Just a reminder that the 2022 Non-Public Library ILL Survey  is due on March 10. I only have 35 responses at the moment so I’m looking forward to seeing more flood in. If you have any questions about how to fill out the survey or how to generate SHAREit stat reports, let me know.

Thanks!

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Stopping a Hung or Frozen Program in Windows Task Manager

by Christopher Dressler

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System Spotlight

By SWKLS Staff

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Future Dates & Training Opportunities

March 4, 2023 – KASL Connect & Learn West District Workshop/Registration Link

March 6-7, 2023 – SWKLS Tech Clinic and Business Working Day/Registration Link

March 15, 2023 – Great Stories Club Grant Application Deadline/Apply Online

March 24, 2023, 10:00 am – System Board Meeting at Grant County Library, Ulysses (Hybrid)/Registration Link

March 31, 2023, 10:00 am – Summer (Reading) Program Workshop, at Finney County Public Library, Garden City/Registration Link

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Consulting

By Richard Brookman

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Cataloging, Collection Development, and ILL

By Sara Wilson

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Collection Development Inspiration

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In Literary News

Roald Dahl’s Publisher Censoring His Body of Work

Children’s author Roald Dahl (author of such classics as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach) is having his work censored by his publisher. Puffin Books, Dahl’s publisher, has removed and altered the text of new editions of his classic works to omit words deemed offensive by some readers and to add words that Dahl didn’t write in order to change narratives to be more inclusive. ( See this NPR article for more information.) According to Publisher’s Weekly, versions of Dahl’s books published in the United States and some European countries, however, will remain as they were originally written.

Recent Book Challenge Issues Making the News

Libraries are feeling the impact of book challenges across the country. Here are some recent news reports involving book challenges and bans across the United States.

Parent Cites Leavenworth High School for Lack of Transparency, Accountability (Kansas)

Some Anchorage Parents Heated Over ‘Inappropriate’ Books in School Libraries (Alaska)

‘We’re Not About Banning the Books:’ 40 Books Pulled From Pender School Libraries (North Carolina)

Roberto Clemente Book Approved For Use in Florida Public Schools Following Review Over Discrimination References (Florida)

California School Board Discusses Banning Books Amid ‘Gender Queer’ Controversy (California)

Florida School District Bans a Book on . . . Penguins (Florida)

Teen Creates Petition For Students to Take Part in Reviewing School Library Materials (Tennessee)

Group of Parents Plan Book Protest for Monday (Nebraska)

In Case You Missed It

For ILLers

SHAREit was updated on Tuesday. Here are the release notes for the update:

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Stopping a Hung or Frozen Program in Windows Task Manager

by Christopher Dressler

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System Spotlight

By SWKLS Staff

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It’s Library Lovers’ Month! Of course, we love you all year & this is one of our ways of showing it: highlighting all of the wonderful work that you do every day! If you would like to showcase some of the fantastic things your library has been up to, please send the information to Sara (swilson@swkls.org) or Chris (cdressler@swkls.org) and we’ll be sure to give you and your team a shout out on the Wrap-U.P.!

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The Great Outdoors Moves Indoors at Kearny County Public Library

Check out these elaborate decorations happening in Lakin! Tammy Dickey, Director of Kearny County Public Library says, “These are pictures from our Spring Storytime.  This is in our library, and we are calling it Camp-Read-Alot. This is for children 3 to 5 years old.” [Editor’s note: I want to go to Camp-Read-Alot!]

Great job, Kearny County Public Library! This looks amazing!!

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Ness City Public Library Celebrates Kansas Day

Kansas Day was January 29th and patrons at Ness City Public Library celebrated by decorating their own license plates. From Assistant Librarian Laurie Dinges: “We supplied copies of a blank Kansas license plate and asked the kids to create a plate that they thought represented Kansas.  There were 57 great entries.  We have a small gift basket for the top six plates.” Ness City has some talented artists! Check out this creativity:

What a fun way to celebrate Kansas’ birthday; these look awesome! Way to go, Ness City Public Library!!

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Future Dates & Training Opportunities

March 4, 2023 – KASL Connect & Learn West District Workshop/Registration Link

March 15, 2023 – Great Stories Club Grant Application Deadline/Apply Online

March 24, 2023, 10:00 am – System Board Meeting at Grant County Library, Ulysses (Hybrid)/Registration Link

March 31, 2023, 10:00 am – Summer (Reading) Program Workshop, at Finney County Public Library, Garden City/Registration Link

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Consulting

By Richard Brookman

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March System Board Meeting

The March System Board Meeting has been moved to March 24, 2023, due to availability of board members. The meeting is being held at the Grant County Library, in Ulysses, Kansas. This meeting is a hybrid meeting. If you do come in person the afternoon session will be a Continuing Education event. The System Office is still awaiting a reply for a possible presenter.

When you register for the Board Meeting there will be some questions about if you will be in person and lunch. The registration link is here and we will send out the Zoom link when the date comes closer.

Love Your Library Month

While Valentine’s Day is over you can still share the love of libraries. The whole month of February is “National Library Lovers” month. So if you haven’t done anything yet for the month you still have time.

Valentine’s Day sales are going on so you can go to the local store and pickup some themed Valentine’s Day cards for children and put them in a books, movie cases, and the like for a little fun. Some of your adult patrons might get a chuckle out of with this as well. Of course there’s always the candy that you could purchase. Put Valentine’s candy in a bowl for your patrons to take when they check out. Anything you can think of to have fun and interact with your community.

Summer Reading Workshop Registration is Open

The “All Together Now” Summer Reading Workshop registration can be found here. The date for the workshop is Friday, March 31, 2023. Registration will begin at 9:30 am and the session will start at 10:00 am and last until 3:00 pm. The workshop will be conducted by the lively due Patty Collins and Diane Bott, of the Central Kansas Library System. Finney County Public Library is hosting the workshop this year. Having it in Garden City, Kansas, will allow for participants to have a different local to find supplies for your Summer Library (Reading) Program needs.

Talking Books Week

Kansas Talking Books Week is March 6-10, 2023. The Talking Books program would like our member libraries to promote this service especially during this week. Most Kansans don’t realize that this program is available to them. Once they start the service they enjoy what is available for our Kansas reading community that believe they couldn’t enjoy books. This service is a no-cost service that is provided for all Kansans that meet the criteria for this service.

If you would like to schedule an introductory program of the Talking Books service please contact Richard at the System office to set up a date and time. The program lasts approximately thirty minutes.

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Cataloging, Collection Development, and ILL

By Sara Wilson

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Collection Development Inspiration

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In Literary News

Looking for a Children’s Book? Better Call Saul!

Bob Odenkirk of the popular TV show, Better Call Saul (a spin-off of another hit TV show, Breaking Bad) has written a children’s book. The book is inspired by poems that he and his children wrote together as part of a bedtime routine. Zilot & Other Important Rhymes is set to be released this fall. Look for this one to be popular with fans of both shows.

Calvin & Hobbes Author Returns With a New Graphic Novel

The creator of Calvin & Hobbes, Bill Watterson, is back and he’s created a graphic novel aimed at adults, this time. Fans are sure to be delighted to see the beloved author return to his craft. The Mysteries, a fantasy with dark artwork and mature themes, will hit shelves October 10, but you can preorder it on Amazon now.

Recent Book Challenge Issues Making the News

Libraries are feeling the impact of book challenges across the country. Here are some recent news reports involving book challenges and bans across the United States.

The Week in Libraries: February 10th, 2023

The State of Book Bans in the US in 2023

League City Council, Amidst Opposition, Creates Committee to Review Library Book Challenges (Texas)

Defunded Over Book Controversy, West Michigan Library May Try Third Time for Millage (Michigan)

This Rural Virginia County Is A ‘Testing Ground’ For Book Banning (Virginia)

Central Bucks School District is Considering Removing 60 More Books From Its Libraries (Pennsylvania)

Windham, Raymond Parents Call for School District to Ban Gender Queer: A Memoir (Maine)

In Case You Missed It

For ILLers

From SHAREit Product Manager Deborah Hensler:

Just a reminder that the next Sharing about SHAREit is scheduled for next Wednesday, February 22, at 1pm.

Registration is open at: https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/3937275701497130753

In this Q&A, we’ll answer questions about ILL Configuration – Bookstraps, Shipping Labels, Pick List, plus the Copy and Loan Full Record Displays.

For All VERSO Users

From VERSO Product Manager Rae Schneider:

Dear VERSO Users,

Release notes are [. . . ] below.

We will be doing a VERSO release on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, beginning a little after 7:00pm Pacific (10:00pm Eastern). Downtime is usually about 15 minutes but may be longer if issues come up.

RESOLVED

AG-2158	Novelist Select content was not displaying on full record if the record had more than one ISBN. We updated the request sent to Novelist Select. The request will now include the first ISBN in the record for compatibility with Novelist Select.
AG-2126Multiple CS Tickets	Records that were defined as a Serial in the MARC record were displaying as eSerials. The code has been adjusted to properly differentiate Serial and eSerial formats.

-Rae

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System Spotlight

By SWKLS Staff

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The Start of Something New for Kismet Public Library

The construction has begun for Kismet Public Library’s new building! How exciting!

Congratulations to Suzan and staff!

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Future Dates & Training Opportunities

March 4, 2023 – KASL Connect & Learn West District Workshop/Registration Link

March 15, 2023 – Great Stories Club Grant Application Deadline/Apply Online

March 24, 2023, 10:00 am – System Board Meeting (Hybrid)

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Consulting

By Richard Brookman

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Library Journal Star Libraries for 2022

The Southwest Kansas Library System has three libraries that have made the list of 2022 Star Libraries. “This is the 15th year in which Library Journal has scored U.S. public libraries on the LJ Index of Public Library Service and awarded Star Library ratings. The 2022 scores and ratings are based on FY20 data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Public Library Survey (PLS).” If you are interested in being a candidate for the 2023 rankings you will need to partake in the two surveys above that the Library Journal uses to gather their data.

The Star Libraries for 2022 for the System are:

Cimarron City Library with a 5 Star rating;

Hamilton County Library with a 3 Star rating; and

Lane County Library with a 3 Star rating.

You can view Library Journals’ website here about Star Libraries and visit the actual list on this page.

Congratulations to our Star Libraries!

Nature Adventure Packs

Jackie Augustine PhD, Executive Director Audubon of Kansas, delivered the “Nature Adventure Packs” to the office and as Sara mentioned earlier in the week the packs have been sent out. There is one piece of the backpack that is missing. The Trail Maps were not ready when Jackie delivered the backpacks to the System Office. She will be mailing them out when they become available.

Enjoy watching our Kansas Birds!

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Cataloging, Collection Development, and ILL

By Sara Wilson

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Collection Development Inspiration

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New Resources for You!

The following book has been added to the SWKLS Professional Collection and is available to be checked out via ILL:

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Recent Book Challenge Issues Making The News

Libraries are feeling the impact of book challenges across the country. Here are some recent news reports involving book challenges and bans across the United States.

Book Closes on Harmful Material Bill (South Dakota)

St. Johns County Removes 23 Books From Library Shelves After Review (Florida)

LGBTQ Books Being Challenged in Oceanside Schools (California)

Glen Ridge Public Library to Hear Second Request for Removal of 6 LGBTQ+ Books From Their Shelves (New Jersey)

Here’s a List of Books Banned, Under Review in Central Florida Schools (Florida)

Republicans Weigh Options to Remove “Inappropriate” Books from Classrooms and Libraries (Iowa)

North Dakota Weighs Ban on “Sexually Explicit” Library Books (North Dakota)

Willard Public School Board Bans Book, Suggests Governor Create Rating System to Restrict Access (Missouri)

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In Case You Missed It, For ILLers:

From Caroline Handwork of NEKLS:

Riley City Library/KS531 and Wakefield Public Library/KS532 have joined Kansas Library Express!  Both will receive 3 day/week direct service. 

I’ve attached a PDF of shipping labels.  They are also available online, https://kslibexpress.mykansaslibrary.org/shipping-labels/. Please print labels for Riley City Library and Wakefield Public Library.

*Also, El Dorado Correctional Facility/KS719 and Norcatur Public Library/KS842 are no longer on the courier.  Please pull those shipping labels.*

Please be sure to update your lender lists in Shareit! 

Select the lender list for your regional system here,  https://kslibexpress.mykansaslibrary.org/about/participant-list/.  

Below is a little visual help on how to update your preferred lender list in ShareIt.

When Participant Record is open, you should see this:

Replace everything in the circled box with your new Preferred Lender List and click Submit.

Happy resource sharing!

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For All VERSO Users:

“Talks With Ted” Transitions To “Versed in VERSO”

From VERSO Product Manager Rae Schneider:

As you know, Ted Koppel has retired after 15 years at Auto-Graphics. We wish Ted the best, but the show must go on.

Next Tuesday, February 14, at 11:00AM Eastern / 8:00AM Pacific, would have been the next “Talks with Ted.” Since Ted is no longer with us, we will be debuting “Versed in VERSO” and introducing our new VERSO Product Manager, Julie Cavender. 

Same time, same place! If you previously registered for the February “Talks with Ted” session, you do not need to re-register. If you have not registered yet, please do so here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/1165596002130880779 

This month, we will be demo’ing our new Hoopla integration and going over some of the feedback we received from your responses to the Marshall Breeding survey. The survey is still open, so if you have not taken the survey yet, here is the link: https://librarytechnology.org/perceptions/2022/invite/

We will still have time for your questions, so send us your questions!  Ask here: URL: https://forms.office.com/r/6P4NyW3hNN 

See you on Tuesday!

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System Spotlight

By SWKLS Staff

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Ashland Public Library Builds Community Connections, Celebrates 40th Building Anniversary, & Receives Grant

Congratulations, Ashland Public Library!

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Literature Love is in the Air at Grant County Library

Check out these creative and oh-so-cute Valentine’s Day book displays!

They look amazing, Grant County Library!

Dodge City Public Library Adds New Elements to Programs, Services, and Collections

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Future Dates & Training Opportunities

February 5, 2023 – Deadline for the 2022 State Library Survey

March 4, 2023 – KASL Connect & Learn West District Workshop/Registration Link

March 15, 2023 – Great Stories Club Grant Application Deadline/Apply Online

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Consulting

By Richard Brookman

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Summer Reading Program Free Matter

The Summer Reading Program Free Matter has arrived. This past week Tandy, Sara, and I separated out the orders for each library and sent out on the courier. The majority of the libraries will receive everything but the posters. Some of you will have posters with your order because we found boxes big enough to place the whole order in for delivery. For the ones that don’t receive posters with your order, we will be sending those out as soon as we receive containers that can hold the posters.

We will be working up the Eventbrite next week for the Summer Reading Workshop. It will be held on March 31, at the Finney County Public Library in Garden City. The presenters will be Patty and Diane again from the Central Kansas Library System for the theme “All Together Now”.

Auto-Graphics Ted Koppel Retires

If you didn’t happen to see the email that went out from Cheryl Slinkard, Chief Operations Officer of Auto-Grahpics, via the Versousers ListServ, Ted Koppel is retiring. Ted’s official last day was January 31, 2023. The System office extends Ted well wishes and a happy retirement.

As of this time no replacement has been named for Ted’s position. Once we hear something, we will let everyone know.

State Library Survey

For all of us procrastinators, the Annual State Library Survey is due this Sunday, February 5, 2023. So if you didn’t get it done today (Friday) you still have a couple of days to work on it. If you need any help you can call my cell phone number. I’ll keep my cell phone near me and check my email roughly every other hour this weekend.

If Friday afternoon comes and you don’t have it done and need an extension you can contact Alice Smith, LSTA & State Data Coordinator, via her email: alice.smith@ks.gov.

ALA’s Great Stories Club (GSC)

ALA invites library workers to apply for ALA’s Great Stories Club (GSC), a thematic reading and discussion program that engages teens who are facing difficult challenges through literature-based library outreach programs.

ALA will distribute implementation grants to 100 libraries to host GSC programming on two themes: 50 libraries will be eligible to be awarded the “Deeper Than Our Skins: The Present Is a Conversation with the Past” and 50 other libraries will be eligible to be awarded the “Finding Your Voice: Speaking Truth to Power.” These themes, created by scholars Maria Sachiko Cecire and Susana M. Morris, will feature books that explore questions of race, equity, identity and history.

“Applications will be accepted from all types of libraries: public; school; academic; and special. These libraries need to be within the United States and its territories and meet on of the following criteria:

1 The applicant library is located within an organizations that reaches underserved, under-resourced, and/or at-risk teens (e.g., alternative high school, juvenile detention facility, tribal library); or

2 The applicant library is working with a partner organization that reaches underserved, under-resourced, and/or at-risk teens.”

Selected libraries will receive 11 paperback copies of the specific theme-related book for a reading and discussion group, a $500 programming stipend, online training, programming resources and support throughout the grant.

If the Great Stories Club Grant interests you please visit the project guidelines and apply online by March 15, 2023.

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Cataloging, Collection Development, and ILL

By Sara Wilson

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Collection Development Inspiration

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New Resources for You!

The following books have been added to the SWKLS Professional Collection and are available to be checked out via ILL:

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ILLers, In Case You Missed It

From SHAREit Project Manager Debra Hensler:

The next Sharing about SHAREit Q&A on Wednesday, February 22, will be on the topic of ILL Configuration.

Please register for Sharing about SHAREit #13 on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 11am PT / 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET:

https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/3937275701497130753

In this Q&A we’ll answer questions about ILL Configuration – Bookstraps, Shipping Labels, Pick List, plus the Copy and Loan Full Record Displays. Please enter your question(s) on the registration form.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training.

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Future Dates & Training Opportunities

January 27, 2023 at 10 am – State Library Survey Workday at Scott County Library/Registration Link

March 4, 2022 – KASL Connect & Learn West District Workshop/Registration Link

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Consulting

By Richard Brookman

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KASL Connect & Learn West District Workshop

Hello Librarians!

We invite you to connect and learn with other librarians in Ulysses, Kansas on March 4^th.

This workshop is open to school librarians, public librarians and staff, and friends of libraries.

-Come meet author, Cindy Cook-Grant and illustrator, Beth Arnold-Demont as they share about their books featuring Gus the Therapy dog and more!

-Learn about hosting a Fairy Tale Fair at your library!

-Lunch will be served!

-Connect with and learn from Richard Brookman (SWKLS) about book challenges and Kansas content curricular standards!

See flyer for details! March will be here before you know it so register today! Click on the flyer or here https://forms.gle/5BsJ5Ncyh8pDujUW6 to register.

Questions?

Contact Tammy Barb: tbarb@usd214.org or Jessica Dearden: jdearden@usd466.org

Early Childhood Transition Task Force

An Early Childhood Transition Task Force is being created with Executive Order 23-01. The task force will include representatives from a fairly board catagory. The Director of Appointments showed interest in considering librarians that might be interest.

If you are interested follow this link to the Initial Application. The task force won’t be included in the drop-down menu, but individuals can select “open to any board/commission” and they’ll note that it’s for the task force.

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Cataloging, Collection Development, and ILL

By Sara Wilson

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Collection Development Inspiration

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In literary news . . .

What’s Hot and What’s Not

It’s state reports time, and although we may all be knee-deep in statistics right now, here are some statistics for you to relax with that someone else has put together. 🙂 Publisher’s Weekly recently published statistics that they were able to pull from NPD Bookscan, a company that tracks book sales across the U.S. Here is a breakdown of what’s hot and what’s not, in today’s book marketplace.

According to 2022’s report, the most popular adult fiction genres were Romance, with a 52.4% increase in sales, Fantasy, with a 17.4% increase, and Horror, with an 8.7% increase. Following closely behind the leaders were Suspense/Thriller, Graphic Novels, and General Fiction. Action/Adventure, Classics, Mysteries, and Sci-Fi didn’t fare so well, with sales of these genres in the negatives.

Nonfiction took a nosedive as a whole in 2022, with every nonfiction sub-genre except Travel (which had a sales increase of 13.4%) reporting negative sales. The hardest hit was History/Law/Political Science with -20.8%. According to Publisher’s Weekly, “The big slide in history/law/political science was due in part [to] the lack of a huge bestseller to match 2021’s million-copy-selling American Marxism by Mark R. Levin” (Milliot, 2023, p. 12).

If these trends continue, it looks like it may be honeymoon season, as far as literature is concerned. Love and travel are where it’s at. It’s a good time to stock up your romance section with the latest from popular authors like Colleen Hoover, Meghan Quinn, and Lucy Score. You might also want to make sure your travel guides are up to date for all those with cabin fever, itching for a getaway. Beach read time will be here before you know it!

Milliot, J. (2023). Romance was hot in 2022. Publisher’s Weekly, 270(03), 12.

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For VERSO Users . . .

From VERSO Product Manager Rae Schneider:

The video and annotated PowerPoint from the January Talks with Ted Q&A session have been posted.  They are available both in VERSO (Support Pages / VERSO) and on the Auto-Graphics Portal.

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Future Dates & Training Opportunities

January 13, 2023 – 1 pm – State Library Survey Workday at Meade Public Library/Registration Link

January 16, 2023 – System Office Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

January 18, 2023 at 1:00 pm – Niche Academy’s “Leveling Up Your Book Displays” Webinar/Registration Link

January 20, 2023 at 10:00 am – Online System Board Meeting/Registration Link & Zoom Link

January 23, 2023 at 10 am – State Library Survey Workday at System Office/Registration Link

January 27, 2023 at 10 am – State Library Survey Workday at Scott County Library/Registration Link

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Consulting

By Richard Brookman

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Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

On Monday, January 16, 2023, the System Office will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. The office will open again Tuesday morning at 8:00 am.

January System Board Meeting

The January SWKLS Board Meeting is an Online Meeting scheduled for Friday, January 20, 2023. We will begin at 10:00 am.

To register for the board meeting you may do so through this registration link and the Zoom Link is available here.

Kansas History Month

Take time this month to set up a display for Kansas History Month. You can do passive and regular programming with your communities by providing: 1) coloring pages (copyright free); 2) trivia question sheet or trivia night with questions all related to Kansas or individuals from Kansas; 3) have a movie night in the library showing a movie based in Kansas or adapted from a Kansas author’s book, and/or 4) a painting class for your community with an artist doing a sunflower.

Level Up Your Book Displays Webinar

What can I do to spruce up my book displays? To get ideas Niche Academy is having a webinar on this topic entitled “Level Up Your Book Displays”. The presenter is Faithe Miller Lakowicz and is on Wednesday, January 18 at 2:00 pm ET (1:00 pm CT). The webinar is to assist with this because, “a well-crafted display captures patrons’ attention, sparks imagination, and sends subtle (or not-so-subtle) messages about your library’s values and institutional culture.”

Attendees will come away with:, “practical approaches for maximizing the impact of book and media displays, including low-cost ‘hacks’ for maximizing visual appeal; highlighting diversity, equity, and inclusion; honoring an institutional voice;…and ensuring that displays are accessible and compelling for a variety of patrons.”

If you are interested in “Leveling Up your Book Displays” you can register through this link.

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Cataloging, Collection Development, and ILL

By Sara Wilson

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Collection Development Inspiration

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Introducing Our Upcoming Workshop . . .

*Details and registration information to come!

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In literary news . . .

Bannerman Series Bought by AMC

John Maxim’s Bannerman books – a series of spy novels – may very soon end up as a TV show on AMC. The network purchased the rights to the series and announced their intentions, this week. Fans of the series will be pleased to know that the author will serve as consulting director on the project. If you haven’t purchased any of the Bannerman books, now is good time to stock up!

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Member Spotlight

by SWKLS Staff

Plains Community Library STEAMs Up Programming & Makes Friends

From Sara Munn, Plains Community Library Director:

On December 15th, the library hosted an AR party for the 5th grade to close out the school year before starting the break.  This week, we received a public thank you from the school recognizing the library and its importance to the community as well as the newest items we have to offer.  The library has been working hard to gain community sponsors to add STEAM kits to the library.  This is going alongside my new goal of doing outreach with the school. All activities are STEAM-based.  We now offer 5 different ready-to-go STEAM kits along with 3D printing pens.  On the 15th, this was the first rollout of the 3D pens in the hands of students.  It was a huge success and very popular.  Starting in February, I will be doing regular lessons with the 5th grade using the different STEAM kits.  Third and fourth grade will follow.  We are so excited to offer these new kits and we will be using them this summer too for our Peace, Love, and Reading June program.  

The Library has relaunched a Friends Group and we are having a Friends of the Library recruitment dinner Monday, January 9th with guest speaker Amy Brucker.  Our Friends Group loves the TV show Friends so that is their theme.  The Friends of the Library motto is:  “The One Where We Promote Literacy & Inspire Community”.  We are thrilled to have a group and hope to gain even more members this month.  

Congratulations to Sara and staff!

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Future Dates & Training Opportunities

January 10, 2023 – Train U.P. “Retention Schedule Pt 1/Registration Link & Zoom Link

January 13, 2023 – 1 pm – State Library Survey Workday at Meade Public Library/Registration Link

January 20, 2023 at 10:00 am – Online System Board Meeting/Registration Link & Zoom Link

January 23, 2023 at 10 am – State Library Survey Workday at System Office/Registration Link

January 27, 2023 at 10 am – State Library Survey Workday at Scott County Library/Registration Link

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Consulting

By Richard Brookman

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January Train UP: Library Retention Schedules

The monthly Train UP for January is next Tuesday at 2:00 pm. The topic will be a walkthrough of the Library Retention Schedule created by Chris Rippel, former consultant of the CKLS. You can still register through it using this link and this is the Zoom link we will be using that day.

January System Board Meeting

The January SWKLS Board Meeting is an Online Meeting scheduled for Friday, January 20, 2023. We will begin at 10:00 am.

To register for the board meeting you may do so through this registration link and the Zoom Link is available here.

2023 IRS Mileage Rate

The IRS has distributed the new mileage rate for 2023.  The rate has gone up to 65.5 cents per mile for business travel.  If you need a copy of the release for your library board or files you can access it through this link.

2022 State Library Survey Now Open & Workdays

The State Library Survey is now live and you can start entering data.  The Survey is due by February 5, 2023.  If you need an extension Ray, the State Librarian, informed the System directors that libraries will need to go through the System office. The System office will contact the State Library to inform them that a library needs more time and the reason why.

I also visited with Alice, LSTA & State Data Coordinator, about any new questions that have been added to the survey.  She mentioned that there have only been a few minor changes to the survey.

First is Programming, section 11.20

 – Number of views of recorded program content.  They have extended the data collection from 7 days to 30 days of viewership.

Second is State Aid, section 12.4

 – Indicate the amount of State Aid your library requests for state fiscal year 2025 (next budget cycle).  This question is new.  The State Library wants directors, within reason, to provide an amount if they could request it that they would like to receive in State Aid funds.  There is no guarantee that the library will receive this amount.  This is just information gathering at this point in time.

Alice did not mention that they would be conducting a webinar this year.  If they announce one I will forward the information to you.

The System Office is currently reviewing directions on how to retrieve data from Verso and gathering the website & wifi statistics to place on the Wiki.  Update will be available next week at the latest.

The System Office has scheduled 3 workdays for the 2022 State Library Survey.  If you would like a quiet place to do your data entry you can join me:

January 13, 1 pm – 5 pm, at Meade Public Library in Meade/Registration Link;

January 23, 10 am – 3 pm, at SWKLS Office in Dodge City/Registration Link; or

January 27, 10 am – 3 pm, at Scott County Library in Scott City/Registration Link.

I am also available for one-on-one sessions with any of you.  You can email me or call the office and we will schedule a date and time for me to come to your library.  

Our first year directors, I will be calling this week to set up dates and times, but the assistance is not limited to them.

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Cataloging, Collection Development, and ILL

By Sara Wilson

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Collection Development Inspiration

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In literary news, this week . . .

Royal Rumble! Prince Harry Tells All

Prince Harry, son of King Charles and the late Princess Diana, has written an explosive autobiography that those who follow the royal family will not want to miss! He pulls no punches in exposing his family’s drama and addresses such issues as that infamous Nazi outfit he wore to a party in his 20s, the question of his paternity, and of course, all the details of what life has been like growing up as a “spare.” Harry’s new book, The Spare, will be released January 10th.

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Verso Users, In Case You Missed It:

From Auto-Graphics Product Manager Rae Schneider:

All,

Registration is now open for the January Talks with Ted Question and Answer webinar, to be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2022, at 11:00am Eastern (10:00am Central, 9:00am Mountain, 8:00am Pacific).

Use the URL below to register:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/1165596002130880779

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Send us your questions!  These webinars are more successful when you – our customers – send us your questions and concerns in advance.  Please send your questions using the following URL:   https://forms.office.com/r/6P4NyW3hNN

Sincerely,

Rae

ILLers, In Case You Missed It:

Please register for Sharing about SHAREit #12 on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 11am PT / 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET:

https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/1176925370764497411

In this Q&A we’ll answer more questions on managing ILL requests and other SHAREit questions. Please enter your question(s) on the registration form.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training.

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Technology

By: Christopher Dressler

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A New Addition

Chris is a graduate of Kansas Wesleyan University where he earned a B.S. in Computer Science. A noteworthy leader and team player with 20 years’ experience in IT and over 12 years’ experience at the Dodge City Public Library. In his free time, you will find him tinkering with a HAM radio, watching movies, playing with RC airplanes and trucks, and occasionally playing the saxophone in the community band.
– cdressler@swkls.org