Northeast Kansas Library System

10/23/2026

Completely valid reason to grab more books from your local public library!

10/22/2026

Looking for training on how to keep your frontline staff safe? Here are 5 courses, bundled together into a convenient set of trainings for you (and your staff) to digest! https://course.libraryjournal.com/products/frontline-safety-training this is not free, but it's the kind of thing that the NEKLS CE Grant (https://www.nekls.org/grants-and-subsidies/) was made for!

Media Source Online eLearning Catalog

10/21/2026

The library services enabled by E-Rate support are indispensable to communities, argued ALA, citing a new study (https://www.ala.org/news/2026/10/new-report-eliminating-e-rate-would-cost-us-economy-42-billion-year) that reveals negative effects on the U.S. economy were the FCC to eliminate the E-Rate program. The analysis, conducted by the Brattle Group on behalf of ALA and other members of the SHLB coalition, estimates that eliminating roughly $2.6 billion in annual support for library and school broadband would shrink the national economy by approximately $4.2 billion annually.
Encouraging the FCC to build upon the successes of E-Rate and preserve the program's focus on universal service, ALA's filing included recommendations for strengthening the program and cautions against conflating broadband connectivity with screentime abuse.

"Broadband connectivity is not an event; it's a process, and one that Congress committed to nearly 30 years ago, when they established E-Rate," said Morris. "There is no replacement for E-Rate, no 'Plan B' to ensure broadband is affordable for libraries and schools. ALA continues to urge every library supporter to tell their U.S. Senators and Representative what broadband access means to you, using the tool at ala.org/erate."

According to a new economic study released this week by the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition and the American Library Association, eliminating the federal E-Rate program would have serious negative effects on the U.S. economy.

10/20/2026

¡Hola tod@s! Hello, All!

The Corazón de la Nación REFORMA chapter will be hosting a mini Spanish language book fair at KLA! Come find us in the Exhibit Hall!

Leamos Con Corazón Festival
Corazón de la Nación REFORMA
October 28-29
Kansas Library Association Conference Exhibit Hall

Publishers:

Puvill Libros : PuviTheca
Ingram Library Services, LLC
Pathfinder Press
Gaia del Sur LLC

Authors:

Bridging Letras Authors:
-Paulina Valencia
La Noche que Tú Naciste
-Corazón 's own Violeta Cornett!

¡Nos vemos!

10/19/2026

Your library’s Friends give their time, their money, and a surprising number of Saturdays. The least we can do is say thanks.

10/16/2026

Of course, as a Next Search Catalog card holder, that number is closer to 1,000,000, right? The concept - and the feeling - however, is the same!

10/15/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1FGb2xx3Uh/ - just learned about this at the MPLA conference in Nebraska. Sounds like a cool outfit to help libraries put on lit festivals.

Moving literacy forward through training, teaching and innovation for learners across Nebraska.

10/14/2026

https://mpla.us/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=10%2F14%2F26&eventid=8 - the NLA/MPLA conference starts today and it's close this year! We'll be meeting just north of the NEKLS region in the Omaha, NE area. I'll be there, so if you make it up to the conference, look for me (Robin) and say hi!

Theme: Stars, Stripes, and Stories: Libraries at the Heart of America Registration: https://nebraskalibraries.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=57 Keynote Speakers: Morning Oct 15: Kelvin Watson, Executive Director,Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Afternoon Oct 15: Alex Kava, bestselling aut...

10/13/2026

On Wednesday of last week, Anna visited with all of the Kansas City, Kansas Public School Librarians who have received collection development grants from NEKLS since KCKPS became a NEKLS member in 2025. Left of Anna is Dr. Canise Salinas-Willich, Assistant Superintendent of Organizational Development. Not pictured is Billie Esser, Director of School Libraries, who won and administered a grant on behalf of one of the KCKPS schools.
Billie Esser Kansas City, Kansas Public Library

10/12/2026

Happy Indigenous People's Day!!