Jody Hattrup
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Jun 27
Summer Newsletter
The Summer Newsletter is finished and you should be receiving one in the mail here in the next few days. Here are some of the featured topics in this edition: Information about Rosie Cutrer, our Summer Reading storyteller How one library partnered with the community to make READ posters What is happening at libraries across …
Jun 20
Kansas EZ Library Update
This was taken from an email from Lianne Flax on June 11, 2012. Update on Kansas EZ Library June 11, 2012 Please find below an update on 3M Cloud Library and OneClickdigital. It contains information from the Kansas EZ Library update webinar on June 1, and updated since then. …
Jun 08
New Books in ILL Collection
May 29
Grant County Library Featured in Garden City Telegram Article
This last weekend the Grant County Library in Ulysses was featured in the Garden City Telegram in an article entitled “The allure of the library”. Check out this article to learn more about some of the library staff, their patrons, and library activities. Here is one of the many highlights from the article: Mathes …
May 22
New Bookmobile Van – Ready to Go!
So — just how many librarians does it take to turn on the radio?!? You’ll just have to guess, as I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit! The radio in our new 2012 GMC Savana has a few buttons and knobs that took several of us a bit to decipher. Never fear though, Eldon will be back on the road …
May 10
Top 10 changes from the library of the future
Libraries have acted as community cornerstones for millennia. From Impactlab.net Every April marks School Library Month. Libraries celebrate how they promote education and awareness in an open, nurturing space. What makes them such lasting institutions, though, isn’t the mere act of preserving books and promoting knowledge. Rather, it’s the almost uncanny ability to consistently …
May 02
New Books in ILL Collection
Apr 23
How to Use NetworkedBlogs
NetworkedBlogs is a Blog Directory. Think of it as the Yellow Pages of blogs. NetworkedBlogs also lets you setup syndication to Facebook and/or Twitter for your blog once you list your site. Note: This will only work for library webpages that are blog based. If you have a KLOW or WordPress page this will work …
Apr 23
Plains Open House
Apr 19
KLA Recap
The Kansas Library Association Conference was held last week in Wichita. This year’s theme was “I Geek Kansas Libraries”. This year’s conference was packed full of excellent sessions and speakers. One of this year’s highlights was the Opening Keynote by R. David Lankes. The keynote was entitled: World Domination Through Librarianship. The keynote was both …