If you’re looking for Summer Reading ideas for your library, Pinterest is always a good place to start. We have created three collaborate Pinterest Boards for libraries to share ideas on. The boards can be found by clicking on the links below: Fizz, Boom, Read! Spark a Reaction! Literary Elements If you would like to …
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Feb 28
KASL Workshop
Google Tools for Collaboration Janelle Mercer, Assistant Technology Consultant and Trainer, presented at the KASL District V Workshop on March 1 at Southwestern Heights. Links to the slides and other resources are below. Link to Slides Resources: Group Reading with Google Documents Free Technology for Teachers Blog (great Google tutorials for teachers and librarians) Apps …
Jan 08
Payroll Tax Changes
JD Hancock via Compfight The following article was taken from: http://www.nekls.org/payroll-tax/ and reposted with author permission. Laura DeBaun is the Library Services Consultant and Business Manager at NEKLS. Washington and Topeka have been changing things for 2013 payroll. Happy New Year!!! The social security tax withheld from employee’s 2013 wages is going back to what …
Nov 27
Tablet Update Now Available
For those of you who have received Nexus 7 tablets there is a system upgrade available. This will take your tablet from Android 4.3 to Android 4.4. Android names its major releases after candy and this most recent version is called KitKat. Version 4.1 was called Jelly Bean. We recommend installing this update and any …
Nov 04
Are the Links at the Top of Google Mail and Your Other Google Pages Missing?
You’re not alone. It looks like Google has been doing some updates and changed the layout of some of their pages. You probably all remember having a list of links at the top of your Google Mail where you could get to the calendar, drive, etc. You may have recently noticed that those are missing. …
Oct 31
Zinio Launch
Today is the official launch day of Zinio for SWKLS libraries who purchased Zinio! Here are some things to help you as your library gets on board. We recommend that you feel comfortable with Zinio before you launch it to your patrons. We are offering several training classes over the next month which can …
Aug 09
Mikrotik DNS Redirect
Recently, we needed to check if any computers inside of a given network were configured to use OpenDNS servers. In our case, the router (10.10.100.1) is acting as a DNS cache and configured to query upstream DNS servers. What we want to do is first catch any internal IP address using OpenDNS IP addresses (208.67.222.222 …
Jul 10
Gmail Help
If you are a Gmail user, Google has a lot of good resources out there to help you organize and utilize your Gmail. I recommend getting started on their Gmail Tips and Tricks Page. The directions are easy to follow and also print out nicely. Here are some of the tips I recommend checking …
Jun 21
TumbleBooks!
TumbleBookLibrary eBooks for Kids – Available for ALL Kansas Libraries! The following information was taken from emails from Candace LeDuc and Lianne Flax from the State Library of Kansas. The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, Read-Alongs (chapter books with sentence highlighting and narration but no animation), and Tumble Puzzles …
Jun 21
The 2013 Kansas Notable Book list is here!
The Kansas Notable Books List recognizes the literary richness of our state and is a project of the Kansas Center for the Book at the State Library of Kansas. The annual selection of 15 books reflecting Kansas cultural heritage features quality titles with wide public appeal that are either written by Kansans or features a …