In late 2017, it was announced that Legacy of the Plains Museum was chosen to host the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street traveling exhibit called Water Ways. This exhibit will come to Gering on February 23 and be on display until April 7, 2019. This exhibit explores the role of…
Join a WLS Committee to help plan and develop activities and services for 2018/2019 Annual Meeting Committee: This committee plans speakers, activities, and agenda for the WLS annual meeting. Tech Committee: This committee recommends workshops or other leading opportunities based on priorities from surveys, program evaluations, and suggestions…
Attention Readers! We have just added 12 copies of “if I stay” to our book sets for check out. This is a simultaneously tragic and hopeful, romantic, riveting, and ultimately uplifting story about memory, music, living, dying and loving. A good read for your Book Clubs. Contact the WLS office…
Unfortunately, it is with a heavy heart that I must leave my position as the Director of the Western Library System. This past year has provided me with many wonderful experiences working with the talented librarians and directors from all around the 21 western Nebraska counties. I am very appreciative…
Come join us for an exciting and unforgettable day! When: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Where: Chappell Memorial Library & Art Gallery, 289 Babcock, Chappell, NE 69129 Registration & Coffee: 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Cost: $10.00 (meal catered by Burgie’s) Please make check payable to the Western Library System Please register…
Information Security workshop (provided by The UNO Library Science Program) with Erica Rose scheduled for Friday, May 18, 2018 at Kimball Public Library, and Librarian Meeting following. Contact the Western Library System to register.
Spring Meetings: Alliance Public Library – April 25, 2018 Sponsored by Public Library and Trustee Section (PLTS); School, Children’s and Young People’s Section (SCYP); Paraprofessional Section; and the Regional Library Systems Nebraska’s Changing Demographics and Their Impact on Your Community and Your Library David Drozd, Center for Public Affairs Research,…
What’s Makey Makey? Makey Makey is an invention kit for the 21st century. Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. It’s a simple Invention Kit for beginners and experts doing art, engineering, and everything in between. How Does it Work? Alligator clip two objects to the Makey…
Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry On Jan. 22, 2018 Governor Pete Ricketts signed a proclamation honoring the 2018 One Book One Nebraska: Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry edited by Greg Kosmicki and Mary K. Stillwell. Nebraska Presence includes poems by more than 80 contemporary Nebraska poets, including Pulitzer Prize winner…
WLS is sponsoring two “Libraries Rock” Summer Reading Workshops in March. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Wednesday, March 7, 2018 – Prairie Winds Community Center, 428 N. Main Street, Bridgeport, NE Thursday, March 8, 2018 – Hastings Memorial Library, 505 Central Avenue, Grant, NE Cost: $10.00—9:30 to 10:00 Registration/Coffee & Donuts—10:00am to…
