This year’s retreat will bring us to a quarter century of this wonderful and enriching event for youth services librarians! 25TH ANNUAL YOUTH SERVICES RETREAT! August 29-30 Camp Carol Joy Holling, Ashland, Nebraska Register at http://bit.ly/2019YSR Sessions: Recommended Children’s Books 2018-2019 Copyright for Youth Services Intellectual Freedom and…
Registration is now OPEN for the joint conference of the Nebraska Library Association, Nebraska School Librarians Association, and the Iowa Library Association! The conference theme is Bridging Borders: Succeeding Together, and the conference will be held October 2-4, 2019, at the La Vista Hotel and Conference Center. Come learn, share,…
Ben Mikaelsen will be visiting our system’s 4th & 5th graders October 28 – November 1, 2019. Some of his well known books include Touching Spirit Bear and Rescue Josh McGuire. There will also be evening performances for the public. More detailed information will be available soon!
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics with Western Library Systems Workshops! S.T.E.A.M. is the way of the future! But what is S.T.E.A.M.? It is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. Technological…
The West Nebraska Family Research & History Center at 1602 Ave A in Scottsbluff will be hosting a book signing event for Bryan L. Jones to promote his new book, North of the Platte, South of the Niobrara: A Little Further into the Nebraska Sand Hills (Stephen F. Austin University…
The Call for Speakers for Big Talk From Small Libraries 2019 is now open! This free one-day online conference is aimed at librarians from small libraries; the smaller the better! We are looking for speakers from small libraries or speakers who directly work with small libraries. Small libraries of all…
Central Plains & Western Library Systems Joint Summer Reading Workshop AGENDA 9:30-10am Registration & Mingle 10-11:30am Book Review by Sally Snyder, NLC 11:30-12:15pm CPLS Presents….. 12:15-1:30pm LUNCH & Sharing Time (lunch is included in your registration fee) 1:30-3:30pm Activities & Crafts with Jody Crocker, McCook City Library Please register online:…
