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WALA Winter Newsletter Message from the President
Tom Taylor, WALA President,
Andover
Public Library
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Late December and early January are a time of reflection and resolution. Looking back, I believe that WALA had a successful Legislative Luncheon and a fun Holiday Party. Looking ahead, we are gearing up for a tour of the new Mulvane Public Library (3/6), our Spring Symposium “Reaching and Serving Todays’ New Adults” at the WSU Metroplex (4/10) and our annual meeting at Hyde Park (5/18). Just as many New Year’s resolutions focus on health, the health or our libraries and our organization deserve our attention. 2016 was a challenging year for Kansas libraries. We met some of those challenges head on with advocacy. 2017 will have its share of challenges as well. School and college libraries face continued budget cuts. It is up to us as librarians and library supporters to confront these challenges together. WALA can help. And you can help WALA. If you haven’t done so, renew your membership. Tell your colleagues about WALA. Consider serving on the WALA board or running for an office. Let’s make 2017 a successful year. Warmest Regards, Tom [email protected]
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WALA Leadership
Officers
Board of Directors
President 2016 - 2017
Tom Taylor Andover Public Library 316-558-3500 tomtaylor @andoverlibrary.org
Treasurer 2015 - 2017
Kendra Mork Goddard Public Library 316-794-8771 [email protected]
Vice President/President Elect 2016 -
2017 Helen Rigdon Wichita Public Library 316-688-9361 [email protected]
Secretary 2016 - 2018
Angela Paul Wichita State University Libraries 316-978-5084 [email protected]
Immediate Past Presi-dent
2016 - 2017 Kristi Jacobs Bradford Memorial Library, El Dorado, KS 316-321-3363 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor 2015 –
Sara Butts Wichita State University Libraries 316-978-5017 [email protected]
Webmaster 2015 -
Samuel Willis Wichita State University Libraries 316-978-5104 samuel.willis @wichita.edu
Ex Officio Nicole Penley South Central Kansas Library System (SCKLS) 1-800-234-0529 ext. 133 [email protected]
Anne Ethen 2016-2018 Wichita Public Library 316-303-8181 [email protected]
Cindy Pfeiffer 2015-2017 Circle High School 316-541-2277 [email protected]
Sue Koenig 2015-2017 316-208-1127 sue.koenig2002 @gmail.com
Sara Butts 2016-2018 Wichita State University Libraries 316-978-5017 [email protected]
Samuel Willis 2016-2018 Wichita State University Libraries [email protected]
Ruth Harries 2015-2017 Butler Community College 316-322-3351 [email protected]
Upcoming Events
January 26: Legislative Day *See page 6 March 6: March Board Meeting & Library Tour *See page 7 April 10: Spring Symposium *See page 6 May 18: Annual Meeting *See page 6
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Tom Taylor, Director of the Andover Public Library, gets some love from therapy dog Matilda. Matilda and some of her friends in the Wichita Area Therapy Dog Association came to APL for a read to the dog event on December 29
th.
Library Happenings
Wichita Public Library is offering two reading programs this year that you don’t want to miss! The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is a reading challenge aimed at improving early literacy skills. Track each book read by coloring in a circle and earn prizes as you reach each milestone along the way. This challenge is open to children aged six and younger. The 2017 Adult Winter Reading Program encourages adults to read about characters and lives that are different from your own. Earn prizes for books read between January 2nd and March 12th, 2017.
Legislative Luncheon
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On November 21st, eight Kansas legislators joined WALA members and non-members from the Wichita area at YaYa’s Eurobistro to discuss the role of the library in our community and to say thank you to legislators who have advocated for libraries in Kansas. Guest speaker, Jeremy Hill, Direc-tor of the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University, presented on the “Economic Forecast for South Central Kansas.” Photos © Sara Butts. Thank you to the legislators who took the time to attend this year, including: Senator Oletha Faust-Goudeau
(Kansas State Senate District 29)
Representative John Carmichael (District 92)
Representative Gail Finney (District 84)
Representative Tom Sawyer (District 95)
Representative Pete DeGraf (District 82)
Representative Patsy Terrell (District 102)
Representative Steven Crum (District 98)
Representative Elizabeth Bishop (District 88)
WALA Annual Holiday Party
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The WALA Annual Holiday Party was especially fun this year. Members and their guests enjoyed a potluck dinner, participated in the annual White Elephant book exchange, and even tried out a new Minute-to-Win-It style candy cane pick-up game. Photos: Joan Wilson from WSU holds up her white elephant book 50 Jobs Worse Than Yours (right). Recent retirees Allan Tanner and Rita Sevart have a conversation after dinner (below, left). Racine Zackula picks up seven candy canes, barely beating her husband Troy and three other play-ers (below, right). Attendees take a group photo with their chosen books in front of the fireplace (bottom). Photos © Sara Butts.
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Submit materials for WALA NEWS to:
Sara Butts
Wichita State University Libraries
316-978-5017
The Wichita Area Library Association (WALA) is an organization of li-
brary professionals started in 1982 in Wichita, Kansas.
WALA is dedicated to supporting libraries and
library employees in the Wichita area and works to
improve library services and access for the Wichita area community of
library users.
Do you know a library staff member who would
enjoy the social interaction and networking
opportunities that WALA offers? Do you have a
coworker who could contribute to our local
organization? Do you have an employee who has
great ideas and loves to be involved with the
community? If so, encourage them to become a
member of the Wichita Area Library Association!
For $15.00 a year, membership for WALA is a
steal! All they need to do is fill out a membership
application and mail it and a check for $15.00
(made payable to WALA) to
Kendra Mork, WALA Treasurer
Goddard Public Library
201 N. Main St.
Wichita, KS 67213
Membership forms can be found on our website:
http://walaks.org/
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Read WALA NEWS at:
http://walaks.org/
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