The 2024 Tanner Spring Symposium will take place at Andover Public Library on April 23rd from 1-4 PM. This year’s theme is on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA). Food and drinks (including coffee) will be provided.
2024 Library Tour
WALA Meet and Greet
Come join us at the Sandbox in Derby!
September 19th, 5:30 to 8:00 PM
2412 N. Rock Rd., Derby, KS 67037
Delicious food and drink options
Open play – volleyball available 6:00 to 9:00 PM ($5 per player)
This is a great event to learn more about Wichita Area Library Association, meet the board, and network with fellow local librarians as we start the year off right! Please share with your library friends. Reminder, family and friends welcome too.
Summer WALA Events
Join WALA for the Final Friday Food Truck Rally on Friday, July 28th.
Enjoy: Various local food trucks at Wichita Boathouse and music after at Old Town Square.
Wichita Boathouse, 515 S. Wichita St.
Old Town Square, E. 2nd St. N.
Food from 5:00-7:30 PM. Music starts at 8:00 PM
Join WALA for Singo on Tuesday, August 15th, 5:30-8:30 PM
It’s like Bingo but with song lyrics instead of numbers.
Chicken N Pickle
Come enjoy food, drinks, and then play some Singo to win prizes!
WALA Annual Meeting
Join WALA for:
- Author Michael D. Graves (Bio below)
- Vote for 23-24 board
- President’s recap
- Lunch
Wednesday, May 17th, 2023 at 11:30-1:30 PM
Friends University
2100 W. University Ave.
Wichita, KS
About our speaker: Michael D. Graves
Pete Stone, Private Investigator
When the Great Depression hit Wichita, Pete Stone lost his diary business in a coin toss and his marriage soon after. Always a loner and reluctant to take orders, he begins his career as a private investigator. With a hearth of gold and determination to follow his gut when the clues don’t pan out, Pete never stops until the bad guy is caught.
Michael D. Graves created the character of Pete Stone as a memorial to his grandfather. Set in historically accurate 1930s Wichita, Kansas, the series is appropriate for middle school through adult audiences.
Tanner Spring Symposium: Outreach in Libraries
Join us in person this year for a discussion on Outreach in Libraries!
Tuesday, April 25th, 2023, 1-4 PM
Derby Public Library
1600 E. Walnut Grove, Derby, KS
Panelists:
- April Hernandez, former Director of Goddard Public Library; Systems Consultant at Southeast Kansas Library System
- Dr. Bobbie Long, Assistant Professor at School of Library and Information Management, Emporia State University
- Alex Mosakowski, Assistant Professor at William Allen White Library, Emporia State University
Library Tour
WALA will have a library tour on March 6, 2023, at 5:30 PM.. Join us for a tour of the newly updated Evergreen Community Center & Library!
Where: 2601 N. Arkansas Ave, Wichita, KS 67204
When: March 6 at 5:30 PM, board meeting at 6:00 PM, dinner following
WALA 2022 Winter Party
The WALA Board is pleased to invite you to this year’s WALA Holiday Party at The Alley (11413 East 13th Street North)! It will take place Thursday, December 15th from 5:30pm-8:00pm.
With trying to reserve a few bowling lanes in advance for event and planning to have a white elephant gift exchange (book/library themed or normal gift) we ask that you please try and RSVP by Friday, December 9th, by filling out this quick form: https://forms.gle/xwpCvMot4sZcx7Bc6.
There will be food and drinks available for order while there. Holiday festive outfits aren’t required but encouraged and feel free to bring a holiday recipe/treat to share with everyone. All families and significant others are welcome and please feel free to share with your other fellow librarians! We can’t wait to hopefully see you all there!!
WALA Meet & Greet 2022
Join WALA for our September Meet & Greet at Chicken N Pickle for an evening of food and games! They will have full food and drink menu you can order from while there. Indoor/outdoor seating with yard games and we will have a pickleball court from 7-8pm incase some of you want to try playing a round or two. Spouses and family are welcome! If you know of anyone thinking of joining WALA or wanting to learn a little about WALA, this is a great event to attend! You can also renew and/or become a member at this event. We hope to see everyone that’s able to attend!
Thursday, September 22
5:30-8:00 PM
1240 N. Greenwich Rd., Wichita, KS 67206
WALA Summer Gathering
Please join WALA for Twilight Tuesday at the Zoo on July 12th from 5:30pm-8:30pm! Enjoy live entertainment by Llew Brown Band and extended zoo hours. Admission will be $3. There will food and drinks you can purchase while there. Spouses and family are welcome!
If you know of anyone thinking of joining WALA or wanting to learn a little about WALA, this is a great event to attend! This should be a fun summer event and hope to see everyone that’s able to attend!
Where:
Sedgwick County Zoo
5555 W Zoo Blvd.
Wichita, KS 67212
When:
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
5:30 to 8:30 PM
Best,
Jessica Pierpoint (Torres), MLS
WALA President
