March Board Meeting and Library Tour
March 5, 2018
5:00 pm: Tour of Wichita Southeast High School’s Library
2641 S. 127th Street East
Wichita, KS 67210
Enter on the south side of the building.
The main entrance has a buffalo above the door.
6:30 pm: Dinner at N & J Café and Bakery
5600 E. Lincoln Street
Wichita, KS 67218
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Hello WALA Members!
WALA members and members’ families are cordially invited to join us for our annual WALA Holiday Social. We enjoy a nice potluck dinner, white elephant book exchange, fun bookish games, and catching up with our librarian colleagues. We will provide the ham and beverages if you would please bring a side dish or dessert. For the book exchange, wrap up a book – any book – funny or serious, fiction or nonfiction, new or used. Typically, we bring a wrapped book from a used book sale or a weeded library book that someone might enjoy. This year, we are also planning a game which is not set in stone yet, but might be something like a book title Pictionary.
Please join us on Friday, December 8, 2017 from 6-8 pm at Mulvane Public Library, 408 N 2nd Ave.
Sara Butts
WALA President
Please join us and our local legislative representatives for our annual Legislative Luncheon!
Date: Monday, November 20, 2017
Time: 11:45-12:00 Check-in
12:00-12:45 Luncheon/meet your Legislators and Senators
12:45-1:30 Keynote presentation
Place: YaYa’s EuroBistro
8115 E. 21st. St. N.
Wichita, Kansas 67206
Keynote: Suzanne Tobias, reporter and columnist at the Wichita Eagle and Kansas.com
Menu: Buffet menu with penne Pomodoro, fresh Atlantic salmon, wood oven roasted chicken, Caesar salad, potatoes, vegetables, and chocolate cake.
Cost: $25 Members / $30 Non-Members
RSVP: RSVP to Anne Ethen at (316)303-8181 or aethen@wichita.gov by Tuesday, November 14, 2017.
Come network and have fun with area librarians and library lovers. WALA and non-WALA members are invited! September 28 from 5:30 to 7:00 at River City Brewing Company. See the flyer for more details.
The Wichita Area Library Association invites you to its Annual Meeting and Elections on May 18 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Lunch will be served, followed by an update on the new Wichita Public Library Advanced Learning Library and then the annual business meeting. 2017 retirees will be honored as well. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. See the flyer for more details.
Tom Taylor
WALA President
Thank you to all who attended the 2017 Spring Symposium, and a special thanks to our speaker, Sara Dixon.
Her presentation is available here.
Please join the Wichita Area Library Association at WSU Metroplex for our Annual Spring Symposium Monday, April 10th, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. See the flyer for more details.
WALA is proud to announce that Susan Hildreth, former director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, will be joining us for a brown bag lunch at the Alford Branch Library Tuesday March 28th at noon.
This informal event will include a Q&A.
So, bring some questions with your lunch.
I hope to see you there.
Tom
Please join the Wichita Public Library for a retirement party in honor of Allan Tanner, who has been a member of WALA for many years, including serving as WALA Treasurer. The party will take place on Wednesday, December 14 at 2:00 PM. For more details, check out the flyer!
Interested in carpooling to Topeka for Legislative Day? January 26 is just around the corner. Sign up to carpool here!
