The Wichita Area Library Association would like to invite all library staff who may be new to the area, to the library world or to the profession to join us for a networking event. This is an opportunity to “meet and greet” and to get to know WALA members and learn more about WALA. You don’t need to be a member of WALA to attend!
Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 – 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Alford Branch Library
3447 S. Meridian
Wichita KS 67217
For more information, please check out the event flyer.
Longtime WALA member and former president of our organization Jean Hatfield is being honored for her years of service to the library profession on Friday August 19th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian. View the flyer here. On behalf of WALA, we wish Jean a happy retirement.
Please join the Wichita Area Library Association at Hyde Park Shelter for our 2016 Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 19th and share in library humor with Daniel Pewewardy! RSVP to Kendra Mork (kmork@goddardlibrary.com) by May 13th. Lunch will be provided. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. See the flyer for more details.
Kristi Jacobs
WALA President
Please join the Wichita Area Library Association at WSU Metroplex for our Annual Spring Symposium Monday, April 11th! We will be in 132 Sudermann Commons, which is near door C. See the flyer for more details, or check out the event on Facebook.
Kristi Jacobs
WALA President
Please join us for our holiday social December 11 at Newman University!! For more information, please check out the event flyer!
Kristi Jacobs
Wala President
Please join us for our Annual Legislative Luncheon on November 17th at Terradyne Country Club! Jim Mason will present “Wichita’s History in Postcards.” Please see the attached flyer for more details and feel free to contact me with any questions.
Kristi Jacobs
Director
Bradford Memorial Library
611 S Washington, El Dorado, KS
(316) 321-3363
Hello Wala Members!
It’s time once again for our Annual Meeting. This year we are meeting at the Hyde Park Community Building on 201 S Greenwood in Wichita, KS. We would be glad to have you join us for a luncheon and business meeting, followed by a presentation from Roy Bird on Kansas Carnegie libraries. For more information, please see the attached flyer.
Hope to see you there!
Eric Gustafson
Wala President
The Spring Symposium is just around the corner and we would love to see you there! This year’s focus is on leadership and we have some great presentations lined up. This year’s presenters are Brad Allen from Lawrence Public Library, Amy Nichols from the Kansas Leadership Center, and we will also have a panel discussion of area librarians who have attended MPLA’s Leadership Institute.
This is a free event and will be from 12:30 to 4:00 at the USD 259 School Service Center. We do ask that you register by contacting Eric Gustafson (eric@derbylibrary.com)
For more information, please check out the event flyer!
Looking for something to do on a cold winter evening? Why not join us for the annual WALA library tour! This year we are headed to Andover. We’ll meet up for dinner at 5:30 at the Poplar Restaurant, 127 U.S. 54, Andover, KS 67002 and then head over to Andover Public Library for a 7:00 pm tour.
For more information, please check out the event flyer.
Or check it out on Facebook!
Hope to see you there!
Eric
It’s that time of year again! Please mark your calendars for December 12th at 6:30 pm and celebrate the holidays with WALA. This year’s event will be at Newman University. For more information, please check out the event flyer.
Hope to see you there!
Eric