WALA Annual Meeting

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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

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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

WALA 2022 Winter Party

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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

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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

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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

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Christmas Book/Gift Exchange

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The board has decided that with the new variant of COVID starting around we will again forgo an in person Christmas event.  Because of this we thought we would go ahead and give everyone an opportunity to do the Holiday Book Exchange through the mail that we did last year. 

If you are interested in participating, please send your name and either your personal or work address to Jessica at jessica.pierpoint@wichita.edu.  She will get everyone matched and send out the information.  Pick any book used or new to exchange. It can be your favorite book, a book you think that person may enjoy more than you, or just a fun or unique book.

Please have your information to her by next Wednesday, December 15, if you would like to participate. 

Thank you and have a great holiday season,

April D Hernandez, Director
Goddard Public Library
goddardlibrary.com

WALA Meet and Greet

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Join the Wichita Area Library Association for a Meet and Greet!

Thursday, September 2, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Tanganyika Wildlife Park, 100 S. Hawkins Ln, Goodard KS

Join us in welcoming new and returning members.
$5 per person to enter the park.
Bar open for beverages and Splash Pad open for children.

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