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!
Legislative Day Carpool 2017
Interested in carpooling to Topeka for Legislative Day? January 26 is just around the corner. Sign up to carpool here!
Annual Legislative Luncheon
Please join us and our local legislative representatives for lunch and discussion on November 21, 2016, from 12:00 to 1:30! The event will take place at YaYa’s EuroBistro and will feature a talk by WSU’s Jeremy Hill entitled, “Economic Forecast for South Central Kansas.”
For more details, please take a look at the flyer! RSVP by November 16.
Save the Date
Legislative Luncheon 12:00 November 21st at YaYa’s EuroBistro.
Details to be announced shortly.
Make the Connection!
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.
Jean Hatfield Retirement Party
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.
2016 Annual Meeting
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
2016 Spring Symposium
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
Holiday Party
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
Legislative Luncheon
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