I am pleased to share that we raised a combined $3167 from our KLAEF events and fund raising from conference.
Gift Baskets- $2526
Pay on the day of Trivia- $142 (mulligans and entrance fees)
Fund raising from some Board members and the FOKL gift- $500
I wanted to announce the names of the winners of the KLAEF Gift Baskets.
I apologize up front if we misspelled your name. We were writing the winners names fast and furiously on Thursday afternoon. Also I want to thank all the 30 groups and organizations who sponsored the baskets.
I will have the final amount of how much we raised and pictures of the events in the next day.
1. FOKL Ring your future: Paula Ware
2. Ottawa University Braves Basket: Denise Smith
3. Richmond Public Library Geography Club: Kathy Leon
4. Silver Lake Public Library DIY toolbox: Jo Budler
5. Coffee County Library Scrapbooker’s Dream : Emily Sitz
5. KLAEF Candlelight Extravaganza: Joe McKenzie
7. KCHERN Disaster Preparedness Basket: Rhoda Mclan
8. Comic Pop Library.com: Trinda Chase
9. I geek freebies: Ruth Rodden
10. NCKL You gotta relax: Laura Loveless
11. ESU Basket: Jeanette Stomgren
12. Ottawa University Cake Decorator’s Basket: Dee Trinkle
13. RIAT Gear: Paula Elder
14. 2yrs at the beach: Vickie Long
15. Cooking with WALA: Becky G
16. KYAL Basket: Candee Jacobs
17. Warm & Toasty: Gigi Helm
18. Pampered Chef Basket: Kim Rutter
19. Hays Public Library Afternoon Delight: Susan Johns Smith
20. ESU Library & Archives Amazing animals: Jan Tiltson
21. KILR Novel Destinations: Paula Moege
22. Basehor Lady Bug Basket: Cheryl Canfield
24. SEKLS Storytime basket for babies: Janet Reynolds
25. Friends University Basket: Patti Miles
26. Pioneer Memorial Library: Jana Bergstrom
27. PALS Basket: Mary Ann Buhler
28. Inspiration by chocolate: Vickie Trott
29. SWKLS I geek chocolate: Mary Bauer
30. NEKLS Ice cream party: Gigi Helm
Are you interested in attending the Kansas Library Association Conference on April 6-8, 2011 in Topeka but need additional funds to make that happen. Consider applying for a KLA/KLAEF Continuing Education grant.
The Kansas Library Association Educational Foundation has some funds that are geared to help defray registration fee costs for Kansas librarians.
Fill out the application and send to:
Marie Pyko, KLAEF President, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka KS 66604
Applications will be accepted through March 31, 2011
Kansas Library Association Educational Foundation Continuing Education application
Remember… the tea for two basket?
And the basket that really was a chair?
And the chocolate- to-die for basket that you could have won last year?
Well we are once again going to be raffling gift baskets as a fundraiser for KLAEF. Our baskets will be available Wednesday and Thursday in the main lobby of Manor Conference Center.
Raffle tickets are $1.00 or 25 for $20.00
All proceeds go to help underwrite next year’s KLA Conference and provide Continuing Education and Scholarship grants for Kansas Librarians.
Join us on April 6-8 in Topeka at our KLA Conference and buy a chance at wonderful gift baskets.
Trivia Night Fundraiser—–$10/person
Be the team who will have bragging rights for knowing the most earth shattering or trivial information in all of library land.
Form a team of 4-6 colleagues or just join a team the night of the event.
Trivia Night with KLAEF is a fundraising event in which teams compete against each other in answering questions from various topics to win prizes.
From working together on tough questions to joking with other teams, team members bond with each other and other teams to create a fun, stimulating environment filled with friendly competition. Everyone has fun at Trivia Night! Spend the evening with us fundraising and showing off what you know. We will have a cash bar at the event.
10 questions per round. 8 rounds total, each from a different category.
Prizes will be awarded to the top teams.
Here is how you sign up to attend this great event.
Go to the Kansas Library Association website (http://kslibassoc.org/home) and click on the conference link, click on registration and then go into the Online Store. The Trivia Night event is on the second page, click on select to choose this event.
Because this is a separate event you do not have to be registered for the conference to participate in the fundraiser. Bring your whole family if you want.
If you have questions please email Marie Pyko at mpyko@tscpl.org or call 785-580-4560.
Continuing education really can make a difference. Royce Ktts, Director of the Tonganoxie Library recently received a grant for continuing education to attend the MPLA Leadership Institute. Here is what he said about the experience.
“A Week in the Mountains”
Earlier this year I was able to participate in the Mountain Plains Library Association Leadership Institute with funding made available by the Kansas Library Association Educational Foundation (KLAEF).
Combined with continuing education funds from the Northeast Kansas Library Association, I was able to take part in this wonderful opportunity with no cost to my library.
This year’s Leadership Institute took place at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado and was facilitated by Association of College and Research Libraries Librarian of the Year Maureen Sullivan.
Participants and mentors were brought in from the states who make up the Mountain Plains Library Association, with representation from each state. From Kansas we had Gail Santy, Tom Taylor, and yours truly.
We spent the week discussing a variety of concepts and working on issues of professional growth that our busy work lives leave us little time to contemplate. We had personal time to talk with mentors, and the highlight of the week for me was getting the chance to sit down with Maureen for an hour and talk about my plans for the future. She is an awesome individual and the quality of the materials she prepared will be a great knowledge base to draw from in the future.
I remember saying to someone at the beginning of the experience: “I can’t wait to see you all cry when we are done with this.” And wouldn’t you know it, when it came time for me to say goodbye I was the one bringing on the waterworks.
I would like to thank the Educational Foundation for making continuing education funds available for Kansas Librarians. Sadly, in these times of budget cuts, continuing education funds are the first to get cut. The grant made available from the Educational Foundation meant that I was able to take advantage of an opportunity that will help me give back to the Kansas Library community for years to come.
We all know that the tough economic times have not only affected our individual pocket books but also our savings and investments. This is also true for Foundations across the country.
For our Kansas librarians grants and scholarships are never more important.
This year we are pleased to have been able to provide funds so that several Kansas librarians were able to attend conferences and workshops.
The following librarians applied and received continuing education funds
KLA Conference
Connie Weber
Goldie Harkins
Judith Cremer
MPLA Leadership Institute
Royce Kitts
We are very happy to be able to help our colleagues continue their growth as librarians. Please consider applying for a Continuing Education/Professional Development grant for your next learning opportunity or next year’s KLA Conference.
Marie Pyko, KLAEF President
The Kansas Library Association Educational Foundation is committed to providing opportunities for Kansas librarians to engage in continuing education and professional development. We are working with the Kansas Library Association to revamp our CE and Scholarship process but in the interim I am posting the current application. In the coming weeks I will highlight some of the events and continuing education opportunities we have helped to make possible in the past 6-9 months. Until then if you have an interest in applying for support to participate in continuing education, please fill out the application and send it to Marie Pyko at mpyko@tscpl.org or mail it to Marie Pyko, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604.
Kansas Library Association Continuing Education grant application
With the launch of the new webpage I am pleased to share with all KLA Members the Board of Directors Roster. The Board is very committed to our mission of providing continuing education and scholarship opportunity to Kansas librarians. As we progress in development of our webpage, we hope to provide a venue for the community to learn about how of the Educational Foundation is helping nurture our profession by providing resources to help librarians continue their learning.
Please meet the 2010 Kansas Library Association Board of Directors
Marie Pyko, President
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604
mpyko@tscpl.org
Rita Sevart, Vice-President/President-Elect
Wichita Area Technical College Library
301 S Grove St, Wichita, KS 67211
rsevart@watc.edu
Leslie Bell, Treasurer
Northwest Kansas Library System
#2 Washington Square, Norton, KS 67654
leslieb@ruraltel.net
Kristin Whitehair, Secretary
Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center
2100 SW 39th,Kansas City, KS 66160
Kristin.whitehair@gmail.com
Pat Clement
Pittsburg Public Library
308 North Walnut, Pittsburg, Kansas 66762-4796
pclement@pittsburgpubliclibrary.org
Gloria Creed-Dikeogu
Myers Library, Ottawa University
1001 South Cedar Street. Ottawa, KS 66067
gloria.creeddikeogu@ottawa.edu
Sharon DuBois
Jay Johnson Public Library,
411 Main Street; PO Box 369, Quinter Kansas 67752-0369
jjpl@ruraltel.net
Bruce Flanders
Lawrence Public Library
707 Vermont Street, Lawrence KS 66044-2371
bflanders@lawrence.lib.ks.us
Joe McKenzie
Salina Public Library
301 W Elm St,Salina KS 67401
joemcken@salpublib.org
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