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The official podcast for Northeast Kansas Library System where we have conversations with our members and peers in librarianship.#library, #librarians, #kansas
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Anna and Dan chat with Robin Hastings, NEKLS consultant and author of Creating Generative AI Policies: A Guide for Public and Academic Libraries an ALA Editions guide, about the current landscape of generative and agentic AI and how these technologies intersect with library services, programs, and policies.Looking for AI training? Check out the resources from AI Safety Awareness Project, https://aisafetyawarenessproject.org/.
In this episode of Unbound, Brenda Hough and Cadie Maas join Anna and Dan again—this time to reflect on a recent event they hosted: Every Book Its Reader: A Readers’ Advisory Gathering. What makes a good readers’ advisor? And what did we learn from bringing library staff together to talk about connecting readers with books? We look back at the gathering, the conversations that stuck with us, and why readers’ advisory is as much about understanding people as it is about knowing books.
Lacie Griffin returns to Unbound to chat about intellectual freedom informed by her work at Johnson County Library and being the chair of Kansas Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee. This content came from the 2026 NEKLS Trustee Training videos: https://youtu.be/jrK1eLqvfcg, https://youtu.be/krzTz7Ojy3o.
In April 2026, several library directors from small Northeast Kansas public libraries were invited to attend the IMLS Library Convening 250: Telling America's Story in Pheonix. Anna and Dan met up with this group over Zoom to reflect on their experience at the convening.
Anna and Dan are back for Season 6 of the Northeast Kansas Library System podcast. In this episode, we meet world-renowned choral lyricist Charles Anthony “Tony” Silvestri and talk about the hero’s journey, fellowship, and what these ideas can teach us about our work in libraries.
Cadie Maas and Brenda Hough join Dan and Anna to talk about a one day conference they recently held at Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library.
A curated slice of Focus On:, our monthly interview series with Kansas librarians in school, public, and academic roles. From playful programs to serious research, these conversations show the surprising, essential ways libraries shape their communities.
School librarian, Fallon Farokhi, has worked in primary schools as librarian and teacher, and has now transitioned to running the highschool library. She joins Dan and Anna from California to chat about her path, her work with professional organizations, and a trove of resources for the school librarian.
The official podcast for Northeast Kansas Library System where we have conversations with our members and peers in librarianship.#library, #librarians, #kansas
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