2008 Directory of Performers

The NEKLS 2008 Directory of Performers is an up-to-date listing of enthusiastic presenters eager to share their talents and special interests at Kansas libraries throughout the year. The directory is a valuable resource for community groups with programming needs. schools, recreation departments, senior centers, and other youth- and adult-services agencies will all find something of interest.

Kan-safe

Internet safety and filtering issues are of utmost importance to Kansas’s librarians, educators and their service groups. The federal Children’s Internet Protection Act, Neighborhood Children’s Internet Protection Act, efforts by the Kansas Legislature for the passage of Substitute House Bill 2420 (Children’s Internet Protection Act) as well as local demands for Internet safety and/or filtering makes education and training on these issues crucial. With the assistance of a 2004 Kan-ed Content Grant, 2004 Library Services and Technology Act Grant (LSTA) from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and funding from the SCKLS general budget, SCKLS created Kan-safe, a web accessible Internet safety and filtering resource center.


Kansas Libraries on the Web (KLOW)

The My Kansas Library on the Web (KLOW) project is an attempt to allow small public libraries across the state have access to high end web-based tools to facilitate easy web development. KLOW is a service jointly sponsored by the Kansas Regional Library Systems and the State Library of Kansas.

If you would like to know more about MyKLOW, please email Liz Rea, lrea (at) nekls.org. To request a KLOW site, please go to http://www.mykansaslibrary.org/request-a-klow-site/

Kanguard

Kanguard is the free Internet content filter for public libraries in Kansas a service of the State Library of Kansas Kansas public libraries that have made the decision to filter public access computers in response to the requirements of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) have the option of using Kanguard, an Internet filter service provided by the State Library of Kansas that is:

  • reliable
  • low maintenance
  • easily disabled or reactivated by library staff
  • minimally disruptive to the user’s online work
  • available to the library at no charge

and that:

  • has no negative effect on the performance of the library’s computer
  • uses decisions on site blocking made by Kansas librarians
  • meets the technology protection measure requirement of CIPA