Since 2021, the Kansas Regional Library Systems have hosted the After-Lunch Course webinar series—short, practical professional development sessions for the Kansas library community. These webinars bring together respected voices from across librarianship to explore the ideas, values, and skills that shape strong libraries and effective library leadership.
Topics have ranged from intellectual freedom, ethics, and privacy to advocacy, universal design, cultural humility, policy development, and conflict resolution. Each session is designed to be accessible, thought-provoking, and immediately relevant to the work happening in Kansas libraries.
Below you’ll find recordings and materials from previous sessions. Each archive entry includes additional details about the presenter, the topic, and resources shared during the program.
Archive
- After-lunch course: Library advocacy with Jamie LaRue, March 11, 2021
- After-lunch course: Customer service skills with Pat Wagner, June 10, 2021
- After-lunch course: Library ethics with Pat Wagner, September 9, 2021
- After-lunch course: The 20 second talk with Jamie LaRue, December 9, 2021
- After-lunch course: Policy writing and review with Andrew Smith, March 10, 2022
- After-lunch course: Intellectual Freedom with Martin Garnar, June 9, 2022
- After-lunch course: Cultural Humility with Xan Goodman, September 8, 2022
- After-lunch course: Leading from where you are with Sharon Morris, December 8, 2022
- After-lunch course: Universal Design with Carli Spina, March 30, 2023
- After-lunch course: Privacy with Trina Magi, June 15, 2023
- After-lunch course: Incorporating EDI into the Whole Collection Development Cycle, September 28, 2023
- After-lunch course: Resolving Conflicts in the Library, December 7, 2023
- After-lunch course: Advocacy in a Polarized World with Peter Bromberg, May 30, 2024