Greetings from the KLA President: Welcome to a new KLA year!  It is both an honor and a pleasure to serve as President of the Kansas Library Association.  Kansas has a wonderful community of Librarians, Friends and Trustees.  Whether academic, public, school, special libray, Friend or Trustee, many of our concerns are the same.   I look forward to working with everyone in order to grow our association and improve member services.   Yes, that means I'll be calling on many of you for assistance!  Thank you for giving me the opportunity to represent you and KLA for the next year.  KLA is YOUR association.  Let's make it a better association together. Laura Loveless llove@kckpl.lib.ks.us (913) 596-5807
Benefits of KLA Membership Advocacy for improved library funding Advocacy on proposed laws that impact your library Advocacy for the statewide services that help you in local service Awareness alerts to help you speak to important library issues Representation for you and your library in state policy development Education and skills improvement for your library staff Best practices sharing and networking for your library staff Ideas and networking for Library Friends A forum for discussion of current library issues Paper and Internet publications on library news and issues Opportunities to examine new books and new technology Awards and recognition for excellent library service Vision, encouragement, and leadership for excellent library service Appreciation for the tremendous importance of your library Representation in the American Library Association Advocacy for statewide salary initiatives -- courtesy Duane Johnson, former State Librarian of Kansas and Rosanne Siemens, KLA Executive Director Kansas Library Association Intellectual Freedom Manual