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| Title/Position | Name | Phone Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|
| System Librarian, Administrator | Alicia Ahlvers | aahlvers | 107 |
| Business Manager | Loretta Schroeder | lschroeder | 102 |
| Office Assistant | Lacey Steffan | lsteffan | 143 |
| IT Manager | Andy Mitchener | amitchener | 137 |
| Digital Resources Manager | Ashley Hernandez | ahernandez | 117 |
| Outreach Manager | Joy Boyd | jboyd | 149 |
| Outreach Assistant | Heather Brack | hbrack | 131 |
| School Libraries Consulting | Patty Collins, Joy Boyd | pcollins, jboyd | 134, 149 |
| Talking Books & Interlibrary Loan | Cathy Rhan | crhan | 139 |
| General Consultant | Liz Dukelow | edukelow | 133 |
| Technical Services & Collection Manager | Missy Esfeld | missy | 132 |
| Cataloger | Melissa Watson | mwatson | 140 |
| Youth Services Consultant | Patty Collins | pcollins | 134 |
| Youth Services Assistant | Diane Bott | dbott | 135 |
| Title/Position | Name | Phone Extension |
Who to contact at CKLS
If you are in Kansas call toll free at 1(800) 362 2642 or call long distance at 1(620) 792 4865
Alicia Ahlvers – System Librarian
Ext. 107 – Library management, supervision, board relations, core library values, or collection development.
Andy Mitchener – IT
Ext. 137 – Technology purchasing, E-rate technical support, IT support and maintenance, or technology planning.
Liz Dukelow – General Consultant
Ext. 133 – New library director training, the CKLS System Plan, system voting representation, budgeting, grants, core library values (ethics, intellectual freedom, privacy, equal service, and copyright), Kansas Public Library Standards, collection development, staff and trustee training, and weeding.
Ashley Hernandez – Digital Resources Manager
Ext. 117 – Koha/Pathfinder Central (training & maintenance), LibraryAware, the Aspen patron catalog, and Sunflower eLibrary maintenance, support, and eBook purchasing.
Melissa Watson – Cataloger
Ext. 140 – Cataloging library materials, creating spine labels, requesting Dewey Decimal numbers for items, and cataloging training.
Joy Boyd – Outreach Manager
Ext. 149 – Rotating Collection, rotating book deliveries, or updating your library’s rotating profile.
Heather Brack – Outreach Assistant
Ext. 131 – Rotating Books and the delivery schedule.
Diane Bott – Youth Services Collection Manager
Ext. 135 – Youth program planning, youth programming, passive programs, and Youth Services material requests.
Patty Collins – Consultant / Youth Services
Ext. 134 – Program planning, youth services, library operations, director and board relations, policies and bylaws, annual reporting, staff and volunteer management, grant writing, core library values (ethics, privacy, intellectual freedom, and equal service) and continuing education, staff and trustee training, weeding, and staff development for school libraries.
Cathy Rhan – Interlibrary Loan & Talking Books
Ext. 139 – Interlibrary loan training and requests (even those not found in Shareit), Talking Books, and services for senior citizens or patrons with special needs.
Missy Esfeld – Technical Services
Ext. 132 – Selecting and processing library materials, CKLS processing guidelines, ordering book-covering supplies, maintaining ILL/PILL/courier statistics, DVD cleaning and repair, and the Kansas Library Express Courier service.
Lacey Steffan – Office Assistant
Ext. 143 – The Public & School Library Directory, CKLS Members Google Group, and Sunflower eLibrary statistics.
Loretta Schroeder – Business Manager
Ext. 102 – System Payments, Reimbursements and grant money.