Keystone Systems

LAST CALL! Registration for #KLAS #Admin #Training for instructional resource / materials center (#IRC / IMC) users to be held via Zoom November 18-21, 2024 closes at EOB business TOMORROW! #OnlineTraining #KLASUsers More details / link to register: https://lnkd.in/gAhBp5jJ

Congratulations Natalia Renfro, Kansas Talking Books, for being chosen as the 2025 Julie Klauber Award Winner. The Julie Klauber Award, presented by Keystone, is a national award that recognizes a library staff person who uses KLAS as part of their daily job functions and demonstrates outstanding dedication and service to library patrons who are visually impaired / print disabled. Michael Lang, Director, Kansas Talking Books says, “Her actions embody what we all strive for at the State Library and Kansas Talking Books—exceptional patron-focused service. This recognition not only highlights Nataly’s personal dedication but our division’s overarching customer service philosophy.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/e7CiZpsV

In just a few hours, the opening general session of the 2025 KLAS Users' Conference will start in the History Reference Room of the Indiana State Library and on the KLAS UC2025 Zoom Event!! We're excited to see everyone both online and in-person! #KLASUC2025 #KLASUsers #KLAS #StartYourEngines

"On March 12, 1990, ADAPT led a procession of more than 500 marchers, including other disability activists and lobbyists, from the White House to the west side of the U.S. Capitol. There, in the kind of guerilla civic action for which the organization had become known, scores of marchers dropped to the ground and began the long journey up the hard marble stairs leading to the “People’s House.” They climbed backwards or on their hands and knees, step-by-painstaking-step. “As I’m seeing the people around me,” recalled Anita Cameron, one of the ADAPT activists who made her way up that day, “I'm like, ‘whoa, we are doing it. We are really doing it. We’re, like, crawling into history.’” " #ADA #Disability #CivilRights #HumanRights #Accessibility #Inclusion #A11y #DisabilityAdvocacy #USHistory #CapitolCrawl https://lnkd.in/e_-kruM3

In 13 days, the HYBRID 2025 KLAS Users' Conference kicks off in Indianapolis and online. Here's a few reminders for our attendees: 1. The 2025 KLAS Users' Conference website is klasusers.com/klasuc2025, or you can access it from the klasusers.com "KLAS UC2025" menu option. 2. In-person and virtual conference registration is still available. 3. In-person attendees should make sure to register for Hands-on Training sessions, the Indiana State Library Tours, and / or Thursday afternoon's Eiteljorg Museum networking lunch and tour if you want to participate. 4. ALL conference attendees should log-in to the 2025 KLAS Users' Zoom Event, setup their profile, and learn how to navigate it NOW before the conference. #KLASUC2025 #KLAS #KLASUsers #Indianapolis

The 2025 #KLAS Users' Conference is a hybrid #conference March 17-20 offering sessions in multiple formats with topics of interest for ALL #KLASUsers. In-person attendees will attend meetings at the Indiana State Library in downtown Indianapolis & virtual will join us via Zoom Events. Reminders for attendees: 1. The 2025 KLAS Users Conference website is: https://lnkd.in/ej_dpaRe 2. Virtual registration is ongoing. Cost is $100 / attendee. 3. In-person registration is $250 / attendee until 2/16/2025. A $50 late charge is added after this date. 4. The last day to to reserve a room at the conference rate is 2/16/2025. "Start Your Engines!" KLAS Users' and join us at #KLASUC2025.

Were you going to nominate someone last week for the 2025 Julie Klauber Award & just didn't quite get to it? Well, you're in luck, cause we've EXTENDED the DEADLINE to January 31! This is your opportunity to submit another KLASUser for recognition on a national level for their exemplary service to their patrons, coworkers, organization, & community. Award Info & Nomination Form: https://lnkd.in/ee9h49wH

Jill Rothstein, #KLASUser & former Chief #Librarian at The New York Public Library's Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, is now serving as the new head librarian at JBI (est. as The Jewish Braille Institute). #JBI started using KLAS in 2024 to provide accessible Jewish-interest materials to patrons who are #blind, #visuallyimpaired, or #printdisabled. https://lnkd.in/eTVdEq8R

Happy Holidays from our homes to yours! Wishing you a season of joy, peace, and love! May your celebrations be filled with a warmth and happiness, and may the coming year bring you prosperity and good health.

We hope you're making plans to join us in Indianapolis or online March 17-20, 2025, because the 2025 #KLAS Users' #Conference will be jam packed with sessions covering topics of interest for ALL types of #KLAUsers! To help you do so, TODAY we published the initial draft of the KLAS UC 2025 Conference Agenda which includes session titles, descriptions, and speakers. You can find it and much more conference info via the KLAS UC2025 Menu Option on klasusers.com: https://lnkd.in/ej_dpaRe #KLASUC2025