Thank you everyone for joining us for a wonderful 2026 KLAS Users' MiniConference! The recordings from NLS and User-presented sessions are now available.
KLAS Users' Group Business Meeting
KLAS Users' Group Business Meeting
Presenter: Josh Easter, President, KLAS Users' Group
Description: KLAS Users’ Group Business Meeting including committee reports, VP election information, future conference discussion, etc.
Session Recording
NLS Updates
National Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled Updates
Presenters: Jason Yasner, Shah Shafaat, Sarah Garske, and David Perrotta, National Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled
Description: Updates from NLS Staff
Slides & Session Chat
Session Recording
Patron Services and Retention Roundtable
Patron Services and Retention Through Impactful Practices in KLAS Roundtable
Presenters: J.D. Burns, Mississippi Talking Book Services & Josh Easter, South Dakota Braille & Talking Book Library
Description: How can we use KLAS to create stronger relationships with our patrons, and how do these relationships correlate into patron retention? Can we measure the effect of how initiating contact with the patron affects the lifespan of patron usage of the service, and retention of that patron? The overall goal will be to discuss how building relationships with our patrons can help us better serve them, and essentially retain them, and what tools are available in KLAS to do so.
Slides & Session Chat
- Burns, J - Services and Retention Roundtable slides (Google slides)
- 2026-05-12 Patron Retention chat (txt)
Session Recording
Loading BARD Circ Stats Panel Discussion
Loading BARD Circulation Stats Panel Discussion
Presenter: James Gleason, Perkins Library
Description: Every month the BARD download records come around. We all have our ways of getting those records into KLAS. Which do you find best? What is your timetable? What about libraries who outsource braille services? These and other topics will be discussed.
Slides & Session Chat
Session Recording
Excel Analysis for KLAS Reports
Excel Analysis for KLAS Reports
Presenter: Jason Richmond, Library of North Carolina’s Accessible Books and Library Services
Description: KLAS reports generate useful numbers and snapshots. With Excel you can transform those numbers into maps, charts, and graphs to visualize your data over time and geography. If you ever wanted to know the distribution of your patrons by county or to find trends in your circulation, this is the program for you!
