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2026 KLAS Users' MiniConference

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3 months 6 days ago #2159 by patrick20k
2026 KLAS Users' MiniConference was created by patrick20k
The official dates for the 2026 free, online KLAS Users' MiniConference...

The official dates for the 2026 free, online KLAS Users' MiniConference have been set! Please mark your calendars for Tuesday and Wednesday, May 12-13!

Zoom connection information is available below, but go ahead and use the "Add to Calendar" button to save the dates.

Check out the conference schedule and session descriptions for each half-day which will include Keystone-presented updates, user-presented sessions, andBirds of a Feather (BoaF) open forum discussions.

Then fill out the 2026 KLAS Users' MiniConference Registration Form at the bottom of the page to let us know which sessions you plan to attend. There is no obligation and you are free to change your mind, but registering with your current plans will help us allocate the proper resources for each session.

Add this event to your personal calendar: 

Breakout Rooms

Other than Wednesday's 1:00 PM Eastern / 11:15 AM Pacific State of Keystone update and KLAS Users' Group Business Meeting, all the sessions for each timeslot will be held concurrently using Breakout Rooms. 

The Zoom link above will take you to the "Lobby" and is good for all sessions. From the Zoom Lobby, you can then select which room to join:

  1. Select Breakout rooms from the bottom toolbar of the meeting window.
  2. Select "Join" beside the room you want to select.
  3. Select Yes to join the room.

 The name of the Breakout room for each session has been added to the schedule below as well as the downloadable version.

2026 KLAS Users' MiniConference Session Schedule & Descriptions

Tuesday, May 12

1:00 PM-2:15 PM Eastern / 10:00 AM-11:15 AM Pacific

  • KLAS New Features for Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (LBPD) Staff
    • Breakout Room: Artemis 
    • Presenter: Katy Patrick, Keystone Systems
    • Description: Learn more details and ask questions about new LBPD-focused features added to KLAS since our last conference.
  • American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Integration Roadmap
    • Breakout Room: Endeavor 
    • Presenters: Kyle Honeycutt & Marion Campbell, Keystone Systems
    • Description: Learn more details of the integration with the APH Ordering System and catalog: where it stands now, what features are planned, roadblocks and opportunities. This is your opportunity to weigh in on priorities and provide feedback on planned features!

2:30 PM-3:30 PM Eastern / 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Pacific

  • Patron Services and Retention Through Impactful Practices in KLAS Roundtable
    • Breakout Room: Artemis
    • 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.
  • APH Census and Yearly Updates BoaF
    • Breakout Room: Endeavor
    • Moderators: Kyle Honeycutt & Marion Campbell, Keystone Systems
  • Cataloging BoaF
    • Breakout Room: Opportunity
    • Moderator: Dan Malosh, Minnesota Braille & Talking Book Library

3:45 PM-5:00 PM Eastern / 12:45 PM-2:00 PM Pacific

  • KLAS New Features for Instructional Materials / Resource Center (IRC / IMC) Staff
    • Breakout Room: Artemis
    • Presenter: Katy Patrick, Keystone Systems
    • Description: Learn more details and ask questions about new IRC/IMC-focused features added to KLAS since our last conference.
  • National Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled Updates
    • Breakout Room: Endeavor 
    • Presenter: Kevin Osborne, National Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled
    • Description: Updates from NLS Staff

Birds-of-a-Feather (BoaF) sessions give participants the opportunity to exchange ideas in a group discussion setting. All KLAS Users are invited to participate in the BoaF sessions they feel are relevant to them. These sessions are not formal presentations with slides or software demonstrations. Instead, the format is casual and open. Moderators launch the discussion and keep the conversation on topic; participants are asked to come prepared to share and learn. To promote open and informal discussion, these sessions are not recorded.

2026 KLAS Users' MiniConference Registration Form

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2 months 6 days ago #2160 by CWPep
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Do you have a list of the topics for this?

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1 month 4 weeks ago #2165 by patrick20k
Replied by patrick20k on topic 2026 KLAS Users' MiniConference
The schedule with session topics is now available!

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