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 will be available soon, 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, and Birds 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.
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2026 KLAS Users' MiniConference Session Schedule & Descriptions
Tuesday, May 12
1:00 PM-2:15 PM Eastern / 10:00 AM-11:15 AM Pacfic
- KLAS New Features for Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (LBPD) Staff
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Moderators: Kyle Honeycutt & Marion Campbell, Keystone Systems
- Cataloging BoaF
- 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
- 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
- Presenter: Kevin Osborne, National Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled
- Description: Updates from NLS Staff
Wednesday, May 13
1:00 PM-2:15 PM Eastern / 10:00 AM-11:15 AM Pacific
- State of Keystone: Company Updates & Highlights
- Presenters: Drea Callicutt & James Burts, Keystone Systems
- Description: What has Keystone as a company been up to in the last year?
- 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. Agenda will be published prior to the conference.
2:30 PM-3:30 PM Eastern / 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Pacific
- 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.
- Reader Advisor BoaF
- Moderator: Josh Easter, South Dakota Braille & Talking Book Library
- Instructional Resource / Materials Center Users BoaF
- Moderator: Rhonda Hayden & Anna Theiss, Alabama Instructional Resource Center
3:45 PM-5:00 PM Eastern / 12:45 PM-2:00 PM Pacific
- 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!
- Outreach BoaF
- Moderator: Judy Gray, Indiana State Library, Talking Book & Braille Library
- Circulation BoaF
- Moderator: LeeAnne Hooley, Worcester Public Library, Talking Book Library
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.
