Off the Spectrum: Serving Customers With Disabilities Other Than Autism
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Customers with disabilities are a diverse group—autism is only one of many, many disabilities present in the communities we serve. This diversity is often ignored when it comes to professional development and staff training regarding accessibility, however, as a disproportionate amount of attention is currently being focused on the very real needs of individuals on the autism spectrum. Confusingly, strategies for inclusion of community members with autism are sometimes presented as being appropriate for all customers with disabilities, leading librarians to implement strategies which are ineffective, and sometimes inappropriate, for individuals with other types of disabilities. This workshop will present an overview of the widely diverse disabled community and offer suggestions for meeting the often conflicting needs of this population.
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Jennifer Salt works as a senior librarian in the youth services department of the Middletown Township Public Library. She has an MLS from Rutgers University and has previously presented at the Youth Services Forum on a variety of early childhood topics. Jennifer also has multiple disabilities and is excited to have the opportunity to speak to her colleagues on serving families with various types of disabilities. More information (including handouts for her part of the program) can be found on Jennifer’s website: librariesforall.weebly.com
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Liz Burns is the Youth Services Librarian at the Talking Book & Braille Center. Liz’s articles on a variety of subjects have appeared in The Horn Book and School Library Journal. She likes to read and write, and watch TV.
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Jen Apgar works in the Youth Services department at the Talking Book & Braille Center. Prior to this, she worked at the Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing. She graduated with a degree in ASL/English Interpreting from Bloomsburg University. Jen enjoys spending time at the beach, reading, catching a Broadway show, and watching TV.
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten
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Gloucester County Library is using the 1000 Books program to promote reading to newborns, infants, and toddlers and to encourage parent and child bonding through reading. Hear how three branches are making the program their own.
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Loretta Lisowski earned her MLS degree from Drexel University and has worked in children’s libraries for the past 20 years: first in a PreK-8 private school, then as an intern at Mount Laurel Library, and a Youth Services Librarian at the Galloway Twp. Branch of Atlantic County Library System. She is currently working as a Youth Services Librarian at the Mullica Hill Branch of the Gloucester County Library System.
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Carol Dera studied English and education at Rowan University and has been with the Gloucester County Library System since 2004. I have enjoyed the privilege of providing children's services for the past ten years. The experience for this position was greatly enhanced in the raising of my 3 amazing children.
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Heather Marquette is the Youth Services Coordinator for the Logan Branch of Gloucester County Library System. She has been with the Library System for 10 years and previously worked as a Preschool teacher for 4 years. Heather provides weekly programs throughout the year for children ages 0-12 and coordinates the teen volunteer program at her branch.
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Challenging LGBTQ Teen Homelessness Head-On: Going From Forty to None
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In America, it is estimated that up to 1.6 million youth are homeless each year and up to 40% of them identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. Yet, only 3-5% of the general youth population does the same. This presentation will be an opportunity to gather real, workable tools to help you care for this population in your community, as well as a chance to sign up to be part of the Forty to None network, a group working to raise awareness about and helping to bring an end to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth homelessness.
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Jama Shelton, MSW, PhD, is the Forty to None Project Director, where she utilizes her comprehensive understanding of the issues facing both homeless gay and transgender youth and also the service providers with whom they work to raise awareness about and helping to bring an end lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth homelessness through education, advocacy and networking building.
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Homeschoolers In Your Library Panel Discussion
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Join us for a panel discussion made up of librarians and home school families. Get helpful ideas for offering a collection and your programming that support the home schoolers in your community.
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Sandi Cronce is the Head of Youth Services at the Willingboro Public Library. As the Youth Services Librarian, Sandi provides library services and programming to families and children from birth to 18 years of age.
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Emily Moore is Head of Youth Services at the Vogelson Branch of the Camden County Library System. She received her MLIS from Pratt Institute in 2009. During the school year, she runs 2 programs a month for homeschool families at her library.
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Saleena Davidson is a graduate of Drexel University and has been committed to teen services since becoming the YA Librarian at the South Brunswick Public Library in 2003. She has a very healthy TAB and a solid base of teen support at her library. She was a part of the team that created the TAB Summit program three years ago and continues to be excited about the program and eager to promote it to more libraries.
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