[AL-Directors] Free Registration for WLA's Neurodivergence & Libraries Summit

[HANNING Darci C * SLO]

Greetings Directors!

(Please pardon the duplicate email - and please pass this along to your colleagues and staff.)

The State Library of Oregon is pleased to announce that we are providing free, statewide access to the upcoming Neurodivergence & Libraries Summit. This one-day online event is being hosted by the Washington Library Association and will take place on Friday, September 8!

Sign up NOW to receive the free access code and registration instructions starting later this week by submitting this form<https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestFreeRegistrationForWLAsbrNeurodivergenceLibrariesOnlineSummit>. You must be associated with a library in Oregon (any type) as a staff person, volunteer, or library board member or a member of an Oregon library's Friends group or Foundation.

What the summit is about:

What is neurodiversity? What does the umbrella-term "neurodivergence" encompass? And how can all library types - academic, public, school, and special libraries - feel confident in their ability to combat ableism, to robustly serve neurodivergent patrons with care, and to support their neurodivergent staff?

The virtual Neurodivergence & Libraries Summit offers day-long programming around neurodivergence: a broad overview of what neurodivergence is, how to improve library services for your neurodivergent patrons, current research around the experiences of neurodivergent library workers, conversations around special autism libraries, and more.

Whether you are new to the field or deeply versed, we are hoping that a gentle program that offers breaks, time for questions, and different presentation styles will equip you to feel more confident and to serve as an advocate for your neurodivergent patrons and staff. All sessions will be recorded and made available to all registrants.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please don't hesitate to contact me :)

Cheers,
Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)
Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator
Continuing Education Resources: https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted
State Library of Oregon | Library Support and Development Services
971-375-3491 | darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov<mailto:darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov> | www.oregon.gov/library<http://www.oregon.gov/library>
Follow @StateLibraryOR: Facebook<http://fb.me/StateLibraryOR> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/StateLibraryOR> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/statelibraryor/> | Pinterest<https://pinterest.com/statelibraryor/> | YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-kU8Gu0jS_YcnXg-b_TRA/featured>

[cid:image001.png at 01D9C945.E36B3280]


-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://omls.oregon.gov/pipermail/al-directors/attachments/20230808/7696cf0e/attachment.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.png
Type: image/png
Size: 15548 bytes
Desc: image001.png
URL: <https://omls.oregon.gov/pipermail/al-directors/attachments/20230808/7696cf0e/attachment.png>