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Serving the Blind and Visually Impaired in Your Library, Improving Library Services to People With Disabilities, and Creating a Latino Friendly Library. For more information, see the email below, go to
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a welcoming environment and knowledgeable staff? </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">ASCLA, a division of ALA, offers expertise in serving special populations.</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050">
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Take advantage of this expertise: enroll in one of our upcoming webinars or online courses to gain valuable knowledge that will help transform your library’s
services to Latino populations, the blind and visually impaired, and people with disabilities. Learn more below, or
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ce759297e4f5f76359801907&id=a017c44917&e=2b1675ae5e"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#1155CC;font-weight:normal">visit
our online learning page to find out about all of our upcoming opportunities.</span></a><br>
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or (800) 545-2433, option 5.</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">WEBINAR:
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ce759297e4f5f76359801907&id=5d447bf72b&e=2b1675ae5e"><span style="color:#1155CC;font-weight:normal">Serving
the Blind and Visually Impaired in Your Library</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Thursday, April 5, 2012, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Central Time</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
<a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1ce759297e4f5f76359801907&id=2557fab43a&e=2b1675ae5e"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#1155CC;font-weight:normal">REGISTER NOW.</span></a><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">The need for services to the blind and visually impaired is relevant to all libraries. This webinar will introduce the Service Frontiers in BVIP Initiative
for blind and visually impaired patrons. During the session we will review the definition of blindness; explore disability etiquette; and learn where the blind are and how to attract them with our library services. Service Frontiers in BVIP is a first-of-its-kind
in the U.S. and we will create a successful model for public libraries around the country. This program will focus on developing partnerships –between libraries and the blind & visually impaired community– which will promote an ongoing exchange of needs, ideas
and solutions for improving library services to this underserved population.</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Who Should Attend:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030"> Public and academic Librarians;
library staff communicating and serving this community; reference librarians identifying and delivering information materials to this community; web developers interested in gaining a practical understanding of Section 508.</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Instructor:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030"> Buna Dahal, internationally acclaimed
leadership strategist, ADA consultant, and secretary for the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Registration</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030"> starts at $40 for ASCLA members.
Single-login group rates are $99.</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">ONLINE COURSE:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">
</span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=1ce759297e4f5f76359801907&id=5deece0290&e=2b1675ae5e"><span style="color:#265C78;font-weight:normal">Improving
Library Services to People With Disabilities</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Apr. 23 - May 18, 2012</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Two live course chat meetings: Thursday, May 3 & 17, from 3-4 pm CENTRAL/Chicago Time</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
<a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1ce759297e4f5f76359801907&id=36cffc018a&e=2b1675ae5e"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#1155CC;font-weight:normal">REGISTER NOW.</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">
<i>Previous course offerings have sold out!</i></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Library services to people with disabilities are provided by all levels of library staff. From the part-time aide charging out library materials to the
library director determining policies, staff skills and attitudes are crucial for a satisfactory library experience. All libraries have a plan for serving people with disabilities, whether it is the installation of ramps or the creation of special needs story
times. But improvements are always possible. Library staff who enroll will review the current level of service to people with disabilities then explore materials and sources that provide additional support or new ideas.
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Who Should Take This Course:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">This course is designed for all library staff, including support staff, general professional staff, age-level or subject specialists, managers and administrators.</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Instructor</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">: Kate Todd has worked as a children’s
librarian for The New York Public Library and as Emerging Technologies Librarian for Manhattanville College, where she also taught “Technology for Special Education” in the graduate School of Education. She also taught the popular ALSC online course “Children
with Disabilities in the Library.” </span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Registration</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030"> starts at $130 for ASCLA members.
Group rates for multiple registrations from the same library, library system or network are available!</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">WEBINAR:
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ce759297e4f5f76359801907&id=21d0388f2c&e=2b1675ae5e"><span style="color:#1155CC;font-weight:normal">Creating
a Latino Friendly Library</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Thursday, May 17, 2012, 2:00 - 3:30pm Central Time</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
<a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1ce759297e4f5f76359801907&id=08ea41ac7e&e=2b1675ae5e"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#1155CC;font-weight:normal">REGISTER NOW.</span></a><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Latino communities continue to grow and we continue to puzzle over how to get this significant segment of our communities into the library. This webinar
will introduce practical and simple techniques that libraries of all sizes can use to begin the process of making Latinos feel welcome and comfortable in the library. Participants will learn how to work with and challenge the language and cultural barriers
that keep Latinos from using the library.</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Who Should Attend:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030"> Anyone whose library serves
Latino/Spanish-speaking populations and who is interested in implementing a plan to bring more Latinos into the library and make them feel welcome.</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Instructor:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Yolanda J. Cuesta, lead consultant at
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1ce759297e4f5f76359801907&id=f386dfe151&e=2b1675ae5e"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#1155CC;font-weight:normal">Cuesta
MultiCultual Consulting</span></a><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030">Registration</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#303030"> starts at $40 for ASCLA members.
Single-login group rates are $99.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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