Guest Post: Making Storytimes More Inclusive

The following is an interview with Brenda Shelton conducted by Carson Mischel. Both Brenda and Carson work in Youth Services at the Beaverton City Library in Beaverton, Oregon.


https://jbrary.com/guest-post-making-storytimes-more-inclusive/

Tot Spot "Sensory Playroom" in RI

Apply NOW! 2020 Inclusive Internships

2020 Applications Now Open

Inclusive Internship Initiative

The Public Library Association’s Inclusive Internship Initiative (III) offers paid, summer-long internships to high school students at their local public library. Over the course of the summer, each intern works with a library mentor on a community-based learning project. Through III, students from diverse backgrounds are introduced to careers in librarianship, library mentors practice leadership skills, and host libraries grow new audiences through outreach and programming.   2020 Applications to Host an Intern at Your Library Applications for the 2020 Inclusive Internship Initiative are open now through February 3, 2020. Libraries will go through a competitive application process to be selected as a host site. Once selected, the library is responsible for recruiting an intern from a background representing the diversity of their local community. APPLY NOW  http://www.ala.org/pla/initiatives/plinterns

Impact

The 2019 III evaluation showed that 96% of responses reported that interns better understood the ways that libraries positively serve their communities, 92% of responses reported that libraries increased their capacity to provide programming for diverse audiences and support diverse professionals, and 90% of responses indicated that interns view librarianship as a viable, rewarding and meaningful career path. Recently, an intern from the 2019 cohort was hired as a part-time circulation assistant. Their library shared, "The PLA Inclusive Internship was an incredible opportunity not just for mentor and intern, but for our entire team. We are so grateful to PLA for making this possible."

 

NEW Book: Who Is Temple Grandin? (Who Was? Series)

Who Is Temple Grandin? (Who Was?) Paperback – April 7, 2020 

by Patricia Brennan Demuth (Author), Who HQ (Author), Robert Squier (Illustrator)

Amazon.com

 

 

 

The Public Safety Special Needs Coalition (PSSNC) invites you for a morning of bowling and fun with local first responders!

Down Syndrome Society of RI "2020 Sweetheart Dinner & Dance"

Sweetheart Dinner & Dance
February 7, 2020
6:00pm - 9:00pm
One Citizens Bank Way, Johnston, RI 02919

**Register below for this free event**

Come dance the night away as we boogie down with Dee Jays Etc at the DSSRI Sweetheart Dinner & Dance! You don't want to miss this fun night! Lots of fun and entertainment for all!
This is a FREE event and open to family and friends of a loved one with Down Syndrome.

Registration is required by Saturday February 1st.

https://www.dssri.org/events?fbclid=IwAR3Rnj1h6GyNWXxq6wrnC2bp7upPiLcUtUnoBCjSdTNI7bEGz76m6tnty1c

The Autism Project "Imagine Walk" Walktathon in Rhode Island

The Autism Project "Imagine Walk" Walktathon
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Goddard Memorial State Park
Warwick, Rhode Island
9:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Funds raised through the Imagine Walk go directly towards programs, services and trainings for children, teens and adults living with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families, caretakers and those that work with them.

https://www.classy.org/campaign/2020-imagine-walk-and-family-fun-day/c265919

2020 Winter Sensory Programs at the Rhode Island Libraries