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Subject: Serving Deaf Patrons More Effectively
 | TWO GREAT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES!Two Parts: 90 Minutes Each Wednesdays, February 22 and 29, 2012
Noon-1:30P Eastern | 11:00A-12:30P Central
10:00-11:30A Mountain | 9:00A-10:30A Pacific Kathy MacMillan, a librarian and certified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter, will guide you in making your library a welcoming place for deaf people. You will gain an understanding of Deaf culture, learn several useful library-related signs, and be ready to work confidently with interpreters for your programs. MacMillan’s programs are praised for their practical focus on common library interactions. Links to video demonstrations and handouts for library-related signs will be made accessible to participants to encourage practice and implementation after the workshop. Topics covered in this two-part workshop: - An overview of the different ways deaf people communicate
- Understanding and meeting your library’s legal obligation to serve the deaf
- Strategies for communicating with a deaf or hard-of-hearing person in the library
- Tips for finding, hiring, and working with interpreter
Kathy MacMillan is a writer, American Sign Language interpreter, librarian, and storyteller.
Two Parts: 60 Minutes Each Wednesdays, March 7and 14, 2012
1:00-2:00P Eastern | Noon-1:00P Central
11:00-Noon Mountain | 10:00-11:00A Pacific This new workshop will show you how to build and manage a thriving collection. With sound management of electronic resources, you will make better purchasing decisions and offer more content to your community. Topics will include budgeting, analyzing the usage of your resources, selecting a resource management system and more. A sought-after speaker at both library and publishing conferences, Michael Santangelo will describe how to simplify and implement procedures that can otherwise seem daunting.
Michael Santangelo is the electronic resource analyst at Brooklyn Public Library and was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker in 2011. |
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