I was chatting with my friend Kathie Schneider yesterday about how the Americans with Disabilities Act is now 25 years old. Kathie is a powerhouse advocate both for libraries and for people with disabilities. She pointed out that libraries, with our mission to serve everyone in our communities, could use the 25 year anniversary of the ADA to celebrate our efforts to make our spaces, programs and collections accessible and inclusive. And perhaps it could be an occasion to examine our spaces, programs and collections to see how we can make them even more accessible and inclusive for people with varying needs.
Free “Freadom to Read Kits” from The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader
I got an email from the Children's Book Council today that you might want to consider: The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader are offering a new “Keep Bans Off Our Books” kit for librarians, teachers, and booksellers in support of the right to free...