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Library programming for adults with developmental disabilities

2021

Format:	Book
Author:	Klipper, Barbara, author.
Title:	Library programming for adults with developmental disabilities / Barbara Klipper and Carrie Banks.
Publisher, Date:	Chicago : ALA Editions, 2021. ©2021
Description:	xv, 240 pages ; 23 cm
Summary:	"This book provides a contextualized guide to programming for adults with disabilities and offers a wide variety of implementable program ideas"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:	Libraries and the developmentally disabled -- United States. Libraries -- Activity programs -- United States.
Other Author:	Banks, Carrie Scott, author.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:	Part I: Developmental Disabilities, Inclusion, and Supports -- Perception and Self-Perception -- Creating a Culture of Inclusion -- Accessibility Tools and the Library Environment -- Part II: Preparing for Programming -- Determine Programming Needs -- Working with Stakeholders -- Collaborating Across Departments -- Training for Inclusion -- Funding, Marketing, and Evaluating Programs -- Part III: Programs to Try -- Virtual Programs and Services -- Library and Literature-Based Programs -- Materials for Adults with DD -- Art, Craft, and Maker Programs -- Performing Arts Programs -- Gaming, Board Game, and Escape Room Programs -- Social Connection and Wellness Programs -- Adulting Programs -- Programs that Support Post-Secondary Education and Employment -- Conclusion: Next Steps and Twenty Best Practices -- Appendix: Resources for Programming, Outreach, and Training -- Index.
LCCN:	2021004725
ISBN:	9780838948668 0838948669
Other Number:	1242023201
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Klipper (a retired librarian who advocates for library accessibility) and Banks (the head of Brooklyn Public Library's Inclusive Services) offer a guide to fostering a library culture that is inclusive of adults with developmental disabilities. They discuss examples of institutional ableism in libraries, such as fixed loan periods and high service desks, and offer suggestions including providing sensory kits and purchasing materials in a variety of formats. This well-organized and to-the-point volume includes chapters on determining programming needs, working with stakeholders, and collaborating across departments. Klipper and Banks suggest incorporating sensory-friendly spaces and assessing floor plans that may be ADA-compliant but are partially inaccessible to users with mobility issues or strollers. The book includes an impressive collection of programming suggestions that have worked for other libraries--writing workshops, book clubs, and programs related to arts and crafts, performing arts, and social connection and wellness, as well as virtual programs. The book also emphasizes the need to involve the community and self-advocates. VERDICT Librarians and organizations serving adults with developmental disabilities will find this volume a valuable reference for programming and for guidance in creating a culture of inclusion.--Susan Belsky, Oshkosh P.L., WI

Booklist Review

A fifth of U.S. adults have some kind of disability, and they are likely to have use of libraries and their services. Both authors are librarians with extensive experience in providing library services to people with disabilities, and for this book, they interviewed librarians and other professionals who vanguard such programs. The book consists of three parts, focusing on adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disabilities. The first part gives an overview of developmental disabilities and understanding behaviors, creating a culture of inclusion with institutional buy-in and adult input, and accessibility tools within the library environment. Part two focuses on programming preparation: assessing needs and capacities of the library and community; communicating and working with community and library stakeholders; training for inclusion; and issues of funding, marketing, and program evaluation. Nine chapters detailing various kinds of programs constitute part three: virtual programs, literature-based, arts-and-crafts, performing arts, gaming, social and emotional wellness, life skills, and education-employment enhancement. Collection support is also addressed. A final chapter summaries best practices and suggests next steps. An appendix lists resources for programming, outreach, and training. An extensive index concludes the volume. The writing is clear and practical and reflects both deep knowledge and strong advocacy. Their checklists, best practices tips, and extensive resources are very useful. Especially as many library workers have not had extensive training in programming for adults with developmental disabilities, this book will be very welcome. Indeed, the ideas are applicable to many kinds of programming and model universal design.

Summary

Public libraries everywhere have embraced inclusion and expanded their programming for youth with disabilities, especially autism. It's imperative that libraries also offer rich and age-appropriate initiatives for adults with developmental disabilities; after all, as youth now served by their libraries grow up and reach adulthood, they will continue to want and expect libraries to be responsive to their needs. Klipper and Banks, two librarians with a long-standing focus on inclusivity, combine research-based theory and an introduction to best practices with details on how to replicate field-tested programs for adults with developmental disabilities (DD). Readers will

learn key ideas about DD, such as an examination and debunking of commonly held stereotypes and misconceptions about people with DD and the role ableism plays in perpetuating them; be introduced to self-advocates and their ways of viewing DD, including terminology and the Neurodiversity movement; get pointers on how to create a culture of inclusion at the library, with discussions of Universal Design and UDL, staff training, and anticipating the unexpected; explore the needs of adults with DD who are also LGBTQA+, people of color, immigrants and English language learners, seniors, those with dual diagnoses, and other aspects of intersectionality in library programming; understand how to build on and modify existing children's and YA practice to ensure that library users with DD receive age-appropriate and respectful library service; learn how to make virtual programming accessible and which programs can be successfully brought online; discover a myriad of programs ready to adapt for their own libraries, such as Sensory Storytime for adults, book clubs, arts and crafts programs, adaptive gaming, job skills workshops, cooking programs, and many more; see how programming for adults with DD works in academic libraries; and gain skills for outreach and keeping current, with guidance on forming and strengthening partnerships, advocacy, fundraising, marketing, and additional resources for deepening knowledge of DD.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	p. ix
	Introduction	p. xi
Part I	Developmental Disabilities, Inclusion, and Support
Chapter 1	Perception and Self-Perception	p. 3
Chapter 2	Creating a Culture of Inclusion	p. 13
Chapter 3	Accessibility Tools and the Library Environment	p. 25
Part II	Preparing for Programming
Chapter 4	Determining Programming Needs	p. 35
Chapter 5	Working with Stakeholders	p. 43
Chapter 6	Collaborating across Departments	p. 55
Chapter 7	Training for Inclusion	p. 63
Chapter 8	Funding, Marketing, and Evaluating Programs	p. 75
Part III	Programs to Try
Chapter 9	Virtual Programs and Services	p. 89
Chapter 10	Library and Literature-Based Programs	p. 97
Chapter 11	Materials for Adults with Developmental Disabilities	p. 113
Chapter 12	Art, Craft, and Maker Programs	p. 123
Chapter 13	Performing Arts Programs	p. 135
Chapter 14	Gaming, Board Game, and Escape Room Programs	p. 149
Chapter 15	Social Connection and Wellness Programs	p. 163
Chapter 16	Adulting Programs	p. 175
Chapter 17	Programs That Support Postsecondary Education and Employment	p. 191
	Conclusion: Next Steps and Best Practices	p. 203
	Appendix: Resources for Programming, Outreach, and Training	p. 209
	Index	p. 215

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