by Jamie Matczak | Sep 25, 2020 | Featured Post Slider, Inclusive Services
Ryan Dowd’s Next Homelessness Webinar Dementia and Alzheimer’s: Compassionately and effectively working with people with dementia Some of the issues covered: What is the science behind dementia? How can you compassionately work with someone who is agitated or...
by Jamie Matczak | Jul 31, 2020 | Inclusive Services
Libraries Respond: Protecting and Supporting Transgender Staff and Patrons ALA’s ODLOS has created a new resource to help library workers ensure that their space is safe and welcoming to trans patrons and staff. This resource includes suggestions related to...
by Jamie Matczak | Jun 25, 2020 | Inclusive Services
Free virtual Advancing Racial Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace Symposium From the Denver Public Library: a virtual three-day “Advancing Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace Symposium” on July 8th-10th from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM MST. The symposium will be...
by Jamie Matczak | Jul 2, 2019 | Featured Post Slider, Inclusive Services
Here is a smorgasbord of inclusive services items for you to read at your leisure: The annual Wisconsin American Indian Studies Summer Institute will take place July 29 – August 2, 2019, in Black River Falls, WI. This is an active, highly participatory,...
by Jamie Matczak | May 28, 2019 | Blog Post, Featured Post Slider, Inclusive Services
IDEA Team update The IDEA Team met on May 23 and discussed possible CE opportunities for our libraries in 2020 including: the inclusive services toolkit presentation, collection development and weeding, mental health first aid workshop, ACEs (Adverse Childhood...
by Jamie Matczak | Mar 4, 2019 | Featured Post Slider, Inclusive Services, Uncategorized
1. Thank you to all who offered to join the new IDEA (Inclusive, Diversity, Equity and Access) Team! Our Team members are Laurie Ollhoff (Merrill), Sue Heskin (Superior), Jeanne Wolfe (Lac du Flambeau), Emilie Braunel (Sayner), Angie Bodzislaw (Spooner). We will be...
