Category Archives: SALS News

Library Advocacy Day

March 1, 2011 is NYLA Library Advocacy Day.

Please check the schedule of our visits.   Some of the rooms numbers have not been confirmed and may change.

This year, we need as many people as possible to join us at Library Advocacy Day.
If you cannot join us, please make appointments to visit your legislator in his/her home office.
When you visit the home office, bring people who reside in your communities with you to explain why libraries are the heart and soul of our communities.

There are 5 seats left in the SALS shuttle.  The van will leave Saratoga around 7 am.  Please contact Jennifer if you would like a ride.

Mental Health Workshop — Library Updates

Participants of the May 2010 Mental Health Workshop presented by the CDPC Mental Health Players, learned about mental illness and how to handle different situations involving mentally ill patrons in the library through improvisational skits.  Mental health professionals were also available to answer questions and address concerns.  As a result of this LSTA grant sponsored workshop, attendees were asked to tell SALS what they learned and how it has affected their interactions with mentally disabled patrons who visit the library.

Here are some of their stories.

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Marketing eBooks To Print-Disabled Patrons

As librarians, we know how important the written word is; now, imagine not being able to read because you are visually-impaired or have a print-disability.  Fortunately, technology has made it possible for the visually-impaired and print-disabled to have access to books in a variety of formats including ebooks.

SALS has signed up for LEAP, the Library eBook Accessibility Program, from OverDrive and Bookshare.  This service offers free ebooks to print-disabled patrons.  Patrons who qualify for LEAP may include those who receive services from the National Library Service and/or are members of Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic.Continue reading→