Spring Webinar Series

Verona Public Library has about 230 board games for check out in our collection, the largest adult collection in our system (SCLS). Here’s an overview of how we handle accession, check-in, repair, and weeding, and a peek at how the other libraries in our system with more than 50 games handle theirs. Also, let’s go through what game-related resources are available for librarians in Wisconsin and around the country.

This lecture discusses the suturing of services for library patrons with disabilities to create a seamless model for library patrons. Attendees will learn to move from a model where multiple departments within the libraries work on disparate efforts that are handled by members of that department to a model where a liaison or liaisons work to ensure that efforts are handled with less effort from the patron. Starting with an examination of models of disability studies, moving to auditing practices, and finishing with the creation of a steering committee where efforts are shared and discussed, this talk then looks to deconstruct ableist histories and present practices in libraries, and moves toward more inclusive practices and advocacy to ensure that all feel welcome in the libraries and using its collections and services.