Vaughan Public Libraries Celebrates Black History Month with Programs, Displays and the "Black History Through Art" Exhibit by the Association of African Canadian Artists.

Vaughan Public Libraries released a list of books celebrating Black History Month

Déclaration de Vienne

Au congrès organisé par EBLIDA et le forum NAPLE à Vienne (Autriche) en mai 2009, il a été décidé de renforcer le rôle et les capacités des services des bibliothèques dans le développement de la société de la connaissance en Europe.A cet effet, EBLIDA et le Forum NAPLE ont demandé à la Commission européenne de parfaire son action en soutenant un certain nombre de recommandations

Share a book with a child

This brochure from the South Carolina public libraries, paid for with LSCA funds, explains to parents the benefits of reading frequently to children and gives examples of topics and types of books to read by age

Considering Atmosphere when Facilitating Information Seeking by People with Invisible Disabilities in Public Libraries

Twenty percent of Australians reported having a disability in 2015. Disability may occur at any time during the lifespan, however most disabilities are invisible. When a disability is invisible, or not immediately apparent to an outsider, individuals may need to self-identify to access inclusive services, or accommodation may never be offered at all. When the perceived number of information seekers with a disability is low, information organisations may deem services unnecessary. Considering information access is a human right, information service providers and researchers need to seek low cost and low effort ways to facilitate information access and information seeking behaviors. The research question was “how does the ambiance, security, and mores (conceptualized as “atmosphere”) of information services facilitate, or create barriers to, information seeking by people with an invisible disability?”. Data from 23 semi-structured qualitative interviews were analysed to explore the experiences of people with an invisible disability as current or prospective library users