Here is a link to a brief article regarding Library Services to Diverse and Special Populations on the Colorado Department of Education Web site. It contains several links that look interesting.
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/librarydiversity.htm
Michele Whitley, CW
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Arapahoe County Council on Aging
ACCoA was organized in 1975 as the official spokesman for the county's older population and to represent agencies and organizations serving older people. It was founded as a result of the Older Americans Act of 1965 as amended.
The mission of this council is to identify the needs, concerns, and issues of older adults (60) years of age and older in Arapahoe County and to plan, advise and advocate for services which will best meet these needs; by enlisting, encouraging and cooperating and coordinating within the community.
This group meets the 4th Monday of each month at the Greenwood Village City Hall from 1-2:30 PM. The next meeting is July 28, 2008.
The mission of this council is to identify the needs, concerns, and issues of older adults (60) years of age and older in Arapahoe County and to plan, advise and advocate for services which will best meet these needs; by enlisting, encouraging and cooperating and coordinating within the community.
This group meets the 4th Monday of each month at the Greenwood Village City Hall from 1-2:30 PM. The next meeting is July 28, 2008.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Quarterly Meeting Notes
Notes from the Special Populations first quarterly meeting are posted at:
Z>AST>Interest Groups>Special Populations
Z>AST>Interest Groups>Special Populations
Friday, July 11, 2008
new juvenile fiction
hello, all,
I've been working on a brief list of new multicultural books for children in grades 3-5. One book I just finished is called Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate. It's about a boy named Kek who just arrived in Minnesota from Sudan and the many challenges he faces. It's written in very simple language to express the way he is learning to speak English. At one point he asks his aunt if she is glad to be in America. This is her reply:
"The freedom is a great gift,
She says. To choose your leaders.
To walk the streets unafraid.
But it's lonely here.
And...she hesitates. Hard.
To change when you are older,
To learn new words and new ways,
That is big work."
That seemed to sum up so much.
I've been working on a brief list of new multicultural books for children in grades 3-5. One book I just finished is called Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate. It's about a boy named Kek who just arrived in Minnesota from Sudan and the many challenges he faces. It's written in very simple language to express the way he is learning to speak English. At one point he asks his aunt if she is glad to be in America. This is her reply:
"The freedom is a great gift,
She says. To choose your leaders.
To walk the streets unafraid.
But it's lonely here.
And...she hesitates. Hard.
To change when you are older,
To learn new words and new ways,
That is big work."
That seemed to sum up so much.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Quarterly Meeting
Hello, all,
We had a successful first Quarterly meeting thanks to all who came and to Katya and Richard for faciliating the group.
Be watching for updates on this blog.
A reminder to all that it is the expectation that you view and post at least once per month.
I look forward to working with all of you and to getting to know you better.
Have a great summer.
Cindy McFadden
Outreach Services Coordinator
We had a successful first Quarterly meeting thanks to all who came and to Katya and Richard for faciliating the group.
Be watching for updates on this blog.
A reminder to all that it is the expectation that you view and post at least once per month.
I look forward to working with all of you and to getting to know you better.
Have a great summer.
Cindy McFadden
Outreach Services Coordinator
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Queens Library
One of the best websites serving multicultural populations is the Queens Library site. It not only has additional access points available in English, Russian, French, Spanish, Chinese and Korean, but their catalog is searchable in these languages. They also provide a really cool tool called WorldLinQ Home which provides valuable resources in several languages.
Friday, June 13, 2008
The Colorado State Library and Special Population Resources
The Colorado State Library website is a great resource for learning more about special populations in Colorado libraries. The site contains a list of promising practices, a diversity toolkit, useful links, news about upcoming events and much more.
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/librarydiversity.htm
Richard Lyda
Outreach Services Librarian
Arapahoe Library District
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/librarydiversity.htm
Richard Lyda
Outreach Services Librarian
Arapahoe Library District
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