Northeast Ohio Regional Library System

Make Your Library Deaf-Friendly
Date/Time
10/30/2018
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Eastern
Competency
Customer Service and Patron Awareness
Event Description
Join Ben Gulyas, Deaf Services Coordinator at the Coventry Village Branch of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library, who will talk about the various aspects of making your library Deaf-friendly.  He will give tips for collection development, resources, programming and staff training.
 
Ben will be followed by Bill Morgan, Artistic Manager, SignStage, who will give an overview of Deaf culture and use of ASL.  Bill will provide a basic lesson for ASL that would be useful in library settings.
 
Learning Objectives: 
  • Learn ways to make your library Deaf-friendly
  • Learn about programming for the Deaf community
  • Learn about the Deaf Culture
  • Learn Basic American Sign Language (ASL)
 Presenters:

Ben Gulyas is an adult services librarian, page supervisor and he maintains the Deaf material collection and coordinates Deaf programs and staff ASL training at the branch. Along with ongoing programming that consists of a monthly Deaf social, a quarterly Deaf Film Night and free public ASL classes offered twice a year, Ben has arranged other Deaf special events including authors, educators and entertainers. In October 2017, the library sponsored a free performance by deaf comedian and actor CJ Jones to an enthusiastic audience of 600.
 
Bill Morgan, Artistic Manager, SignStage
 
 
Location
Coventry Village Branch of Heights Libraries
1925 Coventry Rd # 2
Cleveland , OH 44118
UNITED STATES

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Contact Person
Melissa Lattanzi
(phone: 330-655-0531)
Details
Who should attend:  Anyone interested in learning more about the Deaf community and making your library more Deaf-friendly

Competency:  Customer Service and Patron Awareness

GEO Cost:      $80
Bronze Cost:  $60
Silver Cost:    $40
Gold Cost:     FREE


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