Engage staff to better understand and serve patrons with dyslexia.

Learning Outcomes:

• Library staff will learn about dyslexia
• Library staff will obtain resources to share with customers
• Library staff will reflect on their own personal experiences

RECORDING

Nan Carmack is the Director of Library Development and Networking at the Library of Virginia, where she serves all public libraries in the Commonwealth. She and her team provide consulting and services related to professional development, strategic planning, policy, and more. She is also a professor in Old Dominion University's MLIS program. She holds an Ed.D., an M.L.S, and an M.Ed. She lives in Richmond Va with her husband and multiple dogs. She really appreciates a good nap.

Rebecca Warner is a 2012 founding member of the Virginia chapter of Decoding Dyslexia, DDVA. Active in legislative efforts in the VA General Assembly as well as a co-host for DDVA meetings, her experience includes speaking engagements, fundraising, and events. Owner and designer of the dyslexia symbol pqbd ®, she advocates for awareness and training in dyslexia both on a national and international level with projects that include the Dyslexia Friendly Library, Police National Dyslexia Association in the UK, Learning Disabilities Conference Japan, Dyslexia Organization Kenya, and the marketing committee for Riverside School. Most importantly, she is the mother of two neurodiverse sons, a dyslexic junior at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and an ADHD sophomore at the University of Virginia. She and her husband live in Richmond, VA. 

This webinar will be recorded.