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Library Services for People with Special NeedsPresented by Viviette White and Katie Cox
October 22, 2015
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• Making connections with the community
• Connecting customers to resources at the library and beyond
• Relaxation, “Safe Space”• Dance and other
movement activities
• Opportunity to listen to music and stories
• Quiet activities – coloring, reading, puzzles, crafts
• Providing support for an underserved population
Sensory Programs are used for…
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• Let your staff know• Contact local churches• Adult Daycares• Patrons• Community groups• Advertise on the web
Getting the word out
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• www.ncdhhs.gov North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• http://www.autismsociety-nc.org/
• www.arcmeck.org The Arc of Mecklenburg County serves individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities and their families by identifying needs, developing programs and providing resources, to promote and support independent and productive citizens within our community.
Getting the word out
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• Centrally located at your branch • Use the same room for consistency • Easy to access
Location, Location, Location
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• Windows, natural light• Lights on a dimmer
switch• CD Player, iPad, iPod• Comfortable seating
(semicircle)• Book bins
• Whiteboard, felt board• Tables for literacy
activities, crafts
Setting up your room
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• Variety of music CDs, nature sounds
• Activity basket• “Touch and Feel” books• Fidget Kit (stress balls,
squishy balls, slinky, fidgets, hand and foot rollers)
• Rain sticks• Puppets, soft toys• Scarves, shakers• Aromatherapy (scented
pillows and fabric)
Sensory Enhancements
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• Weighted pillows• Weighted stuffed
animals• Exercise bands• Colorful parachute• Bean bags• Therapy balls
Equipment for Strong Sensory Input
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• Yoga• Art• Music• Sound therapy• Beanbag tapping• Pet therapy
Sensory Motor Activities
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• Large books, oversized books
• Books with colorful pictures, but not cluttered
• Books with photographs• Stories that can be
adapted
• Animal books• Music you can dance to• Music with instructional
lyrics (Hokey Pokey)• Catchy tunes
(appropriate language, of course)
Books and Music
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• Musician• Singer• Storyteller• Poet• Artist• Cartoonist• Crafter
Do you have a special talent?Use it in your program!
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• Introduce yourself!• Hello/Welcome Song• Book• Flannel Story/Puppet• Exercise/movement
activity (dance, follow the leader, Yoga, sing)
• Book• Literacy Activity (make
and take craft)• Goodbye
(Music/Bubbles)
Structure of a Sensory Storytime
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Structure of a Sensory Storytime
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• Viviette WhiteLibrary Services Specialist IIBeatties Ford Road Regional
Library Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
• Katie CoxLibrary Services Specialist IIBeatties Ford Road Regional
LibraryCharlotte Mecklenburg Library
Questions? Concerns?
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• Durham County Library, NC– http://www.urbanlibraries.org/sensory-storytime-for-speci
al-needs-adults-innovation-852.php?page_id=175• Former CML employee Trish Twarogowski, paving the
way in Sensory programming– http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2011/09/sensory-storytime-
preschool-programming-that-makes-sense-for-children-with-autism/
• Barbara Klipper, Youth Services Librarian, Stamford, CT– http://www.ala.org/alsc/sensory-story-tots
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