SCOTCH PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY

FANWOOD MEMORIAL LIBRARY

 Libraries and Autism: We're Connected. Shoot Day - March 6, 2008

The "Libraries and Autism: We're Connected." website is now online!

Check  www.thejointlibrary.org/autism  for all the project details

and downloadable materials and resources.

Project Central

Contract Library: Scotch Plains Public Library, Scotch Plains, NJ           Contract Person: Meg Kolaya, Public Library Director                                     email: MKolaya@ScotLib.org, Phone: 908-322-5007               Collaborating Partners: Fanwood Memorial Library; Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District Media Specialists; COSAC NJ; Children's Specialized Hospital Library, Mountainside, NJ; Community Partnership for People with Autism.               Project Focus: This project willl result in a staff training video to raise awareness of issues related to the autism community and improve customer service interactions for library staff.  The video is being produced by a professional film maker and copies will be distributed to every Infolink library and to all NJ Legislators. In addition, a web site will be created to share the video, graphics and additional autism resources with a wider audience. A workshop for the combined staff of the Scotch Plains Public Library, the Fanwood Memorial Library and the media specialists from the local school district will be held to provide more in-depth training.