SC Talking Book Services

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Inclusive Services and Talking Book Services

from the South Carolina State Library

Date: October 23, 2019
Time: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Cost: FREE
Location: 8301 Farrow Road, Poplar Building Conference Room, Columbia, SC 29203 (Directions)

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This training will provide information on how to make traditional library services accessible to all by using the Inclusive and Talking Book Services from the SC State Library.

Participants will learn about inclusive services offered by the State Library and how public libraries are working towards accessibility and how these advances impact the general public.

Presenters:

CAROLINE SMITH is the Inclusive Services Consultant at the SC State Library. She provides support and guidance for public libraries to make their services more accessible and inclusive to all.  She focuses on overcoming barriers faced by people with disabilities, Spanish speakers, immigrants, and other populations.  Prior to joining the State Library, she worked for the Charleston County Public Library in a variety of roles including Circulation, Technology Training, Reference and Children’s Services.

KRISTEN WHITE is the Director of Talking Book Services for the SC State Library. She received her B.A. in History with a minor in Speech from Georgia State University and her M.L.I.S. from Valdosta State University.  Having over 25 years of experience in libraries and government, Kristin is a former Library Volunteer Coordinator, City Program Director, and Public Library System Assistant Director.  She also worked in outreach where she was instrumental in facilitating the reconfiguration of the East Central Georgia region of the Georgia Libraries for Accessible Statewide Services (GLASS), and was a member of the inaugural staff of the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History located in Atlanta, GA.