Getting Started: offering CELA Services at your library
Here are the steps you can take to get your library up and running:
Getting started for libraries
Training
CELA offers free training sessions by webinar to help libraries learn about its services and support staff in serving people with print disabilities. Training page
Inform your community
Inform your community about your CELA service. You will find ideas and templates for the following strategies in the CELA Outreach Toolkit.
- Order promotional bookmarks and posters
- Add CELA information to your library’s website
- Tell your social media followers about your CELA services
- Send a press release to local news outlets, schools, senior centres and disability organizations
Training
- Sign up for a webinar or teleconference
- Recorded webinars and videos
- DAISY guide for member libraries (Word file)
Resources from webinars and presentations
All about reading disabilities - dyslexia-related book titles and decodable book publishers
Patron registration for public library staff
- Patron registration form
- Phone script for libraries calling to register CNIB clients for CELA Tips for introducing CELA and other accessible services to CNIB clients.
- Printable registration form Use this form when you’re meeting a patron away from a computer.
Accessible books for your library
Make a wide variety of accessible materials available for your patrons with print disabilities right in your library.
