TD Summer Reading Club Accessibility Award Application form

Please describe how you provided an accessible program for children with disabilities.

You can find more information on the TD Summer Reading Club Accessibility Award page.

Applicants will be evaluated according to all of the evaluation criteria. The deadline for submissions is September 23, 2024.

Please note that applicants must have completed the TD Summer Reading Club Statistics and Evaluation Form before September 30 using the link that will be provided when the survey is sent out. Failure to do so will result in your application being rejected.

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* 1. Please provide the following information.

Library name *

Library staff name

Address

Address 2

City/town

Province

Postal Code

Library staff email address

Library staff phone number

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* 2. The applicant must have offered the TD Summer Reading Club program in its local branch for a minimum of six weeks. How many weeks did you run the Club?

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* 3. How did you make staff, volunteers and summer students aware of the accessible resources at your library? Please describe any training or documents you shared to ensure staff were comfortable welcoming kids with disabilities and familiar with your library’s accessible collections and services.

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* 4. How did you provide access to books and other reading materials in accessible formats, such as audiobooks, e-books or braille? Even if you didn’t circulate any books, describe how your library made the effort to let patrons know they were available.

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* 5. Please describe how you adapted your events and programs for children with disabilities.

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* 6. Thinking about promotion, describe any outreach initiatives your library pursued to let your community know about your accessible TD Summer Reading Club.

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* 7. Please share any other details about how you made your TD Summer Reading Club welcoming to families of children with disabilities.

Please send any testimonials, videos, photos, articles or other materials to support your application to members@celalibrary.ca. Questions? Contact CELA Member Services at 1-855-655-2273 ext. 2.

Good luck!