ADRIAN — Adrian District Library has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the American Library Association that will help the library implement a variety of initiatives to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
The Adrian District Library was selected as one of 300 libraries to participate in round three of the ALA initiative, Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities.
Some of the funds will be used to improve overall accessibility in the building, including the purchase of height-adjustable tables and lever-style door handles.
Additionally, some of the funds will be used for youth-related initiatives, including staff training and programming resources for children with autism and the purchase of large print materials for youth with low vision.
As part of the grant, Adrian District Library staff will host conversations with residents about what they might find difficult about using the library.
Staff and the Library Board will use information from the community conversations to determine how best to utilize the grant funds to improve both physical accessibility to the library building and access to resources and programming for youth.
Community Conversations will take place on Tuesday, June 24th at 6:00 pm and on Thursday, June 26th at 6:00 pm.
Those interested in attending may do so in person in the Community Room of the library at 143 East Maumee Street in downtown Adrian or online via Zoom.
A dinner of pizza and salad will be served for in-person attendees, courtesy of Hungry Howie’s Pizza in Adrian.
Please contact the library at (517) 265-2265 or visit Adrian.LIB.MI.US to register to attend.