Established February 6, 1907
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National Literary Society of the Deaf Established February 6, 1907 |
From Saturday, November 17, 2007 to Saturday, January 26, 2008, Ted, my husband, and I will be spending a ten-week vacation in Puerto Rico with our daughter and family.
With thanks to the support of Ricardo Lopez, president and Ron Friedrich, webmaster, I will continue to update news and events. So please email questions, news, announcements and comments to nls1907@aol.com
On behalf of the NLSD president and the board, historian and webmaster, I wish you the best wishes for the coming season of joyful holidays and for health and happiness through the New Year!
Alice L. Hagemeyer, Director
National Literary Society of the Deaf
www.folda.net/nlsd
E-mail: nls1907@aol.com
According to the ALA, a total number of attendees were 21,446 in addition to 7,169 exhibitors. About 1,000 booths were exhibited from June 23 – 26 in the Exhibition Hall during the week of the conference.
Amy Bopp, President of Library Friends Section of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), Ricardo Lopez, President of the National Literary Society of the Deaf (NLSD) and three other volunteers, Jim Mallard, Janice Rosen and Bernard Sussman, helped man the booth whose theme was "Got Deaf Culture @ your library?" FOLDA acknowledges the twenty-two individuals and seven organizations for sharing its expenses at the conference. Up to 300 visitors stopped by. We had 150 copies of poster, "You Have to Be Deaf to Understand," a popular poem by Willard Madsen for free distribution. All picked up!. We also left 400 copies of flyers advertising FOLDA web site and ALA program for June 25. About 50 copies left. Some took time to browse a copy of The Red Notebook: Deaf Awareness Begins @ your library and its directory, "Deaf Community Contacts @ your library." Some examples from the FOLDA collection were displayed as useful sources for promoting deaf culture, books and literacy. Many visitors, especially young librarians and workers, know about sign language and deaf culture. Most librarians said deaf people use their services. One librarian shared experiences working with deaf prisoners in California.
The next show will be held in Philadelphia. Date: Jan 12-14, 2008. This time, NLSD will take the charge of the booth. Organizations and individuals wishing to become NLSD partners and boosters respectively are invited to sign up.
Cosponsored by ALA and one of its divisions, Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), this program was well received. It was the first time in the history of the ALA that seven deaf individuals, including five deaf librarians, were in the same program, the highest number ever. The program has emphasized the need to have deaf culture recognized by libraries when addressing issues of diversity in the population they serve. It also focused on library accessibility and resources that will benefit not only deaf people but also hearing people. Also discussed were partnerships connected with sharing resources and community transformation.
The participants were Alice L. Hagemeyer of the Friends of Libraries for Deaf Action (FOLDA); Janice Rosen of the D.C. Public Library; Joan Naturale of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf/ Rochester Institute of Technology located in Rochester, NY; Diana Gates and Thomas Harrington both of Gallaudet University located in Washington, D.C., Ginnie Cooper, Chief Librarian of the D.C. Public Library, Ricardo Lopez, President of the National Literary Society of the Deaf and Amy Bopp, President of Library Friends Section of the National Association of the Deaf.
Eric Eldritch, chair of ASCLA/Libraries Serving Special Populations Section / Library Service to People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Forum was in charge of the program
The bottom line of this program was to inform ALA members and others as quoted by Eric that “Libraries can serve as a crossroads for deaf communities especially when they see the value of creating bilingual stories that include deaf children living with hearing families and the hearing children living with deaf families. As adults, deaf individuals are library users, researchers, and employees. Libraries must take the initiative to see that their facilities, programs and services are culturally and physically accessible.’
Eric is the manager of the Access Program through the Office Workforce Diversity at the Library of Congress. He and John Cole, Director of the Center for the Book are two employees of the Library of Congress who take keen interest in building linkages between libraries and literacy programs serving local deaf communities nationwide. Bob Swain has taken the tape of the program. He and Eric will edit it along with input of speakers and will be downloaded in the FOLDA website in the near future.
On Saturday, June 23, 2007, Alice L. Hagemeyer of Silver Spring, Maryland, will receive honorary membership in the American Library Association (ALA) which will meet in Washington, D.C., June 22-27, 2007.Got Deaf Culture @ your library?
Honorary Membership is the highest honor bestowed by the ALA.
"Alice L. Hagemeyer is so outstanding that there is no question about her suitability", said Joan Naturale, who joined ALA a few years ago. "She has made a huge impact on the library profession. Through her leadership she has brought the library community and the deaf community together to expand the concept of diversity to include both deaf individuals and people with disabilities."
Naturale, who currently serves on the Diversity Council at the ALA, is a librarian at the Rochester Institution of Technology, in which one of eight colleges is the National Technical Institution for the Deaf. She was inspired by Alice to go into library studies and has learned a lot about the diversity of the deaf community from her.
Amy Bopp, President of Library Friends Section of the National Association of the Deaf, would like to see even more deaf people studying to become librarians. "This profession has long been overlooked as a possible career for deaf people. But the deaf community will now benefit from ALA's promotion of training and job opportunities for deaf people and people with disabilities."
Ricardo Lopez, President of the National Literary Society of the Deaf (NLSD), said, "Alice Hagemeyer has 30 years of experience working with diverse deaf and hearing people in her role as an active member of the ALA and other professional organizations. She is a role model and excellent mentor for young deaf professionals like me." Lopez is currently a graduate student at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies.
Through her career and well into her retirement, Hagemeyer has tried to close communication gaps among groups within the deaf community. She created THE RED NOTEBOOK, now, available electronically as "Deaf Awareness Begins @ your library." http://www.folda.net/
This resource is designed to serve as a starting point for libraries to look up information regarding the deaf community and library services.
Hagemeyer has long been recognized in both deaf and library communities for her passionate, lifelong interest in prompting information about the language, culture and achievements of deaf individuals and has coordinated deaf cultural programs at several libraries over the years.
She and her colleague, Renee McGrath, Director of the North Valley Public Library in Stevensville, Montana, are currently working on a guide for libraries and related organizations to present deaf cultural programs in their communities to observe annual events.
If you plan to attend the ALA annual conference, please stop by and visit Alice Hagemeyer at the Friends of Libraries for Deaf Action (FOLDA) Booth #1050.
A Program entitled: GOT DEAF CULTURE @ YOUR LIBRARY?, will also be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 10th and H Street, NW, on Monday, June 25 from 10:30 am to Noon.
FOLDA's Mission is to promote library access and quality library resources for the deaf community globally. Please visit www.folda.net.
Approximately 25,000 librarians, allied professionals, library workers, trustees and friends will be attending the 2007 Annual American Library Association (ALA) conference, June 21 – 27, 2007, in Washington, D.C. Such attendees are mostly key decision makers in the libraries they represent. There will also be over 1600 booths with products and services in the ALA Exhibition Hall (The Stacks) designed to help libraries manage the library of the Millennium. www.ala.org
FOLDA will rent a table in which theme is "Got Deaf Culture @ your library?" The purpose of the booth is to urge the nation’s libraries to help carry out the mission of the National Literary Society of the Deaf to promote deaf culture, books and literacy through programs and exhibits, particularly at public libraries.
The National Literary Society of the Deaf (NLSD), a new partner of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, was founded 100 years ago by six young deaf men who appreciate reading and literature. Visit www.folda.net/nlsd.
There will also be a deaf cultural program at the ALA annual conference, using the same theme, “Got Deaf Culture @ your library,” which will be presented on Monday, June 25, 2007, 10:30 – 12:00 noon. It will be sponsored by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies, a division of the ALA. Alice L. Hagemeyer, founder and president of FOLDA and four other deaf librarians: Diana Gates of Gallaudet University, Joan Naturale, of the Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), Janice Rosen of the D.C, Public Library, and Julia Dunlop, of the University of Arkansas in Jonesboro, Arkansas will be on the program agenda. Ricardo Lopez, president of the NLSD and a current library student, and Amy Bopp, president of Library Friends Section of the National Association of the Deaf, will also be introduced at the program.
The American Library Association (ALA) and National Association of the Deaf (NAD) encourage the nation’s libraries to annually present deaf cultural programs in observance of Deaf History Month, which runs from March 13 to April 15, and to ask mayors, county executives, and governors to proclaim the month. Both the ALA and the NAD are still working on having the US President proclaim MARCH 13 TO APRIL 15 AS DEAF HISTORY MONTH, but that will take time.
We request that organizations, including libraries, having deaf resources, to please fill out the application form of Deaf Community Contacts @ your library, if they have not done so already. Visit www.folda.net and click on Key contacts followed by Deaf Community Contacts @ your library.
FOLDA also welcomes cash contributions from organizations (100 dollars or more) and from individuals (five dollars or more) or in-kind gifts if they prefer to help with its expenses for promoting the NLSD mission at the ALA annual conference and beyond.
If interested to help, please make checks /invoices payable to Library for Deaf Action and mail to FOLDA, 2930 Craiglawn Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904-1816. Contributors will be acknowledged on the FOLDA Web Site.
Thank you!
Contact
Alice L. Hagemeyer, Founder and President
FOLDA
2930 Craiglawn Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904-1816
TTY / FAX: 301-572-5168
E-mail folda86@aol.com
This unique program will be held on Monday, June 25, 2007, from 10:30 am to 12 noon during the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference, which will meet in Washington, DC, June 21-27, 2007. http://www.ala.org/ click on 2007 ALA Annual Conference.#1050 FOLDA Table: June 23-26, 2007
Cosponsored by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of the ALA, this program will be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel, 1000 H Street NW, Washington, DC.
The recognition of the deaf culture by librarians, allied professionals, library workers and library users is now more important than ever when addressing issues of diversity in the public. This program will also focus on library accessibility and resources that will benefit not only deaf people but also hearing people. Deaf culture is not easy to define or describe because deaf people are so varied.
A panel of five deaf librarians will lead a discussion on resources that will help promote deaf culture, books and literacy in local communities. Deaf librarians are Alice L. Hagemeyer of the Friends of Libraries for Deaf Action (FOLDA); Janice Rosen of the D.C. Public Library; Joan Naturale of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf/ Rochester Institute of Technology located in Rochester, NY; Diana Gates and Thomas Harrington both of Gallaudet University located in Washington, DC.
Ginnie Cooper, Chief Librarian of the D.C. Public Library, Ricardo Lopez, President of the National Literary Society of the Deaf and Amy Bopp, President of Library Friends Section of the National Association of the Deaf will be present to discuss partnerships on aspects of shared resources and community transformation.
Libraries can serve as a crossroads for deaf communities especially when they see the value of creating bilingual stories that include deaf children living with hearing families and the hearing children living with deaf families. "As adults, deaf individuals are library users, researchers, and employees. Libraries must take the initiative to see that their facilities, programs and services are culturally and physically accessible.” said Eric Eldritch, chair of ASCLA/Libraries Serving Special Populations Section / Library Service to People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Forum.
Mr. Eldritch, who manages the Access Program through the Office Workforce Diversity at the Library of Congress, and John Cole, Director of the Center for the Book http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook) are two employees of the Library of Congress who take keen interest in building linkages between libraries and literacy programs serving local deaf communities nationwide.
Speaking recently at the Library of Congress ( webcast: http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/cyber-cfb.html), Cole said, "I am proud to announce, on it's hundredth anniversary, that the National Literary Society of the Deaf is a new reading promotion partner." http://www.folda.net/nlsd
FOLDA table in the American Library Association (ALA) Exhibition Hall: Location: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, Washington, DC. Visit Hours: Saturday, June 23 - Monday, June 25, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm and Tuesday, June 26, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
The purpose of the table is to make information available to interested ALA conferees and exhibition visitors about the National Literary Society of the Deaf mission for promoting deaf culture, books and literacy through library programs in local communities. The Red Notebook: One Size Fits All -- will also be on the FOLDA display.
ALA and National Association of the Deaf (NAD) encourage the nation’s libraries to annually present deaf cultural programs in observance of Deaf History Month, which runs from March 13 to April 15, and to ask mayors, county executives, and governors to proclaim the month. Both the ALA and the NAD are still working on having the US President proclaim MARCH 13 TO APRIL 15 AS DEAF HISTORY MONTH, but that will take time.
Organizations, especially libraries, having deaf resources are also encouraged to fill out the application form of Deaf Community Contacts @ your library, if they have not done so already. http://www.folda.net/contacts/dcc.html
If you wish to be a speaker and/or storyteller at your local library, please also fill out the form http://www.folda.net/contacts/speakers.html
FOLDA welcomes cash contributions from organizations (100 dollars or more) and from individuals (five dollars or more) or in-kind gifts if they prefer to help with its expenses for promoting the NLSD mission at the ALA annual conference. After expenses, the remaining cash will go to NLSD. Such contributors will be recognized by both the FOLDA and NLSD on their web site after July 1, 2007.
If interested to help promote such awareness in the public, please make and mail checks /invoices payable to
Library for Deaf Action
% FOLDA
2930 Craiglawn Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904-1816.
Thank you!
Contact
Alice L. Hagemeyer, Founder and President
FOLDA
2930 Craiglawn Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904-1816
TTY / FAX: 301-572-5168
E-mail: folda86@aol.com
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DEAF CULTURE, BOOKS CELEBRATING 100
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Join the National Literary Society of the Deaf (NLSD) for a celebration of its 100th anniversary. Program for all, a dance by Pauline Spanbauer in honor of the late Jeanette Mortzfeldt; NLSD history highlighted by Agnes Sutcliffe; deaf old timers interviewed by Gallaudet University Video Library; birthday cake with “100” candles, plus birthday favors to give away. This event will be taped and new NLSD logos will be introduced.
Voice interpreter will be presented.
President Ricardo Lopez will make an exciting announcement about the future of NLSD as a new reading promotion partner of the Center for the Book, Library of Congress. Amy Bopp, President of Library Friends Section of the National Association of the Deaf, will update the audience on the National Deaf History Month.
If you are unable to attend this event but want to send birthday wishes, please email them to NLS1907@aol.com. To keep up with NLSD news and events, please regularly visit www.folda.net/nlsd.
Contact: Alice L. Hagemeyer, NLSD Program Coordinator
301-572-5168 TTY & FAX Email alicehagemeyer@aol.com
A reminder: This is a different library location than in the past so please do not go to the White Oak or Silver Spring libraries. Directions to the Wheaton Regional Library.
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Information Office is reaching out to media nationwide in anticipation of National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries, librarians and library workers and to promote library use and support. Libraries are to let the ALA know what they are doing for observing the week. http://cs.ala.org/websurvey/pio/national_library_week/
How will FOLDA celebrate the National Library Week?
We will come together @ your library through networking, and we are making two important announcements to the nation’s libraries and the deaf community.
1) We have added a homepage for the National Literary Society of the Deaf on the FOLDA website, which now has a new look. www.folda.net/nlsd. Enjoy!
2) We will soon launch a new directory, called "Deaf People Work @ your library®." Deaf people, who currently work in the library anywhere in the world, are encouraged to fill out the application form if have not done so.
NLSD will not have a booth but each state and DC center for the book will receive information packets about the NLSD mission, collaborators, partners, and boosters
Hosted by the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL)
Program Theme: A Celebration of Amos Kendall and the History of Education of Deaf Children in the District of Columbia, 1857-2007
Speakers: Lance Fischer of Silver Spring, MD and Lois Hoover of the DC
Co-sponsored by Adaptive Services Division and the National Literary Society of the Deaf (NLSD)
Program Contact: Janice Rosen, Librarian for the Deaf Community of the Adaptive Services Division
Phone: 202-727- 2145 Voice; 202-727-2255 TTY
Email: library_deaf_dc@yahoo.com
Saturday, December 8 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 pm
During the week, the Adaptive Services Division and the Children’s Division will present Storytelling in American Sign Language. Fun for Kids of All Ages! Enjoy stories from around the world in American Sign Language (ASL). For the agenda, please email library_deaf_dc@yahoo.com
DCPL is one of NLSD collaborators. www.dclibrary.org/dcpl/
State libraries are welcome to collaborate with the NLSD for reaching out to public libraries in each state.
Program Theme: Got Deaf Culture @ your library? Ask a Librarian!
Program coordinator: Alice L. Hagemeyer, Librarian from Silver Spring, MD
Sponsored by Sorenson VRS Interpreting Center
Contact: Edwin Diaz, Manager/Trainer, Puerto Rico Sorenson VRS Interpreting Center
Cell Phone 787-930-2663
E-Mail: ediaz@sorenson.com
Sorenson VRS Interpreting Center, Puerto Rico is a NLSD partner.
NLSD Booth # 233
Theme: Got Deaf Culture @ your library? Ask a Librarian!
Booth staff: Jim Mallard, Coordinator, Amy Bopp and Ely Newby
NLS1907@aol.com
Program Theme: Deaf Culture in Puerto Rico with Alice L. Hagemeyer, a Deaf Librarian
Program coordinator: Alice L. Hagemeyer from Silver Spring, MD
Sponsored by the National Literary Society of the Deaf
Contact: Alice L. Hagemeyer
E-Mail: alicehagemeyer@aol.com
Ms. Hagemeyer made her first presentation called, "Got Deaf Culture @ your library? Ask a Librarian!" on December 8, 2007 at the same library. Sorenson VRS Interpreting Center, Puerto Rico sponsored it.