Announcement from Alice L. Hagemeyer (Nov. 2007)
Booth and Program at the 2007 American Library Association
(ALA), June 23 – 26 in Washington, DC (Aug 30,2007)
ALA Program: Got Deaf Culture @ your library?
(Aug 30,2007)
Alice Hagemeyer elected to ALA Honorary Membership
(June 23, 2007)
Got Deaf Culture @ your library? (June 25,
2007)
ALA Program on June 25th, 2007
FOLDA exhibit at ALA conference (June 23-26,
2007)
Deaf Culture, Books and Literacy - Celebrating
100 Years (May 19, 2007)
The Center for the Book Forms Partnership with the
NLSD (March 13, 2007)
National Library Week: "Come together @ your library"
(April 15 - 21, 2007)
Announcement from Alice
L. Hagemeyer
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
NEWS from Friends of Libraries for
Deaf Action (FOLDA)
Re: Booth and Program at the 2007 American Library Association (ALA),
June 23 – 26 in Washington, DC. -- Submitted by Alice L.
Hagemeyer, August 30, 2007
FOLDA Booth #1050
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.
ALA Program: Got Deaf Culture @ your library?
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.
Alice L. Hagemeyer Elected to Honorary Membership
in the American Library Association
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.
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.
Got Deaf Culture @ your
library?
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
ALA Program on June 25th,
2007
Got Deaf Culture @ your library?
Posted May 23, 2007
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.
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
#1050 FOLDA Table: June 23-26,
2007
Posted May 23, 2007
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
AND LITERACY
CELEBRATING 100
YEARS
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Wheaton Regional Library
11701 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902
Saturday, May 19, 2007, 10:00 am - Noon
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.
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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 Center for the Book Forms Partnership with the NLSD
John V.Cole, director of the Center for the Book, at the Library
of Congress, recently invited the NLSD to join the center’s reading promotion
partnership program.
This program, which was formed in 1987, serves more than 80 nonprofit
organizations and government offices or agencies. Its purpose is to share
information -- and on occasion join forces -- in promoting books, literacy,
reading, and libraries.
NLSD was founded 100 years ago on February 6, 1907 at the Trinity
Episcopal Church in Washington, DC, by six deaf leaders. Twenty-two people
were present. The group has been meeting monthly except summer months
in the D.C. metropolitan area.
Recently the NLSD board voted to increase its effort to promote
deaf culture, books and literacy nationally through programs and exhibits,
particularly at public libraries.
"Partnership with the Center for the book is an important step
in this direction," said Ricardo Lopez, president of the NLSD. NLSD
invites interested deaf-related organizations to discuss ideas and suggestions
for reaching its goals in 2007 and beyond.
Established in 1977, the Center for the Book, which has affiliates
in all fifty states and the DC, uses the resources of the Library of Congress
to promote books, reading, literacy, and libraries. For information
about its events, projects, publications, state affiliates, and national
reading promotional partners, visit www.loc.gov/cfbook.
There will be a public event marking the above partnership and
the NLSD’s 100th anniversary on March 13, 2007 at 11:00 AM
At 1:00 PM excerpts from Through Deaf Eyes will be shown followed
by a tour of Jefferson Building given in American Sign Language by Alex
Richey and Gary Thomas, members of the Library of Congress Deaf Association.
(Program
information)