Activity Details
Title: Next Chapter Book Club Training
Narrative: Fifteen DC Public Library staff received one-day training in using the Next Chapter Book Club program with adults with intellectual disabilities. The Next Chapter Book Club encourages adults with intellectual disabilities to engage with books and each other in a book club setting.
Intent: Improve the library workforce.
Activity: Instruction
Mode: Program
Format: In-person
Quantity
Session length (minutes): 240
Number of sessions in program: 1
Average number in attendance per session: 15
Number of times program administered: 1
Partner Information
Organization Type of Partner Organization(s):
Libraries: No
Historical Societies or Organizations: No
Museums: No
Archives: No
Cultural Heritage Organization Multi-type: No
Preschools: No
Schools: No
Adult Education: No
Human Service Organizations: No
Other: No
Legal Type of Partner Organization(s):
Federal Government: No
State Government: No
Local Government (excluding school districts): No
School District: No
Non-Profit: No
Private Sector: No
Tribe/Native Hawaiian Organization: No
Beneficiaries
Is the activity directed at the library workforce: Yes
For a targeted group or for the general population: General
Locale
Is the activity state-wide: Yes
Specific Locations: No
Library Types
Public Libraries: 1
Academic Libraries: 0
SLAA: 0
Consortia: 0
Special Libraries: 0
School Libraries: 0
Other: 0