<div dir="ltr">Fantastic Jen, congratulations!<div><br></div><div>Shelley</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Tera Moon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:moontera@btpl.org" target="_blank">moontera@btpl.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">DATE: March 16, 2016<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY YOUTH LIBRARIAN RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR SPECIAL NEEDS COLLECTION AND PROGRAMS<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Bloomfield Township Public Library is pleased to announce that one of our own librarians, Jen Taggart—Assistant Department
Head of Youth Services—has been named one of <b>Library Journal’s Movers & Shakers of 2016.
</b>Each year, <i>Library Journal</i> profiles selected library professionals who are moving the nation’s libraries forward through innovation and creativity.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Jen’s passion for making library service inclusive of all people of all abilities is the force behind the Library’s Special
Needs collection and programming. The Library’s Special Needs collection contains more than 2,200 items including interactive and tactile books, therapeutic games and toys, mixed media cards and kits, plus more. In addition to creating the Library’s Special
Needs collection, Jen has developed and inspired programs inclusive of people of all abilities.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Jen shares her knowledge by conducting workshops for library and education professionals across the state and country. Jen
is the coordinator of Adaptive Umbrella, a biennial, day-long workshop for librarians, teachers, parents, and other adults who work with children with special needs. Jen has spoken at national conferences on this topic.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Because of what Jen has done, libraries are more welcoming, understanding, and inclusive. We could not be more proud of her!
Congratulations, Jen!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">For more information call the Library at <a href="tel:%28248%29%20642-5800" value="+12486425800" target="_blank">(248) 642-5800</a> or visit our website at
</span><a href="http://www.btpl.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.btpl.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">. The Library is located at 1099 Lone Pine Road, (at Telegraph
Road), Bloomfield Township, MI, 48302.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Shelley Williams<br>Director, White Lake Community Library<br></div><div>3900 White Lake Dr.<br></div><div>Whitehall, MI 49461<br><br></div>Read Early. Read Often.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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