Okay, here goes, there are so many awareness month activities that (and yes, I may have missed a few - Sorry!) ----- I am going to have to list several here at one time, I am just running out of time and I have so many other posts I want to share, so here we go ----
International AAC Awareness - October is the month that the AAC promotes the awareness of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and to inform the public about the many ways in which people may communicate using communication devices. For more information, check out
http://www.aac.org/
World Blindness Awareness Month is also celebrated in October. Check out Eye Care America's website from the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology for more information at
http://www.aao.org/
In October we also celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Congress designated each October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) to increase the public's awareness of the contributions and skills of American workers with disabilities. Check out the Office of Disability Employment Policy at
http://www.dol.gov/odep/about/
National Physical Therapy Month is celebrated in October. Check out
http://www.apta.org/ for more information on the unique benefits of treatment by a physical therapist.
Celebrating the Joy of Shared Reading --- October is National Reading Group Month - this is the month we salute reading groups! For more information, visit
http://www.nationalreadinggroupmonth.org/
and last but not least ------
Celebrate National Book Month!!! --- Book a trip this October, embark on a journey of a lifetime, go to exotic places, mythical lands and enjoy and experience an adventure beyond imagination! Or, escape to another era in time ---- with no luggage, no packing, no tickets -- or -- and this can be good or bad --- never leaving home! What do you need ----- an open mind and an open book! For more information go to
http://www.nationalbook.org/
Whew --- I apologize if I missed something ----- too many things to celebrate this month!
We have just published the NEW LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS LIBGUIDE 2014! Lots of new and exciting resources have been added to the Library's collections, make sure you check them out and REMEMBER, we are constantly adding to the collections and the libguide!
The first-ever Connecticut Book Festival, celebrating our State's continuing cultural heritage by focusing on authors, books literary sites and cultural institutions, will be held on the UCONN Greater Hartford Campus in West Hartford on Saturday and Sunday, May 21st and 22nd. Over the course of two days, three dozen authors will talk about their work; there will be performances by DANCEENLIGHT, Mystic Paper Beasts, and five State Troubadours. Children will be entertained at the unique "instrument petting zoos" provided by the Hartford and New Haven Symphony Orchestras and children will have a chance to make chalk drawings with author/illustrator Bill Thomson. Children can also read to pet therapy greyhounds. Parents, teachers,b and students will attend the annual ceremony marking the conclusion of the Letters About Literature program sponsored by the CT Center for the Book. Exhibitors and food vendors will add a "festival" atmosphere. The event is free of charge.
