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College & Research Division Spring Workshop

April 29, 2026 9:00 AM - 12:40 PM (EDT)

Description

The Neurodiverse Campus: Libraries Leading the Way

  • Ryan Palm, Executive Director of the Brad McGarry Center for Neurodiversity at Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA. Ryan will be setting the stage for the workshop, providing some background information on neurodiversity among college students, the services and programs offered at Mercyhurst to serve these students, and ways that centers like his can partner with academic libraries to serve this growing population of students.
  • Brett Spencer, Reference and Instruction Librarian at Penn State Berks Thun Library in Reading, PA. Brett will be speaking about the spaces and programs that his library has in place for neurodiverse students.
  • Amanda Boyer, Student Success Librarian at the Blough-Weis Library at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA. Amanda will be speaking about services and programs that her library has in place for neurodiverse students.

AGENDA:

9:00 - 9:10 am: Introductory remarks by Matt Ciszek, CRD Vice-Chair
9:10 - 10:10 am: Ryan Palm
10:10 - 10:20 am: Break
10:20 - 11:20 am: Brett Spencer
11:20 - 11:30 am: Break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Amanda Boyer
12:30 - 12:40 pm: Closing remarks by Matt Ciszek

Gather with colleagues at one of three in-person viewing sites and watch the presentation together.

  1. Watch on my own (The Zoom link will be included in the confirmation email)
  2. Penn State Behrend in Erie - John M. Lilley Library, Lilley Library 102
  3. Penn State University in University Park - The Dreamery, Shields Building Ground Level
  4. The University of Scranton in Scranton - Weinberg Memorial Library, WML 305

This project is made possible, in part, by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum
and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education,
through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, Governor. 

Support is also provided by the College and Research Division of the Pennsylvania Library Association, http://crdpala.org/

Pricing

Member rate: $30

Non-Member rate: $45

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Name: Susan Wertz
Phone: (717) 766-7663
Email: susan@palibraries.org
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