Accessible Library Programs for Patrons with Disabilities (Spring 2026)

After you attend this course, you’ll be able to:

• Create and deploy community assessment to solicit feedback about library programming and the experiences of people with disabilities.
  


• Understand and implement the OF/BY/FOR/ALL methodology to community engagement and library program development.
  


• Support users with physical disabilities.
  


• Create outcome-driven and community responsive library programs for children, teens, and adults with disabilities.
  


• Identify and implement strategies to make all library programs more welcoming for library users with disabilities.
  


• Articulate and apply best practices for developing positive, transparent, and trusting relationships with community partners and disability organizations.

Who should take this course

This course is for public library personnel.

This will be a self-paced, asynchronous online course.

Expected time commitment

This course includes 6 modules, each designed to take approximately 4 hours to complete. You can move through the content at your own pace and on your own schedule. You'll earn 24 hours of PD credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.

On-demand access

You will have access to the full course 6 months from course start date or enrollment date, if enrolling after course starts.

Certificate of completion

Complete the course and earn 24 professional development credit hours. We provide a certificate that is emailed to you.

Support

For support with online courses, please contact course-support@libraryjournal.com.

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Group Rates

We offer discounts for groups of 3 or more.

For larger groups of 15 or more, we offer the option to apply group rates across multiple courses to receive significant discounts. For more information, select “Bulk Course Credits Packages” in the form below.

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