17/12/19 13:24
Over €20,000 Funding Allocated to Kilkenny County Council Library Service to Support the Provision of Sensory Facilities.
Deputy Michael Ring, T.D., Minister for Rural and Community Development, has announced funding of €600,000 to support the provision of sensory facilities and equipment in public libraries.
Kilkenny County Council Library Service is delighted to be a recipient of this grant funding of over €20,000. This funding will be invested across the 8-branch library network and aims to improve the library experience and services for parents/guardians and carers of children with sensory impairments.
“This funding will allow us to build on programmes and resources already developed in Kilkenny such as the toy and sensory resource collection” comments County Librarian, Josephine Coyne. “In 2019 we developed an autism friendly programme of events and workshops and we had over 400 participants attend over 35 events as part of that programme so we want to ensure our services and spaces are accessible, inclusive and for everyone “ Ms. Coyne concludes.
Kilkenny County Council Library Service is also working towards receiving autism accreditation from As I Am, Ireland’s National Autism Charity and Advocacy Organisation. This accreditation will be based on a review and evaluation of library services along with a programme of staff training.
For more information www.kilkennylibrary.ie (056) 7794161