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Core Webinar: Helping Neurodivergent Library Workers Succeed
Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025
All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.
Description:
In this webinar, I discuss neurodivergence, what it is and isn't, and how you can be a better coworker and ally. This also provides recommendations for supervisors on some ways to provide accommodations.
Learning outcomes:
At the end of the webinar, attendees will be able to:
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able to have a better understanding of what it means to have neurodivergent coworkers and what they need and don't need
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what managers can do to promote a better work environment for neurodivergent workers.
Who should attend?
This is geared toward anyone looking to improve their workplace for others, especially managers.
Presenters:
Jen Conway received her MSIS from University of Tennessee Knoxville. She is a neurodivergent cataloging and metadata librarian. In her professional life, she has faced challenges in environments that were not always supportive. Because of these mixed experiences in the workplace, she seeks to help others understand how to provide a supportive work environment.
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Registration fees for webinar: Core Member $57.85; ALA member: $80.10; Student member $44.50; Non-member $89.00
For additional information and access to registration links, please go to the following website:
https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1570
Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.
For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org.
For all other questions or comments related to Core webinars, please contact Core CE staff at corece@ala.org.
*Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.*
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Jen Montavon-Green
Head of Electronic Resources
University of Kentucky
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