Transparent Language

Want to better serve the Deaf and hard of hearing patrons in your community?

Get advice and inspiration from a panel of library professionals & Deaf community members:

• Babak Zarin | Access Services Librarian, Central Rappahannock Regional Library
• Brandt Van Unen | Coordinator, Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library
• Brenda Cartwright | Co-Founder, Signing Savvy
• Lindsey Helfrich | Librarian, Sacramento Public Library

The panel will be sharing their ideas and answering your questions about how to make your library more inclusive for Deaf patrons, from accessibility to collections development to programming.

Note: A virtual ASL interpreter will be available. If you require interpretation services, we recommend joining from a large monitor for best visibility.

Get to know Transparent Language Online so you can spread the good word to your patrons!

Join us for an introduction (or a refresher) of Transparent Language Online for Libraries. We'll take a look at the learning portal including:

• setting learning goals & learning streaks

• exploring available courses & creating your own learning path

• touring through a lesson & various learning activities

Come see what's new and what's next in Transparent Language Online!

We'll be exploring:

• New languages
• New localizations
• New ESOL courses
• New courses for library staff
• A major overhaul in how patrons discover learning materials
• And more!

Your library patrons can choose from 21,000+ hours of courses in Transparent Language Online.

But there are 4 language courses specifically for library staff, too:

• Survival ASL for Librarians
• Spanish for Library Professionals
• French for Library Professionals 
• Mandarin Chinese for Library Professionals 🆕

Join us for a deeper dive into these courses including how to sign up, what you'll learn, and cool course features.

These courses will help you get to know Transparent Language Online and better serve multilingual patrons in your community! Feed two birds with one seed. 🐦🐦

Does your library support a growing community of English Language Learners (ELLs)?

Join us to explore our 300+ hour ESL collection including:

• Beginner courses for speakers of 35+ languages
• The new "English for Newcomers" course (available in American, British, and Canadian English!)
• English-only immersion courses for intermediate and advanced learners
• US Citizenship Test prep course

Want to introduce young patrons to new languages?

Join us to explore:

• available content for different ages, including K-2, elementary, and teens
• how the content differs for each age range
• supplemental resources for parents or caregivers
• resources to promote Transparent Language Online during Summer Reading!

Trying to promote and measure interest in Transparent Language Online in your library community? Looking for new promotional ideas?

Join us to explore reporting tools to measure usage and get marketing ideas to boost usage.

We will look at:

• Types of reports that admins can generate and the types of information each report will give you
• How to schedule reports so that they can be delivered right to your email for convenience
• Marketing tactics and ideas for increasing adoption and usage of Transparent Language Online