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Library
Support for Families maintains an extensive resource library for families and professionals comprised of multi-lingual books, periodicals, reference materials and media related to children with disabilities and special health care needs. The library is open to the families and professionals with free borrowing privileges. A Toy Lending collection offers loans of toys to families of children with special needs.
In 1995, Joan Cassel purchased a dozen books from Hod Gray with the Special Needs Project, which marks the beginning of our library. Our toy collection is dedicated to the memory of Terri Brown, of San Lorenzo, CA. Terri started a toy library for Joshua, her grandson, who was ill and opened it in her garage for neighboring children and children with special needs. After her death, her toy library was donated to Support for Families.
Common Library questions
- Who can use the library? How long can I check out items? Where do I return items?
Answers can be found in the Library check-out pamphlet (English, Spanish, Chinese) (pdf
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- I would like to donate or give a gift to the library. How do I do that?
We have created a Wishlist of books most needed in the library and the Gift and Donation procedure explains how to do that.
- Do you have any video's that explain how to find books or check-out books at your library?
Yes! The following video's: How do I find a book (caution 13.4Mb file) and How do I checkout a book (caution 17.1Mb file) can help you with this. You must have a media player installed on your computer in order to view video's. To download media player go to QuickTime or Windows.
We are located at Support for Families. Directions to Support for Families
Holdings
- Our Library contains over 3500 books and audio-visual materials. This includes:
• Over 200 toys providing opportunities
for children with disabilities to experiment with a variety of developmentally appropriate toys.
• Spanish and Chinese language collections
• National, state, and local disability related Newsletters
• Magazines relating to various disabilities
Services
- Searchable online Library Catalog of our books, pamphlets and audiovisual materials - Need help with searching? - What are the Categories?
- Librarian reference assistance by telephone, email, fax and in-person (M-Th 930-230pm)
- Self check-out and check-in of library materials
- Easy access to In-Library Reference books, newsletters, magazines & catalogs
- Internet access to Support for Families' online resources
- Join Support for Families LISTSERV for current and archived information about children and youth with disabilities.
- Special borrowing privileges for students specializing in Special Education, Early Childhood Development or Social Work.
- Referrals to public, non-profit, or special disability libraries in the San Francisco bay area
- We are open to families and professionals: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:30-4:30pm. Evening hours on Tuesday & Thursday, 12:30pm-8:30pm.
Facilities:
- One public access Internet computer with Microsoft Office software
- Newspaper and magazine reading areas
- Free printing and photocopying
- User-friendly browseable book stacks
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