1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogLSSPCChttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/lsspcc/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xSwn4hRqW9"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2012/12/making-connections/">Making Connections: A Conversation with Anne Leon</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2012/12/making-connections/embed/#?secret=xSwn4hRqW9" width="600" height="338" title="“Making Connections: A Conversation with Anne Leon” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="xSwn4hRqW9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Anne Leon is the Executive Director of Public Library Services at the Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library. She is the author of the article “Beyond Barriers” (Children & Libraries; Winter 2011, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p12-14), and co-author of  the article “Leadership at its Best: Library Managers Spearhead Successful Special Needs Programming.” (Children & Libraries; Summer/Fall 2010, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p54-57.) You have had a long career in serving underserved populations in public libraries. Some of the most successful programs you developed include the Homeschooling Resource Center and Tutoring Service at the North Regional Broward County Library, and the All-Star Storytime for preschoolers diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library. How did you find out that there was a need for these programs? Anne: Paying attention to who was in the library, and who wasn’t! Actually, my first experience with understanding the...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/anneleon.jpg