Thursday, June 08, 2006

Riding the Bus With My Sister

For those of you who are members of PaLA, you might have read the cover story in the May 2006 issue of the Pennsylvania Library Association Bulletin. The book chosen for this year’s “One Book, One Conference” event is Rachel Simon’s Riding the Bus With My Sister. This book traces the true story of the author’s attempt to understand her sister Beth, who has a mental disability. Beth spends her days riding the buses of a Pennsylvania city, and Simon spends one year riding along and meeting the people in Beth’s life.

While this blog focuses mostly on those with physical disabilities, we can’t ignore our patrons with mental disabilities. Even if you aren’t planning on attending the PaLA conference in November, you may want to pick up this book for the insights it gives on working with those with mental disabilities.

In the spirit of full discloser, I had Rachel Simon for a professor as an undergrad. She gives a great reading, and I expect an excellent program at the PaLA conference.

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