Our Empowering Neurodivergent Librarians professional development modules are designed to empower library staff with foundational knowledge to foster neuroinclusive, supportive, and accessible workplaces. These interactive training modules address the basics of neurodiversity acceptance and education, practical steps for cultivating an inclusive workplace culture, and managerial practices to support direct reports across library organizations.
These training modules are relevant across library contexts, and can be used by anyone with an interest in neurodiversity acceptance, workplace inclusion, and supportive management:
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- If you are a youth-serving librarian in a public library, all of these professional development modules can help you make incremental but meaningful changes to your early literacy services and programs. We suggest starting with the Autism Acceptance and Inclusion training, followed by Customer Services, and finally our Autism-Inclusive Early Literacy training.
- If you are a library worker in any role, the Neurodiversity Acceptance Training and Neuroinclusive Culture in the Workplace modules can help you build foundational awareness, learn direct action strategies, and identify barriers to neuroinclusion within your organization.
- If you are a manager, supervisor, or team leader, the Neuroinclusive Managerial Practices Training will help you learn methods for supporting diverse communication styles, identifying work preferences, and normalizing differences across your team.
- If you are an organizational leader or administrator, these modules can help you recognize structural barriers and implement systemic practices that foster psychological safety and neuroinclusion across the library.
- If you are a student or aspiring library professional, these training modules can help you understand neurodiversity frameworks early in your career, empowering you to advocate for inclusive practices as you enter the library field.
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The Neurodiversity Acceptance & Inclusion Training link will be coming on Monday, August 3rd, 2026.
This module will provide an overview of neurodiversity, address the importance of neuroinclusion in library workplaces, explore language preferences, and provide suggestions for identifying barriers to neuroinclusion at your library organization.
The Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace Training link will be coming on Monday, August 3rd, 2026.
This guide will provide an overview of psychological safety, the key aspects of psychological safety in the workplace, the significance of psychological safety to neuroinclusion, and practical steps for creating a psychologically safe neuroinclusive workplace.
The Cultivating a Neuroinclusive Workplace Culture Training link will be coming on Monday, August 3rd, 2026.
This interactive learning module will introduce key actions and practical steps for cultivating a neuroinclusive culture in library organizations. Library workers in all roles will learn strategies for taking direct action to improve neuroinclusion in their library organization.
The Neuroinclusive Career Advancement Training link will be coming on Monday, August 3rd, 2026.
This module is specifically tailored for library professionals dedicated to building equitable pathways for neurodivergent talent. Whether you are navigating your own career trajectory or are a leader responsible for professional development, this training provides the strategic framework necessary to foster long term success.
The Neurodivergent Librarians’ Practices for Navigating Workplace Ableism Training link will be coming on Monday, August 3rd, 2026.
Neurodivergent librarians have developed their own methods for navigating inaccessible and exclusionary workplaces. This resource identifies some of those practices and details how neurodivergent library workers have used them in their library workplaces. Feel free to draw from or adapt these practices as whatever way is appropriate for your work context.
The Supporting Neurodivergent Librarians to Request Accommodation Training link will be coming on Monday, August 3rd, 2026.
Library supervisors have a responsibility to ensure that all library workers receive equitable access to the workplace and any reasonable accommodations for their work. This training will help library supervisors understand how to respond supportively and appropriately when a library worker requests workplace accommodations.
The Self-Advocacy for Accommodation Training link will be coming on Monday, August 3rd, 2026.
In this interactive lesson, you will learn simple steps to understand your rights, know what support you need, and ask for accommodations that can help you do your job well. This training is made for neurodivergent library workers and offers practical guidance to help you speak up for your needs with confidence and clarity.