Neurodiverse patrons will soon have more support and access to resources at Western’s Leslie J. Savage Library thanks to a $10,000 grant from the American Library Association (ALA).

The grant is part of the ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities initiative, which funds improvements aimed at making the library more inclusive and responsive to the needs of its users.

“Libraries are hubs for academic inquiry, social connection, and everything in between,” Tiffanie Wick, director of Library Services, said. “Through strategic planning, our team identified opportunities to enhance how we support the diverse ways people engage with and experience library spaces and services. With generous support from the American Library Association’s Libraries Transforming Communities grant, we can deepen this work through expanding inclusive practices and advancing equitable access for all Leslie J. Savage Library users.”