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Who is ALICE? Online
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Who is ALICE?
September 9, 1:30pm to 4:30pm (3 hours)
Presenter: Andrea Berstler, Executive Director, Carroll County Public Library
Get to know ALICE: “Asset Limited, Income Constrained and Employed”. While accounting for nearly 41% of the US population, this segment of our population is often underrepresented, unknown, and unheard. Through the use of a simulator exercise and small group discussions, attendees will experience the struggles of the ALICE population and participate in discussions focused on finding ways that libraries can provide assistance to these families. Attendees will also be introduced to data provided by the United Way that can be used to raise awareness of this group in their own libraries.
This program was presented at MLA 2025 as a preconference.
Contact Hours (Maryland public libraries) = 3 hours
Zoom captioning will be available for all programs. If you require an ASL interpreter or other accommodation for a program, please contact nini.beegan@maryland.gov with as much notice as possible, but no later than three weeks before the program date.
This project is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act administered by the Maryland State Library Agency.
- Date:
- Tuesday, September 9, 2025
- Time:
- 1:30pm - 4:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Sponsor:
- Maryland State Library Agency (MSLA)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- Library Staff Library Staff - Public Libraries
- Categories:
- Programming