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Johnson County Library, Shawnee Mission (Kan.), is the 2005 recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award for its “Literature for the Learning Disabled Adult” program.

“The ‘Literature for the Learning Disabled Adult’ program of the Johnson County Library represents a model demonstration of a collaborative effort to provide meaningful participation in literary and educational program,” stated Barratt Wilkins, ASCLA award committee chair. “Working with the local community college, a non-profit agency serving seniors, and the county’s developmental supports unit, the coordinator, C.J. Sullivan, provides reminiscing programs, poetry classes, and current events programming to adults with learning disabilities and it is to be commended.”