Library Board President Hilde Van Gijssel honored at NDLA Conference as Library Champion.
October 12th 2023
Every year NDLA (North Dakota Library Association) has a conference open to all North Dakota librarians to talk about issues in librarianship. VCBC Public Library staff were especially excited to attend 2023 conference in Fargo, ND. They had nominated Library Board President Hilde Van Gijssel as Library Champion.
To be considered as a librarian champion according to NDLA Legislative Committee “An individual in a leadership position—Federal, state, city, or county—who has supported and/or advocated for a library or libraries in North Dakota” (NDLA). Valley City Barnes County Public Library was eager to nominate Professor Hilde Van Gijssel. Library staff felt her support of the library as board president and the community was something worth recognizing.
Valley City Barnes County Public Library is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Valley City Barnes County Public Library
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Valley City Barnes County Public Library has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Valley City Barnes County Public Library regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
