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Kirkwood library plans a sensory pilot, starting with a calming cart
Friends of the Library in Kirkwood would buy the equipment; the library system would pay for staff training. Fulton commissioners are scheduled to consider the donation Nov. 4.
A movable calming cart could be the centerpiece of a sensory-accessibility pilot at Kirkwood library. Fulton County commissioners are scheduled Nov. 4 to consider a resolution accepting the equipment as a donation.[1][2][3]
The draft resolution describes KultureCity’s Mobile Sensory Station as a modular cart designed to provide added support for people with sensory needs. Friends of the Library in Kirkwood would purchase it from KultureCity and donate it to the branch. The Fulton County Library System would pay for staff training, according to the staff report.[1][2]
The proposed donation is one piece of a broader program. Staff say KultureCity would provide sensory-inclusive certification, sensory bags, custom signage, a social story, support for sensory rooms or stations, and integration with its Koji app.[1][2]
The intended users extend beyond people with autism. The staff report also identifies patrons with PTSD, dementia and Parkinson’s disease, as well as stroke patients, among those the equipment and training are intended to assist.[2]
The branch is part of the Fulton library system even though it sits in Atlanta’s Kirkwood neighborhood in DeKalb County. For now, the board is being asked to accept the cart—not announcing that the pilot is ready for patrons.[1][3]
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