Kako urediti posebno zbirko za potrebe odraslih s posebnimi potrebami

Vključevanje uporabnikov s posebnimi potrebami v delovanje knjižnice je lahko precej zahtevna naloga, ki zahteva veliko potrpežljivosti in znanja. Knjižničarji morajo za načrtovanje storitev poznati značilnosti oseb z motnjami v duševnem razvoju, njihove knjižnično-informacijske potrebe, kakšno gradivo je primerno zanje in kako je urejena primerna knjižna zbirka. Avtorico je zanimalo, kako je za odrasle z motnjami v duševnem razvoju poskrbljeno v Kosovelovi knjižnici Sežana. Leta 2017 je bil opravljen intervju s knjižničarko Tanjo Bratina Grmek, ki se v omenjeni knjižnici ukvarja tudi z uporabniki s posebnimi potrebami. V intervjuju je avtorica izvedela, da v knjižnici izvajajo Magajnovo bralno značko. Pri bralni znački uporabljajo gradivo z mladinskega oddelka in oddelka za odrasle, zato ne nabavljajo posebnega prilagojenega gradiva, ki naj bi osebam z motnjami v duševnem razvoju omogočalo lažje branje. Taki uporabniki potrebujejo gradivo, ki omogoča lažje branje (vendar ne lažjega razumevanja), ali pa gradivo, ki lajša branje in razumevanje. Upoštevati je treba tudi primernost vsebine, zahtevnost jezika in primernost ilustracij. Poleg oseb z motnjami v duševnem razvoju lahko poenostavljena besedila ustrezajo tudi uporabnikom z disleksijo, osebam s težavami pri učenju, priseljencem in drugim. Prav zato bi knjižnice morale razmisliti o nabavi lažje berljivih besedil, ki bi potencialno lahko ustrezala večjemu številu uporabnikov.Integration of mentally handicapped adults into library, can be a demanding task, that requires a lot of patience. Adults with disabilities have specific needs regarding library resources. If libraries want to provide appropriate services, they must know what the characteristics of developmentally delayed adults are, what are their library-information needs and what kind of library materials are appropriate for them. Librarians must also know, how to organize special library collection for this group of library users. The autor wanted to know, what do they offer in Kosovelova knjižnica Sežana for mentally handicapped adults. In 2017 an interview was conducted wit librarian Tanja Bratina Grmek, who, in Sežana\u27s library, deals with this group of users. The author founded out, that they offer Magajna reading badge, but they don\u27t have any materials intended specially for developmentally delayed adults. Library material used for the reading badge comes from the children\u27s or adult\u27s department. They don\u27t purchase special adjusted materials, which can help mentally handicapped adults read. They usually need resources, which offer easier reading (but not easier understanding) or easier reading and easier understanding. Furthemore, the material must have appropriate content, appropriate level of language difficulty and appropriate ilustrations. Easy to read materials can also be suitable for readers with dyslexia, people with learning difficulties, immigrants and others. For this very reason, libraries should consider buying easy to read materials, which can be suitable for expanded amount of library users