Overview of the Carrington Autism Resource Center at Averett University.

1. Mary B. Blount Library
“Seek and Cite Credible Sources”

2. Origins of the Autism Resource Center
• In Summer 2011, Averett University received a generous grant from
the Alexander Berkeley Carrington, Jr. and Ruth Simpson Carrington
Charitable Trust to establish an autism resource center for families in
Southside Virginia.
• From July through November 2011, Blount Library collaborated with
Institutional Advancement, Education faculty, volunteers, and
Facilities to select and prepare a site for the Carrington Autism
Resource Center.
• The Center was complete and the collection, technology and policies
in place prior to the ribbon cutting on November 30, 2011.

3. Library Hours
Fall / Spring Semester (Semester Breaks)
• Sunday, 1:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. (7:00 P.M)
• Monday-Thursday, 8:30 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. (9:00
P.M.)
• Friday, 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
• Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. (Closed)
• http://discover.averett.edu 24/7!
• Detailed building hours

4. Autism Resource Center Hours
• The Carrington Autism Resource Center is available
for teachers, therapists, and registered families
Monday‐Thursday 9:00 a.m.‐8:00 p.m., Friday 9:00
a.m.‐4:00 p.m., and Sunday, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
• Please ask the librarian at the reference desk to open
the Center for you.
• Volunteer teachers are available by appointment
(contact autism@averett.edu).

5. Library Accounts
• Blount Library will create a library account for each
Autism Family on approval of Averett’s Chair of
Education.
• Please send evidence of autism diagnosis to Dr.
Riedel:
• Pamela Riedel, Ph.D.
Frith Hall 428; pamela.riedel@averett.edu
FAX: (434) 791 5020; Voice: (434) 791‐5744

6. Free Access
• Use of the Carrington Autism Resource Center and
circulation of activity and diagnostic kits is free for
registered Autism Families.
• Registration is confidential and intended to ensure that
families will benefit from visiting the Center. Simply
Contact Dr. Pamela Riedel (434‐791‐5744) with evidence
for a diagnosis of autism.
• Use of the Center by teachers, and circulation of materials
to SPED school and organization administrators is also
free of charge.

7. Shared Leadership
• Volunteer Educator, Mrs. Amy Stilley (M.A.T.) visits the Center
as needed for appointments.
• As of June 30, 2012, we had three registered families and had
logged over 40 visits by local educators.
• Ongoing success of the Center will be facilitated by recruiting
a Director of Autism Studies to provide oversight of services
for children and families:
http://jobboard.specialedcareers.org/jobs/4903971.32

8. Autism Center Activities
• Averett invites active collaboration with schools and
organizations supporting autism families in Southside.
• The Center's web guide with educational information, photos,
policies and forms is located at
http://discover.averett.edu/autism.
• In addition to hosting the opening reception, the library
sponsored outreach activities, including a work day for
Danville Public School teachers (March 2012), a presentation
for the DPS Autism Parents' Support Group (May 2012) and
for the DPS SPED Advisory Committee (September 2012).

9. Support the Autism Center
• We also invite community members to support to the
Carrington Autism Resource Center and Mary B.
Blount Library through membership in:
• Autism Friends, or
• Library Friends
• Friends donations enhance autism services for
Southside families and library services for Averett
students.

10. Averett Librarians
• Elaine Day, Director; Science Liaison; eday@averett.edu
• Kevin Harden, Distance Learning; Business, Education,Social
Sciences Liaison; kharden@averett.edu
• Jennifer Robinson, Technical Services; Communication
Studies/Journalism, Children’s Literature Liaison;
jrobinson@averett.edu
• Jim Verdini, Access Services; Humanities, Performing Arts Liaison;
jverdini@averett.edu
• Dr. Patrick Wasley, Archivist; English Literature Literature;
pwasley@averett.edu

11. Questions?
Pamela Riedel, Chair, Education Department
Frith Hall 428; pamela.riedel@averett.edu
FAX: (434) 791 5020; Voice: (434) 791‐5744
Elaine Day, Director, Mary B. Blount Library
elaine.day@averett.edu; 434‐791‐5696