PolyTalk Interpreters Network

PolyTalk: Library Interpreters Network Lincoln Trail Libraries System Joe Sciacca, Project Director Michelle Ralston, Project Coordinator

PolyTalk -- What is It?
A service to help Illinois libraries reach out to people with limited English language skills. (Funded by an LSTA Grant)
Current Components
Online database of volunteer interpreters available to be contacted by telephone for real time interpretation
100 volunteers speaking 40 languages
Over 350 registered users representing 165 libraries
Language kit
Basic library services and questions
30 languages represented
Information Tools
Poster for identification in the library
Informational brochures
Signs to put at entrance to indicate library is a member of PolyTalk

Web Site Home Page http://www.polytalk.info

Web Site Login Page

Languages in Kit
Spanish
Arabic
Vietnamese
Thai
Chinese
Polish
Korean
Urdu
Ukranian
Russian
Turkish
French
German
Greek
Gujarati
Tagalog
Hindi
Lithuanian
Italian
Japanese
Croatian
Czech
Farsi
Punjabi
Malay
Portuguese
Romanian
Serbian
Hungarian
Tamil

Language Identification Cards

Welcome Card *Note: This folder is normally in the patron’s language.

Set of Language Cards Each language has its own number and set of cards.

Each language card
offers the information in
both English and the
customer’s language

What Would You Like to Do Today? This card lists the range of topics covered in the kit. Each choice leads to a card with additional details.

Detailed Info Card (1 of 6)

Interpreter Card

Marketing Buzz
2007 SirsiDynix Building Better Communities
Award
2007 ILA Diversity Fair - 2nd Place
2006 ALA Diversity Fair - 3rd Place
2006 Champaign - Urbana
International Humanitarian
Award

Polytalk -- What’s Next?
Multilingual Audio File Collection
General information about libraries
Welcoming messages
Download or play for patron
Expand Volunteer Recruitment and Library Participation
More language coverage
More Libraries Registered -- move to 500 libraries
Model for Sustainability
Position PolyTalk as a core cooperative service
Self-sustaining for long term
Work with partners beyond Illinois

PolyTalk Contact Information
Email (....@lincolntrail.info)
Jan Ison, Executive Director (jison)
Joe Sciacca, PolyTalk Project Dir. (jsciac)
Michelle Ralston, PolyTalk Coordinator (mralst)
Voice: 217-352-0047
Fax: 217-352-7153
Web Site:
http://www.polytalk.info
http://www.lincolntrail.info

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