L'accueil des personnes à handicap mental et psychique en bibliothèque est un sujet qui pose la question de la représentation des bibliothécaires sur ce public, ainsi que la formation pour proposer un accueil personnalisé. Ce travail, à partir d'un état de l'art et d'une enquête, aborde le thème de l'adaptation des fonds et des animations d'une bibliothèque à son public, ainsi que la possibilité de nouer des partenariats avec des structures de soin.

Ce mémoire s'intéresse à la manière dont les agents s'expriment sur le handicap et notamment sur le handicap mental, cognitif et psychique. Ces trois des handicaps sont bien souvent tabous et reliés à des notions négatives comme la folie ou la maladie mentale. Ce mémoire questionne quelles sont les représentations sociales, anciennes et actuelles, partagées par les agents des bibliothèques de lecture publique ?

The bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep delivers a suspenseful and emotionally satisfying novel “infused with warmth and humor” (People) about a lifelong friendship, a devastating secret, and the small acts of kindness that bring people together. There are three things you should know about Elsie. The first thing is that she’s my best friend. The second is that she always knows what to say to make me feel better. And the third thing…might take a bit more explaining. Eighty-four-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she thinks about her friend Elsie and wonders if a terrible secret from their past is about to come to light. If the charming new resident is who he claims to be, why does he look exactly like a man who died sixty years ago? From the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, Three Things About Elsie “breathes with suspense, providing along the way piercing, poetic descriptions, countless tiny mysteries, and breathtaking little reveals…a rich portrait of old age and friendship stretched over a fascinating frame” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). This is an “amusing and heartbreaking” (Publishers Weekly) story about forever friends on the twisting path of life who come to understand how the fine threads of humanity connect us all.