Imagine an individual so inspiring that her family is moved to leave a memorial that not only honors her passion but at the same time becomes a universal historical gift for generations to come.
Now picture an individual very humble, quiet, hard-working, compassionate, and a passionate historian who never drew attention to herself. This is Wanda L. (Mitchell) Busen 1929-2016 of Mt. Sterling.
The children of Wanda L. Busen have memorialized their mother’s fondness of reading, commitment to the library, love of history, genealogy, and archival research by transforming the Brown County Public Library District’s microfilm archives collection of the Illinois Weekly Message, Brown County Republican, Brown County Democrat, Democrat-Message and the Brown County Democrat-Message to a searchable digital archive.
Brown County Public Library is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Brown County Public Library
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Brown County Public Library has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Brown County Public Library regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
