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Regional Library of the National Library Service
For the Blind and Physically Handicapped
(NLS/BPH)
Volume 105, Number 3 2005
LETTERS
FROM YELLOWSTONE—2005 ONE BOOK
Are you looking for a good book to read this
fall? The
BLIND
& VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONFERENCE IN
Interested in learning a new technology for the blind
(Echolocation), working with the cortically blind, or the latest treatments for
macular degeneration? Join other rehab
counselors, teachers, and those who work with the blind and low vision in
“DRAGONS,
DREAMS AND DARING DEEDS”
Those patrons who participated in this year’s Summer
Reading Program had an action-packed summer.
They pondered the question: Are dragons real or legend? Did you know the Eastern dragons were
considered protectors not evil? In an
average lifetime, a person has 100,000 dreams.
Even if you don’t remember your dreams—you do dream. Walt Disney said, “All our dreams can come
true—if we have the courage to pursue them”.
Knights not only had to be able to fight, but they had a code of conduct
to follow. Each knight strived to be
strong, courageous, courteous, and humble.
Patrons who completed and returned their Reading Logs and Bonus
questions received prizes for “slaying their dragons”, “following their
dreams”, and “accomplishing daring deeds”.
Jiminy Cricket said it best in song, “When you wish upon a star….”
There are
realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual
tastes. As we need food, so do we need
emotional nourishment: love, kindness,
appreciation, and support from others.—J. Donald Walters
LIBRARIAN’S LOG: from the desk
of Christie Briggs, Regional Librarian
OUTREACH
SERVICES FOR THE BLIND
Information about the Talking Book Library services
reached over 800 individuals and organizations from June through
September. This included several support
group meetings from
PATRON
SURVEY DEADLINE
December 30, 2005, is the deadline for all surveys
to be returned to MTBL. If you lost
yours and need another copy, please call us at 1-800-332-3400.
NFB-Newsline™ added the
Billings Gazette in September. Call us
to sign up for this valuable service.
NARRATORS
WILL BE MISSED
We will all miss the joyful presence and wonderful
voices of JoAnn Mayala and Bob Holmes who passed away this year. They have contributed their wonderful talents
to many books and magazines.
CAN YOU HELP US
WITH FALL CLEANUP?
We
have a problem with too many missing cassettes and/or containers from returned
books. We need your help to check around
your home for any empty book containers or cassette tapes that belong to books
you have already returned. If you or
your family, friends, or caregivers find any, please return them to us. Write “Free Matter for the Blind” where the
postage would normally go. Right now we
have such a backlog of books that have been returned without all of the
cassette tapes in the book containers, as well as, miscellaneous cassette tapes
that do not have their book containers.
This causes greater delays getting completed books out to others. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
No matter what the level of
your ability, you have more potential than you can ever develop in a
lifetime—James T. McCay
FROM THE RECORDING BOOTH
Recently the MCB Recording Program was honored to have
three
RECENT TITLES FROM THE
MCB 710 The New Montana Story
edited by Rick Newby; Reader—Bob Holmes
This anthology presents
current and new Montana Writers and their short
stories, novel excerpts,
memoirs, and personal essays, all relating to life
in
sex, and violence.
MCB 763 Inventing the Savage: The Social
Construction of Native American
Criminality by
Luana Ross; Reader—Mary Olson
Ross draws upon the life
histories of imprisoned Native American women
to demonstrate how
race/ethnicity, gender, and class contribute to the
criminalizing of various
behaviors and subsequent incarceration rates.
Contains strong language,
descriptions of sex, and violence.
MCB 772 Writing For Her Life: The Novelist Mildred
Walker by Ripley Hugo;
Reader—Colleen Mockler
Ripley Hugo’s book gives you
an in-depth look at her mother, author
Mildred Walker. The book discusses Mildred Walker’s novels in
detail
and the manner in which she
devised the plot and characters.
NUMBER SIX HAS
ARRIVED
Harry
Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is HERE!!! Ask for RC 60262 for the cassette version or
BR 16000 on WebBraille.
A NEW DESCRIPTIVE CATALOG (DV) IS AVAILABLE
The
new DV catalog in large print and on cassette (MCB 540) was mailed out to those
patrons already receiving this service.
If you have been on our book service for six months and wish to receive
DV’s (VHS videos that have a narrator describing the action between actors
speaking), please call us at 1-800-332-3400.
We’ll be glad to sign you up and send a catalog. This service is provided from privately donated
funds.
THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON THESE
HOLIDAYS
OCT 10—Columbus Day NOV
11—Veteran’s Day NOV 24—Thanksgiving
Montana Talking Book Library Free
Matter
Address Service Requested
This newsletter is available on cassette, e-mail and large print upon
request or visit our website: http://msl.mt.gov/tbl
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PHONE HOURS: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm |
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WEBBRAILLE: http://loc.gov/nls/braille |
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REGIONAL LIBRARIAN: |
Christie
Briggs, cbriggs@mt.gov |
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COORDINATOR VOL SVC: |
Diane
Gunderson, dgunderson@mt.gov |
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COLLECTION MANAGER: |
Carolyn
Meier, cameier@mt.gov |
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MACHINE LENDING AGENT: |
Lee
Madison, lmadison@mt.gov |
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READERS’ ADVISORS: |
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Patrons
with last names A-G contact: |
Janet
Hunter, jahunter@mt.gov |
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Patrons
with last names H-O contact: |
Cheryl
Christopher, cchristopher@mt.gov |
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Patrons
with last names P-Z contact: |
Lee
Madison, lmadison@mt.gov |
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For patron requests or contact information, e-mail us at: mtbl@mt.gov |
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MTBL. Thank you
for your comments and suggestions.