Indeed. That is truly being a service organization. G.Cindy --- On Thu, 5/29/08, Devorah Greenstein <DGreenstein@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 5:28 AM > I think it's because of the large elderly population in > Florida. They > are definitely not renovating. This is an ongoing service, > and how > delightful, when it's 96 degrees out and humid, to have > your library > books delivered to your door. > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Grandma Cindy > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:21 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Kind of Blue > > Wow! I wonder why that is. Maybe they have little space--or > are > remodeling. When our branch was being remodeled they had a > lot of books > in a trailer or bookmobile. I guess they were taken from > storage and > brought to the bookmobile. Maybe that's what's > happening in Orlando. > When you get there, please let us know the explanation. > > G.Cindy > > > --- On Wed, 5/28/08, Devorah Greenstein > <DGreenstein@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > The Orlando Public Library delivers > > books to people's > > residences. They prefer it to people checking books > out in > > person in the > > library. I don't know, but it is a lovely service. > > > > devorah > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of > > Grandma Cindy > > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 7:49 PM > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Kind of Blue > > > > I think probably Judy or Marilyn or Devorah can do a > better > > job of > > describing the photos for you, E. I'm never very > > pleased with mine; > > they're too detailed sometimes, and lately > probably > > too skimpy. > > > > But Chela, are the photos necessary? I'm guessing > > they're photos of > > people, like the Ray Charles book I did, and the > captions > > are probably > > all that's necessary. > > > > G.Cindy > > > > ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE > BOOKSHARE > > COLLECTION)IS > > AVAILABLE AT > > > http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm > > http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ > > > http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm > > > > A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE > AT > > > http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html > > > > Jake's site for useful links: > > http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html > > > > > > --- On Wed, 5/28/08, E. <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > From: E. <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Kind of Blue > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 12:08 PM > > > I will work with Cindy who can get the book and > help > > > describe the photos. > > > > > > I have done that before with other books. > > > > > > books over the internet. They will list names of > > books, > > > authors > > > copyright and so on. > > > > > > > > > Certainly the index can be fixed up. Again, there > are > > > sighted people > > > on the volunteer list who help us blind > validators > > with > > > some of the > > > tricky bits. > > > > > > E. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email > to > > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in > the > > subject > > > line. To get a list of available commands, put > the > > word > > > 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > subject > > line. To get a list > > of available commands, put the word 'help' by > > itself in the subject > > line. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > subject > > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word > > 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list > of available commands, put the word 'help' by > itself in the subject > line. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the word > 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.