[blind-philly-comp] From NLS: Collection Development Advisory Group prepares for next meeting

  • From: David Goldfield <dgoldfield1211@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Philadelphia Computer Users Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired <blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 19:07:19 -0500

If any of you have ideas of how the Braille and Talking Book program can be improved, the following article from the January-February Talking Book Topics may be of interest.


Collection Development Advisory Group prepares for next meeting
Have an idea for improving the braille and talking book service? Consider sharing it with your representative to the Collection Development Advisory Group, which will meet May 24–26, 2017. Input from fellow patrons and librarians concerning the NLS program is a key component in the success of the program. Your feedback is thoroughly discussed in the committee’s deliberations. Submit your suggestions to committee members listed below or to your cooperating braille or talking-book library.
Consumer Organization Representatives:
American Council of the Blind (ACB)
Susan Glass
19821 Vineyard Ln.
Saratoga, CA 95070
susancglass@xxxxxxx
Blinded Veterans Association (BVA)
Claudia Belk
Accessibility Officer
Blinded Veterans Association
125 N. West St., 3rd Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314
cbelk@xxxxxxx
National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
Marci Carpenter
3200 California Ave. SW, #35
Seattle, WA 98116
mjc59@xxxxxxxxxxx
Readers-at-Large:
Midlands:
Gloster Williams
9084 Longacre St.
Detroit, MI 48228
g.gospeltainment@xxxxxxxxx
Northern:
Linda Goodspeed
2 Barley Field Pl.
Rutland, VT 05701
lrgoodspeed@xxxxxxxxxxx
Southern:
Eddie Weaver
2132 Charny Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27604
dweaver43@xxxxxxxxx
Western:
Peggy Chong
6303 Indian School Rd. NE #511
Albuquerque, NM 87110
peggychong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Librarians:
Midlands:
Laura Williams
Indiana Talking Book & Braille Library
140 North Senate Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-0609
LaWilliams1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Northern:
Marilyn Stevenson
New Hampshire State Library
Talking Book Services Section
117 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-1498
Marilyn.stevenson@xxxxxxxxxx
Southern:
Josh Berkov
North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
State Library of North Carolina
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
1841 Capital Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27604-2188
(919) 733-4376
joshua.berkov@xxxxxxxxx
Western:
Susan Hammer-Schneider
North Dakota State Talking Book Library
604 East Boulevard Ave, Dept. 250
Bismarck, ND 58505
(701) 328-2185
sbschneider@xxxxxx
Children’s/Young Adult:
Stephanie Wambaugh
Reader Advisor, Outreach & Youth Librarian
Braille & Talking Book Library
PO Box 30007
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48909-7507
(517) 373-5614
WambaughS@xxxxxxxxxxxx


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