accessible-iOS Re: Fwd: Urgent Message to all Northern California NLS BARD Patrons
- From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:14:40 -0400
Okay, getting a little off topic with the Congress thing.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 27, 2013, at 6:58 AM, christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> I would imagine that this would affect not only NLS patrons in California,
> but all NLS patrons across the country. I have not received any similar
> communication from the director of our library here in Maryland, but we will
> probably get an email like this in the near future. PersonY, I am not very
> worried about this, as Congress always seems to come up with a plan moments
> before the shutdown, but thank you for passing the advanced warning on to us.
>
> Chris Nusbaum
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 26, 2013, at 7:37 PM, Chela Robles <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hello to those who are patrons in Northern California, this is very
>> important I just got word of this so please read on. Alan Lemly you may want
>> to pass this announcement to the Bard Talk list as well. Sorry if I'm behind
>> on email.
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Urgent Message to all Northern California NLS BARD Patrons
>> Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:12:43 +0000
>> From: Braille and Talking Book Library@CSL <btbl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: Braille and Talking Book Library@CSL <btbl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Dear Northern California NLS Network Library BARD Patron,
>>
>> We’re writing to give you advance warning in case there is a federal
>> government shut down next week. If the federal government closes effective
>> October 1, 2013, the National Library Service (NLS) will be forced to shut
>> down the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) and other online
>> databases such as the Voyager catalog until a federal spending plan is
>> approved. The Braille and Talking Book Library in Sacramento, Fresno
>> Talking Book Library for the Blind, and San Francisco Public Library for the
>> Blind and Print Disabled will remain open to serve you, but we may be
>> limited in our ability to use NLS products and services.
>>
>> You may wish to download additional books before October 1 in the event
>> access to BARD becomes unavailable for an undetermined interval.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Mike L. Marlin,
>> Director, Braille and Talking Book Library
>> California State Library
>> 900 N Street, Suite 110
>> PO Box 942837
>> Sacramento, CA
>> 94237-0001
>> ALA Councilor At Large
>> Email: mike.marlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Phone: (916) 651-0812
>> Toll FREE in CA: 1-800-952-5666
>> Fax: (916) 654-1119
>> Web site: www.btbl.ca.gov
>>
>>
>>
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