[bksvol-discuss] Willing to help
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:19:03 -0500
you know, I have to agree with Bob, I am also unemployed and have a lot of
time on my hands, and obviously like working for bookshare. I can't do the
"best sellers" or the "books of the month" but can do other things to help
out the organization.
I am free till September, when I will be back in school. But would love to
help.
Kerry, you guys wouldn't have the rest of the list of "kids books" that
were requested by the grant. Even though the grant is up, perhaps we could
still help fill in the gap. I have a rather progressive children's library
so...
And if anyone has other areas that need attention in the collection that I
can find material to fill.
I love reading the animal books and the kids novels, so am doing a lot of
those right now, but we have an enormous sports section, large psychology,
history and fiction section at our library.
Unfortunately most if not all of the "no book left behinds" aren't available
from my library.
Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Advisory Council
www.guidedogs.com
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
-- Vance Havner
----- Original Message -----
From: "robert tweedy" <rtweedy2@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 11:20 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds
How about us helping out on aproving a book and saying it is okay to put it
on the new page. Pick out the ones that want to go by the guidelines of
bookshare and that the staff would have more time to try to get grants and
such. I for one am not working and have a lot of time on my hands and I
think there might be a few of us like myself that can help out a lot more. I
know we can't devote all our free time to bookshare but there should be a
way we can help out more if we want. In the survey that was done earlier
this year or it could've been last year, what did readers want in the
collection? I am submitting and aproving books that can't be found in the
NLS but they aren't the least of my favorites and could care less but I want
bookshare better than any other source for blind people to find things to
read and if we can get reference books and text books boy what a great thing
for bookshare. I remember back in the 70's and 80's it was hard to get books
for cvollege and the SRS or whoever had to hire readers, don't know if that
has changed over the years or not but I heard a lot of "I wish there was a
place to get books." Has this changed over the years or not, it sounds like
there is a lot going on right now.----- Original Message -----
From: Carrie Karnos
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 12:10 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds
Yes, there are several projects in the works. Unfortunately the books
that will bring in grant money (so Bookshare can stay afloat) are not the
same books that most members want to read (sci fi, mysteries, romance and
some other category that I've forgotten - Westerns maybe?). So the staff
does a juggling act, trying to keep everyone happy - investors, members,
volunteers. It's a bit rough on the staff members, since they WANT to make
everyone supremely happy but they know they can't. I try to put the books I
find (based on what everyone tells me in the discussion group) into the
submission queue as fast as I can, but my time is limited too. We really do
try, we really really do...
Thanks! Carrie
siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxx> wrote:
It seems to me that they definnitely need more staff to approve books..
One person can only do so much, and yet Marissa keeps dreaming up more
projects and bringing in more books, even though she tells us they are
working on a bunch of donated books. It seems the gardening books should
get some priority as well as cookbooks.
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: Carrie Karnos
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:20 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds
Glad I can help!
One word of caution: Marissa brought in 5 bags of books on Thursday, and
I got 2 more bags of books this weekend, so it'll take a while for all of
the books (probably 80-100) to move thru the queue. Don't hold your breath
waiting for them! I hope we can streamline the process, and get them
submitted sooner, but you know how it goes...
Carrie
"Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Kerry, these are wonderful. i can't wait to read the "I hate cookbook"
and
the one on the senses.
Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Advisory Council
www.guidedogs.com
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
-- Vance Havner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carrie Karnos"
To: "Bookshare Vol Group"
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:13 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] more book sale finds
Hi all,
I went to the book sale again today and came away with:
Sense and Nonsense: A Study in Human Communication by Alfred
Fleischman
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: An Informal Autobiography of Lorraine
Hansberry
On Being Black: Writings by Afro-Americans from Frederick Douglass to
the
Present
The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh
Victory by Joseph Conrad
The I Hate to Cook Book by Peg Bracken
Take Care of Your Dog with the Home Vet Handbook
50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
30 Simple Energy Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
Flowering Succulents by Gordon Rowley
The Clear and Simple Gardening Guide by DX Fenten
The Wonderful World of Books by Alfred Stefferud (editor)
Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh
The Killing Man by Mickey Spillane
The Big Knockover by Dashiell Hammett
An Introduction to Literature and the Fine Arts by the Editors at
Michigan
State College Press
Planning Art Education in the Middle/Secondary Schools of Ohio
Understanding the Arts by Helen Gardner
A Short Guide to Writing about Art by Sylvan Barnet
Artists at Work by Bernard Chaet
From Abacus to Zeus: A Handbook of Art History by James Smith Pierce
The Necessity of Art: A Marxist Approach by Ernst Fischer
There were probably 100 gardening books at the book sale, lots of them
being
Sunset Publishing (which is a few miles from the Bookshare office).
What
type of gardening books do people want? I can pick some up during next
month's book sale.
Carrie
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