On 5/20/17, Carl Jarvis <carjar82@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The hard working library team are not pron to tooting their own horn,
so I'll take a toot or two for them. Here's an article that tells the
story.
Carl Jarvis
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From: Carl Jarvis <carjar82@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 20 May 2017 18:12:41 -0700
Subject: Washington Talking Book & Braille Library proclaimed best in U.S.
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBraille Library has received top honors for its outstanding services to
May 19, 2017
Washington Talking Book & Braille Library proclaimed best in U.S.
OLYMPIA.For the second time this decade, the Washington Talking Book &
readers who are visually or physically impaired.
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, part
of the Library of Congress, presented WTBBL Director Danielle Miller with
the Network Library of the Year Award Friday in the Library of Congress'
Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.
most proud of our outreach to seniors, youth and the Hispanic community.
"We are delighted and humbled to receive this award," Miller said. "We
are
I'm
honored to be part of a team committed to finding innovative ways to ensure
Washington residents unable to read standard print have access to reading
materials."
Washington State Library, previously received the award in 2010. WTBBL is
WTBBL, operated by the Washington Secretary of State's office as part of
the
the only library to receive the award twice.
am so proud of the staff and the dedication they have to providing services
"To have our library recognized nationally with this award is wonderful.
I
to our patrons. Their passion is evident in every aspect of the WTBBL
operation, regardless of the job or task," said Secretary of State Kim
Wyman.
"This is the second time that the Washington Talking Book and Braille
Library has won the Network Library of the Year Award since the prize was
established in 2005," said NLS Director Karen Keninger. "Washington has
been
selected this year for their commitment to outreach and to engaging readers
in the local community who are unable to use standard print materials."
Washington State Librarian Cindy Aden joined Miller at the award ceremony.
honor," Aden said. "It really shows that the Washington Talking Book and
"I'm very proud of Danielle and her staff for receiving this terrific
Braille Library continues to be a national leader in providing outstanding
service and programs to its patrons."
Carl Jarvis, an 82-year-old from Quilcene who has used the free library
service since 1965, expressed what WTBBL means to him: "Talking books have
been my steady companion. I could not imagine life without this valued
service."
the equivalent of seven additional employees, hosted 8,320 visitors, served
In 2016, WTBBL, comprised of 17 staff members and many volunteers who
worked
9,349 active individual readers and 500 institutions, circulated 293,877
physical items and added 1,704 new patrons to its service. WTBBL patrons,
who include anyone unable to read standard print material due to blindness,
visual impairment, deaf-blindness, physical disability (cannot hold a book
or turn pages), or reading disability, also used the online NLS Braille and
Audio Reading Download (BARD) service to download 106,669 books and
periodicals.>
Washington's Office of Secretary of State oversees a number of areas within
state government, including managing state elections
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https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/>
, regulating corporations
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https://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/
and charities
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https://www.sos.wa.gov/charities/>
, and governing the use of the state
flag and state seal. The office also manages the State Archives
<
https://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/>
and the State Library
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https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/>
, as well as documenting extraordinary
stories in Washington's history through Legacy Washington
<
https://www.sos.wa.gov/legacy/>
.
