Volume
XXXIX No.2
Summer
2016
Vision
Expo’s 10th Anniversary
Please join us as we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the
Indiana Vision Expo on Saturday, September 24th from 10 a.m. – 2
p.m. at the Indiana State Library. The Expo will feature our usual wide variety
of vendors and non-profit agencies that provide the latest in adaptive
technology, independent living aids, and other resources for all ages. In
celebration of our anniversary, the first 200 attendees will receive tote bags
with the Vision Expo logo. You can also register to win either an iPad or a
Victor Reader Stream at the Talking Book booth in the Great Hall. Registration
will be limited to one per attendee.
Our program will include a 10:30 presentation on the latest
in assistive technology by Bill Powell from Bosma
Enterprises, followed by an 11:45 presentation on the latest advancements in
the treatment of eye disease by low vision specialists Dr. Richard Windsor and
Dr. Laura Windsor of the Low Vision Centers of Indiana.
Parking will be available for $5 in the Senate Avenue
Parking Garage. The entrance is off of
New York Street between West Street and Senate Avenue.
For up to date information on the vendors participating in
the 2016 Indiana Vision Expo, please visit our website as the event approaches
at http://www.in.gov/library/indianavisionexpo.htm.
New
Technology Grant Program a Success
The first full year of the Technology Grant Program from
the Indiana State Library Foundation was a success, with all of the allotted
money for 2016 awarded to patrons. As a result, we will no longer be accepting
applications this year. You can submit applications for a 2017 grant beginning
January 1, 2017.
The Indiana State Library Foundation Technology Grants were
introduced in December 2015 as a way to help patrons purchase adaptive
technology devices. Since then, patrons have been assisted in purchasing items
ranging from handheld magnifying glasses to iPads to table top video
magnifiers. If you are interested in applying for a grant in 2017, you can find
more information at http://www.in.gov/library/5442.htm.
Indiana
Talking Book and Braille Library Wins Award
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped (NLS), part of the Library of Congress, recently honored the
Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library as the 2015 Network Library of the
Year.
NLS presented the award on June 10th at a
luncheon ceremony at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
The library was recognized for a number of accomplishments
in 2015, including the introduction of a nightly duplication program of
download only books for patrons, the inclusion of Indiana Voices books on BARD
for patrons nationwide to download and enjoy, and the grants awarded from the
Indiana State Library Foundation for both assistive technology for patrons and
a new workspace for the volunteer machine repair group in Fort Wayne.
In 2015, the library served 5,137 individual patrons and
460 institutions and circulated 170,775 digital talking-book cartridges, 3,361
braille books, and 8,281 large-print books. Over 1000 BARD patrons downloaded
an additional 55,456 titles.
The Kent District Library for the Blind and Physically
Disabled in Wyoming, Michigan received the inaugural Network Advisory and
Outreach Center of the Year award.
Summer
Reading Note
Summer reading wrapped up on August 15th, with
over 650 audio, braille, and large print books read by 43 participants aged
five through nineteen over an 11-week period.
Prizes will be mailed out in the next few weeks after final tallies are
made.
Indianapolis
Vision Walk
The 10th annual Indianapolis Vision Walk will
take place on Saturday, October 8th, at 8 a.m. in White River State
Park in downtown Indianapolis. The walk benefits the Foundation Fighting
Blindness, which funds research for treatments and cures of blinding retinal
diseases such as macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa,
and Usher syndrome. Since 2006 the Vision Walk has raised over $41 million to
support its mission. For more information, visit www.FightBlindness.org/IndianapolisVisionWalk or
call Lori Quinn at 847-680-0100.
Gold
Medal Reads
Going through Olympics withdrawal? Check out these
inspiring books:
The
Three-Year Swim Club by Julie Checkoway
(DB 83154)
The story of Soichi Sakamoto and
the Japanese American children he trained to be champion swimmers, hoping to
have them compete in the 1940 Olympic Games. 2015.
The
Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown (DB 77138, LP 19018, BR 21495)
Recounts the accomplishments of nine working-class athletes
from the University of Washington who beat elite teams at home and abroad and
won the gold medal for rowing at the 1936 Nazi-orchestrated Berlin Olympics.
2013.
Indiana Insights is a
publication of the Talking Book and Braille Library, Indiana State
Library. Indiana Insights is also available online, in Braille, or on a
digital cartridge upon request. Any mention of products and
services in the Indiana Insights newsletter
is for information purposes only and does not
imply endorsement. This project is
funded in part with a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
which administers the Library Services Technology act. ____________________________________________________________
Indiana
Talking Book and Braille Library Calendar:
Monday September 5, 2016 Library Closed
Saturday September 24, 2016 Vision Expo
Monday October 10, 2016 Library Closed
Tuesday November 8, 2016 Library Closed
Friday November 11, 2016 Library Closed
Thursday November 24, 2016 Library Closed
Friday November 25, 2016 Library Closed
Friday December 23, 2016 Library Closed
Monday December 26, 2016 Library Closed
Indiana
Talking Book and Braille Library Hours:
Monday
– Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. __________________________________________________________
Free
Matter for
the
Blind