Focus on Ordering Books

Please remember that when you order books by phone, your reader advisor will try his/her best to fulfill your book request. Please allow ample time for the U.S. Postal Service to deliver your books/magazines. If you have not received your order after 7 business days, please contact your reader advisor immediately. We will be happy to work with your post office if you experience difficulty receiving your books.

Focus on New Arrivals

We are proud to announce the arrival of the latest Library of Michigan SBPH catalog , "A Treasury of Good Reading," which is available in large print. In the fall of 1998 the Michigan Library Association asked librarians throughout the state to submit their three favorite adult fiction titles. The response was overwhelming! Next, the Michigan Network of Librarians serving the blind and physically handicapped community reviewed the list to see if these books were also available in alternative format.

We are confident that you'll receive hours of enjoyable reading from the selections listed in "A Treasury of Good Reading." Ask your reader advisor for a copy.

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

The 1999 Federal Tax forms in Braille are here. We have in stock the 1040 Z , 1040 A and B, 1999 Tax Table and Publication 17 – 1999 Federal Tax guides. Call your reader advisor today.

Focus on Musical Tapes

Recordings for Recovery, located in Midland, Michigan, is a non-profit organization that promotes the use of music to enhance the quality of life for individuals with special needs and/or recuperating from illness or surgery. A wide variety of musical tapes suitable for children and adults are available for loan. For more information, contact R4R at (517) 832-0784 or visit their website at http://www.r4r.org.

Focus on Service

We need your assistance. Please, when you return your books to the library, make sure the tapes are rewound.We have received many Braille books with incomplete volumes and cassette tapes not rewound. A gentle reminder to our patrons: Please be kind and rewind. Half a Braille Book, left in a nook, will prevent others from reading the book! We want to provide you with the best possible talking book and Braille service. Please help us to serve you better.

Library of Michigan, Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Call: 517-373-5614

Toll-Free: 1-800-992-9012

Internet: http://michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18641---,00.html

Eligibility: Anyone unable to hold or read regular printed materials may receive this free service.

Services:

• Recorded books: records, and cassettes
• Books in Braille
• Described videotapes

Materials:

• Fiction and nonfiction
• Adult and children's books
• General interest magazines

Gifts and Bequests:

• May be sent to the Library of Michigan Foundation