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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk114212591"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In honor of Library Card Sign-up Month this September, we want to help
<b>you</b> get <b>your patrons with disabilities</b> the materials they need to keep reading.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk114212591"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk114212591"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you have a patron that is always browsing your
<u>large print</u> collection, but even the larger font has started to prove difficult?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk114212591"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you have a patron that has read all your
<u>audio books</u>?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk114212591"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you have a patron that utilizes a
<u>mobility aid</u>?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you have a patron that has recently had a
<u>stroke or debilitating health event</u>?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you have a patron with a
<u>reading disability</u>? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you work in a public library, chances are the answer is yes to at least one of these questions. And if so, the
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/bureau-of-services-for-blind-persons/btbl/application-for-service">
Braille and Talking Book Library</a> is here to provide a valuable resource for FREE to your community. We have over 125,000 audio and braille books in our collection for Michiganders that have trouble reading regular print books because of a disability. As
a librarian, you can even certify the </span><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/bureau-of-services-for-blind-persons/btbl/application-for-service"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">application</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
on behalf of your patron. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">So if your library is looking for an easy, free partnership that’s accessible and convenient, look no further. Contact me directly for more information.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Stephanie Wambaugh, Librarian 12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Team Lead and Outreach Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bureau of Services for Blind Persons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">P.O. Box 30007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">702 W. Kalamazoo St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lansing, MI 48909<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Phone: 1-800-992-9012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fax: 1-517-284-2885<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:wambaughs@michigan.gov"><span style="color:blue">wambaughs@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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