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Hi Lorry,</div>
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Seedlings is a wonderful source for children's books in Braille: <a href="http://www.seedlings.org/" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview">http://www.seedlings.org/</a>, in addition to referring families to the Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL).</div>
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<b><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond, serif">Jen Taggart</span></b><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Garamond, serif"><span> </span>| Department Head, Youth Services<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Youth Braille Books - How to Find</font>
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Good afternoon,</div>
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I would like to add braille books to my library's collection, but I don't know how to find them. We do our purchasing through B&T, but I am open to purchasing them from another source if needed.</div>
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Are there any grants available to purchase braille materials? </div>
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I would need these to be for kids and teens. </div>
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Thank you so much for your help!</div>
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<div><font color="#674ea7" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Lorry Traver</b></font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Youth Services Coordinator</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Ruth Hughes Memorial District Library</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">211 N. Almont Ave.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:ltraver@ruthhughes.org" target="_blank">ltraver@ruthhughes.org</a></font></div>
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