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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Good morning,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If your library needs any BTBL
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Documents/BSBP-BTBL/NLS-Application-for-Individuals.pdf?rev=4989afd050604cd9a29d2cc0410f0459&hash=A39ECAB4037DA53299827465540B858D">
applications</a>, brochures, or posters to use for outreach in your communities, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly. We have recently redesigned both our applications and brochures and would be happy to get the updated content on the way to any
library that requests it. Some of our public library partners use these materials during their homebound or bookmobile outreach. Others put the information near their large print or audio book collections within the library. Still others create displays or
keep the information at the reference desk. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As a brief overview, the
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/bureau-of-services-for-blind-persons/btbl">
Braille and Talking Book Library</a> offers accessible audio and braille books to Michigan residents unable to comfortably read standard print materials due to a visual, physical, or reading disability. Potential patrons apply for service to access over 150,000
books that can be downloaded directly with our free mobile App, <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Images/BSBP-BTBL/BTBL_BARD_OnePager2024.pdf?rev=fa59d315219d4b4c8ce80ec2b740cc7b&hash=80A25793FE842E578D619089B76BBD3C">
BARD</a>, or they can request one of our Digital Talking Book Players and books can be delivered directly to them on cartridge through the regular U.S. postal service.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Public libraries can help spread the word about our accessible library in many ways. Feel free to reach out if you are unfamiliar with our service and would like more details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Stephanie Wambaugh, Librarian 12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">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;mso-ligatures:none">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;mso-ligatures:none">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;mso-ligatures:none">P.O. Box 30007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">702 W. Kalamazoo St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Lansing, MI 48909<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">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;mso-ligatures:none">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;mso-ligatures:none"><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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