Tools for Turning Folks on to Talking
Books: A Multi Media Training Tool Kit
Serving the special needs of patrons in 22 counties in Southwest Georgia

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One of nine subregional libraries and outreach advisory centers in the state of Georgia
Currently serves a 22 county region
Houses a large collection of recorded materials for patrons who are blind or physically handicapped
All materials mailed free of charge!

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Georgia Subregional Libraries Map

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Popular materials!
◦ Including:
 Best-sellers
 Biographies
 Children’s Books
 Classics
 Foreign Language Materials
 Mysteries
 Religious
 Romance
 Science Fiction
Free Bibles available
Materials are available in recorded format only

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Subscribe to over 70 popular magazines, such as:
◦ Consumer Reports
◦ Ebony
◦ Good Housekeeping
◦ Jack & Jill
◦ National Geographic
◦ Newsweek
◦ Sports Illustrated
Magazines are available in Braille and
Cassette formats
Independent living catalogs and displays

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Read newspapers via the telephone!
Newspapers include:
◦ Atlanta Journal-Constitution
◦ Macon Telegraph
◦ New York Times
◦ Tallahassee Democrat
◦ USA Today
◦ Wall Street Journal
Call us at 229-248-2680 or 1-800-795-2680 to set up Newsline today!

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Talking books are available at deposit collections
Deposit collections are placed at:
◦ Assisted living facilities
◦ Nursing homes
◦ Public libraries
◦ Schools
◦ Senior centers
◦ And more!
Contact us to set up a deposit collection.
A Typical Deposit Collection

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Search our catalog at webopac.klas.com/glass
How do you receive materials once you find them?
◦ Call us! 229-248-2680 or 1-800-795-2680
◦ Email us! lbph@swgrl.org
◦ Write us at 301 S.
Monroe Street,
Bainbridge, GA 39819
Need to reserve materials online?
◦ Call us to receive a login
ID and password!
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Browse the deposit collection at your public library!

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New digital players!
◦ USB Flash Cartridges
Many advantages over traditional players:
◦ Smaller
◦ Lighter
◦ Easier to use
◦ Longer battery life

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Download talking books using BARD
◦ Braille and Audio
Reading Download
Download to a blank
NLS cartridge or a USB flash drive
Users must fill out an application before using BARD.

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Amplifiers
◦ For those who are certified as hearing impaired
Kurzweil Reading
Edge Machine
◦ Reads a printed page aloud
Braille Machine
◦ We can put printed material into Braille for you!
Kurzweil Reading Edge Machine
Braille Machine

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JAWS software
◦ Check your local public library for availability
◦ Reads printed material on the computer screen
Optelec 20/20+
◦ Enlarges materials placed underneath it by projecting on a screen
◦ Can be enlarged up to 60 times its normal size
◦ Available at Headquarters library in Bainbridge
Computer with JAWS software
Optelec 20/20+

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Perkins Brailler
◦ Equivalent of a Braille typewriter
Braille –N- Print Slimline
◦ Computer card
◦ Attaches to the bottom of the Perkins Brailler
◦ Prints on a computer printer
DAAS Vision Simulator
Kit
◦ Helps sighted persons develop a better understanding of different vision impairments.
AND MORE!
Perkins Brailler
DAAS Vision Simulator Kit

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Machines needed to play special cassettes
◦ Old material is still available in this format
Recorded at slower than conventional speeds
Loaned for as long as you use the recorded materials

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You are eligible for this program if you:
◦ Are legally blind
 20/200 or less in better eye with correcting lenses
◦ Cannot see well enough to read standard print
◦ Are unable to handle print books or turn pages because of a physical handicap
◦ Are certified by a medical doctor as having a reading disability, due to an organic dysfunction

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Materials are delivered to your home free of charge
Once you receive the materials, flip the index card over on the materials to return them free of charge
All materials check out for 30 days

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Obtain an application form!
◦ Call us
◦ Email us
◦ Visit us in person
◦ Visit your public library
◦ Download one from our website at www.swgrl.org/handicap.php

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Need signature of a competent authority
◦ In cases of blindness, visual impairment, or physical limitations:
 Doctors of medicine
 Doctors of osteopathy
 Ophthalmologists
 Optometrists
 Registered nurses
 Therapists
 Professional staff of hospitals, institutions, and public or private welfare agencies:
 Social workers
 Case workers
 Counselors
 Rehabilitation Teachers
 Superintendents
 In the absence of any of these, certification may be made by professional librarians.
◦ In the case of a reading disability due to an organic dysfunction:
 Doctors of medicine
 Doctors of osteopathy

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Churches
Senior Centers
Caregiver groups
Institutions
Agencies such as
◦ DFACS
◦ Health Departments
Informal talks
Newspaper articles
Television interviews
Library displays
Demonstrations

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Counties we serve: 22
◦ Over 8,600.4
square miles
◦ Population per square mile: 56.8
Service Population: 528,287
◦ 1.4% eligible for service
 7,396 eligible for service
 35% of eligible population being served as of June 30, 2013
Number of active patrons:
2,590
Number of materials checked out in 2012: 34,084
Year we opened for service:
1974

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Visit us in person!
◦ 301 S. Monroe Street, Bainbridge,
Georgia 39819
Call us!
◦ 229-248-2680 OR 1-
1-800-795-2680
E-mail us!
◦ lpbh@swgrl.org
Visit us online!
◦ www.swgrl.org/handicap.php
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