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NJ State Library
Talking Book & Braille Center
Township of Ocean School District
February 17, 2015
• Elizabeth Burns, Youth Services Librarian
• 800-792-8322 ext. 804
• Jennifer Apgar, Library Associate
• 800-792-8322 ext. 823
NJSL Talking Book & Braille Centerwww.njstatelib.org/tbbc
http://www.njstatelib.org/tbbc
Who?
• Blind
• Low Vision
• Physical
• Reading Disabilities
Blind, Vision, Physical:
• Doctors of medicine, doctors of osteopathy
• Ophthalmologists, optometrists
• Registered nurses, therapists
• Professional staff of hospitals, institutions, and public or private welfare agencies (e.g., social workers, case workers, counselors, rehabilitation teachers, and superintendents).
• And…
• In the absence of any of these, certification may be made by professional librarians or by any person whose competence under specific circumstances is acceptable to the Library of Congress.
Reading Disability
• doctors of medicine
• doctors of osteopathy
– who may consult with colleagues in associated disciplines
What?
• Braille
• Audiobooks
• Large Print
Large Print
• Newspapers: 8 point
• Adult books: 10 to 12 point
• Minimum size large print: 14 point
• Typical large print: 16 to 18 point
Children’s Books
• Novels: 10 to 12 point
• Middle Grade: 14 point
• Early Readers: 16 point
• Picture Books: 16 to 24 point
• Minimum size large print: 14 point
• Typical large print: 16 to 18 point
TBBC has books you cannot get at the library or bookstore!
store.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_null_49598_-
1_10052_10051
Where?
• TBBC Catalog
• BARD – Braille and Audio Reading Download
• NLS Catalog
• Call
• Write
• Subscribe
• Elizabeth Burns, Youth Services Librarian,
• 800-792-8322 ext. 804
• Jennifer Apgar, Library Associate
• 800-792-8322 ext. 823