Talking Book Services News

The Talking Book Services will be closed January 16th in observance of a state holiday.

TBS will be closed from Friday, December 23 through Tuesday, December 27. The library will reopen on Wednesday, December 28.

TBS will also be closed Monday, January 2 2012. The library will reopen on Tuesday, January 3.

Mail does not go out from the library on days we are closed. Orders taken for books during to the holidays may also be slowed down due to holiday mail. Please keep these factors in mind when ordering.

Materials ordered on Thursday, December 22 or Friday, December 30 may not be sent from the library until we reopen after the holidays.

Unprecedented cuts by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will slow first-class delivery next spring and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day....

To read more, visit the link below:

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/05/9221540-cash-strapped-us-post-office-to-slow-first-class-delivery-service

2012 Braille calendars are now available. Contact TBS (1-800-922-7818) to get one today. Limited supplies available.

Descriptive DVDs and VHS videocasstttes are available to blind and visually impaired TBS patrons. Patrons may check out up to two DVDs and four videocassettes at a time. Videos are charged out for one week. Click the "Descriptive Videos" link under Search the Collection in the left column of this page to see what's available.

Columbia resident Carmella Broome, author of Carmella's Quest: Taking on College Sight Unseen, published by Red Letter Press, is the 2011 recipient of the Ned E. Freeman Excellence in Writing Award. This award is presented annually at the American Council of the Blind's national convention. Ms.

Congratulations to Carmella Broome!

Ms. Broome is a local author and a longtime member of the Talking Books Services. She is the author of Carmella's Quest: Taking on College Sight Unseen .

Ms. Broome is this year's recipient of the American Council of the Blind's national Ned E. Freeman Award for Excellence in Writing for her article, "In My Own Voice: The Carmella's Quest Collaboration". It was published in the March issue of the ACB Braille Forum.

To read Carmella's article in Braille Forum online:

Descriptive DVDs are now available from Talking Books Services

Voice on the Go Is a mobile application that uses your voice to email, text, or call contacts. It can be used with a variety of devices including iPhone, Android, and Blackberry.

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TBS and the State Library will be closed July 4th for the observance of independence Day.