Library
Staff
MESSAGE FROM THE PPLC ADMINISTRATOR
Dear
Readers,
Thank
you for your efforts on behalf of the Talking Book Library Services. Your
letters and calls made an impression on the members of our legislative
delegation.
The
Cooperative has received word that we will have fewer dollars from State Aid
this year so we will have to make some adjustments to next year’s budget. We
will be able to continue all of the public services now provided by fine-tuning
some areas. At PTBL we are fortunate that most of our equipment is fairly new
and up-to-date. Everything wears out eventually but for the next year we seem in
good shape.
One
of the reasons we are able to maintain a high level of services is due to our
cadre of great volunteers. We are limited in staff numbers so the volume of
nitty-gritty but necessary tasks falls to these good and dependable people.
Thanks
again – and stay tuned in as the legislature makes decisions affecting all of
us.
Bernadette
Storck, PPLC Administrator
COMMUNITY
EDUCATION SERIES
The
Pinellas Talking Book Library Friends of the Library invite you to attend the
next segment in this series, presented by Molly Koon Kellogg of The Watson
Center. Topics will include:
How
to Recognize Vision Loss in Older People
Tips
for Friends and Family Members of Persons with Low Vision
Communicating
Comfortably with a Person Who Is Visually Impaired
The
presentation will be Monday, April 15th, starting at 9:00 a.m. at the
Pinellas Talking Book Library. Molly is an entertaining and informative speaker.
You and your guest will gain insight and good tips from her presentation.
For
more information, contact us at 441-9958.
And
don’t forget to join the Pinellas Talking Book Library Friends Group. It’s
easy: just call for a membership application.
NEWBERRY MEDAL WINNERS
The Newberry Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. The following is a list of the most recent children’s books to receive this honor:
RC
51259 A Year Down Yonder
by Richard Peck (2001)
RC
49311 Bud, Not Buddy by
Christopher Paul Curtis (2000)
RC
47444 Holes by Louis
Sachar (1999)
RC
46712 Out of the Dust by
Karen Hesse (1998)
RC 43549 The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg (1997)
RC
40833 The Midwife’s
Apprentice by Karen Cushman (1996)
RC
39621 Walk Two Moons by
Sharon Creech (1995)
RC
37689 The Giver by Lois
Lowry (1994)
RC
36384 Missing May by
Cynthia Rylant (1993)
RC 35064 Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1992)
RC 33527 Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (1991)
RC
31580 Number the Stars by
Lois Lowry (1990)
NEW
DESCRIPTIVE VIDEOS
Descriptive
videos (DVS) are selected contemporary and classic movies specially adapted for
the visually impaired. We have recently added several older titles to the
Descriptive Video collection, just a few of which are listed below. To order
these or other movies from our library, or to request a DVS catalog, just give
us a call at 441-9958:
DVS
10227 Life With Father
DVS
10232 His Girl Friday
DVS
10233 Father’s Little Dividend
DVS
10234 Farewell to Arms
DVS
10237 Call of the Wild
DVS
10240 The Jackie Robinson Story
DVS
10242 Shane
DVS
10243 The Last Time I Saw Paris
DVS
10244 The Bells of St. Mary’s
DVS
10247 The Snows of Kilimanjaro
DVS
10249 Witness for the Prosecution
DVS
10260 Our Town
DVS
10262 Anna Karenina
DVS
10263 The Big Trees
DVS
10266 Meet John Doe
DVS
10267 Angel On My Shoulder
SPOTLIGHT
ON VOLUNTEERS
ERNIE
GRUNZ
One of our most
dedicated volunteers is Ernie Grunz. He’s
lived in Florida since his retirement from the National Park Service in Atlanta
11 years ago. Ernie has volunteered
at the Pinellas Talking Book Library for two years.
He comes in on Monday afternoons to sort books, then he comes back to
PTBL on Wednesday mornings to inspect and rewind books!
Ernie stays busy volunteering around town; you can
find him at the Largo Public Library two days a week shelving videos (he’s
been doing that for 10 years!). When Ernie isn’t generously donating his time
to a library, he’s either listening to his extensive record collection (over
300 records!) of Big Band music OR he’s in the baseball diamond as Second
Baseman for the St. Petersburg Kids & Kubs.
He’s been on this team since November of last year.
Prior to that he spent 9 years with the Three Score League, also playing
second base.
Ernie’s volunteer
resume is quite extensive; he’s volunteered with the Red Cross in their
business office and he delivered books to homebound county residents for Clearwater Library, among other things.
PTBL is glad to have Ernie on our team!
RESOURCE
SHARING: or WHY DID I GET A BOOK FROM FT. LAURDERDALE?
Have you recently received books from
other libraries in Florida and wondered why they are sending books to you? This
is the result of a new book sharing agreement among the talking book libraries
in Florida. Several years ago the Regional Library in Daytona, the PTBL, and
subsequently the other subregionals have changed to a new computer system that
allows us to share resources.
The
procedure works like this: First the computer checks to see if we have available
the books on your request list. Then it checks the Regional Library’s
inventory. If none on hand, the computer next checks the copies available at the
other 12 subregional libraries throughout Florida. This sharing of resources
will help talking book recipients get the books they want to read in a timely
manner.
Of
course the newest books by authors such as Danielle Steel and John Grisham will
still be in great demand and not available. But take heart! Overall, more copies
of the books you like best are now accessible to PTBL patrons.
The PTBL will be closed the following days for holidays:
Friday
March 29
Spring Holiday
Monday
May 27
Memorial Day
Thursday
July 4
Independence Day
For books about these or other holidays, please call your Reader Advisor.
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StaffYou
may reach us Monday—Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(727)
441-9958
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