TBLB. Thursday November 4, pm to 2pm. TBLB Celebrates. Edgar Allan Poe

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1 TBLB Talking Book Open Library House audio books audio magazines braille Thursday November 4, pm to 2pm Program begins at 12:30pm Come and visit the library, meet our staff, & enjoy light refreshments and a fun program. T h i s Y e a r s P r o g r a m TBLB Celebrates THE BIG READ FALL 2010: Edgar Allan Poe Jeanne Johnson, Adult Services Librarian of the Fresno County Public Library, will present Edgar Allan Poe: Man of Mystery A sign language interpreter can be requested by calling the branch 2 weeks prior to the program. 770 North San Pablo Avenue, Fresno

2 TBLB Talking Book Newsletter Library F a l l audio books audio magazines braille DIGITAL TRANSITION UPDATE We have been working very hard making phone calls, sending letters, and sharing the great news about our new digital machines, and are now at approximately 650 digital machines issued. If you haven t gotten yours yet, and are not currently one of our prison inmate patrons, we want to hear from you! We know you will love the digital player. If you have cassette books languishing on your bedside table because you just can t get the hang of that big yellow tape player, 2 this is the machine for you! If you are an avid reader who can t get enough of Talking Books and wants to have an even easier and smoother experience, or even possibly to dip your toes into downloading books from the computer, this is the machine for you! If you re somewhere in between enjoying your cassettes but a bit unsure about this new format you guessed it, this is the machine for you! The digital book collection is now at over 3,200 titles and growing every day. Let us know what you would like to listen to I am sure we can find something for you to enjoy.

3 Remember that as of the end of 2010, all new books will be produced in digital format only, so you will need a digital player to listen to new materials. DBs [DIGITAL BOOKS] OVERTAKE RCs [RECORDED CASSETTES] Article Submitted by Ivy L. Bennett, Senior Library Assistant In what has turned out to be anything but a hostile takeover, TBLB is pleased to announce that exactly one year after the first DB was added to our collection, we are now circulating more Digital Books per month than traditional cassette books. This is all the more amazing when one considers that as of this writing we only have 3,228 titles, comprising 4,996 copies available for check out. Thank you to all our Digital Book readers and your enthusiastic embrace of the future of Talking Book Service! WE ARE POOR LITTLE CARTRIDGES THAT HAVE GONE ASTRAY... Yes, sometimes it happens that a digital cartridge will accidentally not make its way into the blue or gray box when it s mailed back to us. Then we have an empty box sitting at the library, just waiting for its missing book cartridge to come back to it. When this happens, we will call you to let you know, and we will send you a manila envelope for return of the cartridge, then re-match it, and send the happily reunited pair of book and cartridge merrily on its way to the next eagerly awaiting patron. It also happens that sometimes the wrong cartridge gets into a box (the cartridge book sent back inside the box does not match the title of the book on the box). These mis-matches also wait here at the library for their correct mates to arrive. We may call you and let you know, and you can return the other halves of the mismatched pair, so we can put each in its proper container and again, send them on their way. 3 The best way to avoid these problems is to only open one digital book container at a time, and to

4 always make sure that there is a cartridge in the box before you send it back to us. Thanks for your help in making our service as efficient as possible for everyone, so people can get their books quickly and easily without a long wait. NEW COUNTY LIBRARIAN As of late July 2010, the Fresno County Public Library has a new County Librarian. TBLB is pleased to welcome Laurel Prysiazny (pronounced Prizny ), who has already gotten the grand tour of our branch and has been very supportive of TBLB s mission so far. We also wish to thank Karen Bosch Cobb, who retired as Fresno County Librarian in April, for her many years of strong support and encouragement of the Talking Book Library, and wish her a very happy retirement. THE BIG READ FALL 2010 The Fresno County Library has been awarded another Big Read grant! Come explore with us the masterfully spooky world of Edgar Allan Poe in October and November. Events around the county will include book discussion groups, ghost walks in the Tower District and Old Town Clovis, birds of prey presentations, 4 a one-man show featuring Duffy Hudson as Edgar Allan Poe, and much more. You can click on fresnobigread.org or contact TBLB or your local public library for details. Here at TBLB, we will have a Poethemed Book Discussion Group on Wednesday, October 20, at our usual time of 2:00 PM. Our 2010 Open House, to be held Thursday, November 4, from noon to 2 PM, will also feature a Poe theme, with Jeanne Johnson presenting Edgar Allan Poe: Man of Mystery. See more details on the Open House on the attached flyer. COLLECTION CORNER Read Poe Books Evermore The following works by Edgar Allan Poe are available in our collection or from our regional library in Sacramento:

5 RC The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym A horror tale, presented in journal form by Pym, a young man who is smuggled aboard the big Grampus in Mutiny, cannibalism, fantastic animals and natives of Antarctica, and supernatural happenings comprise a story of adventure in the South Seas. RC Cuentos 1 (Spanish) RC Cuentos 2 (Spanish) Two volumes of tales of horror and the supernatural. Volume 1 includes an account of Poe s life. Spanish language. RC The Gold Bug An eccentric recluse on Sullivan s Island off the coast of South Carolina finds a scrap of parchment with a cryptic message that ultimately directs him to a buried treasure. RC Poems Includes much of Poe s poetry, a selection of his critical writing on poets and poetry, and a literarybiographical introduction to Poe. For junior and senior high and adult readers. RC Tales of Mystery and Imagination Forty-six of Poe s most popular tales, including The Gold Bug, Premature Burial, and The Cask of Amontillado. 5 DB*/RC Complete Stories Sixty-eight short stories by the nineteenth-century American master of the macabre. Contains familiar favorites as well as lesserknown works. (*Digital version not currently available but should be available soon.) DB/RC Complete Poems Poems by the famed nineteenthcentury author whose tortured and unhappy life was reflected in his writings. Poe s works evoke a primal and lurid world of dreams. Includes The Raven, which describes a man s nocturnal visitation by an eerie creature. DB/RC Tales of Horror and Suspense Eight mysterious tales selected for grades 6-9. DB/RC The Raven and Other Poems A selection of Poe s poetry for grades 6-9. And here s a biography of Poe recommended by Senior Library Assistant Ivy L. Bennett. Other Poe biographies are available as well. DB/RC Nevermore: A Photobiography of Edgar Allan Poe This biography of Edgar Allan Poe ( ) reviews the facts

6 of his unhappy life and unprofitable writing career. Discusses his psychological horror stories, mysteries, science fiction, and poetry; his addiction to alcohol, and the mystery surrounding his death. For grades 6-9. Kids & Teens Corner Back to School! I hope you all had a great summer and enjoyed a chance to relax and read! Now it s time for Back to School. One school supply you just might want to have is a shiny new Digital Talking Book Player. We are getting more kids and teens books in every day on digital cartridge, plus there are many more available for computer download to your digital player via the BARD download website. (You can sign up for BARD by contacting us.) Be sure to ask for your digital player and we ll be glad to get you started. Let us know what you need for your English or literature classes, or what nonfiction books will help you with your homework assignments. And let us know what you would like to read for fun. CONGRATULATIONS! The Talking Book Library would like to congratulate Bill and Charlotte Slaton Allison on their recent wedding. We hope you have a happy life together! (In case you didn t know it, Bill Allison is the volunteer who records your newsletter on tape.) From Around Our Four Counties CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF THE BLIND GREATER SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER Article Submitted by Mary Beth Randall Hello all, I don t know about the rest of you but we sure have enjoyed the mild summer we have been having here in Fresno. Our chapter has had a picnic at the park once and several members have spent time getting together at one another s homes just to hang out and have some fun. 6

7 A few of our members went to the national convention in Phoenix, Arizona, which was a wonderful time and filled with learning and good times all in one. Several members on the home front are keeping an eye on things going on in legislation here in California that affects all of us who are blind and visually impaired, regarding quiet cars and updates to laws about training for those who use guide dogs. Being active in our local, state, and federal legislation is one of the things that is important to the CCB. For our next fund raiser, the Greater San Joaquin Valley Chapter of CCB is proud to present Dining in the Dark, a fun and educational experience. Guests will enjoy a catered meal; there will be a silent and a live auction, a demonstration of audio description for movies, and more. The event will be held on October 1, 2010 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the Piccadilly Inn - University in the Ambassador room. The address is 4961 N. Cedar Ave. Tickets are $35.00 per person, meal choices are chicken, tri-tip or vegetarian. For more information or to reserve your ticket call Mary Beth Randall at Are you all ready for the first convention in San Diego in 15 years? 7 Come and join the party! The San Diego La Jolla Marriott is now taking reservations for the CCB Fall 2010 room block for Thursday, October 28th through Sunday, October 31st at the group rate of $99 including tax. You are highly encouraged to make your room reservation immediately if you have not yet done so. Specifically, callers must state that they are making reservations for the CCB Fall 2010 convention in October 2010 at the San Diego, La Jolla Marriott Hotel. The total single or double occupancy room rate per night is $99 including tax. The hotel recommends that callers use when calling to place reservations. If anyone is interested in coming to our meetings, we meet on the second Friday of every month unless indicated from 6 PM to 7:30 PM at the Denny s on First and Shaw. The address is 1110 E. Shaw Ave. and we meet in the room at the back of the restaurant. People arrive at around 5 PM who wish to order dinner and socialize. The meeting dates for the next few months are October 8th, November 12th, and December 10th. For more information about the CCB or our meetings please call

8 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND Article Submitted by Jan Kafton The Central Valley Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will be holding its regularly scheduled meetings on the second Saturday of each month (October 9th and November 13th). We are currently in the planning stages for our second annual Bowl-A-Rama. If you would like to participate in this fund-raising event, or if you d just like to contribute your time or money to our efforts, please contact Jan Kafton at Come join our meeting, and learn how the NFB is changing what it means to be blind. RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENCE CENTRAL VALLEY (Formerly Known as the Center for Independent Living) Article Submitted by Jimmie Soto through the State Department of Health Care Services, and RICV works closely with the department to ensure a safe and lasting discharge. To be eligible the person must be on Medi-Cal and have been living in a skilled nursing facility (hospital, nursing or subacute care facility, or an intermediate care facility) for 3 months or longer. The CCT project will assist in coordinating a plan and essential services fundamental to obtaining community based living. The CCT project can assist in purchasing start-up items vital to the relocation process including deposit, initial stock of personal and household items, home modifications, assistive devices, and other items necessary for a safe transition. For more information please call or us. Jimmie Soto, Director of Program Services: Jsoto@ricv.org or Resources for Independence Central Valley (RICV) is the lead organization for the Central Valley to implement the California Community Transitions (CCT) Project, nationally known as Money Follows the Person, which assists people with disabilities in their choice to relocate out of nursing facilities. This project is administered 8

9 VALLEY CENTER FOR THE BLIND Tidbits from VCB September 2010 Newsletter Enjoy the City Coupon Books for Sale: Come on in to VCB today and buy your coupon book filled with coupons for restaurants, services, retail, entertainment, and recreation. The books are only $20 and coupons are good through December Day Catalina and Ensenada Cruise: Come join VCB for a 4 day Catalina Island and Ensenada Cruise! We will be traveling on the Carnival Cruise Ship Paradise, February 28, 2011 through March 4, For more information, contact Saramarie Katich at or her at saramarie@valleycenterfortheblind.org. The Valley Center for the Blind, providing resources, instruction in independent living, support, and social activities, is located at 2491 West Shaw Avenue, Suite 124, Fresno, CA LIBRARY CLOSURE DATES All branches of the Fresno County Public Library, including the Talking Book Library, will be closed on the following dates: Monday, October 11, 2010, for a day of Staff Training Thursday, November 11, 2010, in observance of Veteran s Day Thursday and Friday, November 25 & 26, 2010, in celebration of the Thanksgiving Holiday Friday and Saturday, December 24 & 25, 2010, in celebration of the Christmas Holiday Friday, December 31, 2010, and Saturday, January 1, 2011, in celebration of New Year s Day The richest person in the world - in fact all the riches in the world - couldn t provide you with anything like the endless, incredible loot available at your local library. ~Malcolm Forbes 9

10 TALKING BOOK LIBRARY STAFF Librarian, Wendy Eisenberg Senior Library Assistant, Ivy L. Bennett Library Assistant, Barbara Pendergrass Library Aides, Leticia Molano and Kevin Wilson Senior Aides, Elen Dowing and Fred Huff, AARP/SCSEP HOW TO CONTACT US PHONE (559) Or and ask the County Operator to connect you to ADDRESS Talking Book Library 770 North San Pablo Fresno CA HOURS Open 9:30 AM-5:30 PM Monday-Friday WEB bit.ly/tblbfresnofacebookpage 10

11 TBLB Talking Book Library audio books audio magazines braille Newsletter This newsletter is published by the Talking Book Library for the Blind and is available in large type, on cassette, in Braille, via , and via Audio Podcast on the TBLB web site. If you wish to receive this newsletter on cassette, in Braille, or via , please call TBLB at (559) or (ask the county toll-free operator for ) Viewpoints expressed in articles submitted by agencies other than TBLB do not necessarily reflect the opinions of TBLB or the Fresno County Public Library. Any mention of products and services in this newsletter is for your information only and does not imply endorsement by TBLB. We welcome news and comments from our readers. Talking Book Library 770 North San Pablo Ave. Fresno, CA TBLB Talking Book Library Free Matter for the Blind and Physically Handicapped audio books audio magazines braille Newsletter