Patrons will soon be able to select and order NLS catalogs and bibliographies that will be issued in 1998. A large- print order form will be mailed early this fall to patrons who subscribe to Talking Book Topics. Patrons who subscribe to Braille Book Review will receive a braille order form. Catalogs and bibliographies ordered will be sent directly to patrons when the publications are produced.
The following announcements may be of interest to readers. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped reserves the right to publish announcements selectively, as space permits. Items mentioned, however, are not part of the NLS program, and their listing does not imply endorsement.
The following books can be ordered from the National Braille Press, 88 St. Stephen Street, Boston, MA 02115; 800-548-7323.
The Ziegler, a braille and cassette publication, reprints articles from magazines, newspapers, and books. It is available free from Matilda Ziegler for the Blind, which has produced the magazine since 1907. For more information, write The Ziegler, 80 Eighth Avenue, Room 1304, New York, NY 10011.
The Massachusetts Association for the Blind has a limited quantity of used braillewriters available for sale at $250-300. For more information, write the agency in care of Debby Smith, 200 Ivy Street, Brookline, MA 02146 or call (617) 732-0242.
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) reminds patrons that many new magazine titles will be added to the program beginning in January 1998. The complete list appears in the Magazines section of this issue and includes information about the number of issues and format of each title.
Patrons will soon be able to select and order NLS catalogs and bibliographies that will be issued in 1997 and 1998. A large-print order form will be mailed early this fall to patrons who subscribe to TBT. The form will give patrons the opportunity to order upcoming publications, such as Adventure Stories, Cassette Books 1997, and For Younger Readers 1996-1997. Catalogs and bibliographies ordered will be sent directly to patrons when the publications are produced.
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) presented its eleventh Alexander Scourby Narrator of the Year Awards to honor excellence in talking-book narration. AFB awarded prizes to narrators for three categories: fiction, nonfiction, and multilingual nonfiction.
The award-winning narrators are Mary Woods, Talking Book Publishers, Inc., for fiction; Jack Fox, American Printing House for the Blind, for nonfiction; and Ed Blake, AFB, for multilingual nonfiction. The annual Scourby Award was established in 1986 in memory of the popular talking-book narrator who died in 1985.
The following announcement may be of interest to readers. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped reserves the right to publish announcements selectively, as space permits. Items mentioned, however, are not part of the NLS program, and their listing does not imply endorsement.
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