The members of the Collection Development Advisory Group appreciate the input from fellow patrons and librarians concerning the NLS program. Ideas and suggestions from readers are key components in the success of the program and are thoroughly discussed in the committee's deliberations.
Please continue to submit your suggestions to committee
members or your cooperating braille or talking-book
library. The group will meet again at NLS on May 20-22,
2009, to review and discuss these and other matters.
Consumer Organization
Representatives:
American Council of the Blind
Cindy Van Winkle
6686 Capricorn Lane, N.E.
Bremerton, WA 98311
cindy.vw@msn.com
Blinded Veterans Association
Peter Davis
615 South Adams Street
Arlington, VA 22204
lottie.pete@verizon.net
National Federation of the Blind
Sean Whalen
smwhalenpsp@gmail.com
Readers-at-Large:
Midlands Region—includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.
Dr. Fran Benham
8772 Bridgeport Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63144
napestlouis@sbcglobal.net
Northern Region—includes Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia.
Randy Pierce
109 E. Glenwood Street
Nashua, NH 03060
alaric02@sprynet.com
Southern Region—includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virgin Islands, and Virginia.
Lula M. Brooks
723 Egret Bluff Lane
Jacksonville, FL 32211
jerryr@coj.net (Write "For Lula Brooks" in subject line.)
Western Region—includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Donna Ryan
1237 W. Granite Street
Butte, MT 59701
cliffhouse1237@q.com
Librarians:
Midlands
Rene Perrance
Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library
388 SE 6th Avenue
Faribault, MN 55021-6340
(507) 333-4828
fax (507) 333-4832
rene.perrance@state.mn.us
Northern
Carol A. Taylor
Connecticut State Library
Library for the Blind and Handicapped
198 West Street
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860) 721-2020
fax (860) 721-2056
lbph@cslib.org
Southern
Jerry Reynolds
Manager
Talking Books/Special Needs
Jacksonville Public Library
303 N. Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 630-0344
fax (904) 630-0604
jerryr@coj.net
Western
Keri E. Putnam
Nevada Talking Book Services
Nevada State Library and Archives
100 North Stewart Street
Carson City, NV 89701-4285
(775) 684-3354
fax (775) 684-3355
kputnam@nevadaculture.org
Children's/Young Adult
Rachel Gould
Braille and Talking Book Library
Perkins School for the Blind
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472-2790
(617) 972-7240
fax (617) 972-7363
rachel.gould@perkins.org
Magazine of the Month selections for 2009
Two NLS programs offer readers samples of magazines not otherwise available through network libraries. Subscribers to Magazine of the Month and Young Adult Magazine of the Month receive a different magazine on audiocassette each month. For a free subscription to either program, contact your cooperating talking-book library. Subscribers may expect to receive some of the following:
Magazine of the Month
Backyard Living
Body and Soul
Filter Magazine (formerly Mean)
Handwoven
Hobby Farm Home
Monitoring Times
Natural Home
Naval History
OnFitness
Where to Retire
Women's Health
Yoga Journal
Alternates: Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel: Vacations for Real People; Birds and Blooms: Beauty in Your Own Backyard; The Family Handyman; Fit Yoga; Men's Health; MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History; Popular Communications; Rolling Stone; Shape; Tricycle: The Buddhist Review; Vogue Knitting; and Yes! A Journal of Positive Futures
Young Adult Magazine of the Month
Cosmo Girl
E: The Environmental Magazine
Hot Rod
LàTeen
Life Story: Movie Magic or Film Fantasy
Listen: Journal of Drug-Free Living for Teens
Realms of Fantasy
Reptiles
Rock and Ice: The Climber's Magazine
Teen Ink
Transworld Snowboarding
Wired
Alternates: Cicada; Dance Spirit; Fantasy and Science Fiction; Ferrets; Geek; Girls' Life; Grit: American Life and Traditions; Gumbo: A Magazine of the Arts; Latina Style: A National Magazine for the Contemporary Hispanic Woman; Mother Earth News: The Original Guide to Living Wisely; Motor Trend; and Snowboarder
Foreign-language guide web site changed
The National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange moved the link for its guide to foreign-language courses for blind or low-vision students after the publication of Braille Book Review, January-February 2009. The guide is now available at www.miusa.org/ncde/tipsheets/languageguide.
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. The items mentioned, however, are not part of the NLS program, and their listing does not imply endorsement.
Tax credit for disabled people
Many taxpayers may be missing a credit that could increase their federal income tax refunds by as much as $4,824. The IRS estimates that up to one in four taxpayers who qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) fail to claim the credit.
You may qualify if your income was less than $41,646 last year and you, or your spouse, worked or received disability retirement benefits under an employer plan and were under the minimum retirement age.
For more information contact the IRS at 1-800-906-9887 or visit the web site www.irs.gov.
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