Member libraries will be contacted shortly to provide names of people with expertise in various areas, so that a pool of contacts may be created. Minutes from the meeting will be available on the TAL website. A pilot project has been in operation at Calgary Public Library and Edmonton Public Library. Materials may be delivered to patrons or to the library. All TAL members have been invited to participate and the implementation process will begin in the new year.
Libraries can use their existing workstations to search and request items.
Under this program, libraries can offer service to people with print handicaps that prevent them from using regular print materials. This would include people with a reading or learning disability or those unable to hold a book, as well as those with a visual impairment. The TAL Project Team working on this initiative will be expanding the core program to develop guides and protocols for resources for people with print disabilities. For more information, contact Anne Carr-Wiggin at the TAL office. Library Listservs Find out what's going on in the library world.