Bainbridge Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Serving the special needs of patrons in 16 counties in Southwest Georgia.

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Bainbridge Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Serving the special needs of patrons in 16 counties in Southwest Georgia

What is it? One of twelve subregional libraries in the state of Georgia Currently serves a sixteen county region Houses a large collection of recorded materials for patrons who are blind or physically handicapped All materials mailed free of charge!

What counties do we serve? Baker Brooks Calhoun Clay Colquitt Decatur Early Grady Miller Mitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Terrell Thomas Webster

Types of Materials Popular materials! Free Bibles available Including: Best-sellers Biographies Children’s Books Classics Foreign Language Materials Mysteries Religious Romance Science Fiction Free Bibles available Materials are available in recorded format only

More Materials Available Subscribe to over 70 popular magazines, such as: Good Housekeeping Consumer Reports Ebony Sports Illustrated National Geographic Newsweek Jack & Jill Magazines are available in Braille and Cassette formats Independent living catalogs and displays

Newsline Read newspapers via the telephone! Newspapers include: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Macon Telegraph New York Times USA Today Wall Street Journal Call us at 229-248-2680 or 1-800-795-2680 to set up Newsline today!

Deposit Collections Available Talking books are available at deposit collections Deposit collections are placed at: Assisted living facilities Nursing homes Public libraries Schools Senior centers And more! Contact us to set up a deposit stop

How do you find materials? Search our catalog at www.klas.com/glass How do you receive materials once you find them? Call us! 229-248-2680 or 1-800-795-2680 Email us! lbph@swgrl.org Write us at 301 S. Monroe Street, Bainbridge, GA 39819 Need to reserve materials online? Call us to receive a password!

Special Equipment Graphic Machines needed to play cassettes Recorded at slower than conventional speeds Loaned for as long as you use the recorded materials Graphic

Kurzweil Reading Edge Machine Special Equipment Amplifiers For those who are certified as hearing impaired Kurzweil Reading Edge Machine Reads a printed page aloud Braille Machine We can put printed material into Braille for you! Kurzweil Reading Edge Machine

Special Equipment JAWS software Optelec 20/20+ Installed on a public computer at the Headquarters library in Bainbridge Reads printed material on the computer screen Optelec 20/20+ Enlarges materials placed underneath it by projecting on a screen Can be enlarged up to 60 times its normal size Available at Headquarters library in Bainbridge

Special Equipment Perkins Brailler Braille –N- Print Slimline Equivalent of a Braille typewriter Braille –N- Print Slimline Computer card Attaches to the bottom of the Perkins Brailler AND MORE! Perkins Brailler

Coming Soon New digital players! USB Flash Cartridges Many advantages over traditional players: Smaller Lighter Easier to use Longer battery life Stay tuned for more details!

Eligibility You are eligible for this program if you: Are legally blind Cannot see well enough to read standard print Are unable to handle print books or turn pages because of a physical handicap Are certified by a medical doctor as having a reading disability, due to an organic dysfunction

How to Apply Obtain an application form! Call us Email us Visit us in person Download one from our website Need signature of competent authority Ask us for more details on this

How does it work? Materials are delivered to your home free of charge Once you receive the materials, flip the index card over on the materials to return them free of charge All materials check out for 30 days Patrons will receive overdue notices No overdue fines on materials

Outreach Opportunities Seniors groups Caregiver groups Institutions Informal talks Newspaper articles Library displays Demonstrations

By the numbers Counties we serve: 16 Service Population: 242,673 Over 6,249.8 square miles Service Population: 242,673 Number of active patrons: 994 Number of materials checked out in 2008: 15,258 Year we opened for service: 1974

Contact Us! Visit us in person! Call us! E-mail us! Visit us online! 301 S. Monroe Street, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819 Call us! 229-248-2680 OR 1- 800-795-2680 E-mail us! lpbh@swgrl.org Visit us online! http://www.swgrl.org/handicap.php Receive our monthly newsletter for all the latest news!