In Attendance:
Kathleen Stewart kstewart@ald.lib.co.us
Pamela Hallaren phallaren@ald.lib.co.us
Jessi Barrientos Jessica.barrientos@jeffcolibrary.org
Marie McColley Marie.mccolley@jeffcolibrary.org
Bernice Hicks berniceh@cityoflafayette.com
Jacob Browne Jacob.browne@jeffcolibrary.org
Stephanie Klausner Klausner_S@cde.state.co.us
Mary Oswalt Oswalt_M@cde.state.co.us
Victoria Boone vboone@highplains.us
Dodie Ownes dodie.ownes@gmail.com
Tara Bannon tbannon@denverlibrary.org
Tour of Colorado Talking Book Library
They have 6500 active customers, 32000 total customers and 350 organizational accounts.
They deal primarily in unabridged material and anything they record in house is unabridged.
They do take requests for recorded material and are often able to record that in house as well.
If a customer is interested in becoming a reader, there is an 8 panel audition process.
Because of their federal funding they are not allowed to charge fines or penalties but can lower your limit if you lose or damaged materials.
A customer may have up to 50 titles out at a time. They are shipped directly to your home.
Librarians can authorize use of the library for arthritis, visual impairment, but not learning disability.
There are no fees for mailing things to or from the Talking Book Library.
They have downloads, cassettes and digital audiobooks in addition to braille and large print material.
For every 3 hours they spend in the recording booth they get 1 hour of usable material.
They have been working on recording the bio of FDR for three years.
They use random shelving.
Every state has a Talking Book Library. Missouri is the frontrunner. California has more than one.
Listserv for talking book libraries, CLASS users group, but no real annual conference.
Transfer customer from one state to another
Do track reading interests and this info does transfer
Some RA titles staff picked, some computer generated some bothAfter application send in, cassette player sent out next day!!!
Monthly shipments or weekly and how many they want per time period
Can even have it delivered a particular day a week
Patrons can manage their own account on line and email them
Organizations (like nursing homes), children, teens and adults are all able to get accounts with them.
Webcast - Adding Appeal to the Art of Suggesting Books with Joyce Saricks
Tuesday March 2nd, 2pm EST (That would be Noon in Colorado!)
Even if you can't watch it live, sign up and they will send you a link to watch it after it has been archived. Joyce Saricks is one of the three top names in RA (along with Neal Wyatt and Nancy Pearl) and it is always amazing to hear her share her thoughts on RA. The "Appeal" factor is also a great topic and helpful for anyone involved in RA.
We talked about Readalikes for The Help.
Bibliography
Just Like Us by Helen Thorpe
Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick
Going Bovine by Libba Bray (YA)
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
The Gardener by S.A. Bodeen
In the Path of Falling Objects by Andrew Smith
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro – beginning of trilogy on vampires
Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper – good book club book – cat doesn’t die in the end
Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie – historical romance with autistic hero
Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas - Finally got on bestseller list at 70; first book published at 26
Girl who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W Durrow
Postmistress by Sarah Blake
Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Flaming
Book of Fires by Jane Borodale
Making the Rounds with Oscar by David Dosa
Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
Get Me Out by Randi Hutter Epstein
City of Dragons by Kelli Stanley
Evidence of Murder by Lisa Black
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
A Mountain of Crumbs by Elena Gorokhova
Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich
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