The Ohio Library for the Blind & Physically Disabled (OLBPD) is pleased to announce that our annual Family Fun & Learning Day will take place on Wednesday, September 16th, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Family Fun & Learning Day will be held at the Cleveland Public Library’s Memorial-Nottingham Branch, 17109 Lake Shore Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44110. For further information or to register for Family Fun & Learning Day, please contact OLBPD at 216-623-2911, 1-800-362-1262, or by email at lbph@cpl.org.

The Chicago Lighthouse assistive technology support line is available to any blind person in the U.S. needing help with their assistive technology. The help line is also available to those who help blind people that need assistance with adaptive technology, such as employers, teachers, libraries, and counselors. The Chicago Lightouse assistive technology support line is toll free 1-888-825-0080.

Cleveland LBPH will celebrate its annual Family Fun & Learning Day on June 18, 2008, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. To register or for more information, contact LBPH at 216-623-2911 or by email at LBPH@cpl.org.

Cleveland LBPH continues to add and build on its collection of Playaway digital audio books. Playaway books are self-playing digital audio books that are portable and pre-loaded. For more information, or to request a Playaway catalog, please contact us by telephone at 216-623-2911 or 1-800-362-1262, or by email at lbph@cpl.org. 

The National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped will begin to issue a new talking book system based on digital talking books in 2008. This new digital talking book system will replace the existing cassette-based talking book system. The National Library Service has posted a page with information about the new talking book system, including pictures and descriptions.

NLS Digital Talking Book Player Web Page