[Nfb-hi] Fw: Braille Books Needed!

[Milton Ota]

 ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carrie Gilmer (by way of David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>)" 
<carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>
To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 3:26 PM
Subject: [Nfb-hi] Braille Books Needed!


> Greetings All,
>
> Everyone knows by now we are celebrating as never before: The year of
> Braille! At convention we will have our annual Braille Book Flea
> Market. No where else can blind kids go into a "store" and browse for
> books to their hearts delight, and get them shipped home to their
> front doors. The room is electric with their excitement every year. I
> am asking all members and friends to please help make book choices
> available like never before.
>
> Donate a new book to the flea market! You can buy a book from
> National Braille Press.org or Seedlings.org and send it to the
> address Peggy Chong will post in the near future. Or maybe you have
> an embosser and want to make a book, we'll take that too!
>
> Last year we had a dire need for good books for teenagers, 13-18.
> Girls wanted Love Stories and Mysteries, Guys wanted Sci Fi and
> action adventure. Don't forget the Classics like the Count of Monte
> Cristo or The Three Musketeers or new hot ones like the Twilight
> series. Nothing replaces a good ol' hard copy to curl up with and for
> building reading speed. We had books for teenagers but many were very
> old or the titles were more like textbook topics than leisure
> reading. Not to say they were not appreciated, but I think you know
> what I mean.
>
> We will take books for any age. The touch and feel early board books
> can be easily adapted by adding sticky Braille by many members. Have
> it be a chapter project!
>
> Help us make this the Best Flea Market ever by giving every kid a
> great choice of new and gently used books to choose from!
>
> Flea Market book questions should be directed to Peggy Chong at:
> <mailto:peggychong at eathlink.net>peggychong at earthlink.net.
>
> Thank you One and All!
>
> Reading is Fundamental and Braille Readers Are Indeed Leaders!
>
> Carrie Gilmer, President
> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
> A Division of the National Federation of the Blind
> NFB National Center: 410-659-9314
> Home Phone: 763-784-8590
> <mailto:carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
> www.nfb.org/nopbc
>