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<DIV> Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>I received a request to distribute the following from NFBNJ longtime
member
and President of the Friends of the Library, the spring newsletter for
2019.</DIV>
<DIV>Any questions, comments and or concerns, please contact Ken Lawrence at
<A
href="mailto:kenlawrence124@aol.com">kenlawrence124@aol.com</A>. </DIV>
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<DIV>Best,</DIV>
<DIV>Joe </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">We
care. We
share. We grow. We make a difference<BR>Joe Ruffalo, President <BR>National
Federation of the Blind of New Jersey <BR>973 743
0075<BR>nfbnj1@verizon.net<BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnj.org">www.nfbnj.org</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Raising
Expectations To Live The Life You Want!</DIV>
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old
car keys can be keys to literacy for the blind.<BR>Donate your unwanted
vehicle
to us by clicking <BR>www.carshelpingtheblind.org <BR>or call 855 659
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kenlawrence124@aol.com
href="mailto:kenlawrence124@aol.com">ken lawrence</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 29, 2019 2:38 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=nfbnj1@verizon.net
href="mailto:nfbnj1@verizon.net">nfbnj1@verizon.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> for distribution list friends
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hi joe can you please distribute this to the NFB state
distribution list. This is our spring newsletter of the friends of the
NJ
library for the blind. Message
follows. THE FRIENDS
OF
THE NEW JERSEY LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND AND HANDICAPPED, INC.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>SPRING 2019 NEWSLETTER</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Message from the President</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hello friends of the library members. This has been an
incredible ride that started with a very frustrated president who was
extremely
angry that I might be the president who would bring an end to the
organization
for not having a secretary. It ended however with great purpose and
drive
to make the friends even stronger. Because of a last-ditch desperation email
to
national federation of the blind president joe Ruffalo to try to save our
last
meeting we hit a jackpot. Bea Oliveti came to our meeting and despite
needing to get up extra early on a Saturday morning and despite three access
link transfers not only showing up but agreed to be our secretary thusly
saving
our organization. I’m sure she will make a great one and so let’s all
welcome her to our friends of the library family. During that last
meeting
it was mentioned that a greater effort should be made to reach out to all
the
blindness organizations and bring in new members. The friend’s
organization is very sound financially and now the time is here to bring in
members that will put that to work. It’s just like the opening of that
classic TV show the 6 Million dollar man. “gentlemen, we can rebuild
him,
we have the technology. We like the 6 Million dollar man can be made better!
Stronger! Faster! People like me can remember when the library and the
commission for the blind didn’t actively reach out to those who they served
and
that’s why I’m proud to serve as your president. So, from here on the time
is at
hand to keep our organization moving forward. Let’s all commit to
building
a stronger and even better organization and I look forward to a packed house
next meeting and remember that if you can’t get to JKTC the conference call
number will be there for you see you at next meeting where we can hopefully
get
this freight train to move at bullet train speed.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Ken Lawrence</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Meeting Information</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The next meeting of the Friends will be held on Saturday,
June 1, 2019 from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M., followed by lunch from 12:00
to
1:00 P.M. The location is the Joseph Kohn Training Center (JKTC) located at
130
Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick, NJ. Directions to the JKTC will
appear
at the end of this newsletter. Anyone wishing to stay for lunch will
be
asked to contribute $5.00 toward the cost of the food. Please call
Mary Jo
Partyka at 609-888-5459 by May 28th to advise us of your attendance so we
can
plan for lunch. We hope you will consider joining us for an
informative
and important meeting. Since this is our annual meeting, membership
dues
will be collected at the June meeting. Dues are $10.00 for an individual and
$25.00 for a family. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>If you cannot attend the meeting we would like to invite
you
to dial in to the conference call. Please note; this is not a toll free
number. On June 1st at 10 AM dial 605-468-8005. Enter the access
code 425 373#. You will be asked to press 1 after the access code is
repeated correctly.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Meet A Local NJ Author</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I met a local author by the name of Kristen Witucki who
wrote
the following book. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Outside myself DB91111</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Witucki, Kristen. Reading time: 7 hours, 43 minutes. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Read by Jennifer Hubbard. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Disability</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Human Relations</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Young Adult</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>When Tallie, a girl struggling to adjust to her
blindness,
calls Adult Reader Services at a library for the blind, she connects with
Benjamin, an older man working in customer service. The two bond over the
phone
and create a special relationship. Strong language. For senior high and
older
readers. 2018. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Kristen is from Pine Hill, which is a suburb of Camden
County
NJ. She holds a BA in English with a minor in German from Vassar College and
Master’s degree in teaching students, teaching students who are blind and
visually impaired, and in creative writing. To fit with this epectic
academic
background, Kristen works as the curriculum content editor for Learning
Alli's
College Success Program and as a mentor for the New Jersey Edge Program.
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Kristen was inspired to write her book "Outside Myself"
by
her husband's life story for the character of Benjamin, and the Tallie
character
was inspired by students she's worked with in the past whose parents felt
differently about their blindness. Or whose parents, in general hindered the
acceptance of their blindness. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>When I asked Kristen if she was planning a sequel her
response was, she wasn't because she thinks the story ended where it needed
to
end. Kristen just hopes to write another book sometime soon! </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Kristen is and has been for most of her life a member of
the
TBBC (talking book and braille center.) Kristen shared with me an anecdote
in
which she had a rocky start as a three-year-old who recorded over one of her
first taped books! Kristen says fortunately the library forgave her and she
went
on to enjoy many happy years of reading! </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Kristen has graciously accepted to be our guest at The
Friends of the Library meeting this upcoming June 1st at the Joseph Kone
Training Center in New Brunswick from 10 am-12 pm. We're looking forward to
hearing more from Kristen there! </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Bea Olivetti, Secretary of the Friends</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Improvements in services coming to TBBC</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>There has been the problem of unequal access for our
patrons. We are going to solve this problem later this spring.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Please let me explain. NLS has done a terrific job
of
having a number of audiobooks available the same day they are published
commercially. One example is the latest book by Michelle Obama.
On
the day it came out patrons who could download it were able to begin
listening
to the book that very afternoon.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>That is great for about three out of every ten patrons at
TBBC. For the out seven out of ten they had to wait weeks for us to
get
copies from NLS and process them into the collection and send them
out.
But the issues did not stop there. We pre-ordered twenty-five copies
of
her book but we had fifty-eight people waiting. Many waited months
before
they got a copy of the book.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>And that is the problem we are going to solve</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Later this spring, this problem will not exist.
TBBC is
going to a new circulation system and a new way to duplicate books to
everyone
at the same time.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>This “audiobooks on demand” will allow everyone to get a
copy
of the book the day it is released.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>So back to the Michelle Obama book, people will still
download but for the fifty-eight people who could not download we will be
able
to serve all fifty-eight that day also.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The only different is you may need to wait a few days as
it
is mailed to you.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>This doesn’t exist for just new books, but it is for all
books digitized by NLS. Another example, you want to read Sue Grafton
in
order from her first book. We will be able to send you the first five
books at once and all on one cartridge.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>We look forward to getting books to everyone this new way
and
we hope you enjoy reading even more.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Adam Szczepaniak, Director, TBBC</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>TBBC’s Eighth Annual Golf Outing</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Come out and tee up for Talking Books at the 8th Annual
TBBC
Golf Classic at the Bedens Brook Club in Skillman, NJ. Please join us on
Tuesday, June 11th to support our FREE public library that helps thousands
of NJ
residents each year. This year we are especially honored to have two Bedens
Brook Club members, Gordon Gund and Chuck Travers, sponsor us as their
guest. Once again, the Friends will be sponsors.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>A Heartfelt Thank You</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The Friends would like to thank Elizabeth Meckel for her
very
generous donation. We appreciate your support!</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Annual Dues are due</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>This is a friendly reminder that our annual dues for FY
2020
should be sent in now. Please send your dues and donations to the
Friends
mailing address and write your check out to the Friends of the Library for
the
Blind and Handicapped. The Friends appreciate your efforts and your
participation in helping the NJSLTBBC meet its goals. A membership
form is
attached to this newsletter for those who wish to join the Friends or pay
dues. Dues are $10.00 for an individual membership and $25.00 for a
family
membership. These dues cover the 12 month period from July 1, 2019 to June
30,
2020.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Options for Reading The Friends’ Newsletter</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The newsletter is available in Large Print, E-Mail, on
our
website http://friendsnjlibraryfortheblind.org and for those who do not have
computers, by telephone on Newsline. You can access these Newsletters with a
Newsline subscription and a touch-tone telephone. If you do not have a
Newsline
subscription, contact Reader Services at the New Jersey Talking Book and
Braille
Center at 1-800-792-8322 to get signed up for a Newsline subscription.
If
you have a Newsline subscription, but do not remember your login
information,
contact Christian Riehl at the above number extension 821. Once you have
secured
your login information, dial in to the service by calling 1-888-882-1629, or
the
local dial up number provided to you for accessing the service. Follow the
prompts for logging in and reading the Newsletters. Choose option 2 off the
main
menu for your state’s information channel, followed by option for the
blindness
groups, then the option for the Friends Newsletters. Happy reading.
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Please check out our website for information on community
services as well as present and past copies of our newsletters at
http://friendsnjlibraryfortheblind.org/</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Directions to the Next Meeting</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Address: </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>JKTC</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>130 Livingston Avenue</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2421</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Cross Street: Seaman Street</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>From the North</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>South on Route 1 to Route 18 heading toward New
Brunswick.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Get off Route 18 at the New Street ramp.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Turn slight right onto New Street/ NJ 26.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Take the 2nd left onto Livingston Avenue/NJ 26.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Turn left onto Seaman Street and left into the JKTC
parking
lot.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>From the South</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>North on Route 1 to Livingston Avenue/NJ 26 toward New
Brunswick.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Turn right onto Seaman Street and left into the JKTC
parking
lot.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>THE FRIENDS OF THE NJ LIBRARY for the BLIND MEMBERSHIP
FORM</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Name:
___________________________________________________</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Address:
_________________________________________________</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>City, State, Zip:
____________________________________________</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Telephone (with area code):
__________________________________</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>E-mail address:
____________________________________________</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Preferred Media Format:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>LP____ E-mail_____ or None I will
read
online_____</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I am eligible for TBBC Services: Yes ___ No ___</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Individual Member $10.00 ___ Family
Membership
$25.00 ___</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Donation $ _________</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Donation in Memory or Honor of Name:
__________________________</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Send acknowledgment for memorial gift to:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Name:
____________________________________________________</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Address:
__________________________________________________</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>City, State, Zip:
______________________________________________</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I have made a bequest in my will _____</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Please return this form together with your check payable
to:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The Friends of the NJLBH</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>PO Box 434, Woodbridge, NJ 07095</P>
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