[nfbwatlk] FW: Accessible World And Books And Beyond Present Greg Kearney Discussing the Library Of Western Australia, Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Wed Jul 6 12:26:30 UTC 2011

Accessible World And Books And Beyond Present Greg Kearney Discussing the
Library Of Western Australia, Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Newswire:

Greg Kearney is making available even more books  to us here in the States
through his job at the Association of Western Australia.  Without a doubt,
more books and sources for obtaining them are available than ever before.
How nice it is   to have so much from which   to choose.

Born in the United States, Greg
 is currently the Manager for accessible media at the Association
for the Blind of Western Australia in Perth where he directs
the transition of a tape library to DAISY digital talking book format.
Through his fine effort, we can now read books by Australian authors
previously  unavailable. If you have ever wished to broaden your knowledge
geographically or wanted to read more from authors in other countries, you
can now do that by establishing a connection with the fine library for which
Greg works.  How did this opportunity come about? What took him to Australia
and what is his life like there? How does someone get access to all the
great books this library is so graciously offering?  What types of books are
most popular?  How many books are produced digitally each year? Will we
someday have access to  libraries from which books may  be downloaded from
other countries in addition to the Association Of Western Australia? To
lovers  of books and authors, this would be a dream come true.   What legal
rights must be considered when making books availab le to readers in other
countries? What American authors are most popular in Australia?  Many great
advances start with a person who had a very creative and original idea. I
applaud the fine work of this library and Greg's diligent work in
acquainting us with this new source from which we can find more books and
authors to love. As has often been said by those who love them, "There are
never enough books." Did you ever think you would live to have so much to
choose from that  your  biggest dilemma  would be having enough time to read
all you would like to. We truly live in  an exciting time. If you are
already receiving books from the Association of Western Australia or want to
know  more about how you too can take advantage of this opportunity  or
love talking about libraries and books, this is a show you won't want to
miss. Below is information about Greg.  Information about how to attend this
fanta stic Books And Beyond can be found immediately below.  .    

Greg Kearney  was born in New Sharon, Maine the son of a doctor and a
librarian. A profound dyslexic he was educated in the first class at
Landmark School in Prides Crossing, Mass. the leading American school
for dyslexics.

He graduated with an MFA in design from Brigham Young University and
was employed for many years as the political cartoonist for the Casper
Star-Tribune in Casper, Wyoming when he, along with   part of the staff was
a
finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in Public Service. While at the Casper
Star-Tribune he developed software that translated news stories into
Braille for online delivery

He is currently the Manager for accessible media at the Association
for the Blind of Western Australia in Perth Australia where he directs
the transition of a tape library to DAISY digital talking book format
as well as developing a co-operative of British Commonwealth talking
book libraries.

As a dyslexic he is one of a handful of talking book library directors
who is also a user of the services. He is married to Tamara Johnson
they have three children.

Bonnie Blose, Host,
Books And Beyond,
E-Mail: bookmaven1 at frontier.com
Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Time: 5:00 PM PdT, 6:00 PM MDT, 7:00 PM CDT, 8:00 PM EDT,

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