[Ohio-Talk] state library talking books

Sat Oct 26 15:13:48 UTC 2019

Love this story! C F

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> On Oct 26, 2019, at 7:17 AM, Cheryl Fischer via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Oh, what a nice story, Barbara. Thanks for sharing it!
> 
> Cheryl
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Barbara
> Shaidnagle via Ohio-Talk
> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2019 9:09 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Barbara Shaidnagle <bshaid at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-Talk] state library talking books
> 
> True story.  I was working at the Library for the Blind in Talladega Al in
> charge of approving or not applications for talking books.  Early Dec 1973 a
> man walked in complaining that I had sent him a broken talking book machine,
> if that was the best we could do forget about it he was going to Ohio for
> Christmas.  I told him we had some new ones coming in Feb 74.  I wrote his
> name and address down and kept it on my wall.  In Feb the new machines came,
> I sent the man his machine and I quit working at the Library that day.  But
> I continued seeing this man in my new job at the Special Technical Facility
> in Talladega.  One day in April he asked me if I liked baseball.  I said
> yes.  He asked if I liked the Reds.  I said yes except when they play the
> Braves.  We got married in Sept 1974 and kept that original talking book
> machine and the box for several years until technology coaxed an upgrade to
> cassette.
> 
> I do not know if you knew my husband Joe Shaidnagle but the library brought
> us together until June 20, 2016...
> 
> Barbara Shaidnagle
> 
>> On Fri, Oct 25, 2019, 6:51 PM Dave Bertsch via Ohio-Talk <
>> ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks Pat, also several people there commented how great it is that 
>> the NFB is represented once again on this committee, so that felt 
>> good, along with the tie-in we should have in bringing these and other 
>> resources to our library in Akron. See you and Jim soon--6 days!
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Patricia McPherson [mailto:patrinkle at icloud.com]
>> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2019 6:43 PM
>> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
>> Cc: Dave Bertsch
>> Subject: Re: [Ohio-Talk] state library talking books
>> 
>> Congrats Dave!
>> Pat & Jim
>> 
>>> On Oct 25, 2019, at 12:26 PM, Dave Bertsch via Ohio-Talk <
>> ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hey Ohio, I would like to share that yesterday I was at the State
>> Library in Columbus, and was appointed to the Consumer Advisory 
>> Committee for the state Braille and Talking Book program. I look 
>> forward to serving in this new role and I would like to thank Tracy 
>> Grimm, Head of Circulation and Special Services there at the state 
>> library, and Will Reed, Head of OLBPH, for the welcome they and others 
>> provided. Lots of really good and relevant info at the meeting 
>> yesterday which will be shared soon. This is especially good timing, 
>> as just this month we have started to work with a committee at the 
>> Main Akron Library where we often meet, on how best to update the 
>> resources in the library for blind and low-vision patrons. This is 
>> something I approached the library about a year ago after we met there 
>> a few times, so I'm excited to see things starting to progress. If anybody
> on the list has experience with this I very much welcome your input.
>>> 
>>> Dave
>>> 
>>> Dave Bertsch
>>> 330-472-4084
>>> President, Greater Akron Chapter
>>> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
>>> 
>>> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
>> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the 
>> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create 
>> obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life 
>> you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
>>> 
>>> 
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