[Ohio-Talk] state library talking books

[Dave Bertsch]

Barbara that is so great! Ya never know :)

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From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Barbara Shaidnagle via Ohio-Talk
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2019 10:09 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
Cc: Barbara Shaidnagle
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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