[nfbmi-talk] FW: state library for blind honnerred

[Christine Boone]

I read about this in an email distributed by the director of Services for the Blind here in Oklahoma.  My hat is off to Sue Chinault.  I have always had the utmost respect for Sue, who truly runs the Michigan Braille & Talking Book Services with the goal of operating a customer focused, service -centered NLS program that is second to none.  Having lived in so many states, I can honestly say that I have never had better service from any Library for the Blind across the Country than what I received in Michigan.       
> On Jun 23, 2015, at 1:47 PM, Terry D. Eagle via nfbmi-talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
Christine Boone
> 
> 
> State library for blind honored Justin A. Hinkley, jhinkley at lsj.com LANSING
> Michigan's Braille & Talking Book Library was honored recently by the
> Library
> 
> of Congress for "excellence, innovation, and special achievement in
> providing library service to individuals who are blind or have a physical
> disability.
> 
> The state received the Network Library of the Year Award from the Library of
> Congress' National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
> 
> on Friday, the state Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs, which
> runs the state library, said in a news release. The award came with a $1,000
> cash
> 
> prize. The state's Braille & Talking Book Library serves 11,459 people and
> circulated 607,856 braille and talking books last year, the news release
> said.
> 
> The library touted a number of improvements last year, including a 300%
> increase in participation in its summer reading program. "It was a year of
> positive
> 
> change and reorganization that will enable us to serve more people," Edward
> Rodgers, director of LARA's Bureau of Services for Blind Persons, was quoted
> 
> in the news release. "We are proud of our achievements that benefits our
> current and future patrons.
> 
> 
> 
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