BULLETIN BOARD

A Newsletter of the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
Winter 2007
Volume 24, Number 3

MUSIC FOR THE HOLIDAYS

The holidays are right around the corner. And what would the holidays be like without seasonal music? Regional Library patrons are eligible to benefit from Recordings for Recovery [R4R]. Holiday music can be sent through the mail. R4R is a music library for everyone. Members can select tapes for each order, set up a standing order, or have R4R select tapes for them. The tapes may be kept and enjoyed for up to 60 days. They are then mailed back to R4R "Free Matter for the Blind" using the provided return label.

If interested, you can phone R4R at 1-800-798-1192, to order an information pack that contains a recorded catalog, membership information, and a large print order form. Annual dues are ten dollars [$ 10]. Alternative memberships are available for those who cannot afford the annual fee. If you are already a member, you should order early so you can enjoy the tunes of the season. Have a great musical holiday!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The magazine KIPLINGER'S RETIREMENT REPORT is available on cassette for LBPH patrons. To subscribe, just phone or email the Regional Library.

RESOURCES

For a list of oganizations that produce calendars in braille, print/braille, or large print, phone us at 1-800-242-8822.

Gingerbread and Fairy Tales: an Accessible Book List

Aylesworth, Jim. The Gingerbread Man. A traditional version of a tale about a gingerbread man who jumps from the oven and runs away from the little old man and woman of the house because he doesn't want to be their snack. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. BR 12030.

Brett, Jan. The Gingerbread Baby. A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale about a not-so-clever gingerbread man. For grades K-3. Print/braille. BRA 18906.

Gilson, Jamie. Can't Catch Me, I'm the Gingerbread Man. Mitch McDaniel seems to be in the good-luck groove--his horoscope promises a bright future, he's the goalie on a winning hockey team, and his recipe for gingerbread makes him a finalist in a national bake-athon. For grades 5-8. RC 19707.

Lindman, Maj. Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and the Gingerbread. While watching the baker, three little boys fall into the gingerbread batter, and then astonish everyone as they run through town looking like three gingerbread boys. For preschool-grade 2. BRA 06700.

Tews, Susan. The Gingerbread Doll. During the Great Depression, 9-year-old Rebecca moves with her close-knit family into a tarpaper farmhouse in Wisconsin. Instead of the porcelain doll she wanted, her mother surprises her with a thick gingerbread doll under the Christmas tree. For grades 3-6. RCW 352.

Van Woerkum, Dorothy. The Queen Who Couldn't Bake Gingerbread: an adaptation of a German folk tale. King Pilaf of Mulligatawny sets out to find a wife who is wise, beautiful and knows how to bake perfect gingerbread. For grades K-3. RC 08374.

BULLETIN BOARD is published four times a year by the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped. It is available in large print, Braille, and audio-cassette editions. The Wisconsin Regional Library makes no recommendations or endorsements concerning any products or services which may appear in this publication.

Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
813 West Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1436
1-414-286-3045 (in Milwaukee)
1-800-242-8822 (in Wisconsin)
1-414-286-3548 (TDD)
1-414-286-3102 (FAX)
lbph@milwaukee.gov (e-mail)
http://wmbph.mpl.org/opac (on-line public access catalog)

How are we filling your needs for library services? Please take the time to complete this survey and return it either by mail or email. Thank you.

To mail, detach survey here, fold in half with the Wisconsin Regional Library address on the outside, and tape closed. No postage is necessary.

Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped Survey of Readers

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Computer Access:
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We have a complete catalog of all our books online. Have you used it? Yes (___) No (___)

Special Services:
WRLBPH offers over 50 magazines on tape, and another 30-plus in Braille. Do you subscribe to any? Yes (___) No (___) Would you like a list of titles? Yes (___) No (___)
NEWSLINE provides access to local and national newspapers by phone. Do you currently use NEWSLINE? Yes (___) No (___) Would you like information about this newspaper service? Yes (___) No (___)
The Wisconsin Channel portion of NEWSLINE provides news about WRLBPH. Do you use it? Yes (___) No (___)
We also have available over 650 audio described VHS videos and 48 DVDs in our collection. Have you used them? Yes (___) No (___)
WRLBPH also has Old Time Radio programs. Have you used them? Yes (___) No (___)
WRLBPH also circulates books via download from Overdrive. Have you used Overdrive? Yes (___) No (___)

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For questions about this information, contact Shiela A. Pollock (608) 224-5395

Last updated on 2/28/2008 8:52:02 AM