People
Was a volunteer Braille
transcriber for more than 60 years
Elizabeth Perowsky
A number of things we do revolve around providing and promoting the use of this. There are 63 symbols in UEB.
Braille
Stands for Braille and Audio Reading Download. It is an app that allows patrons to access audio and braille titles on their smart devices and computers. 45,789 titles were downloaded from BARD in 2022 by our patrons. And we have uploaded 165 locally produced books
BARD
A featured storybook that offers a this Edition in audio and braille that can be read as you delight in the pages of the storybook within the Youth Library.
StoryWalk
A free audio news service that is accessed via the telephone
Newsline
In trying to provide patrons with more titles they want to read, a number of books are recorded with aid of these volunteers. Each year roughly 300 hours of narration is recorded
Narrator
a new monthly subscription box program for adult patrons. Patrons can subscribe to receive books, goodies and snacks centered around a monthly theme.
Peek-A-Box
Is our new way of managing student material orders.
Launched in 2022, educators can order and track all materials needed for
their student.
Athena
A collection of print/braille books all themed around 9
places; Celebrations, Concepts, Our World, Nature, Fairy and Folk Tales, Favorites, Rhymes and Songs.
Neighborhoods
The library added 451 new library patrons in 2022. Volunteers can help spread the word about the library to help us grow.
Patrons
We produce braille with the help of these. Whether they are employees, certified volunteers, or other vendors we couldn't produce the amount of braille without them.
Transcriber
The library has two of these: Turning the Pages for library information and the IMC for educators and braille transcribers. Both are great resources for information about the library.
Blogs
Book players are used by the majority of our patrons.
These machines are constantly being circulated with the wonderful help of our volunteers.
Digital Player
A center stage that ignites playtime experience and imagination within the Youth Library.
Castle
The library held 238 programs in 2022 with 4,111 participants. Volunteers were a key to the success of these.
Programs
Was the first librarian of the Iowa
Library for the Blind and Print Disabled.
Florence Grannis
They had over 10,000 listens in 2022
Braille Bits
The process in which we download books to the digital cartridges.
SuperDup
Is an activity stem center room that engages
families, students and patrons in programming throughout the year.
Makerspace
A free audio news service that is accessed using a special frequency radio.
IRIS
Is a volunteer group that provides funds and support for library programs, resources and equipment.
The Friends of the Library
We provide this in all formats with the help of the Friends of the Library.
Sacred Text
Are braille displays that patrons may use to access electronic braille books. They were introduced in 2019 with over 200 currently in circulation in Iowa.
eReader
Combines aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil) to create a controlled micro-ecosystem for year-round
hands-on learning.
Ioponics
The library has three of these, Library News, Library Chat and Braille Bits
Podcasts