<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:large">Hello!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:large">Check with The Lighthouse Chicago- they will be able to help!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:large"><a href="https://chicagolighthouse.org/">https://chicagolighthouse.org/</a><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 11:50 AM Registrar AISLE via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Check out the Talking Books Centers <div><br></div><div><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Roboto,serif;font-weight:500;line-height:1.1;color:rgb(21,146,202);margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:24px;letter-spacing:0.5px">Contact the Talking Book and Braille Service (TBBS) <small style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:15.6px;line-height:1;color:rgb(119,119,119)">Illinois State Library</small></h3><div style="box-sizing:border-box;border-bottom:2px solid rgb(21,146,202);width:333px;padding-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(105,105,105);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.5px"></div><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(105,105,105);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.5px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;line-height:24px;color:rgb(105,105,105);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.5px">Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service staff members are available to assist you during regular library hours. Hours are Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., except <a href="https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/personnel/holidays.html" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(21,146,202);text-decoration-line:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(21,146,202);padding-bottom:0.5px" target="_blank">State Holidays</a>.</p><h4 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Roboto,serif;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1;color:rgb(191,4,4);margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:5px;font-size:26px;letter-spacing:0.5px">Phone and Fax Numbers</h4><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;color:rgb(105,105,105);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.5px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-bottom:10px;line-height:1.8em">Toll free: 800-665-5576</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-bottom:10px;line-height:1.8em">General information: 217-785-0022</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-bottom:10px;line-height:1.8em">Fax: 217-782-9995</li></ul><h4 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Roboto,serif;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1;color:rgb(191,4,4);margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:5px;font-size:26px;letter-spacing:0.5px">E-mail Addresses</h4><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;color:rgb(105,105,105);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.5px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-bottom:10px;line-height:1.8em">General information: <a href="mailto:isltbbs@ilsos.gov" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(21,146,202);text-decoration-line:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(21,146,202);padding-bottom:0.5px" target="_blank">isltbbs at ilsos.gov</a></li></ul><h4 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Roboto,serif;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1;color:rgb(191,4,4);margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:5px;font-size:26px;letter-spacing:0.5px">Mailing Address</h4><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;line-height:24px;color:rgb(105,105,105);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.5px">Illinois State Library<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Talking Book and Braille Service<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Gwendolyn Brooks Building<br style="box-sizing:border-box">300 S. Second St.<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Springfield, IL 62701</p></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 11:47 AM Jamie Winchell via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(7,55,99)">Hi everyone, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(7,55,99)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(7,55,99)">This year we have our first blind student. He is an emergent reader in Braille (F&P levels A/B), but his interests are appropriate for a 6th grader (camping, biking, swimming, traveling, Brazil, music). </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(7,55,99)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(7,55,99)">First of all, where does one buy books in Braille? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(7,55,99)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(7,55,99)">And is there a magical company that makes high-low books in Braille? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(7,55,99)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(7,55,99)">Thank you for any ideas! </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(7,55,99)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(7,55,99)">Jamie</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif">Teacher Librarian</font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000" face="arial narrow, sans-serif">Percy Julian Middle School</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial narrow, sans-serif">pronouns: she/hers</font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif;white-space:normal">'At least books belonged to me." -Rebecca Solnit</span><font face="garamond, serif" size="2"><br></font></span></p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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