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Talking Book and Braille Library Presentation by: Stephanie Dudek Based on interview with: Sharon B. Phillips, Library Program Manager

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Talking Book and Braille Library

Presentation by: Stephanie DudekBased on interview with: Sharon B. Phillips,

Library Program Manager

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(First, A video!)http://youtu.be/IWTztSSqrKI

Robots.mp4

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TBBL Users

• Serves 55 counties in upstate NY• 2000 digital books checked out every day• Several hundred books on cassette & about 50

Braille books every week

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Funding & Budget

• Joint state and federal funding• Budget consumed mostly by salaries & other

non-provided supplies

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Strengths & Challenges

• Detrimental staff & budget cuts

•Dedicated staff•New Projects in

the works• Collections

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Questions?