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Vol. 37, No. 1
March 2007
● OneBookAZ
Join your fellow Arizonans in reading this year’s OneBookAZ selections and
meet the authors at the Book Festival
● Alice Lauer Retires
● Diabetes Expo
● OneBookAZ
Meet the Library's new reader advisors
● News You May Use
Items of interest to our readers
● Did You Know?
Tips for using the Talking Book Library's services
● Arizona's Birthday Coming
Celebrate Arizona's Centennial by reading about its past
● Arizona Friends of Talking Books
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News and a letter from our Friends
● Volunteer News
􀀀 m New Volunteer Opportunity in Summer Reading Program
􀀀 m A Big Thank You
􀀀 m Volunteer Spotlight
􀀀 m Machine Repair Workshop
􀀀 m Welcome New Volunteers
􀀀 m Prescott Machine Repair
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March 2007
ONEBOOKAZ
April in Arizona means it's time for our wonderful spring weather and OneBookAZ. The OneBook
selection this year is Going Back to Bisbee ( RC 36851) by Richard Shelton. Shelton beautifully
depicts the landscape and history of southern Arizona from Tucson to Bisbee and includes
fascinating stories of Bisbee's metamorphosis from a bustling mining town to a mecca for hippies in
the ‘ 70' s to the tourist destination and art colony it has become today. Shelton, a poet and Regents
Professor of English at the University of Arizona, reveals much about himself in this book that is part
travelogue, part history, part memoir, and completely fascinating. He won the Western States Book
Award for Creative Nonfiction for Going Back to Bisbee, was nominated for the Pulitzer and the
National Book Award for an earlier book, The Bus to Veracruz, and honored in 2006, along with his wife Lois, with
the first annual Arizona Literary Treasure Award.
The OneBookAZ selection for young readers is the novel Weedflower ( RC 63258) by Cynthia
Kadohata. Weedflower tells the story of a young Japanese American girl whose family is
relocated from their flower farm in California to an internment camp on an Indian reservation in
Arizona after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Weedflower was also nominated as the adult
selection for OneBookAZ, along with Vanished Arizona ( AZC 1940) by Martha Summerhayes
and These is My Words ( AZC 2519) by Nancy Turner.
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Both Shelton and Kadohota will make presentations around the state and there will be group discussions of their books
in towns and cities all over Arizona during April. Check with your local public library for OneBookAZ events that may be
scheduled during April or check the website, http:// www. onebookaz. org. You will want to read these books even if you
can't participate in a discussion group and we have made lots of extra copies to ensure that they are available.
April also means it's time for the Arizona Book Festival. The Festival will be held on April 14 at the Carnegie Center,
1101 W. Washington, Phoenix, from 10 am to 5 pm. Shelton and Kadohota will be on hand that day along with lots of
other authors, including Marsha Mehran, Laura Fitzgerald, Jane Yolen, Lois Duncan, and Todd Berger. Mehran and
Fitzgerald both wrote novels that feature Iranian women who make new lives for themselves outside of Iran. Mehran's
young women end up in Ireland, spicing up the bland diet of the Irish and overcoming the trials of the past, and
Fitzgerald sets her story in Tucson, where a young Iranian woman is sent to find a suitable Iranian husband, but things
don't work out as planned. Both books, Pomegranate Soup by Mehran and Veil of Roses by Fitzgerald, are in
production in our studios. We are also recording Todd Berger's book, It Happened at Grand Canyon, an account
of some of the odd happenings at the Canyon, including the plane crash that led to the formation of the FAA.
We hope you enjoy lots of good reading in April and throughout the year.
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March 2007
ALICE LAUER RETIRES
Alice Lauer, who had been a reader advisor here at the library for 23 years, retired at the
end of January. She is enjoying traveling in her RV, avoiding rush hour traffic and spending
more time with her two dogs. Alice served patrons whose last names begin with the letters
A through D, plus all the institutions such as nursing homes, hospitals, and schools. We
thank her for her many years of service to the library and her patrons and wish her all the
best for her well earned retirement.
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March 2007
DIABETES EXPO
The 11th Annual Diabetes Expo is a program of the American Diabetes Association and will be held in Phoenix,
Arizona on Saturday, March 31. This one- day educational program will begin at 8: 30 a. m. and end at 3: 00 p. m. at the
Phoenix Civic Plaza, Exhibit Halls D and E.
This is the eleventh year for the nation's premier tradeshow dedicated to the extensive and highly significant aspects of
diabetes ( Type 1 and Type 2) and those it affects. Open to the public and to medical professionals, this nationally
recognized exposition brings together top key- note speakers, dynamic educational venues focused on today's critical
health challenges, the celebrity chef cooking stage, the youth zone, numerous complimentary health screenings, and
exposure to well over 100 exhibiting companies. Access to information regarding the latest in product technologies,
services, medications, nutritional education, and weight management strategies provides the attendees with a day filled
with much needed health education. For more information call 602- 861- 4731 and select PROGRAM INFORMATION…
or enter extension # 7097 to leave a message. You may register online by visiting the American Diabetes Association on
the web at www. diabetes. org.
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March 2007
NEW LIBRARIANS
Two new librarians joined our staff in January and are pleased to be working with you. First on board was John
Berkeland, who replaced Kim Bell, serving those with last names beginning with the letters M through R plus all of our
readers who are 16 years old or younger. John was a children's librarian at Tempe Public Library and then Glendale
Public Library and he will offer a reading program for our young readers this summer.
Just two days later Christine Tuttle came on board, and she and Alice shared a job for a few days before Alice retired.
Christine serves patrons whose last names begin with the letters A through D plus she is the librarian for schools,
nursing homes, hospitals, and other institutions. Christine came to us from Phoenix Public Library and received her
library degree this past summer from the University of Arizona. You may call Christine at 602- 255- 5578 if you would like
her to visit your institution.
Please join us in welcoming our new librarians to the Talking Book Library!
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March 2007
NEWS YOU MAY USE
The City of Mesa Adaptive Parks and Recreation is sponsoring several programs
this spring that may be of interest to you, including aquatics, cycling, and goalball.
The programs are available to those with a permanent disability and are open to
athletes residing in or outside Mesa. For more information call Susan Byrne Rossi at
480- 644- 5702 or visit www. mesadisabledsports. com.
Those interested in petitioning the government to make currency accessible can visit www. money4all. info to lend
support. You can also take a survey about how you identify paper currency at www. afb. org/ accessworld. You'll find the
survey toward the bottom of the first screen.
Art Beyond Sight is soliciting exhibitors for its fall art show, which will be held in Philadelphia. All artists must be legally
blind, over eighteen years old, and the artwork must have been completed after their vision loss. The deadline for
submission is March 30. Please call the library for more details.
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March 2007
DID YOU KNOW?
If you go out of state for the summer, we can send your books to your summer address. Give
your librarian a call before you leave to set up a temporary address for your account and we
will continue to serve you through the summer months. You can either take your machine with
you or mail it to your summer address. If you prefer to mail the player to yourself, but don't
have a box, please call Michael in the machine area to request a box.
If your book suddenly sounds like the Chipmunks or Donald Duck, check to be sure your speed switch is pushed down
on the 15/ 16 side. If the speed switch is okay then take the tape out of the player and tap it on a hard surface. We seem
to have more problems with the tapes running fast during the summer months when the inside/ outside temperature
change is most extreme.
Reader Advisor Henry Hayden writes a quarterly book review that you can read on our website, http:// www. lib. az. us/
braille. Go the the Recommended Reading section to find his latest BookTalk. He also narrates his reviews as part of
the recorded magazine NewslettersUnlimited. In addition, Henry coordinates a weekly book discussion group at the
Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, which is just across the street from us.
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Our toll- free number works only within the state of Arizona, but you can contact us via email from anywhere in the world.
Our address is btbl@ lib. az. us. You can also fax requests to us at 602- 255- 4312.
If you use our online catalog to search for and/ or order books and don't find the book you are most interested in, don't
just give up on it. If it's a very new book that you just heard about on a television or radio show, it is probably too new for
us to have on order yet. Check back in a few months and we could have a record for it then. If it's an older book, check
with your librarian. It's possible that you've made a small error in spelling or title or author information that led to no
results. It's also possible that another regional library recorded the book you're interested in and we can get it for you
through interlibrary loan.
If you move out of state, we can transfer your account to the regional or sub- regional library that serves your new
address. Just give us a call and we will notify your new library that you are coming. You can even take your tape player
with you if you want, but we need to confirm the serial number before you leave.
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March 2007
ARIZONA'S BIRTHDAY COMING!
As the 48th state to join the union, Arizona will mark 100 years of statehood in 2012, and the countdown has already
begun. You may have noticed that all the OneBook Arizona nominees are based on or include some Arizona history,
and their consideration for OneBookAZ helps lead us toward the centennial celebrations.
We have many novels in our collection that are set in the Arizona Territory, including family sagas, pioneer stories, and
westerns, although it is sometimes a very fine line that separates one genre from another.
Vanished Arizona ( AZC 1940) by Martha Summerhayes is the recollection of a real Massachusetts woman married
to a soldier who was posted to the Arizona Territory. Her book reads like fiction but is in fact the true story of her
experiences. Filaree ( RC 13820) presents a realistic portrait of a work- worn pioneer woman's life from 1910 onward.
The author, Marguerite Nobel, who passed away January 1, 2007, was a resident of Payson and wrote Filaree when
she was seventy years old. These is My Words ( AZC 2519) by Nancy Turner tells the story of a young woman who
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came with her family as a young girl to the area near present- day Sahuarita and follows her life as she grows from a
young girl to marriage and motherhood. Her story continues in Sarah's Quilt ( AZC 2850).
Other family stories are The Arizona Clan ( RC 59829) by Zane Grey, A Veiled Reflection ( RC 51117) by Tracie
Peterson, and the three part Arizona Saga by J. P. S. Brown that starts with The Blooded Stock ( AZC 1732) and
follows the Cowden family as it battles Apache Indians and other ranchers.
There are also western stories that feature a young man caught up in a frontier struggle of one sort or another and a
young woman ready to complicate his life. A few of these are Cutting Stone ( RC 35440) by Janet Burroway,
Shadow on the Trail ( RC 53332) by Zane Grey, Flint's Gift ( RC 47864) by Richard S. Wheeler, The Sergeant's
Lady ( RC 58340) by Miles Hood Swarthout, and Arizona Bride ( AZC 2101) by Rosanne Bittner.
The rough days of early Arizona form the setting for westerns with a lot of action. Some books in this category are A
Distant Trumpet ( RC 38772) by Paul Horgan, Al Lacy's Tears of the Sun ( RC 52051), The Law at Randado
( RC 40761) by Elmore Leonard, and the retelling of the shootout at the O. K. Corral in Loren D. Estleman's Bloody
Season ( RC 27259).
The books mentioned here are only a few of the Arizona books available at the Library. We also have many books, both
fiction and non- fiction, about the native peoples of the region and about the many geologic wonders of Arizona. Give
your librarian a call to request whatever type of book you prefer. Happy Arizona Reading!
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March 2007
ARIZONA FRIENDS OF TALKING BOOKS
A Letter from our Friends
When I first became involved with the Arizona Friends of Talking Books ( AZFTB), one thing that
really stood out in my mind was hearing the library patrons talk about " reading" their books. They never used the word
" listen" when discussing audio books. I quickly realized the importance of the Talking Book Library for those who cannot
use traditional books.
Between the annual " Whine & Cheese" fundraiser, large print calendar promotion and the Bashas' " Thanks a Million"
program, we are able to realize our goals of beginning and funding the studio conversion. On behalf of the AZFTB
Board, I thank YOU, and our great community, for the continued support.
Leslie Rachels
President
Arizona Talking Book Friends for Life -- Studio Conversion Project Update by Dwight
Brahs, Vice President
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From 2004 through 2006, the Arizona Friends of Talking Books ( AZFTB) received various institutional grants and
conducted various fundraising events to help raise money for local studio conversion from analog to digital recording
equipment. We want to thank both our institutional donors, as well as all our individual contributors, for making this
important investment in the future of our Library.
To honor those who contributed more than $ 250 during this fundraising period, plaques bearing their names will be
displayed on the south wall of the Library near the main entrance. Our generous donors are:
Book ~ $ 2000+
Arizona Optometric Association
BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona
Dorothy Brown
Doris Smith
Tome ~ $ 1000+
TelecomPioneers # 66
Sam's Club
Southwestern Eye Center
Olive Swearingen
Evelyn Hoover Living Trust
Volume ~ $ 500+
First Baptist Church, Olivet, IN
Charles Sebastian
Jack Schroeder VFW and Ladies Auxiliary Post 12006
Arizona Public Service
Arizona Medical Association
Dorothy Stein
William Marshall
Scott and Susan Perkins
Manuscript ~ $ 250+
Glenn Crotts
Elaine Marstad
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Ellen and Mark Harrison
Dr. Ron Wright
United Way
James Lochhead
Tower Family Trust
Everett and Elaine Warner Fund
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VOLUNTEER NEWS
New Volunteer Opportunity in Summer Reading Program
Want to help kids get excited about reading? We are looking for a few good volunteers to help
with summer reading.
Last summer saw the launch of a very successful effort to get our young readers to increase their reading. Our new
youth librarian, John Berkeland, wants to build on this and involve volunteers in this summer's program.
Volunteer tasks will include calling parents to let them know about the program, following up by phone with students,
and packaging and sending out prizes. If you are interested in this opportunity, call Jeanie at 602- 255- 5578.
A BIG THANK YOU
to the generous Staff of the Arizona Humanities Council!
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As a holiday project their staff chose to give the AZ Braille and Talking Book Library a donation to purchase several
books that will be recorded by our volunteers. The books chosen were written by some of the featured authors who will
be at the Arizona Book Festival on April 14th, at the Carnegie Library
We were thrilled to have a chance to give their staff a tour of our library. They experienced first hand how their donation
will be used and it gave us a chance to show- off our new digital recording equipment. We enjoy giving tours of our
library!
The Arizona Humanities Council, a nonprofit organization, works with museums, libraries and other cultural and
educational organizations to develop public programs to support the humanities. We hope to collaborate with them on
future partnerships to benefit library patrons.
Volunteer Spotlight
“ I'm doing exactly what I like to do” says volunteer reader and director Doris Walker. Doris is
giving three, sometimes four days a week to record books, magazines, essays and textbooks
for people who are unable to read print. She loves audio learning herself and listens to
everything from novels to Spanish lessons, often while she is ironing, cooking or doing other
tasks at home. She says our ears have a lot more to give us than just providing a place to
hang our earrings!
Doris got started with studio volunteering when she heard a recruitment message for
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic on Channel 12. Soon she was reading textbooks in their
studio. At RFB& D she heard about the AZ Braille and Talking Book Library where she could
record a wider range of books. She says she loves telling stories and thought ' This sounds
like the place for me.' Promising herself that she would not neglect the textbooks she set up
an audition at the library. Since 2000 she volunteered for both programs.
At BTBL Doris is a self- monitor for AZ Magazine. This means that while she reads, she also operates the recording
equipment using a remote box inside the booth. She partners with volunteer Toni Ackley to record books. She and Toni
each have their own book that they are narrating. They alternate positions, one week reading and the next week
directing for each other. Doris and Toni also are one of the teams who recently completed recording an essay for Great
Decisions 2007.
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When asked if she has favorites among the 25 books she has produced for the
library collection, Doris noted Grand Ambition, about a couple lost in the
Grand Canyon and Sarah's Quilt, the remembrances of a woman who grew
up in southeastern Arizona in the nineteenth century. Both of these are works of
fiction, based on real events. Doris says there is ' nothing cooler' than bringing
characters alive and she had lots of fun doing that in each of these projects.
She also thinks both of these titles are great examples of Arizona books. Doris
has a deep appreciation and love for the Southwest, particularly Arizona. Her
work on Arizona books gives her many different ways to share Arizona with other people.
Doris grew up in New Mexico but has lived in Arizona most of her adult life. For many years she worked as manager of
a team of technical and financial planners for US West. She and her husband have three grown children. Another
avocation of hers, besides audio book production, is theater. In college she was originally a theater major and has
continued to take all kinds of theater related classes. She has acted, directed, made costumes - done most everything
for numerous community theater productions. She says theater provides another opportunity for her to tell stories.
While story telling is a big motivator, Doris says the friends she has made with other volunteers in the studio and the
welcoming, supportive library staff makes it easy to volunteer. ' We get the credit for volunteering' she says but really we
get the ' goods' - the opportunity to do something that's fun, challenging, we enjoy and is of benefit to other people. What
could be better than that!
Machine Repair Workshop
On January 23, 2007, 32 machine
repair volunteers attended a workshop
at BTBL. Attendees included both new
and long time volunteers.
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Kevin Watson, Equipment Repair Officer for the National Library Service, flew in from Washington, DC for the day to
present the most current techniques and standards for repairing talking book machines. Michael Usrey, AZBTBL
Machine Repair Supervisor, said considerable time was spent teaching the proper way to use meters to test and set the
play frequency so that playback is clear, crisp and at the proper speed.
All five repair groups, Phoenix, Tucson, Sun City, Mesa, and the Springs in east Mesa were represented by volunteers
who will share information with others in their groups who were not able to attend. Following lunch, volunteers who were
interested stayed for an afternoon session which was devoted to the repair of amp boards. Arizona volunteers repair
thousands of amp boards sent from other libraries. As they were leaving, many volunteers offered that they found the
workshop very helpful and were glad they had attended.
Welcome to New Volunteers
We welcome new volunteers who have joined us since the last newsletter.
Janet Ellison - RRRB ( Recorded Recreational Reading for the Blind also Sun City Talking News)
Eileen Gawlowski - RRRB/ director
Jeremy James - machine repair, Mesa
Elaine Johns - RRRB, tape prep
Ann Robbie - director, RRRB
Eugene Sprenkle - reader, RRRB
John Turmala - machine repair, Phx/ duplication
Prescott Machine Repair
We want to thank the dedicated volunteers of the Prescott Machine Repair Group, Bud Baker, Gordon Crawford and
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Howard Moxham, for their long standing commitment to repair talking book machines. In 1981, following his retirement
from Mt. Bell, Bud Baker began repairing machines at the Prescott Library, taking over for the single volunteer who was
moving out of state. Bud worked alone until he recruited a few others from the Telephone Pioneers. Gordon Crawford
began repairing machines in 1987 and Howard Moxham joined them in 1990. These three volunteers, along with Bill
Elerick and George Stailey were repairing through July, 2005, when they had to vacate their space due to the
renovation of the Prescott Library. We expected the group to start repairing again when the library renovation was
complete in Sept. 2006. Unfortunately, when the Prescott Library reopened, the allocated space was not satisfactory for
the needs of the volunteers. Another space has not been secured so machine repair is not now being done in Prescott.
Together, Bud, Gordon and Howard gave over 4200 hours repairing talking book machines. We, the staff of the AZ
Braille and Talking Book Library, on behalf of all of our patrons who have listened to talking books as a result of their
repair efforts, thank them for their dedication and excellent repair work.
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lib. az. us/ braille/ If you would like to receive this newsletter on cassette or in braille, please call 602- 255- 5578 or 1- 800- 255-
5578.
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