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David Oertli says the library that he directs looks
for books about Nebraska and for books written by
Nebraskans.
But most of the library's customers don't "look."
Most rely on the senses of sound and touch to read.
They are blind or otherwise handicapped.
The Nebraska Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped supplies books and magazines in print
or in Braille. It also supplies materials on records or
cassette tapes. Last year it recorded 16 Nebraska
books on its own.
Oertli said the library, 1420 P St., circulated
148,000 items last year. It is one of 56 regional librar
ies in the United States.
"Our circulation b more than double the per
capita average . of other libraries," Oertli said. "We
can get to know our patrons as people rather than
numbers and folders."
With 204,000 titles and 102,000 volumes, the
library last year supplied 4,500 handicapped Nebra
skans with materials from the Lincoln and North
Platte branches, Oertli said. The library also pro
vides playback equipment for its tapes, including
tape recorders, special telephones and headphones.
Supported by more than 40 volunteers, the library
services about 400 institutions, Oertli said. These
include nursing homes, hospitals and schools.
The library's back-up facility in Utah is one of four
multi-state centers in the nation. The Utah center
provides the western states with added material for
the blind and physically handicapped.
The Library of Congress in Washington D.C. is the
library's supportive body, reviewing suggestions for
new publications every year.
The Willard Community Center, 1 245 Folsom, will
host a yard sale Saturday, Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. to 7
p.m. Individuals and groups will sell clothing, house
hold items, canning jars, garden produce and craft
items. Call 475-0805 to reserve display space.
The United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster county
is looking for volunteers. They need people to oper
ate a literacy hotline, to deliver posters for a canned
good drive, receptionists and people to help those
with mental retardation development work skills in
an industrial workshop setting.
For information on these and other volunteer
opportunities, call the United Way volunteer center
at 474-6151.
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