Join library staff for March’s Library News podcast which features:
Today is #WorldBrailleDay and Louis Braille’s birthday! Happy Birthday Louis Braille, the inventor of #Braille, six dots creatively put together to create a code for writing and reading all by touch.
“Braille is knowledge, and knowledge is power.” – Louis Braille
Season’s greetings! We want to wish you happy holidays and a wonderful new year!
The Iowa Department for the Blind and the Library will be closed on Friday, December 23rd, Monday, December 26th and Monday, January 2nd for the holidays.
We wish you happy reading!
Welcome to our Volunteer Newsletter! In this issue the Instructional Materials Center Launches New Ordering Portal, Director’s Update, and the Friends of the Iowa Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Enhances Library Services for All Patrons.
Iowa Department for the Blind Volunteer Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 4
October’s Library Chat Podcast, is a special “Live” episode in the spirit of October, Halloween and the spooky season. We decided to do a ghost hunt in our Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) building. The IDB’s building has long and rich history and there has been a lot of unexplained occurrences, sightings and feelings throughout, so we thought we should investigate. Joining us for the podcast is a special guest Dave Coulson, former IDB Facilities Engineer, to do an investigation and tour of the building.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson DB26427 BR11092 LT4028
Dracula by Bram Stoker DB31689 BR8277
Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley DB25835 BR12173 LT5603
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman DB68027 BR18241
Hallowe’en Party: a Hercule Poirot mystery by Agatha Christie DB97649
The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury DB44005 BR10971
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson DB26179 LT11759
Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving DB16731 BR08876
Salem’s Lot by Stephen King DB62402 BR22530 LT4278
Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark by Alvin Schwartz DB19713
The Shining by Stephen King DB51373 BR13271 LT4276
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury DB50233 BR12583
We are taking The Magic of Braille to the Des Moines Book Festival today!
The Magic of Braille T-shirts will be available to purchase starting today through April 4th in our online store.
All shirts are crew neck and short sleeved. Shirts are heather black with gold lettering. The front of the t-shirt says in print: The Magic of Braille, with a graphic of a cauldron with books piled on top surrounded by stars. The back of the t-shirt says, The Magic of Braille, in Braille. All sizing is unisex and all shirts are $20.00. The t-shirts will be mailed directly to you. We are pleased to work with local, small business The Side Garage.
All proceeds from the t-shirt sales will benefit the Friends of the Iowa Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped who help fund library programs.
And join the Library and the Iowa Department for the Blind at the Des Moines Book Festival today at Capital Square in Downtown Des Moines from 9:00am – 7:00pm. For more information about the DSM Book Festival: https://www.dsmpartnership.com/dsmbookfestival/
The library will be hosting programs for adults and families:
We will also have a table throughout the day, so stop by!
The DSM Book Festival connects people who love books with the people who create them.