March 20, 2019 PacNW CPCU Good Works Event Talking Books Library

Invited: CPCUs and co-workers, spouses, etc. to join us to inventory & process titles to the Talking Book Braille & Library catalog. Make a difference in someone’s life! More than 400 people donate over 30,000 hours each year to assist in making various Library programs available. We will take a short walk to Tutta Bella for pizza after.

A note about Washington Talking Books & Braille Library:

The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL) is a program of the Washington State Library and the Office of the Secretary of State.  Located in Seattle, WTBBL provides library services state-wide, at the library and by mail, to any Washington resident unable to read standard print material due to blindness, visual impairment, deaf-blindness, physical disability (cannot hold a book or turn pages), or reading disability.

WTBBL has been part of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) of the Library of Congress since 1931. WTBBL was one of the first “Regional Libraries” and from 1934 to the late sixties and early seventies, provided library service to the residents of Montana and Alaska.  In 2009, WTBBL was honored as the Network Library of the Year and in 2012 was recognized with a mayoral proclamation for our work empowering individuals with disabilities. Visit History of the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library for a more detailed history.