Tag: braille

April 12, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: In my next life I’m coming back as a “Rotraut”

A lot to say and so little time to say it. Let’s get started! Today, if you are at all feeling blue, I suggest you read The Toast piece Jaya Catches Up: A Little Princess which is a killer breakdown of what is inarguably a problematic book. The Marie Antoinette portions are particularly choice. […]

February 12, 2015 by Betsy Bird

A 2015 Summer Reading List for Visually Impaired Young Patrons

It’s not what I would call an overly well known fact but here at New York Public Library we are proud to include the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library amongst our branches. The site “provides talking books and magazines and braille for people who are blind, visually impaired, or are otherwise physically unable […]