I have no audio - Mary Jane - Anne Arundel County - Glen Burnie Public Library - run the homebound library by mail service for AA County!

what format circulates the most

Audio books circulate the most

are there many that use brail titles?

It's a smaller percentage of our readership

How are materials getting to customers with the U.S. Mail delays?

They are experiencing delays, unfortunately.

But we continue to send out materials daily and work with representatives at USPS to resolve issues.

We also encourage our patrons to download materials through BARD, our downloadable service.

Mr. Beckett's work sounds fascinating!

Monica, I absolutely love it!!!

Has your number of patrons increased during the pandemic?

We continue to add new patrons every month, but the numbers have been comparable to what we see during normal circumstances

However, many inactive patrons have resumed service

Are public librarians (as opposed to physicians) able to sign the form so customers can take advantage of getting your items in the mail?

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How many patrons are currently active in your program?

6800 active patrons

Love the customization - it's awesome!

when will this happen? it sounds great.

Yep, Books on Demand sounds like a dream! So super!

How do you recruit narrators?

Wow! That is great! My mom who had progressive supranuclear palsy loved getting the tapes in the mail.....so many came at one time in those green containers years ago....it will be a great improvement to put 10 books on one disc....thank you for this great service to the public...you are lifesavers!

Do you have specific items for hearing impaired individuals who wear hearing aids?

Glad to hear that your mom used our service! We have a high volume people for folks who need it.

sorry...high volume player!

I agree. From the time I was a little girl there was a record player with a huge book playing on my daddy's bedside table. He was taken in a buckboard to a train when he was 5 years old to go to the School for the Blind in Little Rock, Arkansas which because his home through high school. He loved all the format changes throughout the years. His most favorite was when cassettes came out because he could hit rewind when he fell asleep. Our family could not thank you enough for this service!

Have you considered loaning c-pen's? Is this considered a good assistive technology or are there better options?

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Yes thank for that update on technology offers. You all do a wonderful service! We often recommend customers to you and they love your service.

Rocket Man!

Thanks all!

Thanks so much for sharing your time today!

Thanks!

This was wonderful! Thank you for all that you do!

Thanks Joe this was SO helpful.

Thanks for the info! Appreciate it all!

Great job everyone!

Thanks, Joe! :-)

Thanks, Joe!!!

Play us out!