American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults Outreach Worker Handbook

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TWIN VISION^® BOOKS AND LENDING LIBRARY

Each year the Kenneth Jernigan Library for Blind Children lends children's books to families, schools, and libraries across the country. You can help see to it that these books reach the widest possible audience. You can also work with the executive director, library staff, and your colleagues around the country to help build the collection and spread the word about the free library services.

• Is there a program for blind students in the public schools of your town? Be sure that the teachers know about the library and are acquainted with Twin Vision^® books. The same is true of the residential school in your state.
• Do you know blind parents of young sighted children? They will appreciate knowing about our library. Don't forget grandparents, aunts, uncles, and blind babysitters. Reading aloud with a child can be a door to deeper friendship and communication. You can help open that door.
• Are you acquainted with local Braille transcribers? They would probably be delighted to Braille books for our library. If you don't know any transcribers, you could be instrumental in getting a group started.
• Does a local service club want to do something nice for blind children? You could suggest that they donate print books that could be made into Twin Vision^® books and placed in our library.

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