by Bonnie Rennie
Are you an avid fan of the NLS talking book library? Is regular contact with your talking book library, for you, not a luxury, but a necessity?
Those wonderful books, however we read them: NLS digital player, Victor Reader Stream, iPhone, or other device! And The magical page! Made accessible, Companion on those long waits and commutes, the Welcome diversion on a busy day, pill-free passport to Slumber land, entertainment and mental stimulation when you're bored, comfort when you're lonely, o wow!
If you can relate to some or all of the above, then you should be eager to join the California Library Users of America (CLUA), yearly dues of twenty dollars is a chunk of change. So what do you gain by joining CLUA?
briefly, there are many good reasons. Book discussions via conference call, like the one we recently held, on your favorite book series and why you liked it. Dues include membership in the national organization, Library Users of America, with their conference calls and newsletter. Convention programs of interest to visually impaired book lovers. A CLUA email list, a great forum to share book suggestions, to give and receive ideas raised by members on anything relevant to talking book library users. And we're exploring ways to get our positive message of accessible reading and cLUA into our communities. Finally, when time comes to advocate for our indispensable NLS library network, both active involvement and membership numbers count!
Those of us who are blind or have low vision and are eager to pursue accessible reading will benefit from interacting with CLUA. and cLUA needs you!
Below is the contact information for our cLUA Treasurer, Vita Zavoli, with her mailing address and cell phone number. She invites any inquiries, in order to facilitate your joining CLUA.
Vita Zavoli
1271 Washington Avenue, No. 144
San Leandro, Ca, 94577
Cell phone: 510 846-4080.
Checks are payable to CLUA, for twenty dollars. Please provide your complete contact information: visual status (blind, low vision, sighted), and state the format that you wish to receive your LUA Ledger newsletter, braille or email.
