NEWS IS GETTING
AROUND THE PACIFIC

Hawaii State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
402 Kapahulu Avenue
Honolulu HI 96815

Phone 733-8444
Neighbor Islands call 1-800-559-4096

MS. SUGIMURA GOES TO WASHINGTON

Sue Sugimura will be on the National Advisory Group on Collection Building Activities beginning 2001, for a two-year term. She will represent the Western Region of NLS. This group is composed of 4 librarians (one from each Region), 4 consumers, and representatives from 3 consumer groups. Sue will attend annual meetings in Washington, D.C. and take concerns from the Region, which includes us here in Hawaii. It's a privilege for Hawaii to be on this committee, also a great responsibility. Congratulations to Sue! So, call Sue and give her your input about books, concerns and suggestions you have!

2001: A BRAILLE CALENDAR

Braille calendars for the year 2001 are available. To request a copy call LBPH at 733-8444. Neighbor Islanders can call toll free at 1-800-559-4096.

YEAR OF THE SNAKE

2001 is the year of the Snake. People born in this year, are deep. They speak very little and possess tremendous wisdom. They are fortunate with money. Vanity is the snake's weak point.

LBPH'S 70^th ANNIVERSARY

Keep the date, Saturday, July 21, 2001, open for the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped's 70^th anniversary celebration. The goals for this celebration are to promote awareness of LBPH's services to our patrons, their families, and the community at large. Other organizations who serve the blind will also be there to talk about their services. It will be informative and entertaining, as well, with guest musicians. Plan to attend.

HELP! TAXES!

Outreach Tax Service, a joint federal and state tax help service may be available at LBPH, in February or March. This service can help you with current tax problems, as well as retroactive concerns.

Before we arrange for this service, we need to know if there is any interest. If you want this service here at LBPH, call us and let us know the following:

I want help on:

a) current state tax forms

b) past state tax problems

c) current federal forms

d) past federal tax problems

If there is sufficient interest, we will coordinate the date and time with the tax service and inform you by mail.

TIME MAGAZINE

We have received word that the large print edition of Time Magazine has ceased publication as of November 27, 2000.

Life is like a hot bath, the longer you linger, the more wrinkled you get.

NLS will no longer be producing magazines and periodicals on flexible disc. As of January 2001, "Talking Book Topics" (TBT) and other NLS magazines and periodicals on flexible disc (FD) will no longer be available. The existing titles will be shifted to audio-cassette format.

Patrons who are receiving TBT on flexible disc will automatically receive the cassette format, unless they request another format by contacting LBPH.

TBT will continue to be available in large-print, audio cassette and computer diskette formats. It will also be available online at: www.loc.gov/nls/tbt

Contact LBPH if you would like to subscribe to the TBT (bi-monthly catalog of cassette books) or if you would like to change the format that you are now receiving.

PLEASE RETURN ...

BOOKS:

Books are on loan for one month. Please return your books on time so that others may also borrow these items.

MAGAZINES:

If you borrow a magazine from LBPH, please read it right away. There is generally only one copy of a magazine available, so return it as soon as you finish reading it. There may be others waiting for the magazine!

BRAILLE/LARGE TYPE:

We are running low on braille containers and bags for the large type books. Please be sure to return the books in the mailing containers/bags as soon as you finish reading the books so that we will have a supply available for future mailings. These books are on loan for one month only.

MEDICAL FREEBIES

The following titles, from the Federal Medicare Agency, are available in Braille. Only four copies each are available, so be the first to call LBPH!

• CHOOSING A DOCTOR

• CHOOSING A HOSPITAL

• CHOOSING TREATMENT

• MEDICARE COVERAGE OF KIDNEY DIALYSIS AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SERVICES

• MEDICAL COVERAGE OF SKILLED NURSING FACILITY CARE

NLS MACHINES

Inactive patrons are being asked to return their machines (Cassette Book Machine, Talking Book Machine, record player), accessories, headphones, and books. Machines are to be used for books and magazines from LBPH. The Machine Lending Program at LBPH will be audited in the near future and we must account for all the machines and accessories on our inventory.

Please assist us in preparing for the audit.

HOLIDAYS WHEN THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 15 (Monday)

President's Day: February 17, 18, 19 (Saturday--Monday)

Kuhio Day: March 26 (Monday)

Good Friday: April 13 (Friday)

NEW MATERIALS AT THE LIBRARY

LARGE TYPE BOOKS

FREE RANGE LANNING by Max Brand.

Quiet, young blacksmith has turned into the most hunted outlaw on the range. When he shot bloodthirsty Bill Dozier, he signed his death warrant. Bill's brother, the Deputy Marshall will never let his brother's death go unavenged.

SUNSET LIMITED by James Lee Burke.

Robicheaux gets a seemingly innocuous case that will soon lead him into the midst of a deadly conspiracy. Clues point back to an atrocity that took place 40 years earlier.

THE INCOMPARABLE by Barbara Cartland.

Penniless brother and sister execute audacious schemes to win lavish prizes from London's most glamorous and notorious Cyprian to pay for their nanny's operation.

THE HANDSOME SAILOR by Larry Duberstein.

Through a combination of research, intuition, and literary license, the author gives a rich and convincing portrait of novelist Herman Melville in all his complexity.

SKIN TIGHT by Carl Hiaasen.

Somebody wants Mick Stranahan dead. But who would want to hurt a 42-year old former Florida state investigator? Suspects include a doctor, a lawyer, a TV host and a hit man with skin problems.

FEAR NOTHING by Dean Koontz.

Christopher Snow has a rare genetic disorder that leaves him dangerously vulnerable to light. He knows the night. Then he witnesses a series of disturbing incidents that sweep him into a violent mystery only he can solve.

BLOODHOUNDS by Peter Lovesey.

Head of the Bath murder squad, Peter Diamond, is on the move. He follows his instincts to prevent another victim from falling prey to a killer with a brilliant mind and a dangerously dark heart.

THE DANCING DOOR by Barbara Michaels.

Heather Tradescant gains access to the fabled 17^th century garden of Troytan House in England. She wonders whether ancient witchcraft haunts the house, or some dangerous modern evil.

BRAILLE

HIB-228 The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii's Culinary Heritage by Rachel Laudan. Adult nonfiction. Hawaiiana. Cookery

HIB-229 Family Traditions in Hawai`i. Birthday, marriage, funeral and cultural customs in Hawai`i by Joan Clarke. Adult nonfiction. Hawaiiana. Family festivals.

HIB-308 Stacey's Problem by Ann M. Martin. Baby-sitters Club, Friends Forever, #10. Juvenile fiction. Babysitters.

HIB-309 Welcome Home, Mary Anne by Ann M. Martin. Baby-sitters Club, Friends Forever #11. Juvenile fiction. Babysitters.

HIB-310 Kristy and the Kidnapper by Ann M. Martin. Baby-sitters Club, Friends Forever #9. Juvenile fiction. Babysitters.

HIB-311 Betty Crocker and Gold Medal, 3^rd Edition, July 2000. Adult nonfiction. Cookery.

HIB-312 Cooking with Feeling: Recipes by Deborah DeBord. Adult nonficiton. Cookery.

HIB-313 Cooking with Feeling: Techniques by Deborah DeBord. Adult nonfiction. Cookery.

CASSETTES

HIC-1153 How to Get the Job You Want in Hawaii by Rich Budnick. Adult nonfiction. Hawaiiana. Job hunting.

HIC-1154 West Coast Boy by Sing Lim. Juvenile and adult nonfiction. Hawaiiana. Biography.

HIC-1155 No Ordinary Man: William Francis Quinn, His Role in Hawaii's History by Mary C. Kahulumana Richards. Adult nonfiction. Hawaiiana.

HIC-1232 Explanation Content of the ADA by Marilyn Golden. Adult nonfiction.

HIC-1233 Ballad of Yachiyo by the L.A. Theatre Works. Adult fiction. Drama.

HIC-1234 Bogaazan! The Child on the Battleship Yamato by the L.A. Theatre Works. Adult fiction. Drama.

HIC-1235 Camping with Henry and Tom by the L.A. Theatre Works. Adult fiction. Drama.

HIC-1236 M. Butterfly by the L.A. Theatre Works. Adult fiction. Drama.

HIC-1237 Tea by the L.A. Theatre Works. Adult fiction. Drama.

Information supplied by the staff of the Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped.