SUMMER READING GAME @ YOUR LIBRARY FOR KIDS AND TEENS, 2005
Dear Young Readers,
The Philadelphia Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped/FLP is participating in the Summer Reading Game @
Your Library for Kids and Teens. Read or listen to a book, a
magazine, watch a video or use a library ADA computer and tell us about it.
You can win a cool prize every time you call to share a book,
a magazine or a descriptive video you enjoyed. Your tactile prize
will be mailed to you. In keeping with the suggested theme this
year, we are listing a few cool books on audiocassette and in
braille in our collection. Remember read or listen to a book,
a magazine, watch a descriptive video or use a library ADA computer,
then call Susan at 800-222-1754 or 215-683-3213 to tell her about it.
In addition to the many prize sponsors of the Free Library of
Philadelphia Summer Reading Game, The Philadelphia Library for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped/FLP would like to thank Mr. Bill
Ankenbrant of Ankenbrant Enterprises. Ankenbrant Enterprises, The
New Vision Store, 919 Walnut Street, First Floor, 215-629-2990,
purveyor of assistive devices for the blind and visually impaired
has donated a gift certificate from The New Vision Store to the
Summer Reading Game at the Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped for one of our young patrons.
Have a cool summer,
Susan, Braille Technician
SLATE PALS
Slate Pals is a pen pal program for braille reading students who want to write and receive braille letters
from other students. Students can specify the quantity, age range and the gender preference of prospective slate pals.
The program is sponsored by the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children. You may contact them
at dkent@ripco.com or Slate Pals, 5817 North Nina, Chicago, IL 60631.
NLS MAGAZINES FOR CHILDREN IN BRAILLE
Boys' Life: Muse; Seventeen; Spider; and Stone Soup
Are magazines available free to you through the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
(NLS). If you would like more information or if you are interested in receiving any of these magazines, please
contact us by phone, by email or by fax. Please remember to include your name and address.
NLS MAGAZINES FOR CHILDREN ON CASSETTE
Cricket/National Geographic World; Spider; Sports Illustrated for Kids; Teen People; and Young Adult Magazine
of the Month are magazines available free to you through the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped (NLS). If you would like more information or if you are interested in receiving any of these magazines,
please call us toll free at 800-222-1754; or local at 215-683-3213. You may email us at flpblind@library.phila.gov
or fax us at 215-683-3211. Please remember to include your name and address.
NEW DESCRIPTIVE VIDEOS FOR KIDS AND TEENS
Bruce Almighty (rated PG-13, 102 mins.); Cheaper by the Dozen (rated PG, 98 mins.);
Chicago (rated PG-13, 113 mins.); Color Purple (rated PG-13, 154 mins.); Daredevil
(rated PG-13, 103 mins.); Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (rated PG-13, 116 mins.);
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat and the Hat (rated PG, 82 mins.); Finding Nemo (rated G, 100 mins.);
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (rated PG, 161 mins.); Harry Potter and the P
risoner of Azkaban (rated PG, 142 mins.); Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (rated PG, 152 mins.);
Jurassic Park III (rated PG-13, 93 mins.); Lilo and Stitch (rated PG, 85 mins.);
Minority Report (rated PG-13, 146 mins.); Peter Pan (rated PG, 93 mins.); Pirates
of the Caribbean (rated PG-13, 143 mins.); Raising Helen (rated PG-13, 119 mins.);
Scooby-Doo (rated PG, 102 mins.); Seabiscuit (rated PG-13, 141 mins.); Shrek
(rated PG, 93 mins.); Shrek II (rated PG, 92 mins.); Signs (rated PG-13, 106 mins.);
Spiderman (rated PG-13, 121 mins.); Spy Kids (rated PG, 88 mins.); The Terminal
(rated PG-13, 129 mins.); and Two Weeks Notice (rated PG-13, 102 mins.).
EXTRA LARGE PRINT
Do you or someone you know enjoy reading large print but wish the
print were just a little bit larger? Until now, the largest large print
was 16-point font. Despite growing demand for larger print books, larger
print books were not widely available. Now, with advances in printing and
formatting, larger print books including children’s titles on demand are
possible. Huge Print Press, the makers of the new larger print books, will
individualize any book. The customer chooses the book, the binding, the
contrast and the font size. Check out the
Huge Print Press website,
email at info@hugeprint.com or give the press a call at 866-484-3774 to discuss options and pricing.
BEN FRANKLIN AND BASEBALL
The following are a few cool books for the hot summer from our collection: Baseball:
You are the Manager (grades 5-8, RC22088); Baseball at War: World War II and the Fall
of the Color Line (grades 9 and up, BR11404); Baseball’s Greatest Teams (grades 5-8, RC27787);
Baseball in April and Other Stories (grades 5-8, RC37667); Ben and Me: A New and Astonishing
Life of Benjamin Franklin as Written By (grades 5-8, RC47613); Benjamin Franklin (grades 6-9, BR2317);
Benjamin Franklin: Man of Ideas (grades K-3, LP1210); Benjamin Franklin: The New American (grades 6-9, RC31665);
The Good Guys of Baseball: Sixteen True Sports Stories (grades 3-6, BR11625); Growing Up at Bat:
Fifty Years of Little League Baseball (grades 5-8, BR8152); The Story of Baseball (grades 5-8, BR5699);
and What’s the Big Idea Ben Franklin? (grades 3-5, RC10461).
THE LIBRARY IS OPEN MONDAY -FRIDAY
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
919 NEWS Insider for Children and Teens is published by the Philadelphia Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped, Free Library of Philadelphia. It is available
in large print, cassette and in braille. Call the Library for the braille or cassette version at 215-683-3213
(in Philadelphia) or toll free at 800-222-1754. We welcome news and comments from our readers.
You may contact us by mail, fax, telephone or email. We are located at 919 Walnut Street (first floor), Philadelphia,
Pa 19107; (fax) 215-683-3211; (toll free) 800-222-1754 or (local) 215-683-3213; and flpblind@library.phila.gov