The Arizona Braille and Talking Book Library in cooperation with the National Library Service loans a circulating collection of recorded books and, if appropriate, equipment to an institution which has on-going contact with and provides services to individuals who are eligible for and have the mental capacity to derive benefit from the services provided by the Library.

REQUIREMENTS: All organizations or institutions interested in having a BTBL Account must meet the following requirements.

1. Complete the Library's application for institutional service.

2. Provide a specific, secure physical location for the books and equipment on loan from the library.

3. Designate one person to be responsible for materials to assure the following:

• books and equipment are made accessible to qualified users.
• books and equipment are kept in good condition.
• the book collection and equipment will be returned promptly to BTBL if no longer being used by qualified individuals.
  

4. Complete a statement of responsibility, signed by the chief officer of the institution.

INSTITUTIONS SERVED:

1. Residential centers for seniors, e.g. nursing homes and retirement centers.

• These accounts can have one cassette player and a small circulating collection.
  Eligible residents who are active readers can also be set up as individual accounts.

2. Medical facilities with patients receiving long-term care lasting a month or more. Examples: special hospital units treating burns, cancer, comas, kidney dialysis; rehabilitation centers; and convalescent centers.

• These accounts can have one cassette player and a circulating collection of materials. Eligible individuals can be set up for individual accounts when they leave the institution.

3. Centers providing day activities for adults, e.g. senior centers.

• These accounts can have a cassette player and a small circulating collection. Eligible clients who are active readers can also be set up with individual home accounts.

4. Schools serving qualified students. Applications for students with a reading/learning disability (resulting from organic dysfunction) must be certified by a medical doctor.

• These account can have a cassette player and a small circulating collection. Eligible clients who are active readers can also be set up with individual home accounts.
  

Thank you for your interest in an institutional account with the Arizona State Braille and Talking Book Library. We provide library service in cooperation with the National Library Service at the Library of Congress. As an institutional account your agency will be entitled to the following services:

• Books on Tape - This service includes one 4-track tape player and a small circulating collection of books on tape.
• Magazines on Tape - A list of recorded magazines will be sent to you when your service begins.

An application for institutional service is enclosed. Please specify a contact person who will oversee the account. This person will be responsible for at least a quarterly request for books. After an application has been processed, we will send requested books or make selections based on your areas of interest. Replacement books will be sent as books are returned. Please note that the application requires the signature of the agency director.

Institutional accounts are designed to accomplish several goals. We encourage you to try out the service with individuals in your care who are no longer able to read a regular print book due to physical or visual handicaps. If the trial is successful, the person may apply for an individual account as long as their disabilities fall within the guidelines of the National Library Service. The individual will then receive equipment and a custom supply of recorded materials. You may also want to use the equipment for group activities or as a temporary loaner when an individual's equipment is out for repair.

Please keep the library's phone numbers handy and ask for me by name when you call. When calling about equipment, it is helpful to have model and serial numbers available. The staff at the Arizona State Braille and Talking Library looks forward to serving your agency.

Sincerely,

Christine Tuttle
Institutional Account Coordinator
602-255-5578 or 800-255-5578