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DAY EDITION, August 11, 2004 PAGE 3 www.northumberlandneyws,com , The nopThumbERt ANp NEWS, WEDNES ( * CObOUFg Iibrary [ \ n @Shern. (.. miFted MW| ~ unteer will be matched circuit TV also used for chased software that proâ€" bringing books t c ++ y ie it ts 5 1 with someone with similar _ magnification. vides a speech synthesizer S to £o «bh* i 8 Pm * EN U â€" taste in reading material. _ Ms. Bright is also hopâ€" so the blind can navigate people confined | * wIP ’\ WBE\ / P PC e s For example, says Ms. ing to purchase software . the Internet. at hom e ult n:,‘. | _ Blainey, the library might cal}ed Home â€" Bound, Anyone who would like CA 4 nos ® M F pair people who both like â€" which will create a history â€" to apply for the Home PA / g wl murder mysteries â€" so of borrowed materials for Service programs can ejâ€" i COBOURG â€" If you‘re {"' t *u. P_ d PR â€"tlalP .. W\ when the person has read those who are using the ther visit the library‘s laid up at home, volunâ€" i xb _ t tht > e 0 « through Agatha Christie, â€" Home Service. website at www.cobourg. teers with the Cobourg 3 > *T f t +.‘ the volunteer might be Through a community â€" library.on.ca, or call 905â€" Public Library will soon " es /8 ul CS ~qlPite able to suggest another ventures grant from the â€"372â€"9271. Application Â¥ be ready to deliver books Wwuil * W§) . author. Volunteers must Northumberland United â€" forms can be faxed to 905â€" and other reading materiâ€" â€" M > \,1"';‘ . agree to a police check Way, Ms. Bright has purâ€" 372â€"4538, e CHPLLHL® AUG ) 7/0¢ al to your door, t MR ® and to a oneâ€"year miniâ€" Home Services is a new Y en mum with the program, [ Tis BeBSF $S5§g99f $F and free monthly program â€" [ 1 Y and donate approximateâ€" Bs 2 ag ceB=i088 S : 525 S‘ â€" run by the library that is * UE ly three to fours hours a 2 8 5 2o R885E 2g82.s9. 2 & 4 Cw : 4 j 2 E3046 2LB7Ta8®ESET wR available to any Cobourg ~al month, including pickâ€"up moLlaksfBIeA8Rds3 Es 3 & > b or Hamilton Township p* W â€" and delivery. Pua4isgB"b8Pg$8"=s 4 B8F . resident who is or will be f Ms. Blainey will also inâ€" S4eubsg2f‘ ;s fioc‘ie US confined to home or a & o terview prospective Rsg"tesfc. $s8g2°2e3S5,E~ tâ€"( healthâ€"care institution for | clients, and she hopes to Eraianrkess 865C Ee rE &n more than three months, \ ) launch the program in 5 29 78 s§2&23er2 s8s8° 2 says Sheila Blainey, yolâ€" f v M ( September, after creating $ & & 2 ese8ERffbiunig®sE. 3 unteer extension services | |al s j»»_@ matches, training volunâ€" ‘OS "BefskisnfAr®Ecce‘?‘ n supervisor with the liâ€" [ Eomg..<: < _ W teers and making schedâ€" sesesi s1 ~"feorss~ 55 brary. :« poosmensenis & iof! ) ules that work for everyâ€" Raecitg@8s§s af 293 28 < You can borrow regular P * ‘h * â€"â€"<2___ WC C [ ecs :§§§2§%3§ 355’:?’;3 8 or largeâ€"print books, talkâ€" | X\ l e Cobourg Chief Librariâ€" +9 6 ;%Ig 8582 128 fs2°22°3 ing books, videos and ?‘ 8 â€" an Donna Bright says 59# :srg Saggnts /13 =* yere DVDs and magazines, > M p N * f many libraries have simiâ€" c85382"®b2ls: go s8gFei3 O "I wish I had thought of § 5 ® " "’ }â€" 7 lar programs, in their efâ€" 18$a27eEs8L. a§ck 22 . QT this," says Ms. Blainey, â€"~> ifi m $# ‘forts to be fully accessible. § 0C GO;U% Ss$3 â€"Rfzaa‘~@s & "because it is a real serâ€" , 5 |; gaste | A $15,000 grant from the 222. sfi ""folfllgt & vice to the community. p j Â¥I (| . â€"_| Trillium foundation has s4i2 sgins L598 08085 D When I was 10 years old, I $ ) YÂ¥3 ‘fi‘ | financed the advertising $z fPasfs gE E.c3 . M would ride my bike to get YA o M / _ (F‘; and printed bags for the + 1. tnCs books for my grandmothâ€" Beae .. _ .. 4 4 i |_ homeâ€"service program, as gooseo uos0oz2etem e er, and I know how much d ror., |. well as other accessibility §25 f SaLs 3 i 5 ® Dfflé‘ $ER ; 3 é it meant to her. And I love e im | tools in the library buildâ€" 9Bâ€"p8e§RRIERTEeGPYSTâ€" books." 3€. * Fo wa hoi ctinâ€"slit tng ho § ®2§gE"$Be®its$,sn & Even though it‘s not her PEG McCARTHY/NORTHUMBERLAND NEWS ___ ‘Those include emerâ€" s gcalaes s ge > n idea this time around, Ms. geney strobe lighting for E81829 327900065R g78 2â€" Blainey has put a tremenâ€" _ Sheila Blainey is busy organizing a home delivery program for _ the hearing impaired in E53 ;‘5’ & 3 £8553 §2T 3@ ; dous amount of effort into _ books, videos, CDs and magazines from the Cobourg Public Library _ the . washrooms> should ' 4 ® ooo p s PeCR 8 29 § 21 C the new program, and in . for those who are houseâ€"bound. there be an emergency, s3 ul is 2°fErantesgt 3 | the past month, has orgaâ€" alert buttons in the washâ€" gi al@| 1E sa® es 1z #2 °. S nized 17 volunteers and spread the word. The program will offer â€" rooms, and for the visualâ€" 5 z7\ K es @28 Eig SE°F U‘ created a brochure that The Town of Cobourg carefully screened and ly impaired â€" large print 27315 7; % > yere S sig ts she will take to seniors‘ will also include the trained volunteers to help keyboards, forms _ in LpSs§e l aâ€" 5 e ese 9e s z homes, community care brochure in its next â€" select and deliver materiâ€" Braille, software to magâ€" § 25 & 5 is2 F:’g vosys 8 i \ TES oy 5o § tm Uo wR â€"f ce C offices and other places to â€" newsletter. als to your door. Each volâ€" nify screens and a closeâ€" 353\ $ sz@egBF®§e® e \ =~" ks so S8885R 8 2s 3 sfcrdg ) & sfiGPP®IOps3 § is u. s nust. oaltse fatee | 7 Ec in o43 "aa . un siim=) ; cSeygsc‘â€" C A sc | 2 Sisyrorse@ec? o v § =| 6 if:;c:cf.,cI9nC 3 ts l s sEf3fe bcsg |