…I decided to develop a collection that included large print and matching CD titles that would make assigned reading easier for learning disabled young people. These are not necessarily catalog…

Weeding -- one of the hardest tasks I have!!! My motto is "Every book is wanted by SOMEBODY" which doesn't help much when I need space on the shelves. Fortunately, our circulation supervisor is RUTHLE…

[EDGECOMBE COUNTY MEMORIAL LIBRARY] currently has a Librarian's Choice Plan with your company and I am really enjoying having the flexibility to choose from your selection of large print. This plan re…

Many of my large print patrons . . . are in their 80's and 90's. They have a variety of reading tastes. Some are avid TV talk show fans and would like to see whatever is on Oprah's book list or anythi…

[YPSILANTI DISTRICT LIBRARY] subscribes to several standing order plans, which keep the collection up-to-date with new releases in all the categories. We fill in with additional orders of requests and…

An added bonus [our collection of large print and matching CD titles for teens] was that these materials were available to the to grandparents and great grandparents at Green Ridge Village, a large Se…

…I just want to inject that we not forget the nursing homes and assisted living centers when it comes to large print books. I call on numerous nursing homes and assisted living centers where ma…

[YPSILANTI DISTRICT LIBRARY] has "deposit collections" placed for 3 month rotating time periods in 10 Senior Centers and Senior Residences throughout our community. Collection sizes range from 20-135 …

Large Print mini-collections are included on our two bookmobiles, and are a strong component of our home delivery service "Books on Wheels".…

The KINGSPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY has a Books-To-Your-Door which delivers books (mainly large print) and audio materials to patrons who are no longer able to come to the library. The program is operated by…

At MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY, we have an active delivery program for institutionalized and homebound persons. Most served by these programs prefer or must have Large Print material. Our materials are d…

Every June during seniors month our display area by the elevator features mostly Lage Print items. Despite the large banner near the LP collection, some older adults are still unaware we have them. Th…

JOHN MOSSER PUBLIC LIBRARY puts the name of the series and the number the book is in the series on a spine label. This helps eliminate the librarians time spent researching series titles for patrons. …

We did decide to create spine labels using a larger, bold font. Along with that, our "NEW" sticker, indicating newly purchased items, is also larger than old 1/4" sticker we used to use. We are gettin…

We too have found putting large print (LP) on the same display as new fiction, but in a different section, has increased circulation. I liked the idea of reference staff always letting the public know…

[YPSILANTI DISTRICT LIBRARY'S] Large Print is divided into browsing collections. Face out displays on shelves and on top of fixtures that highlight new titles (which have "new" spine labels as well).…

At DELAND LIBRARY we are a two story building. Our Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction collections are on the second floor. Of course we have an elevator, but the majority of the patrons that read large pri…

When I first began working at LOWER MACUNGIE LIBRARY I was surprised to see how little attention was being given the large print collection considering the large population of seniors in the community…

[YPSILANTI DISTRICT LIBRARY'S] Large Print is located off a main traffic corridor in the 1st floor Popular Reading area. This location is near the circulation and customer service desks, so patrons ca…

I order large print for MARSHALL PUBLIC LIBRARY and I've been putting my new large print books on the new regular print bookshelves ... in a section by themselves, but still readily seen by the new fi…