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The Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind (ISDB) Library/Media Center provides a variety of resources and services to visually impaired/blind and deaf/hard of hearing individuals throughout the state. Services are offered to families and professionals, serving them on a local and statewide level. As a part of the state library system, resources are extended to all Idaho residents.

The center is centrally located and houses four libraries; K-3rd grade, 4th grade through adult, K-3rd VI library, Parent resource Library. We have a media/captioned video area/storage area, teachers's materials area, TV Satellite/conference room, and a copy center. Our Center is open from 7:00 AM until 4:30 PM during the regular school days, 7:00 - 2:00 on Fridays.

One of our library/media center's main goals is to promote reading with our students. In Order to do so, a variety of methods and tools are being assimilated into use, including both the utilization and integration of technology as well as non-technological programs.

The center has a fully automated circulation/catalog system that is online using Follett's Unison software with over 37,000 books, software, and teaching materials, etc. We are a member of the Western Library Network (OCLC), which we use for full marc records and interlibrary loan access. We have six computers workstations available to students for research. Resources available online include:

• World book Online
• LiLi Databases

Students also have access to Accelerated Reader, STAR, word processing programs, and graphics programs. Students and staff have access to the Internet, ISDB's Card Catalog and e-mail through our center. We feel that we are on the forefront of information accessibility.

Specialized Resources:

• Accelerated Reader Program
• Braille/Twin Vision Books
• Books on audiotape
• Books/with audiotapes
• American Sign Language Story reading tapes/with books
• Descriptive videos for the Blind
• DVDs
• Interactive CDs of favorite stories
• Interactive curriculum based CDs
• Large Print Books
• On-line services
• Reading Renaissance
• Recording fro the Blind
• Standard Test for Assessment of Reading (STAR)

American Printing House for the Blind (APH):
ISDB manages the money allocated by the federal government through the American Printing House for the Blind. From APH, books, equipment, teaching materials and services are provided for the blind and visually impaired students throughout Idaho.

Described and Captioned Media Program
ISDB serves as the regional library for the Described and Captioned Media Program sponsored by the Department for Education. Services are available to schools, civic organizations, as well as families. To qualify, one member for an organization or family must have some degree of hearing loss. Or you provide services for people with some degree of hearing loss. Learn more here.

Contact information for APH & DCMP:
Robin Swenson/Dorothy Ogden TTY/Voice: 208-934-4457.

Services:

• Book Talks
• Books
• Daily read aloud time for grades 1-9
• Educational lesson guides
• Educational/General interest materials
• Inter-library loans
• Journals/Newspapers
• Library skills
• Member of the Gooding County Library Consortium
• On-line searching
• Over 5000 titles available
• Paired reading
• Parent Resource Library
• Read-A-Thon
• Reading Assessment
• Story-time
• Videos

Contacts:
Cora Caldwell , Librarian
Dorothy Ogden, Library Assistant
Robin Swenson, Media
Barbara Magnelli, Copy Center Technician
TTY/Voice: 208-934-4457

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