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Post date: Feb 22, 2014 4:35:27 PM
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The Jacksonville Public Library Argyle Branch offers a collection that includes books, audiobooks on tape and CD, videos and DVD's and recorded music on tape and CD. The library has separate teen and children's areas. Self-service checkout machines are are located near the circulation desk. They also have public computers offering Internet access, word processing and online reference resources including the Library catalog. Additionally, they have wireless Internet access for mobile devices. And, meeting rooms are available for use by groups. The Argyle Branch also offers programs for adults, teens and children throughout the year. I visited the library on a Saturday morning. There were a few people in the book sections that checked out books. However, the busiest section of the library was the computer area. The majority of the computers were occupied. Below is a list of the most popular features and a few images I took while visiting:
Books
Children's Section
Popular Section
Teen Section
Audiobooks
Fiction
Non-fiction
Technology
Computers with Internet Access
Tables with Charging Stations
Vicinity
Group Study Rooms
Resource Center
Youth Services
Special Needs Services
Large Print Books
Audio Books
The Downtown Jacksonville Public Library offers even more resources for individuals with special needs. Their largest resource is Talking Books. Talking Books are audiobooks produced for print-disabled readers by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, a division of the Library of Congress. People with disabilities such as blindness, dyslexia or ALS are eligible to borrow Talking Books for free.
In addition to Talking Books, the Special Needs Library has other adaptive technology programs available. They have JAWS for Windows, which reads information on a computer screen using synthesized speech. And, Zoomtext magnifies web pages, Microsoft Office programs and other word processing programs. The library also has a program called Kurzweil that reads printed, electronic and Internet information.
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