READING FOR THE BLIND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17269, 19 September 1919, Page 8

READING FOR THE BLIND.

I PROVISION IN AUCKLAND. _ . ACTION BY CITY COUNCIL. A suggestion that the City Council should join the National Library for the Blind, London, in order-to obtain greater advantages in regard to the circulation among the blind readers in New Zealand of books in embossed type, and other privileges, was the subject of a report by the city chief librarian to the City Council last evening. The report stated that the Jubilee Institute for the "Blind Was the only institution of its kind in New Zealand and that the library attached to it contained 2325. volumes in Braille and Moon tynes, exclusive of school text-books. The institute sent books to all parts of New Zealand, the number of readers thus supplied being l&, of whom only- 78 were supplied at the institute. The librarian recommended that advantage should ha taken of the facilities offered by the National Library for the Blind, and that he be empowered to arrange* or * consignments of 30 or 40 volume/ to be exchanged once or twice ayear. He also suggested .that the council make a grant of £10 a year to the National Library, and that the issuing of the books be done by the city library. The Library Committee recommended the adoption of the report, with the alteration that the circulating of the nicks be done through the Jubilee Institute for the Blind. The recommendation of the committee was adooted by tha council.