Wolfner Patron Manual
Book Catalogs
There are several ways to find out what books are in Wolfner Library. You can review the books listed in Talking Book Topics and Braille Book Review; you can request subject catalogs such as mysteries, westerns, etc.; you can check Wolfner Library’s Online Public Access Catalog (WolfPAC); or you can request specific titles, authors, or subjects through your Reader Advisor.
Talking Book Topics and Braille Book Review
Talking Book Topics, a catalog listing recorded books only, and Braille Book Review are bimonthly publications sent to all registered library readers. Talking Book Topics is available in large print or on cassette and Braille Book Review is available in large print or braille. Both are also available as ASCII files on computer diskette. All copies contain information on the most recent books produced by NLS and distributed to the network libraries.
Your copy comes with an order form so you can simply check the books you want and send the form to Wolfner Library. Braille Book Review has a braille order form. Both the print and cassette versions of Talking Book Topics have print order forms. Listings include order numbers, authors, titles, descriptions for each book, and whether the book contains strong language, violence and/or descriptions of sex. Talking Book Topics and Braille Book Review are divided into the following categories: adult nonfiction, adult fiction, children’s nonfiction, children’s fiction, and books in foreign languages.
Subject or Genre Catalogs and Bibliographies
In addition to Talking Book Topics and Braille Book Review, there are many other catalogs published by NLS which contain listings and descriptions of the books Wolfner Library has for you to read. Also, Wolfner Library staff members have created recommended reading lists on popular topics as well. For a current list of available catalogs and bibliographies, please contact Wolfner Library, or visit the library’s home page at www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/. You can also get to this Web page by typing “Wolfner Library” into your favorite search engine.
Please note, however, that none of these catalogs include all books available through Wolfner Library. If a book you want to read is not listed in a catalog, call the library and ask if it is available. Our Reader Advisors will be happy to assist you.
NLS Questionnaires
Periodically, NLS sends questionnaires to library readers asking if they would like to receive personal copies of the NLS produced catalogs. These catalogs contain listings of NLS produced books. They are available in large print, on cassette, and in braille. To receive the catalogs listed in a questionnaire, you must return the questionnaire to the address listed.