The Menlo Park Library is now offering electronic magnification devices as part of a loan program designed to reach visually impaired members of the community.
The library also has an extensive assortment of books-on-tape and CD, large-print books and described videos to serve this often overlooked population.
The Bierley MonoMouse is a device that fits in the palm of a hand and connects to the television. When the device is moved across a page of text, — a book, magazine or other written material — the words appear enlarged on the television screen, making small text easier to read.
Many people with vision loss may feel that libraries have little to offer them, outreach librarian Roberta Roth noted in a recent press release. “With the Bierley magnifier, our patrons with vision impairment can now borrow any print materials from the library and enjoy reading them at home.”
For more information about the MonoMouse magnifier, call Ms. Roth at 330-2512.
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