Reader Advisory and Outreach Center
1615 Presque Isle Ave, Marquette, MI 49855
Mon., Tues., Thurs. 9 to 5 pm
Email:
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Local: 906-228-7697, Ext. 0
Toll-Free: 800-562-8985, Ext. 0
Fax: 906-228-5627
Individuals (all ages) are eligible for service provided they meet any of the following criteria:
1. are blind or have a visual impairment that makes them unable to comfortably read print books,
2. have a perceptual or reading disability, or
3. have a physical disability that makes it hard to hold or manipulate a book or to focus or move the eyes as needed to read a print book.
Eligibility must be certified by one of the following: doctor of medicine or osteopathy, opthalmologist, optometrist, psychologist, registered nurse, therapist, or professional staff of hospitals, institutions, and public or welfare agencies (such as an educator, social worker, caseworker, counselor, rehabilitation teacher, certified reading specialist, school psychologist, superintendent, or librarian.)
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Recording Booth - In 2019, Great Lakes Talking Books purchased a recording booth using funds donated by the Victoria Wolff Estate and James Armstrong memorial funds with the goal to record books written by local authors and/or about the Upper Peninsula. The booth has been installed in the Peter White Public Library and will also be available for public use in the future.
We have recorded:
"A Love Affair with the U.P" by Cully Gage. (DBC16187)
"The Last Northwoods Reader: Book 4" by Cully Gage. Narrated by Mark Hamari.
Currently recording:
"Laughing Whitefish" by Robert Traver (John D. Voelker). Narrated by Mark Hamari.