|
Special Services
|
|
|
| Reserve Books |
| Patrons can reserve any circulating item which is listed on the computer data base by filling out a reserve request at the circulation desk. The Reserve Charge is $.50 per book, payable at the time of the request. Patrons will be notified by phone when the book is available. |
| Interlibrary Loans |
| The Library has a limited ability to borrow for its patrons books which are not available in our local collection. The only cost to the patron for this service is return postage for the item borrowed. Interlibrary loan requests are available at the reference desks. |
| Tennessee Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped |
| The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, a unit of the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Department of State, offers FREE public library service to those unable to hold, read, or turn the pages of ordinary books and magazines due to physical or visual impairment. Special library materials are provided by the Library of Congress, and FREE mailing privileges for these materials is provided through the U.S. Post Office. Applications for this service can be obtained at the Library reference desk. |
| Services for the Disabled provided at our library |
| The Library owns several videos from Descriptive Video Service which overlays the action and dialogue of films with ongoing descriptive annotations. Although limited in number, this collection has proven very popular with our visually impaired patrons who also enjoy our extensive audio book collection. We now have two "Mart Cart" Scooters for patrons who have difficulty walking. The scooter keys are available at the circulation check-out desk. JAWS is a computer program which magnifies what is on the computer screen or it will read it aloud. VERA scans printed material and turns it into the spoken word. Headsets will be available for use with these programs. |
| Health Resource Center |
Everything you need to know about health, wellness, medications, disease, and other medical topics is available at your fingertips at the Blount County Public Library/Blount Memorial Hospital Health Information Center at www.blountlibrary.org/hrc . A computer is also available in the reference area to access this information. |
| Entrepreneur Institute |
|
Helping small businesses be successful in Blount County, the Entrepreneur Institute is a website which provides a keyword search engine for small business start-up and includes resources for growth, resources for getting out of business, links to all-around good sites, related topical information, and an email connection for free business advice, "Ask Teri," by Teri Brahams, Director of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center serving Blount County and Knoxville. |
| Public Access Computers: |
| The Library has 27 public access computers in the Reference Department and 6 in the Children's Department. The computers are equipped with Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer. The Children's computers have various games available. In order to use the computers, patrons must sign up at the Reference Desk (or Children's Circulation desk for children's computers). Blount County residents are required to present their library cards "in good standing" when requesting time on the computer. Non-Blount County residents may use the computer terminals by paying a fee of $2 per visit or by purchasing an annual non-resident library card. |
