More Than a Token Gesture with Every Copy of a Book in Braille Costing Gbp700, the National Library for the Blind Needs Your Support.
The Herald › November 12, 2005
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THE maiden aunt of the Christmas season is, surely, the humble book token. Quiet and unassuming, traditional and, perhaps, a little unfashionable, it is more reliable and welcome than most of the other festive treats we're showered with. In my house at least, it's one of the most coveted gifts, the sort you tuck out of sight as soon as received in case of accidental theft. This year, however, when you open that enticingly slim package you may find more inside than you expect.
The value might be GBP10 or GBP100, but take a peek at the back of the token, and you'd need a heart of tungsten not to realise that what you've been given is, literally, priceless.See the full content of this document
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More Than a Token Gesture with Every Copy of a Book in Braille Costing Gbp700, the National Library for the Blind Needs Your Support.
On the token you'll find information about one of the most remarkable libraries in the world. That may seem strange when you've just been given carte blanche to ditch your lender's card for the day and run wild in a bookshop, but this library is no ordinary library: it's the National Library for the Blind.
Based in Stockport, near Manchester, it is the world's second largest library for the blind,...See the full content of this document
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