The James V. Brown Library has on display for demonstration one of the modern discoveries for the enrichment of the lives of blind people. It is known as a “talking book.”

These talking books are records that have entire books or plays on the record. The records are in Braille and are played on a machine that is built not only for the “talking books” but for also any ordinary record. A seven-tube radio is built into the machine and has Braille characters on the dial.

The government produces these records and loans them to the blind people free of charge. The great problem now is to get machines.

The library will demonstrate the machine to any who are interested and will accept subscriptions of $1 or more. These subscriptions will be turned to the Lycoming County Society for the Blind and will be used by the society for the purchase of the machine for individuals.

One considers the enjoyment as well as the enjoyment as well as the educational value that will be derived from the invention the cost of approximately $45 becomes nominal.

Both the phonograph and the record are equipped with earphones as well as a loudspeaker, and very clearly relay the sounds that are reproduced.