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More eBooks from PoCo library

Port Coquitlam residents who are sick, elderly or disabled and can’t get to the Terry Fox Library will soon have more accessible materials to read.
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Port Coquitlam residents who are sick, elderly or disabled and can’t get to the Terry Fox Library will soon have more accessible materials to read.

Starting today (Monday), the Fraser Valley Regional Library (FVRL) network — of which the Mary Hill Road facility is a member — will have more accessible electronic publications thanks to a one-year pilot project with the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA).

Previously, FVRL worked with the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) to get such items as audiobooks and large print books for library users to borrow.

“FVRL’s outreach department does an amazing job providing library services and specialized collections to customers who can’t visit the library or use traditional books,” said Chuck Stam,

FVRL board chair and a Chilliwack city councillor, in a news release. “I am excited for the expansion of its accessible materials collection.”

Under CELA, residents will be able to tap into a large collection of items in accessible formats including DAISY audiobooks, print braille and electronic braille as well as DAISY and e-text newspapers and magazines.

For more details — or to apply for Library For You services, which includes free delivery of books — call FVRL’s outreach services department at 1-888-668-4141 (ext. 7076) or email libraryforyou@fvrl.bc.ca.

FVRL is the largest public library system in the province with 24 community libraries that serve nearly 700,000 people.

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