tag:dreamwidth.org,2021-01-24:3742142 Rosalie Gilbert. Author & History Enthusiast. Rosalie Gilbert 2021-09-15T09:32:08Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2021-01-24:3742142:36735 2021-09-15T09:19:00Z 2021-09-15T09:32:08Z public 2 <span class="_v2 _v8 _v6"><span class="aentry-post__title-text"><br /></span> </span> <div class="aentry-post__content"><div class="aentry-post__text aentry-post__text--view"><figure class="aentry-post__figure aentry-post__figure--text-width" data-figure-type="image" data-image-type="standart"> <div class="aentry-post__img--text-width ng-scope"><div class="image-comment__wrapper"><img style="max-width: 100%" src="https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/medievalrosalie/86045060/111967/111967_800.jpg" data-inherit-privacy="true" alt="" /></div></div> </figure> <p><br />Exciting news, lovers of books!&nbsp;</p> <p>I was approached by Jack, the lovely Librarian from the <a href="https://www.braillehouse.org.au/library/" target="_blank"><strong>Braille House Library</strong></a> in Brisbane. He came to one of my <strong>Brisbane Libraries</strong> talks at <strong>Sandgate Library</strong> and hoped I would be pleased to hear that my book, <a href="https://rosaliegilbert.com/verysecretsexlivesofmedievalwomen.html" target="_blank"><em>The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women</em></a> was pegged for transcription into braille.<br />&nbsp;</p> <figure class="aentry-post__figure aentry-post__figure--text-width aentry-post__figure--has-text" data-figure-type="image" data-image-type="standart"> <div class="aentry-post__img--text-width ng-scope"><div class="image-comment__wrapper"><img style="max-width: 100%" src="https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/medievalrosalie/86045060/112302/112302_800.jpg" alt="Braille House, free lending library, Queensland Braille Writing Association." title="Braille House, free lending library, Queensland Braille Writing Association." data-inherit-privacy="true" /></div></div></figure></div></div><figure class="aentry-post__figure aentry-post__figure--text-width aentry-post__figure--has-text" data-figure-type="image" data-image-type="standart"><div class="aentry-post__img--text-width ng-scope"><figcaption>Braille House's free lending library, Queensland Braille Writing Association.</figcaption></div> </figure> <p><br />Braille House is run by the Queensland Braille Writing Association and it houses a free lending braille lending library. Classics and well as modern books are translated into braille to make books of all genres and interests available to readers.</p> <p>As with other libraries in Brisbane, it's a free service and relies heavily on volunteers to make books accessible to their wider audience. Since 1897, Braille House has &nbsp;supported literacy for children and adults who are blind or have low &nbsp;vision and on Saturday August 17th it launched a second-hand book shop, <strong>Bookshop 507</strong> at 507 Ipswich Road, Annerley as a great way to help fund making Braille books so that they can ensure that readers have access to them into the future.</p> <p>This is such a really great service, and I'm very excited to have my book considered for inclusion.</p> <p>How seriously great is that?</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=medievalrosalie&ditemid=36735" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments