Services for People with Special Needs
Lending Service
This service is mainly intended for people
with Special Needs. People experiencing a difficulty
in reading are also invited to borrow material that will
induce them to reading while Home Bound people can also
make use of the service.
The material offered ranges from popular fiction in
Maltese and English, non-fiction with subject topics
that are in demand such as General Knowledge, Music,
Religion and Biographies, apart from a comprehensive
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People interested in joining can
make contact with this section through the telephone numbers:
21240703, 21243473, 21224044 ext. 247. A membership
form plus a catalogue will be sent to them to choose the
material in advance. On receiving the marked catalogue from
the client, tape cassettes will be duly mailed postage free.
A history of the selected titles will be kept to help the
client avoid selecting the same titles again. Updates to
the Catalogue are sent regularly by post
Moreover, visits to the day centers and Old People's Homes
and Social Clubs are carried out to extend the service to
these points as well.
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This Unit is immensely supported by the
Volunteers who willingly call at the Central Public Library
in order to read and record new material at the Sound
and Vision Studio that this unit is equipped with. |
We are always in search of new volunteers.
Recordings can either be done with the facilities provided
by this unit or one can also opt to do his own recordings
at home. Those interested in giving this service can make
contact with this unit on the telephone numbers of the
Central Public Library indicated in the contact
info.
An online version of
our
catalogue is available on the Ministry of Social policy's
Web site. One can also
apply online for membership in our library on the same
site.
A Multimedia Library for Children with Reading Difficulties
A Multimedia Library for children with reading difficulties such
as dyslexic children and others has been launched at the Central Public
Library in Floriana. This section caters for secondary school children
and its objectives are to inspire a love for reading and to increase
their motivation to read. The interactive materials include a significant
number of children’s books on CD ROM. Children can call at the Central
Public Library and with the help of a computer narrator introduces students
to engaging stories and characters. This collection includes twelve different
subjects namely Ancient History, Famous Short Stories, Classic Literature
including Shakespeare and others, Classic Adventures, Nick Ford Mysteries,
Sherlock Holmes Mysteries, A Step into History, Sports Biographies, Natural
Disasters, Myths and Legends and the World Around us. This collection contains
69 kits with a CD, a cassette and a booklet and each book has from 5,000 to
7,000 words, 10 to 12 chapters on average and full-page illustrations.
Computer quizzes after each chapter let students demonstrate comprehension
and illustrations can be printed on the spot.
Secondary school children enthusiastic to make use of this service are
by appointment. They can contact Mr. David Filippidis on this telephone
numbers 21240703, 21243473, 21224044 ext. 247.
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