Announcements

Genensky-Foley Magnification Award

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Starting on March 1 2026 you can apply for The Samuel Genensky - Carl Foley Magnification Award.

This annual award is in honor of Samuel Genensky, an innovator in low vision technology who was the founding president of CCLVI, and Carl Foley, a very caring distributor of magnification devices, who attended many ACB conventions, and took great care in providing the correct magnification device for each person he served. This year Low Vision Alliance, formerly Council of Citizens with Low Vision International, has obtained various magnification devices that individuals with low vision can apply for.

To be considered for this award applicants must have low vision, and need the device to magnify print for educational, work, or independent living purposes. Applications are being accepted from Sunday, March 1st 2026 through Wednesday April 15th 2026 11:59pm Eastern Time.

To see a list of devices please visit: https://cclvi.info/2026-genensky-foley-devices/

To apply for the Genensky/Foley Magnification Award please visit: https://cclvi.info/genensky-foley-magnification-award-2026/

If you need more information or if you have questions, you can send an email to: cclvigenensky@gmail.com

Spanish-language website

The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) has launched a Spanish-language website to help connect Spanish speakers to our large and growing collection of books and magazines in Spanish. Readers with low vision or blindness, or a disability that prevents them from using regular print materials, can get information about NLS, apply for service, and find resources and library materials in Spanish with ease.

The Spanish-language website is available at: https://www.loc.gov/nls/es/

NLS Programs

The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) Patron Engagement Section has launched several new programs that may be of interest to patrons. The new programs are NLS Patron Corner and The Many Faces of BARD. More information and scheduling are available on the NLS Programs Page.

2026 Closings

CTBL will be closed the following days:

  • Monday, May 25, 2026
  • Friday, June 19, 2026
  • Friday, July 3, 2026
  • Monday, September 7, 2026
  • Monday, October 5, 2026
  • Wednesday, November 11, 2026
  • Thursday, November 26, 2026
  • Friday, December 25, 2026

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