The Mid-York Library System serves every public library and every person living in Madison, Oneida, and Herkimer County in central NY.

The money raised will be used to purchase books on CD, digital audiobooks, and maybe a few digital devices on which patrons can use the digital audiobooks.

Why audiobooks? These are in great demand by people who have macular degeneration or other vision impairments as well as caregivers who spend long hours in hospitals, doctors' offices, and on the road traveling to these places. In addition, walkers and runners also love to use digital audiobooks on their mp3 players while they use treadmills, which have been clocking extra miles this year due to the weather.

Due to the cost of audiobookso n CD, some libraries have had to stop buying them altogether, and the digital audiobooks are easily $70 per book, so the selection is limited.

The money raised will purchase items to share among every library to better serve every patron and to stretch the dollard raised. If we exceed our goal, we will also be able to purchase devices on which patrons can use digital audiobooks if they don't already own one. This means adding computer literacy skills, something everyone benefits from in our digital society.

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