The Governor General visits the CNIB Library
The Governor General of Canada and Lady Tweedsmuir pay a visit to the CNIB Library
Archives
Library and Publishing Department
Sherman Swift, Librarian and Miss Swift, his sister, operating a braille printing press, ca. 1918 at the College Street offices
Solicitation permit 1917
Permit from the Toronto Social Service Commission to solicit funds, to a maximum of $2000, (click for transcription below)
CNIB Library recording studio
Volunteer monitors the recording while another volunteer sits in the studio reading a book
CNIB Library recording studio
Volunteer monitor cues the reader to start reading as she presses the record button on a reel-to-reel tape recorder
Library and Publishing Department
Stitching Braille Courier after braille production for distribution to CNIB Library members. Miss Mitchell was assistant librarian, she joined the Free Library for the Blind in 1917 and retired in 1957 having served for 40 years
Perkins brailler
Woman learning to use a Perkins brailler at CNIB
Learning to Read Braille
Home teacher Elizabeth Rusk, right, teaches Edna Sharpe to read braille, 1934. Caption in Annual Report reads - The Blind Teach the Blind, a lesson in braille being given by one of our home teachers
Canadian Free Library for the Blind – Stamp
Metal Plate on wooden block. Used for stamping fundraising requests. Content is transcribed below.
Canadian Free Library for the Blind
Brass Plate for stamping books reads: Canadian Free Library for the Blind, West Toronto Ontario No._______ Class: ________ Books for the Blind -- Post Free