Frequently Asked Questions
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Who can join the TD Summer Reading Club through the CNIB Library?
The TD Summer Reading Club through the CNIB Library is free for kids with print disabilities up to 16 across Canada.
How can I join the club?
If you already receive CNIB Library services, through CNIB or your public library, just fill out the online form! Not signed up for CNIB Library services? Find out how to Join the library.
What does it cost to join the TD Summer Reading Club through the CNIB Library?
It’s absolutely FREE for you to join the club and use the books and resources from the CNIB Library.
Can I participate in the TD Summer Reading Club through public libraries?
Many public libraries offer the TD Summer Reading Club too. Sign up through CNIB Library in order to get our accessible activity kit, then call or drop by your local public library to find out if you can participate in crafts and activities there. We encourage you to do both! In fact, let us know the name of your public library branch and what you do there, and you'll earn points for prizes and the CNIB Library Crew challenge. Because the activities described in our Guide are web, email and phone based, you can do them from home. You don’t need to live near a library to get involved.
Do I have to live in Toronto to join the club?
Absolutely not! This club is for kids all across Canada!
But if we don’t come in to the CNIB Library, how do we participate?
Book reviews! Book lists! Mystery Questions! Chats! Crew Challenge! You can participate by phone, email, regular mail or fax. If you are 14 or younger, you can participate online through the Children’s Discovery Portal.
Do I have to read braille to join?
Nope! The club is a great opportunity to practice your braille reading, but lots of the kids who join don't read braille, they use our audio books or our online books and resources.
I’m really little. My parents read to me. I don’t read by myself. Can I join the club?
Yes please! In the past some of our club members have been only one or two years old! Their parents read to them using our PrintBraille picture books, books from the public library or books of their own! And if, for example, you’re too little to phone in to listen to the Mystery Question, your mom or dad is welcome to phone in for you!
Can you send me large print books?
The CNIB Library doesn’t carry large print books. Check with your local public library to see if they have any large print books. If you use a computer and text enlargement software like ZoomText you can also access lots of online and e-text resources through the CNIB Digital Library (and the Children’s Discovery Portal if you are 14 or younger). And of course you can also use our DAISY books on CD and online digital audio books.
So what do I get if I join the TD Summer Reading Club through the CNIB Library?
We'll mail you an accessible kit, and you can read more about the kit contents here.
I still need convincing…why should I join the club?
Still not sure if the club is right for you? Okay, here goes… Even if you don’t do much reading in the summer, have a lot of other stuff going on over the summer, go away for part or all of the summer, or don’t like our Splash! theme, you should still join the club. Why? Because…
- The CNIB Library has lots more than just books. We have described movies and e-magazines, accessible games and moderated chat rooms.
- You can participate in the club as much or as little as you want. It’s totally up to you.
- If you’re going away to camp and want to bring books with you, just let us know! If you’re going to be at another address for part of the summer or for the whole summer, we can send your books there!
- Remember, you can read absolutely any books you want this summer. You don’t have to read any books on the Splash! theme if you don’t want to.
OK, you’ve convinced me: I’m ready to join. What do I do now?
Fill out the online form.
I still have questions about the club or about my library service. How do I contact the CNIB Library?
Phone: 1-800-268-8818
Email: reader.services@cnib.ca