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West Bend library adds assistive magnifiers, brings daytime programs to assisted living
Summary
Lisa Riesenberg, West Bend library director, told supervisors the library purchased several magnifiers and a document camera so older readers can try devices before buying and expanded daytime programming at assisted‑living facilities.
Lisa Riesenberg, library director for West Bend Public Library, briefed the Kossuth County supervisors on a library program that purchases and loans different types of magnifiers and a document camera to help patrons with reduced vision. Riesenberg said the items came from a grant opportunity and allow patrons to try assistive reading devices at the library so they can decide what to buy for home use.
She described home visits and outreach: the library now delivers daytime programs to assisted‑living residents who lack transportation, and Riesenberg described one patron who used the library’s larger document camera to enlarge phone video of grandchildren so she could watch games on a big screen.
Riesenberg said the library runs adult programming and will continue outreach several times a year; she asked supervisors if they had questions and thanked them for their support. No board action was required or taken.
