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Mystery Book Discussion Sept 28th

Wednesday, August 27th, 2014

On Sunday, September 28 at 5 pm the Mystery Book Discussion Group of Accessible World will be talking about Fifteen Seconds by Andrew Gross. Talking Books Plus members may download the title or if in hardcopy, reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus […]

Fantasy Book Discussion Sept 21

Wednesday, August 27th, 2014

On Sunday, September 21st at 8 pm the Fantasy Book discussion group of Accessible World will be talking about Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison. Talking Books Plus members may download the title or if in hardcopy, reserve an audio copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking […]

BARD is working

Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

Worlds of Books book discussion Aug 31

Monday, August 25th, 2014

On Sunday, August 31st at 5 pm the Worlds of Books discussion group of Accessible World will be talking about The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger. Talking Books Plus members may download the title or if in hardcopy, reserve an audio copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate […]

BARD is offline

Monday, August 25th, 2014

As of August 25 at 1:24 pm on the BARD site, there is a message to all BARD users from Michael Martys at NLS (National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped) that BARD is currently offline for system maintenance.

BARD Down Aug 22 1pm

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

NLSDownload says – This weekend there will be tests performed on a portion of the Library of Congress computer systems. For this reason, BARD will be shut down from 1:00 Eastern time on Friday August 22 until 6:00 PM Eastern on Sunday. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Science Fiction Book Discussion Sept 11

Friday, August 22nd, 2014

On Thursday, September 11th at 9 pm the Science Fiction discussion group of Accessible World will be talking about Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton. Talking Books Plus members may download the title or if in hardcopy, reserve an audio copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books […]

Access to the Internet for Deaf/Blind

Thursday, August 21st, 2014

On Monday, August 25, 2014 at 8pm, Jerry Berrier  from Perkins School for the Blind’s will host and discuss iCanConnect through TekTalk , an Accessible World event. The goal of this National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP), iCanConnect, is to enable low-income individuals who are deaf /blind to access 21st Century communications services.  This program is designed to ensure that […]

Novel Ideas Book Discussion Sept 19

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

On Friday, September 19th at 9 pm the Novel Ideas discussion group of Accessible World will be talking about House Rules by Jodi Picoult. Talking Books Plus members may download or if in hardcopy, reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are not […]

Ficiton, Old and New Book Discussion Sept 9

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

On Tuesday, September 9th at 9 pm the Fiction, Old and New discussion group of Accessible World will be talking about The Sisters Weiss by Naomi Ragen. Talking Books Plus members may download or if in hardcopy, reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are […]

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