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Fantasy Book Discussion Sept 22

Friday, August 28th, 2015

On Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 9 pm the Fantasy Book Discussion Group will be talking about The Clockwork Dagger by Beth Cato. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not already BARD members may […]

National System down over weekend

Friday, August 28th, 2015

All Library of Congress data systems and websites will be offline for equip­ment maintenance from 5:00 p.m. EDT, Friday, August 28, 2015, through 8:00 a.m. EDT, Monday, August 31, 2015. NLS (National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped) services to the public affected include: Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) BARD mobile (downloading and […]

Novel Ideas Book Discussion Sept 18

Thursday, August 27th, 2015

On Friday, September 18, 2015 at 9 pm the Novel Ideas Book Discussion Group will be talking about Sam’s Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not already […]

Mystery Book Discussion Sept 27

Monday, August 24th, 2015

On Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 5 pm the Mystery Book Discussion Group will be talking about Someone is Watching by Joy Fielding. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not already […]

World of Books Book Discussion Sept 20

Wednesday, August 19th, 2015

On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 5 pm the World of Books Discussion Group will be talking about Hello from the Gillespies by Monica McInerney. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not […]

Fiction Old and New Book Discussion Oct 1

Monday, August 17th, 2015

On Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 9 pm the Fiction Old and New Discussion Group will be talking about Walking on Trampolines by Frances Whiting. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are […]

Science Fiction Book Discussion Sept 10

Monday, August 17th, 2015

On Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 9 pm the Science Fiction Discussion Group will be talking about Edge of Dark: The Glittering Edge, Book 1 by Brenda Cooper. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members […]

BARD Outage Aug 17

Friday, August 14th, 2015

According to NLS, expect a scheduled BARD outage on Monday, August 17th from 7 AM to Noon.  They “will be installing bug fixes and under the hood maintenance to improve the efficiency of BARD.”

Journey Through History Book Discussion Sept 1

Thursday, August 13th, 2015

On Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 9 pm the Journey Through History Book Discussion Group will be talking about A Good Place to Hide by Peter Grose. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members […]

Bestsellers July 2015

Thursday, August 6th, 2015

The Bestsellers: July 2015  list has been posted. This bestsellers list compiled monthly by the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) combines information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included in the NLS Network Documents list when they appear on one […]

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