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The Fiction Old and New book group is thrilled to welcome guest host Sally Rosenthal on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. to discuss “Crow Lake” by Mary Lawson, DB 59867 (BARD annotation below). We hope that you can join us to discuss this compelling story.   Here is the NLS annotation: Crow Lake […]

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The NLS annotation follows:   A cup of holiday fear DB97199 Author: Alexander, Ellie Reading Time: 6 hours, 43 minutes Read by: Mare Trevathan Subjects: Holidays, Mystery and Detective Stories   When Ashland baker Jules Capshaw invites her overworked staff from Torte to celebrate the holidays at the Winchester Inn’s Dickens feast, one of the […]

This book is available on Bookshare at the following link: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/6194073?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXRoZSUyQmNocmlzdG1hcyUyQmlubg   The synopsis from BARD is below:   The Christmas inn: a novel DB124450 Author: Kelley, Pamela M. Reading Time: 8 hours, 45 minutes Read by: Stephanie Németh-Parker Subjects: Holidays, Romance, Family   Explore delightfully cozy and joyful novel of second chances at the […]

The NLS annotation follows:   A dog’s perfect Christmas DB101082 Author: Cameron, W. Bruce Reading Time: 7 hours, 34 minutes Read by: Ann Marie Lee Subject: Holidays   An emergency arises for the fractured Goss family, one with the potential to not only ruin Christmas, but everything holding the family together. Is the arrival of […]

Join Mathieu Paquette and Peter Tucic from HumanWare to discuss all that is new with the Victor Reader Stream 1.4 update. This update introduced many enhancements including audio note categorization and improvements to Bluetooth connectivity. Mathieu and Peter will as always provide demonstrations and field questions, in addition to touching on key updates to other […]

Hello Folks, It’s time once again at the Science Fiction club for a group read. For December’s meeting, we’ve selected Inverted world by Christopher Priest. There are copies on both BARD” https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB69875 and two Publisher Quality versions on Bookshare: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/1020411 and https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4162792 The NLS annotation reads as follows: The walled metropolis sits upon tracks, pulled […]

Please join us as Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday December 8 at 5pm Eastern. This informal discussion of whatever book you’re reading or have recently finished is most enjoyable and a great way to get new reading ideas. You can contribute your opinions and everyone is welcome.  

(BARD annotation below). We hope that you can join us to discuss this compelling story.   Here is the NLS annotation: Help wanted: a novel DB 121085 Waldman, Adelle. Reading time 9 hours, 27 minutes. Read by Katie Boothe. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress.   […]