Science Fiction Club

The NLS annotation follows:   Freefall: a novel DB108798 Barry, Jessica, (Novelist) Reading time: 12 hours, 6 minutes. Karissa Vacker; Hillary Huber; MacLeod Andrews   Suspense Fiction Psychological Fiction   “They say your daughter is dead. You know they’re wrong. When her fiancé’s private plane crashes in the Colorado Rockies, everyone assumes Allison Carpenter is […]

Want to know about the 2024 ACB National Convention? Join Janet Dickelman, ACB convention coordinator, Saint Paul, MN to find out. Learn about the General Sessions, the Affiliate presentations, the exhibit hall, and the tours. If you can not be there in person, learn how you can listen as a part of The ACB Media […]

Science fiction Group

The NLS annotation follows: Me before you DB76161 Moyes, Jojo Reading time: 12 hours, 58 minutes. Jill Fox A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Disability Bestsellers Romance Working-class English girl Louisa “Lou” Clark is hired as an aide to wealthy Will Traynor, a former mogul […]

Marisol Cruz can’t understand what happened to her life, and more importantly, her dreams. She is a single mother living with her parents in Santa Cruz, barely making a living by selling raffle tickets on the Boardwalk. But when she stumbles across the obituary of Violet Harcourt, a young beauty queen from the area who […]

The BARD website has recently been updated to offer NLS patrons expanded functionality and will serve as a gateway to expanded services in the future. NLS patrons are able to search for and discover BARD books and magazines better than ever before. Some of the features of the new website include: • A reorganization of […]

Peter Tucic and Mathieu Paquette from HumanWare join us today to talk about the StellarTrek, the AI-powered GPS device from HumanWare. Since its launch in August 2022, the StellarTrek has seen many additions to its lineup of features, including a barcode reader, color detection, and most recently, crosswalk detection. Come hear about why the StellarTrek […]

Please join us as Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday June 9 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.  

The frozen river: a novel DB 117781 Lawhon, Ariel. Reading time 15 hours, 8 minutes. Read by Ariel Lawhon Jane Oppenheimer. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Suspense Fiction; Historical Fiction; Mystery and Detective Stories Description: “Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is […]