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Novel Ideas with Hostess Randi Shelton. The Last Year of the War by Susan Meisner DB94293.

(BARD annotation below). We will continue this group without a facilitator until we have one and we hope you can join us to informally discuss this book.   Here is the NLS annotation:   The Heaven & Earth Grocery store: a novel DB115655 Author: McBride, James Reading Time: 12 hours, 24 minutes Read by: Dominic […]

Banquet of Books with Hostess Joanie Leonard.

Want to know about the 2025 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 […]

Presenter Contact Info Email: peter.tucic@humanware.com Website: https://www.humanware.com/en-usa/monarch/  

    The NLS annotation follows:   The last one at the wedding: a novel DB124569 Author: Rekulak, Jason Reading Time: 11 hours, 17 minutes Read by: John Pirhalla Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Family   “From the bestselling author of Hidden Pictures comes a breathtaking work of suspense about a father trying to save […]

The taking DB58300 Author: Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray) Reading Time: 9 hours, 8 minutes Read by: Michele Schaeffer Subjects: Bestsellers, Occult and Horror Fiction, Suspense Fiction   Twenty-eight-year-old Molly Sloan and her husband, Neil, awaken to terrifying news of impending global disaster. As they lose all communication and watch an eerie fog settle on […]

J.J. Meddaugh of A. T. Guys will present a demonstration of the new Hable Easy, an 8-button controler that allows you to control your iPhone or Android with physical buttons. Shortcuts for common actions like answering calls, moving between icons, and starting dictation are included. The device is great for those who prefer a simpler […]

This book is available on Bookshare at the following link: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/6186195?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPWNvdW50aW5nJTJCbWlyYWNsZXM The synopsis from BARD is below: Counting miracles: a novel DB124452 Author: Sparks, Nicholas Reading Time: 10 hours, 49 minutes Read by: Holter Graham, Nicholas Sparks Subjects: Human Relations, Romance “F...

The NLS annotation follows: The day the world came to town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland DBC06240 Author: DeFede, Jim Reading Time: 6 hours, 58 minutes Read by: Mark Meacham Subjects: U.S. History, World History and Affairs This book recounts the inspiring story of the residents of Gander, Canada, whose acts of kindness touched the lives […]

Please join us as Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday, March 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. We will meet on the Zoom […]

This week on Tek Talk, We will be discussing the devices that we, in our audience, are using and how we are using them.  High tech or low tech, it doesn’t matter.  This will give us the opportunity to learn from each other and ask questions of actual users, rather then company representatives.  

In this TekTalk presentation, Ron Miller will present some tips on reading electronic books with JAWS. Learn more about reading ePub books using Thorium Reader, Kindle electronic books using the Kindle App for PC, and DAISY books using FSReader. Presenter Contact Info Ron Miller is a trainer in Vispero’s Training Department. Email: RMiller@Vispero.com Vispero Training […]

Here is the NLS annotation: The berry pickers: a novel DB117941 Author: Peters, Amanda Reading Time: 8 hours, 47 minutes Read by: Jordan Waunch, Aaliya Warbus Subjects: General Fiction, Family, Historical Fiction “A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that haunts the survivors, unravels a family, […]

David Faucheux will join us again on 4/1/25 at 8pm Eastern to facilitate the discussion of the historical fiction novel The house is on fire DB120593 by Rachel Beanland.   NLS annotation The house is on fire DB120593 Author: Beanland, Rachel Reading Time: 12 hours, 31 minutes Read by: Rachel Beanland, Michael Crouch, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, […]

Presenter Contact Info Don Olson and Zhi Huang from the Patron Engagement Section Email the Patron Engagement Section: nlspes@loc.gov  

The NLS annotation follows: Shamed: a Kate Burkholder novel DB95613 Author: Castillo, Linda Reading Time: 9 hours, 15 minutes Read by: Kathleen McInerney Subject: Mystery and Detective Stories The peaceful town of Painters Mill is shattered when an Amish grandmother is brutally murdered on an abandoned farm. When Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on […]

Science Fiction club Meeting.

The NLS annotation follows: Spirit crossing: a novel DB123843 Author: Krueger, William Kent Reading Time: 10 hours, 4 minutes Read by: David Chandler Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories, Suspense Fiction “The disappearance of a local politician’s teenaged daughter is major news in Minnesota. As a huge manhunt is launched to find her, Cork O’Connor’s grandson […]

Novel Ideas meets 3/21/25 at 8pm Eastern and will be discussing the book The Kennedy Debutante DB108271by Kerri Maher. Due to confusion locating this book by title on the BARD website, we incorrectly identified the March book to be discussed as Kathleen Kennedy, her life and times DB20590 at the 2/21/25 meeting. We will be […]

Panelists will include John and Larry Gassman and Steve Bauer. They will tell you about what they experienced during presentations and in the exhibit halls. If you went to CSUN and have comments about the technology you saw, please join us at 8 PM eastern in the Pat  Price Tek Talk Training room.  

The TTJ Instructor Team of TTJ Tech Services will discuss the numerous free courses they offer each year, along with sharing their teaching philosophies and ways they help students learn to use Apple devices. Presenter Contact Info Website: www.ttjtech.biz Email: info@ttjtech.biz  

NLS  annotation The first conspiracy: the secret plot against George Washington DB93794 Authors: Meltzer, Brad, Mensch, Josh Reading Time: 11 hours, 10 minutes Read by: Scott Brick Subject: U.S. History   An account of a treasonous plan by George Washington’s bodyguards, working together with New York City mayor David Mathews and New York governor William […]

Here is the NLS annotation:   The accident: a novel DB74117 Author: Barclay, Linwood Reading Time: 12 hours, 17 minutes Read by: Peter Berkrot Subject: Suspense Fiction   After his wife Sheila is killed in a drunk-driving accident she caused, struggling contractor Glen Garber is angry and confused–Sheila never drank that much. When the mother […]

Please join us as Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday, March 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. We will meet on the Zoom […]