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The Fiction Old and New book group to discuss The Heaven & Earth Grocery store: a novel DB115655 by James McBride. 05/02/2025

(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 […]

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Tek Talk welcomes Janet Dickelman, National Convention Coordinator, American Council of the Blind, to discuss the 2025 ACB Convention in Dallas, Texas. 05/05/2025

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

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Tek Talk welcomes Humanware’s Peter Tucic, Director of Strategic Partnerships, to discuss the Monarch, a dynamic tactile device. 04/21/2025

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

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Mystery Book Discussion Group to discuss The Last One At the Wedding DB 124569 by Jason Rekulak. 04/27/2025

    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

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Science Fiction Club Discussing The taking DB58300 by Dean Koontz. 04/17/2025

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

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Tek Talk welcomes J.J. Meddaugh of A. T. Guys to discuss the Hable Easy and Hable One. 04/14/2025

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

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Novel Ideas will be discussing the book Counting miracles: a novel DB124452 by Nicholas Sparks. 04/18/2025

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 “From the acclaimed author of The Longest Ride and The Notebook comes an emotional,

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Worlds of Books to discuss The day the world came to town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland DBC06240 by Jim DeFede. 04/15/2025

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

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Banquet of Books Hosted by Joanie Leonard. 04/13/2025

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

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Tek Talk welcomes meeting participants to discuss the devices they are using and how they are using them. 04/07/2025

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.  

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Tek Talk welcomes Ron Miller of Vispero to discuss tips on reading electronic books with JAWS including reading ePub books using Thorium Reader, Kindle electronic books using the Kindle App for PC, and DAISY books using FSReader. 03/31/2025

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

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