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The Fiction Old and New book group to discuss “The Frozen River”” by Ariel Lawhon, DB117781. 06/07/2024

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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

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Journey through History to discuss Mercury rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the new battleground of the Cold War DB110864 by Jeff Shesol. 06/04/2024

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NLS Annotation Mercury rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the new battleground of the Cold War DB110864 Shesol, Jeff Reading time: 11 hours, 40 minutes. James Frangione Biography History, Juvenile “A riveting history of the epic orbital flight that put America back into the space race. If the United States couldn’t catch up to the

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Tek Talk welcomes Dave Wilkinson to discuss Race Across America and the technology and other wizardry used for it. 05/20/2024

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Next month, Dave and his tandem pilot Jim Trout will become the first tandem solo team to complete Race Across America (RAAM) with a blind rider on the tandem. RAAM is a 3,000-mile bike race from coast to coast across the US. The race has 31 miles of vertical climbing and must be completed in

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Mystery Book Discussion Group to discuss The raging storm DB116366 by Ann Cleeves. 05/26/2024

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The NLS annotation follows:   The raging storm DB116366 Cleeves, Ann Reading time: 9 hours, 50 minutes. Jack Holden   Suspense Fiction LGBTQ+ Mystery and Detective Stories   “When Jem Rosco—sailor, adventurer, and legend—blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in

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Novel Ideas to discuss Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. DB 116555. 05/17/2024

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Novel Ideas will be discussing Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. DB 116555 The synopsis from Bookshare is below. In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family’s orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she

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Tek Talk welcomes Earle Harrison of Selvas North America (formerly HIMS Inc.) to discuss the new Braille eMotion forty cell smart Braille display. 05/13/2024

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Please Join Earle Harrison of Selvas North America (Formerly HIMS Inc.) as he offers a product overview of the new Braille eMotion forty cell smart Braille display and discusses how it is changing the modern Braille display landscape. Presenter Contact Info Email: earle@hims-inc.com  

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Tek Talk welcomes Jane Brassington, Chief Revenue Officer, and Mary Jo Barry, VP of Sales, of Dolphin Computer Access to discuss SuperNova screen magnification and screen reading. 04/22/2024

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Tune in to TekTalk as Jane Brassington and Mary Jo Barry dive into the innovative world of SuperNova. Learn about the evolution of this groundbreaking technology, designed to provide magnification, speech, and screen reading across various industries, from business to education and beyond. Discover the latest developments and unique features that set SuperNova apart, as

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Banquet of Books Hosted by Joanie Leonard. 05/12/2024

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Please join us as Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday May 12 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.

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JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY HOW THE WORD IS PASSED: A RECKONING WITH THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY ACROSS AMERICA DB103908. 05/07/2024

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On May 7th, JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY introduces best-selling author, poet and teacher, Clint Smith, who brings his Harvard sociology training on his visits (with recorder) to Civil War and Reconstruction Era Monuments from New Orleans to New York and Virginia to Texas in his book How the word is passed: a reckoning with the history

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The Fiction Old and New book group to discuss “Loot” by Tania James, DB115153. 05/03/2024

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We hope that you can join us to discuss this historical fiction audiobook. Here is the NLS annotation: Loot DB 115153 James, Tania. Reading time 8 hours, 45 minutes. Read by Shawn K. Jain. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Historical Fiction Description: “Abbas is

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Mystery Book Discussion group to discuss Everyone here is lying: a novel DB115978 by Shari Lapena with guest facilitator Shelly Kane. 04/28/2024

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Please join us on Sunday, April 28, 2024 @ 5:00 PM Eastern to discuss Everyone here is lying: a novel DB115978 by Shari Lapena. NLS Annotation Everyone here is lying: a novel DB115978 Lapena, Shari Reading time: 9 hours, 31 minutes. January LaVoy Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Psychological Fiction “Welcome to Stanhope. A

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