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CONTACT Sandy Albrow concerning any information on this page.
Teen Newsletter Now Available Online!
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Available now at www.uslbdteens.com is a new online newsletter for library patrons ages 13-19. Young readers can now have 24/7 access to information regarding emerging digital services. |
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NEW PLAYAWAYS!
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(PL 000231) Chopping Spree by Dianne Mott Davidson (PL 000233) Cold Pursuit by Jefferson T. Parker (PL 000234) The Voice of the Night by Dean Koontz (PL 000235) Black Friday by Alex Kava (PL 000236) Blindside: An FBI Thriller by Catherine Coulter (PL 000237) Say When by Elizabeth Berg (PL 000238) Commitments by Barbara Delinsky (PL 000239) Reap the Wind by Iris Johansen (PL 000240) Pawleys Island by Dorothea Benton Frank (PL 000241) The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks (PL 000242) True Compass: A Memoir by Edward M. Kennedy (PL 000243) The Touch of Fire by Linda Howard (PL 000244) In the President’s Secret Service by Ronald Kessler (PL 000245) Riders of the Silences by Max Brand (PL 000246) Southern Lights by Danielle Steel (PL 000247) Flying Drunk by Joseph Balzer (PL 000248) Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage by Christopher Anderson (PL 000249) Man Train by P.T. Deutermann (PL 000250) Cold Paradise by Stuart Woods (PL 000251) Shem Creek by Dorothea Benton Frank (PL 000253) Fairy Tale Weddings by Debbie Macomber (PL 000254) Lost and Found by Jayne Ann Krentz (PL 000255) Hollywood Moon by Joseph Wambaugh (PL 000256) Death Match by Lincoln Child (PL 000257) No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy (PL 000258) Storm Runners by Jefferson T. Parker (PL 000259) My Remarkable Journey by Larry King (PL 000260) Soft Focus by Jayne Ann Krentz (PL 000261) Amethyst Dreams by Phyllis A. Whitney (PL 000262) The Witness by Sandra Brown (PL 000263) The Prize by Julie Garwood |
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Hot Off The Press
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Stay ahead of the curve with these fresh titles! These cassette books have recently been added to our collection and are not yet listed in the Talking Book Topics catalog. *UPDATED 2/23/10* Previous List
(DB 68477) Island World: A History of Hawai'i and the United States by Gary Y. Okihiro (DB 68153) Vendetta: An Aurelio Zen Mystery by Michael Dibdin (DB 68015) Triumph over Darkeness: The Life of Louis Braille by Lennard Bickel (DB 68157) White Night: The Dresden Files, Book 9 by Jim Butcher (DB 67208) Death Song by Michael McGarrity (DB 67959) Brida by Paulo Coelho (DB 67530) The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism by Andrew J. Bacevich (DB 68396) Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (DB 66807) The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes (DB 68012) Call Me Ted by Ted Turner (DB 68812) The Reaper's Song: Red River of the North, Book 4 by Lauraine Snelling (DB 68337) Cabal: An Aurelio Zen Mystery by Michael Dibdin (DB 68452) The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes by Bryan Burrough (DB 68456) The Rain Before it Falls by Jonathan Coe (DB 68479) The Numerati by Stephen Baker (DB 68464) A Dance with the Devil: A True Story of Marriage to a Psychopath by Barbara Bentley (DB 68483) I see you Everywhere by Julia Glass (DB 68767) The Charlemagne Pursuit: A Cotton Malone Novel by Steve Berry (DB 68790) A Face at the Window: A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery by Sarah Graves (DB 68314) Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, from Wall Street to Dubai by Ben Mezrich (DB 68306) The Bell at Sealley Head by Patricia A. McKillip (DB 68450) My Heart Remembers by Kim Vogel Sawyer (DB 68771) A Cold-Blooded Business: A Kate Shugak Mystery by Dana Stabenow (DB 68378) Forever Princess: The Princess Diaries, Book 10 by Meg Cabot (DB 66754) Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers by Gus Russo (DB 66855) Bitter Sweets by Roopa Farooki (DB 66862) The Elephanta Suite by Paul Theroux (DB 66863) Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited by Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein (DB 66865) Yum-o! The Family Cookbook by Rachel Ray (DB 66875) Passage: The Sharing Knife, Volume 3 by Lois McMaster Bujold (DB 67205) The Bicycle Book: Wit, Wisdom, and Wanderings edited by Jim Joyce (DB 66867)Once upon a Time (She Said) by Jane Yolen (DB 67217) Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori Brafman and Rom Brofman (DB 66877) The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa (DB 66915) The O. Henry Prize Stories, 2008 edited by Laura Furman (DB 67053) The Quiet Girl by Peter Hoeg (DB 67329) Our Savage Neighbors: How Indian War Transformed Early America by Peter Silver (DB 67196) Obsidian Butterfly: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter by Laurell K. Hamilton *UPDATED 2/1/10* Previous List: (RC 67930) The Wild Year: Joshua's Oregon Trail Diary, Book 3 by Patricia Hermes (RC 68203) Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff (RC 68180) Dragon Road: Golden Mountain Chronicles, 1939 by Laurence Yep (RC 68166) Akimbo and the Snakes: Akimbo, Book 4 by Alexander McCall Smith (RC 68525) Hope in My Heart: Sofia's Immigrant Diary, Book 1 by Kathryn Lasky (RC 67947)Toy Dance Party: Being the Further Adventures of a Bossyboots Stingray, a Courageous Buffalo, and a Hopeful Round Someone Called Plastic by Emily Jenkins (RC 67943) Dead Letter: A Herculeah Jones Mystery by Betsy Byars (RC 67878) Doomwyte: Redwall Abbey by Brian (RC 65945) Attack of the Turtle by Drew Carlson Jacques (RC 65941) Ferret Island: A Rollicking Adventure for Brave Young Readers by Richard W. Jennings (RC 66373) Nacky Patcher and the Curse of the Dry-Land Boats by Jeffrey Kluger (RC 68345) Oddest of All: Stories by Bruce Coville (RC 65946) Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury (RC 67876) All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn (RC 68072) Balls! by Michael J. Rosen *UPDATED 12/15/09* (BR 018197) Our White House: Looking in,Looking Out by The National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance (BR 018204) Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George (BR 018267) The Tales of Beedle the Bard: Translated from the Ancient Runes by Hermione Granger by J.K. Rowling (BR 18012) The Prince Won't go to Bed! by Dayle Ann Dodds Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn & Huldren CIL Titles: (CIL 2176) The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism is Harming Our Young by Christina Hoff Sommers (CIL 2102) Shoot, Don't Shoot: The New Joanna Brady Mystery by J. A. Jance (CIL 2163) The Beast in the Garden: A Modern Parable of Man and Nature by David Baron
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Free Book Downloads and Resource Sites
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This is a list of websites which offer free audio or text book downloads. There are also some great resource sights with articles and news on the latest in assistance technologies. www.Librivox.org (highly recommended) www.Fullbooks.com (text format only-can be read with screen readers) www.Freeclassicaudiobooks.com www.Forgottenbooks.org (text formats only) www.Peopletalk.com (recorded by volunteer actors) www.Podiobooks.com www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com www.free-books.org www.overdrive.com (searches for libraries in your area that offer e-book downloads) www.fearyoucanhear.com (radio shows, free if you are disabled or a veteran) www.fredshead.info (an excellent blog) www.archive.org (this site is Massive and has many different formats) www.manybooks.net www.radiooutofthepast.org www.daisy.org |
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Blank Cartridges For Sale
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As many of you may know, the blank digital cartridges offered by the Independent Living Aids Company has been discontinued. Just recently American Printing House began selling their version of the cartridge. They are cheaper at $11.00 each and have 2 GB of memory (the discontinued cartridges only held 1GB of memory).
Here is the Link APH Digital Cartridge Product Page. Keep in mind that you will still need to purchase a cable to link the cartridge to your computer. Independent Living Aids, LLC still sells the cable. You can also search for a USB to USB port cable on the internet; just be sure one end of the cable is female (to attach your cartridge) and the other is male (to plug into your computer). |
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Blank Cartridge Discontinued
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The Blank Digital Cartridges offered by the company "Independent Living Aids, LLC" have been discontinued. Only the connecting cable is available for purchase. USB thumbdrives work just as well in the digital machine and are inexpensive. When purchasing a Thumbdrive be sure it does not have any pre-installed software (such as U3 technology) and that the memory capacity is no larger than 8 GB. The cheaper, more simple thumbdrives seem to work best. |
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Free Digital College Textbooks
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Flat World Knowledge publishing company has partnered with Bookshare to offer free downloads of its digital college textbooks to students with qualifying disabilities. Check out this article for more information and visit the Flat World Knowledge Website to see if you qualify. |
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National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Scholarship Program
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The National Federation of the Blind, the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the United States, announced today that applications are now being accepted for the 2010 National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program. Thirty scholarships totaling $100,000 will be awarded to blind students from the United States and Puerto Rico. The scholarships are available to blind students who will be enrolled in college or a graduate program beginning in the fall of 2010, including incoming freshmen. Scholarships range in value from $3,000 to $12,000. Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: "The National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program is the Federation’s way of recognizing outstanding academic achievement by blind students and spreading our positive philosophy of blindness to these students and to the general public. Because of the collective efforts of blind Americans, blind people today are achieving greater academic success and entering fields of study once thought closed to the blind, and celebrating their achievements is always a highlight of our national convention. I join the Scholarship Committee in inviting every eligible blind student to submit an application, and I look forward to meeting the dynamic individuals that will make up the 2010 National Federation of the Blind scholarship class." Information on the NFB scholarship program is posted online at www.nfb.org/scholarships. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2010. Questions may be directed to the NFB Scholarship Committee Chairman, Mr. Anil Lewis, by e-mail at Scholarships@nfb.org, or by phone at (410) 659 -9314, extension 2415. |
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Sixth Annual Statewide Winter Reading Program
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We have applications for the 2009-2010 Winter Reading Program. Contact your reader advisor or CLICK HERE to download an application today! The program begins January 1st and continues until March 31st. This year’s theme is "Laugh Out Loud at Your Library". Laugh away those winter blues and sign up today!
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See What’s Available in Digital
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Have a Digital Player? Wondering what titles we have in digital? Check out this website for a list of digital titles available in Illinois. Still waiting for a digital player? You can also see what’s available in any of our other formats (such as cassette and Braille ).
To change between formats such as digital and cassette, make your selection in the "media" scroll menu on the site's search page.
http://www.klas.com/ilbph |
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Upgrade Your Digital Talking Book Machine
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Here is a website for those of you with Digital Book Machines. This site provides upgrade software that can be downloaded onto your machine. Increase your machine's capabilities with these downloads! Includes a "Bookshelf" upgrade which allows you to store and access multiple books from your flashdrive.
www.loc.gov/nls/DTBM |
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