[CT-NFB] Fwd: CT Library for Accessible Books January/February 2024 Newsletter

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From: CT Library for Accessible Books <csl.AccessibleBooks at ct.gov>
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Subject: CT Library for Accessible Books January/February 2024 Newsletter
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Get the latest updates from the CT Library for Accessible Books
Connecticut Library for Accessible Books (CT LAB) Newsletter
January and February 2024

Note: This issue of the newsletter is also available in HTML
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CT LAB News
CT LAB Book Club The next CT LAB book club will meet virtually on January
17, 2024, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.  The title that we are reading for
January is *The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry* by Gabrielle Zevin. When his
most prized possession, a rare volume of poetry by Edgar Allan Poe, is
stolen, bookstore owner A.J. Fikry begins isolating himself from his
friends, family, and associates. Then he receives a mysterious package that
compels him to remake his life.  This title is available as a Talking Book
on cartridge and from BARD as DB 78978.

Please register for the book club by calling Paula McLean at 860-704-2216
or 800-842-4516. Participants will receive the Zoom meeting link or dial in
phone number for the book club meeting following registration.

Locally Produced Talking Books Connecticut Talking Books are recorded by
volunteers from the Connecticut Volunteer Services for the Blind and
Handicapped (CVSBH).  When books are completed by CVSBH, CT LAB transfers
the Talking Books to the NLS’ BARD download service so that these titles
are available nationwide for patrons of NLS-network libraries.

CVSBH and CT LAB have been working together to convert Talking Books
originally recorded on cassette to digital format.  This allows the newly
digitized Talking Books to be made available for download on BARD.  Below
is a selection of Connecticut Talking Books recently converted from
cassette to digital format and now available on BARD.
  Connecticut Talking Books Converted from Cassette and Now Available on
BARD

   - *DBC 27991 Dare to dream: Connecticut basketball's remarkable march to
   the National Championship by Jim Calhoun*
   An inside look at the UCONN Huskies and their former coach, Jim Calhoun.
   Under Calhoun, UConn became one of the best basketball programs in the
   country. Access the catalog record for DBC 27991
   <https://ctstatelibrary.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca0ce6038ee07bd2383a7b06c&id=9eacd66c19&e=7d0c0399ab>
   .

   - *DBC 27999 Sandpiper: the life & letters of Celia Thaxter by Rosamund
   Thaxter*
   This biography of Celia is written by her granddaughter.  Raised on
   White Island lighthouse at the Isles of Shoals, off Portsmouth, New
   Hampshire, Celia Thaxter developed a strong sense of the natural history of
   the islands. Her marriage at age 16 to intellectual Levi Thaxter, was her
   introduction to the literary world of Boston. Her poems first appeared in
   The Atlantic and she became one of America’s favorite authors in the late
   19th century. Many writers, artists, and musicians of the day often came to
   visit her and stay at the Appledore Hotel run by her family. Access
the catalog
   record for DBC 27999
   <https://ctstatelibrary.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca0ce6038ee07bd2383a7b06c&id=5b3bbff751&e=7d0c0399ab>
   .

   - *DBC 28021 The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier*
   Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulin, two women born centuries apart are
   tied together by a haunting family legacy. When Ella and her husband move
   to a small town in France, Ella begins to research her French ancestry. As
   the story unfolds alternating between Ella and Isabelle, a common thread
   emerges that pulls the lives of the two women together in a most mysterious
   way. Access the catalog record for DBC 28021
   <https://ctstatelibrary.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca0ce6038ee07bd2383a7b06c&id=2de9f2776d&e=7d0c0399ab>
   .

   - *DBC 28024 The Probable Future by Alice Hoffman*
   For generations the women of the Sparrow family in Massachusetts have
   been blessed--or cursed--with clairvoyant powers. When thirteen-year-old
   Stella has a premonition that lands her father in jail on suspicion of
   murder, she goes to live in the historic ancestral home where she confronts
   her haunting legacy. Access the catalog record for DBC 28024
   <https://ctstatelibrary.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca0ce6038ee07bd2383a7b06c&id=83ed3684b6&e=7d0c0399ab>
   .

Updates from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
(NLS)
Upcoming NLS Programs Get to Know the Many Faces of BARD NLS staff members
offer tips, answer questions, and demonstrate new features of BARD, the
BARD Mobile app, and BARD Express each month during The Many Faces of BARD.
This online event is open to all patrons and is held at 7 p.m. eastern time
on the second Thursday of every month.

The January 11, 2024, Many Faces of BARD program will be an open forum with
the NLS Download technical support team. The team will take questions
related to any BARD product.

Get program details, login information, and recordings of previous programs
at the Many Faces of BARD web page
<https://ctstatelibrary.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca0ce6038ee07bd2383a7b06c&id=0317b05a12&e=7d0c0399ab>.

January 2024 Music Notes Program The next NLS Music Notes Zoom meeting will
take place Tuesday, January 23, at 7:00 p.m. EST. Music Section Head
Juliette Appold and Music Reader Services Librarian Mary Dell Jenkins will
talk about Janis Joplin and related items we have in the NLS Music
collection. A Q&A online chat will follow. Send us your questions in
advance by writing to japp at loc.gov.

For a preview, read Mary Dell’s blog post
<https://ctstatelibrary.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca0ce6038ee07bd2383a7b06c&id=192cc2c99a&e=7d0c0399ab>
on Janis Joplin.

To attend the program, use any of the following options:

   - Join by computer, using the Music Notes Zoom meeting
   <https://ctstatelibrary.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca0ce6038ee07bd2383a7b06c&id=837db0dca1&e=7d0c0399ab>
   .
   - Join by telephone, by dialing (669) 254-5252 or (646) 828-7666.  When
   prompted, enter the meeting ID: 161 873 8515

Connect with CT LAB
CT LAB Contact Information *Phone*: 860-704-2220 or 800-842-4516 (toll free
in state only)
*Email*: csl.AccessibleBooks at ct.gov
*Mailing Address*: 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
Upcoming CT LAB Holiday Closings January 15, 2024 – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day
February 12, 2024 – Lincoln’s Birthday
February 19, 2024 – Washington’s Birthday
March 29, 2024 – Good Friday
May 27, 2024 – Memorial Day
June 19, 2024 – Juneteenth Day
July 4, 2024 – Independence Day
September 2, 2024 – Labor Day
October 14, 2024 – Columbus Day
November 11, 2024 – Veterans Day
November 28, 2024 – Thanksgiving Day
December 25, 2024 – Christmas Day
January 1, 2025 – New Year’s Day

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