[NFBMT] Bits Of Gold Newsletter from Kristie Briggs

[d m gina]

Say another way to read from any device you can put the book on.
I still love to use the stream or my phone.
To be able to go all over the house to read is good.

Original message:
> Below is the newsletter of the Montana Talking Book Library, Bits Of Gold.
> Kristie asked me if I would post it to the list.



> BITS OF GOLD NEWSLETTER



> BY THE MONTANA TALKING BOOK LIBRARY (MTBL)



> Winter 2017



> WHERE YOU CAN FIND A MOTHER LODE OF INFORMATION



> Copyright 2017 by the Montana Talking Book Library.



> Contents



> Librarian's Logbook (page 2)



> Montana Digital Recording Program (page 3)



> Reader's Alley  (page 4)



> Memorials and Donations (page 5)



> Technology Tailings (page 5)



> Contact Information and Library Holiday Closures (page 6)



> Easier BARD Downloading!

> BARD Express for Windows is a free application now available to use for
> easier downloading. An active BARD account and a personal computer running
> Windows

> XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 are required to use BARD Express. No more
> unzipping and moving issues, this program will lead you through the process.
> Use

> the program to search for the book you want.  Insert your flash drive or
> cartridge to the computer, press download, and the book will be on your
> "bookshelf."

> BARD Express detects your flash drive or cartridge and enables you to copy
> the book to it.  Current BARD users can download the BARD Express app by
> logging

> into their BARD account and scrolling to Additional Links.  The BARD Express
> app is the 4th link.  In addition, the link has Answers to Frequently Asked

> Questions (FAQ's).  You can also get video tutorials on YouTube by searching
> for the term BARD Express.  If you have questions or would like to
> re-activate

> your BARD account, just call 1-800-332-3400 and we'll be happy to assist you.



> A Gift from NASA to the Talking Book Library

> The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has produced a
> tactile and Braille book explaining eclipses in preparation for the total
> solar

> eclipse occurring August 21, 2017 - the first in the US since 1979. While
> Montana is not in the path of totality, we will see 75-95% of the sun
> obscured

> by the moon depending on your location in the state. We received two copies
> of Getting a Feel for Eclipses: A Tactile Guide to Eclipses, MBT11089, that

> are available for checkout. Please contact your Readers' Advisor for more
> information.



> Upcoming Events

> June 14th-Helena-Open House celebrating MTBL's new 2nd recording booth



> October 12th-Helena-Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon



> Librarian's Logbook - Christie Briggs, Regional Librarian

> Patron Survey Results

> Your feedback is important and assists us to improve services.

> Here are some survey highlights: An overwhelming patron satisfaction in the
> quantity of MTBL materials received. Increased quality of life and knowledge

> were noted as the two major benefits of MTBL services. Other benefit comments
> included: MTBL service keeps my mental acuity sharpened; keeps me in contact

> with my community and the world; keeps me current with my professional
> literature.



> Primary preference is to receive books through the mail. Patrons prefer using
> the free loaned player to listen to audio materials, although patrons
> downloading

> from BARD also use iPads, iPods, certain Kindle models and other Android
> devices with the BARD Mobile App. Most patrons may not be aware of the
> benefits

> of MTBL's Online Catalog (WebOpac). For internet users this is a quick way to
> search and order books to be mailed, or link directly to downloading BARD

> books. If you have any questions about MTBL services, please contact us.



> MTBL Funding

> President Trump's proposed budget for the federal fiscal year 2018 would
> eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and all
> associated

> funding. The Library Services Technology Act grant funds, which are
> appropriated through the IMLS, make up about 40 percent of the Montana
> Talking Book

> Library budget.



> Those cuts come on top of the Montana state budget's recommended 5 percent
> operational reduction costs across most state agencies. About 60 percent of

> MTBL's overall budget is state funded. Information about how the State
> Library Commission currently plans to address these state funding cuts is
> available

> online at

> http://bit.ly/2mYTx8R.

> The Commission currently does not plan to reduce the MTBL budget to make up
> for the loss of State funds.



> Regarding the federal funding, it is up to Congress to determine how many of
> the President's proposed cuts are enacted and at what level. Presently, the

> Congressional budget process does not have a timeline.

> Questions about the federal budget process should be posed to Montana's U.S.
> Senators:

> Steve Daines (Republican) at 320 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
> 20510; phone: 202-224-2651, homepage:

> https://www.daines.senate.gov/

> Jon Tester (Democrat) at 311 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
> 20510-2604, phone: 202-224-2644, homepage:

> https://www.tester.senate.gov/

> Montana's U.S. Representative seat is currently vacant.

> Montana's Digital Recording Program

> You have started to see books with a different prefix, DBC. This prefix
> identifies books recorded by a local talking book library recording program
> such

> as ours. They are available both through BARD and on cartridge. Books with
> the MDB prefix are available only on cartridge from MTBL's in-house
> collection.

> New MTBL Recording Studio titles:

> The Southwest Corner by Mildred Walker. DBC01260 (Family Fiction) A short
> novel about an indomitable Vermont woman of eighty-three who has spent her
> whole

> life on her farm. As another winter approaches, she feels the need for
> someone to help out, and begins to make creative arrangements for a live-in
> companion.

> 1951.

> Jeannette Rankin 1880-1973: Bright Star in the Big Sky by Mary Barmeyer
> O'Brien. DBC01244 (Young Adult Biography) Chronicles the life of Jeannette
> Rankin:

> the first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress and the only woman who
> voted to give all United States women the right to vote. She was a leading
> advocate

> for both woman's suffrage and world peace. 1995.

> Yellowstone Trivia by Janet Spencer. DBC01240 (MT Interests) The most
> incredible, unbelievable, wild, weird, fascinating, fun and true facts about
> Yellowstone

> National Park.  Great for all ages. 2006.

> Tenting To-Night: A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the
> Cascade Mountains by Mary Roberts Rinehart. DBC01253(Humorous Biography) A

> popular mystery novelist wrote about her family's humorous and

> lively 1916 camping adventures through Glacier National Park and Washington's
> North Cascades. Written under the sponsorship of the Great Northern Railway's

> extensive "See America First" publicity campaign to promote the beginning of
> the National Park system. 1917.



> Death Al-Dente: A Food Lovers' Village Mystery by Leslie Budewitz. DBC00744
> (Mystery) In the town of Jewel Bay, Montana - known as a Food Lovers' Village

> - Erin Murphy takes over her family's century-old general store, turning it
> into a boutique market filled with local delicacies. But Erin's freshly
> booming

> business might go rotten when a former employee turns up dead. Includes
> recipes. 2013.

> Seasonal Disorder: Ranger Tales from Glacier National Park by Pat Hagan.
> DBC01224 (Humorous Biography) Park Ranger, Pat Hagan, relates humorous tales
> of

> his many summers spent as a ranger in Glacier National Park. 2006.

> Montana: High, Wide and Handsome by Joseph Kinsey Howard. DBC01241(History) A
> significant, comprehensive, and readable history of Montana.  Kinsey's highly

> documented writing exposes the character and people of Montana.  1943.

> Jokes That Will Even Make Your Heart Smile by Mabel Pepperling Badgett.
> MDB00785 (Humor) This book is filled with jokes from the radio, the Internet
> and

> the mouths of friends to make your heart smile. 2004.



> Reader's Alley

> Mrs. Sinclair's Suitcase by Louise Walters. DB 82472 (Family Fiction)
> Thirty-four-year-old Roberta pines after her boss Philip as she works in the
> Old

> and New Bookshop. Then her father brings in her grandmother's suitcase, and
> Roberta discovers secrets her grandmother has hidden - secrets Roberta cannot

> ask her about - concerning an encounter with a Polish fighter pilot during
> World War II. 2015.

> Sightless in Seattle: Adventures with my Guide Dog by Claire Anderson.
> DBC00271 (Memoir) After a stroke causing blindness in both eyes, Claire, in
> her

> sixties, decides to continue her active lifestyle with DaVida, her service
> dog. Explore the journey of two inexperienced individuals, canine and human,

> working to form a team. 2012.

> North Star: A Barnaby Skye Novel by Richard S. Wheeler. DB 69922 (Western)
> Set in 1870. With an aging body and a changing West, mountain man Barnaby
> Skye

> looks to settle down.  While Barnaby and his Crow wife, Victoria, confront
> brutal Texas cattlemen and cheating Indian agents, Barnaby's Shoshone wife,

> Mary, sets out to find their son, whom Barnaby sent away to school years
> before. 2009.



> A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. DB 85533 (Historical Fiction) Set in
> 1922. Count Alexander Rostov, judged by a Bolshevik tribunal to be an
> unrepentant

> aristocrat, is sentenced to house arrest for life. He joins the community in
> the luxurious Hotel Metropol and tries to enjoy life, befriending a young

> girl longing to be a princess. 2016.

> Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews. DB 72492 (Romance) Battling TV chefs- a
> handsome Georgia redneck and a struggling young professional woman-find
> themselves

> competing for a coveted weekly time slot on national television. The
> winner-take-all cooking competition intensifies especially as love ups the
> ante. 2008.

> The Wild Marsh: Four Seasons at Home in Montana by Rick Bass. DB 70308
> (Memoir) Bass, a naturalist, recounts the year he and his family spent in
> Montana's

> Yaak Valley wilderness. Describes his encounters with neighbors and animals
> outside his cabin, as well as the region's assorted vegetation and the
> changing

> seasons. 2009.

> The Blue Zones: Nine Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived
> the Longest by Dan Buettner. DB 75844 (Aging/Culture) In this updated
> edition,

> the author describes his travels to five areas of the world where a
> concentration of the inhabitants live longer than the norm. Suggests ways to
> incorporate

> the lifestyle habits that prevail in these regions. 2012.

> Room by Emma Donoghue. DB 71989 (Mystery Suspense) Five-year-old Jack
> describes the locked room where he has always lived with his mother. He stays
> in

> the wardrobe when Old Nick visits and brings supplies. Jack watches TV but
> thinks all of it is make believe. Then Jack's mother asks him to help with an

> escape plan. 2010.

> Travels with Casey by Benoit Denizet-Lewis. DB 79571 (Travel/Dogs) A NYT
> Magazine writer details the cross-country RV trip he took with his
> nine-year-old

> lab Casey, to explore the story of America's dogs. Along the way he adopts an
> ill reservation dog and experiences a fundamental change in his relationship

> with Casey. 2014.



> Memorials and Donations

> The generosity of our donors enhances library services to patrons. Tax
> deductible contributions are greatly appreciated. An acknowledgement is sent
> to

> each donor. Please include the person's name for whom a memorial is made and
> the name and address of those to be notified of a contribution.

> Memorials: July - December 2016



> Robert DeMontigny - Donna Davis



> Clarence Rostad - Jerry & Emily Graves



> Elizabeth Hotchkiss - Kenneth & Judith Hotchkiss



> Dorothy Carpenter - Donna Davis



> Archie Bishop - Karen & Duane Fercher, Tolly Eriksson, George & Sherry
> Deaton, Gerald & Carol Gunderson, Ronnie & Cathi Hemry, Leland & Tami Bishop
> Rhodes,

> Brenda & Mary Gillhouse, Sonya Hughes



> Jon Richard Beck - Nancy & Jack Glaser



> Donations: July - December 2016



> Thank you to: Rose Leary, Al Beavis, Kay Stevens, Bruce & Bonnie Grimes,
> Charles & Carol Aumell, Louise Neff, Dr. Lynn Banowsky & Tonya Riley, Evelone

> Hodges, Solveig & Lester Finneman, Ivan O'Neil, Dwain & Lillian Rennaker,
> Nancy & Jack Glaser



> Technology Tailings



> NLS is introducing a new accessory for use with digital talking-book machines
> (DTBMs): a USB breath switch. The accessory is compatible with both the
> standard

> model (DS1) and the advanced model (DA1). The USB breath switch provides
> control of all functions of the digital player except power on/off. The
> breath

> switch comes with a shirt clip, removable mouth tube, and inline moisture
> filter. It connects to the player via the USB port. Because the breath switch

> does not have the ability to turn power on or off; the player should always
> be connected to AC power when in use. Contact your Readers' Advisor if you

> need one of these switches.



> Contact Information



> Address:

> Montana Talking Book Library

> PO Box 201800

> Helena, MT 59620-1800



> Phone Numbers:

> 1-800-332-3400 (toll-free in-state)

> 406-444-2064



> Library Phone Hours:

> Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

> Voice mail 24/7



> E-Mail:

> mtbl at mt.gov

> Website:

> www.tbl.msl.mt.gov

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> Upcoming Library Holiday Closures:

> May 29 (Monday) - Memorial Day

> July 4 (Tuesday) - Independence Day

> September 4 (Monday) - Labor Day



> DISCLAIMER: The products and services mentioned in this newsletter are for
> your information only and do not imply endorsement by MTBL.



> Joy Breslauer, President

> National Federation of the Blind of Montana

> Web Site: http://www.nfbofmt.org <http://www.nfbofmt.org/>



> Live the life you want



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