[NFBNJ] Weekly Highlights from TBBC

Fri Apr 3 20:00:26 UTC 2020

    Greetings to all!
Received the following for distribution.
Great info, please read through the entire email.
Joe

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From: New Jersey Talking Book & Braille Center <tbbc at njstatelib.org>
Date: April 3, 2020 at 3:18:20 PM EDT
To: Adam Szczepaniak <aszczepaniak at njstatelib.org>
Subject: Weekly Highlights from TBBC
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                                Weekly Highlights from TBBC

                                April 3, 2020


                                TALKING BOOK &
                                BRAILLE CENTER


                                A MESSAGE FROM THE NEW JERSEY STATE 
LIBRARIAN

                                This is a most serious time in everyone’s 
life. Listening to a book is one escape each of us needs at this time.

                                Unfortunately, the New Jersey State Library 
Talking Book & Braille Center (TBBC) as well as other libraries across the 
state is closed and we cannot send to you the digital cartridge books you 
love and need. But our staff is working at home and trying to help you 
whenever we can.

                                We have spoken in the past about how to get 
books to you in other ways than on a digital cartridge. This is an 
opportunity for you and others to help you get to your books differently.

                                I began using my cellphone to listen to 
books a few months ago. As an avid listener, I find it very easy and 
hopefully you will to.

                                Beginning this week, we will send out a 
weekly mini-newsletter to update you of events and hopefully give you some 
information to get everyone through this time in our lives.

                                Take care and please be safe.

                                Thank you,

                                Mary

                                Mary L. Chute, New Jersey State Librarian


                                STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS

                                Adam: Michael Connelly’s Suicide Run 
(DB97953). Three new stories about LAPD Detective Harry Bosch. As a fan of 
this series, I can never get enough Bosch stories
                                .
                                Liz K: Tara Westover’s Educated: A Memoir 
(DB90188). Intriguing read about a girl who grew up in a very strict 
survivalist Mormon family with little formal education and her journey to 
acquire a PhD at Oxford. For readers who do not mind violence, because some 
of the descriptions of abuse Tara and her siblings withstood at the hands of 
their parents and older siblings were almost unbelievable. The fact that 
this story is true is one of the many reasons I would recommend it. It was 
an eye opener for sure. It is also available in Spanish (DB95267)

                                Gail: Tarryn Fisher’s The Wives (DB98148). 
Imagine that your husband has two other wives. None of you know each other, 
and you can see your husband only one day a week. But one day, while doing 
his laundry, you find an appointment reminder for a woman you realize is 
another of the wives.

                                BARD MOBILE APP
                                
                                With BARD Mobile for iOS or Android, you can 
play the audio materials on your smartphone or tablet. If your device is 
connected to a refreshable Braille display through Bluetooth, you can also 
read the Braille materials available on BARD.
                                The BARD Mobile app is available as a free 
download through App Store or Google Play.
                                Before you can use BARD Mobile, you must be 
signed up to use BARD. You can apply for BARD at: 
https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/ApplicationInstructions.html

                                Notes on Using BARD Mobile:

                                a.. Sign in with your BARD user name and 
password. You'll only need to do this the first time you use the app. The 
BARD Mobile app will remember your BARD user credentials.

                                a.. Books and magazines can be quite large 
to download (50MB - 200MB), so be sure to manage downloads carefully, 
especially if you have a limited data plan. You can set BARD Mobile to only 
download over Wi-Fi.

                                a.. Your progress through a book is not 
updated across iOS devices. So, if you start listening to a book on your 
iPhone, your progress will not be updated on your iPad.

                                a.. You can have up to 5 iOS devices 
registered with the BARD Mobile app.

                                CONTACTING TBBC

                                Because our building is closed, we cannot 
send out or receive any mail. Please hold onto your books and your talking 
book machines.
                                The building is closed, but we are still 
working! If you want to get in touch with us, leave us a message. Please 
call our 800 number, 800-792-8322, and dial extension 861 to leave a 
message. One of our Reader Service’s staff will get back to you. Or, you can 
email us at tbbc at njstatelib.org


                                AROUND THE STATE’S LIBRARIES

                                All New Jersey public libraries are closed, 
but, like us, librarians are still working and connecting with their 
communities. Public libraries are doing virtual storytimes for children, 
reading books for adult listeners, highlighting author interviews, and other 
creative programs. Public libraries also have many online resources, such as 
e-books, audiobooks, magazines, music, films, and TV shows.
                                If you’re not sure what your local library 
is doing, or how to get a library card to borrow online materials, just call 
or email us and we’ll find your local library and see how we can help you 
get a library card. Many libraries are letting you get a library card over 
email, and we can help with that if you’d like.
                                Here are some other things that we found 
that we thought you’d like:
                                Tara Sullivan from the Long Branch Free 
Public Library is reading aloud the first chapter of Harry Potter and the 
Sorcerer’s Stone. If you enjoyed that, you can download the audiobook from 
BARD. https://www.facebook.com/86892984369/videos/2530795173845286/

                                Tierney Miller from the Cherry Hill Public 
Library does an adult story time, reading aloud “Lusus Naturae,” a short 
story by Margaret Atwood. https://youtu.be/zUUj_ls_tdU

                                NJ.com has a great article highlighting some 
of the other things New Jersey public libraries are doing: 
https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/03/nj-libraries-are-closed-during-the-coronavirus-lockdown-but-e-books-and-videos-remain-available.html

                                COVID-19

                                If you’re looking for up-to-date information 
about COVID-19, the New Jersey State Library has put together a terrific 
source at https://libguides.njstatelib.org/covid2019


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