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Heard Any Good Books Lately?Heard any Good Books Lately October 2024This latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of September 2024 from the library including Flashpoint by Catherine Coulter, Confessions of the Dead by James Patterson, and more!
2024-10-1829 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard any Good Books Lately September 2024This latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of August 2024 from the library including Camino Ghosts by John Grisham, Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand, and more!
2024-09-1629 min
Tar Heel Talk Newsletter PodcastTar Heel Talk Summer 2024 Issue Number 175It’s here; all the news you can use about your accessible library is in issue #175 of the Tar Heel Talk!
In this issue, we announce the winners of the previous Writing Contest, highlight one of our volunteers, we highlight three staff members, and share other helpful resources you may find useful!
2024-08-2148 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard any Good Books Lately August 2024This latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of July 2024 from the library including Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, Think Twice by Harlan Coben, and more!
2024-08-1429 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard any Good Books Lately July 2024This latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of June 2024 from the library including A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci, The Last Sinner by Lisa Jackson, and more!
2024-08-1429 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard any Good Books Lately June 2024This latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of May 2024 from the library including The Morning Show Murders by Al Roker and Dick Lochte, Liar by Fern Michaels, and more!
2024-06-2029 minTar Heel Talk Newsletter PodcastTar Heel Talk Issue No. 174It’s here; all the news you can use about your accessible library is in issue #174 of the Tar Heel Talk!
In this issue, we cover the 2024 Eastern NC Regional Braille Challenge, the winners of our Winter Reading Challenge, and we highlight two staff members, and share other helpful library service updates!
2024-05-0952 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard any Good Books Lately May 2024This latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of April 2024 from the library including The Ghost Orchid by Jonathan Kellerman, Robert B. Parker's Fallout by Mike Lupica, and more!
2024-05-0929 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard any Good Books Lately December 2023This latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of November 2023 from the library including Obsessed: A Michael Bennett Psychological Thriller by James Patterson, Out of Nowhere by Sandra Brown, All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr, and more!
2024-01-0329 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Tar Heel Talk - Winter 2023 EditionIt’s here; all the news you can use about your accessible library is in issue #173 of the Tar Heel Talk!
In this issue we cover the upcoming 2024 Eastern NC Regional Braille Challenge, feature our new Assistant Director, Joshua Berkov, announce the start of our 2023-2024 Winter Reading Challenge, and share other helpful library service updates!
2023-11-1736 minTar Heel Talk Newsletter PodcastTar Heel Talk - Winter 2023 editionIt’s here; all the news you can use about your accessible library is in issue #173 of the Tar Heel Talk!
In this issue we cover the upcoming 2024 Eastern NC Regional Braille Challenge, feature our new Assistant Director, Joshua Berkov, announce the start of our 2023-2024 Winter Reading Challenge, and share other helpful library service updates!
2023-11-1636 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard any Good Books Lately November 2023This latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of October 2023 from the library including Killers of the Flower Moon, Hunting Time, Tom Clancy: Red Winter, Matchup, and more!
2023-11-1329 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard any Good Books Lately October 2023This latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of September 2023 from the library including Simply Lies, Dreamland, The House of Wolves, The 23rd Midnight, and more!
2023-10-1329 minTar Heel Talk Newsletter PodcastTar Heel Talk - Fall 2023 editionIt’s here; all the news you can use about your accessible library is in issue #172 of the Tar Heel Talk!
In this issue we feature our new Director, Catherine Rubin, announce the start of our 2023 Writing Contest, and share other helpful library service updates!
2023-09-1132 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard any Good Books Lately September 2023This latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of August 2023 from the library including Identity, The 23rd Midnight, I Will Find You, and more!
2023-09-1129 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard any Good Books Lately July 2023This latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of July 2023 from the library including Fear Thy Neighbor, Storm Watch, Dark Angel and more!
2023-08-2129 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately May 2023This latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of May 2023 from the library including Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine, by Janet Evanovich, Mad Honey: A Novel, by Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, and Carrie Coon, Rising Tiger, by Brad Thor, Overkill, by Sandra Brown, Without a Trace, by Danielle Steel, Fairy Tale by Stephen King, Racing the Light: A Novel, by Robert Crais, Encore in Death, by J.D. Robb, NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority, by Marshall Karp, Jay Snyder, James Patterson, and Edoardo Ballerini, and The Girl Who Survived...2023-06-2229 min
Craig‘s DeskCraig’s Desk - Episode 23On this episode of Craig's Desk, how to add a Victor Reader Stream to use BARD, NLS rolls out a faster way to be come a patron for Veterans, the library's Helpful Information section on the website, and more.
2023-04-2126 minTar Heel Talk Newsletter PodcastTar Heel Talk - Spring 2023 editionOn the Spring 2023 episode of Tar Heel Talk, 2022 Writing Contest Winners, a staff interview and braille literacy grants courtesy of the Friends of the Library. All this and more in this issue and episode of Tar Heel Talk, the patron newsletter of the State Library of North Carolina Accessible Books and Library Services.
2023-04-1930 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? April 2023 editionThis latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of March 2023 from the library including, The Business of Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey, along with the rest of the list.
2023-04-1729 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? March 2023 editionThis latest edition features a review of the top 10 most checked out books for the month of February 2023 from the library including, The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn, along with the rest of the list.
2023-03-1629 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? February 2023 editionThis latest edition features a review of the most checked out book, Sister Friends Forever: a novel by Kimberla Lawson Roby, along with the other top 10 most popular books for the month of January 2023 from the library.
2023-02-2129 minCraig‘s DeskCraig’s Desk - Episode 22On this episode of Craig's Desk, tips and tricks for downloading with BARD Mobile for Android, the NLS Music section turns 60, accessible pod catchers, and more.
2023-02-2026 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? 2022 Year in Review editionThis latest edition features a review of the 10 most checked out books for the year 2022.
2023-02-0129 minCraig‘s DeskCraig’s Desk - Episode 21On this episode of Craig's Desk, an interview with our Collections Librarian, finding the wish list in BARD Mobile for IOS and some great news from NLS about upcoming offerings.
2022-12-2128 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? December 2022 editionThis latest edition features a review of the most checked out book of November 2022, We were dreamers: an immigrant superhero origin story by Simu Liu, along with the other top 10 most popular books for the month of November 2022 from the library.
2022-12-1529 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? November 2022 editionThis latest edition features a review of the book The Secrets They Left Behind by Lisa Marie Redmond, along with the other top 10 most popular books for the month of October 2022 from the library.
2022-11-1829 minCraig‘s DeskCraig’s Desk - Episode 20On this episode of Craig's Desk, an interview with a new member of the tech team, fun news from another NLS regional library and how to get library public service announcements delivered to your email box.
2022-11-0221 minTar Heel Talk Newsletter PodcastTar Heel Talk - Fall 2022 editionOn the Fall 2022 episode of Tar Heel Talk, listen to our 2020-2021 Writing Contest Winners, enter this year's Writing Contest, a staff interview and helpful collections news from the Collection Communique. All this and more in this issue and episode of Tar Heel Talk, the patron newsletter of the State Library of North Carolina Accessible Books and Library Services.
2022-10-1840 min
Notable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSWe Who Believe in Freedom: The Life and Times of Ella Baker by Lea E. WilliamsPresents the life and accomplishments of the community organizer best known for facilitating the meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee at Shaw University, a key force in the Civil Rights movement. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2022-10-0306 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSThe Life and Times of Asheville’s Thomas WolfeA biography on the Asheville native who took the literary world by storm. A genius, a giant figuratively and literally, the mountain writer angered many in Asheville with his depictions. But late in life, he did go home again, sitting with his mother on the steps of the boarding house and renewing old acquaintances. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2022-09-3005 minCraig‘s DeskCraig’s Desk - Episode 19On this episode of Craig's Desk, When all else fails how to Reset Setting Initialization in BARD Mobile, NLS' Patron Corner program and the a new and maybe better way to get Talking Book Topic using the library's online catalog.
2022-09-1415 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? September 2022 editionThis latest edition features a review of the book The Club: a novel by Ellery Lloyd, along with the other top 10 most popular books for the month of August 2022 from the library.
2022-09-1429 minCraig‘s DeskCraig’s Desk - Episode 18On this episode of Craig's Desk, BARD password tips when using an IPad, NLS' new The Many Faces of BARD program and the library's website Helpful Information on BARD.
2022-08-1014 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? August 2022 editionThis latest edition features a review of the book The No-Show by Beth O'Leary, along with the other top 10 most popular books for the month of July 2022 from the library.
2022-08-1029 minTar Heel Talk Newsletter PodcastTar Heel Talk - Summer 2022 editionOn this episode of Tar Heel Talk, Summer Reading Program, the next Writing Contest, a staff interview and helpful technology tips from another of our podcasts. All this and more in this issue and episode of Tar Heel Talk, the patron newsletter of the State Library of North Carolina Accessible Books and Library Services.
2022-07-1931 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? July 2022 editionThis latest edition features a review of the book The Talented Mr Varg by Alexander McCall Smith, along with the other top 10 most popular books for the month of June 2022 from the library.
2022-07-1929 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? June 2022 editionThis latest edition features a review of the book Just Let Go by Courtney Walsh, along with the other top 10 most requested books for the month of May 2022 from the library.
2022-06-1429 minCraig‘s DeskCraig’s Desk - Episode 17On this episode of Craig's Desk, downloading from BARD with a Mac versus Windows computer, NLS' new quarterly feature The Patron Corner and finding foreign language books in our online catalog.
2022-06-1313 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? May 2022 editionThis latest edition features a review of the book Treachery at Lancaster Gate by Anne Perry, along with the other top 10 most requested books for the month of April 2022 from the library.
2022-05-1029 minTar Heel Talk Newsletter PodcastTar Heel Talk - Spring 2022 editionOn this episode of Tar Heel Talk, Accessible voting, the Regional Librarian is retiring, a staff interview and Summer Reading is just around the corner. All this and more in this issue and episode of Tar Heel Talk, the patron newsletter of the State Library of North Carolina Accessible Books and Library Services.
2022-04-2749 minCraig‘s DeskCraig’s Desk - Episode 16On this episode of Craig's Desk, how to keep your books and magazines forever and using the library's Reader's Corner section to get Talking Book Topics.
2022-04-2210 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? April 2022 editionThis latest edition features new reading to put some spring in your step. It features a review of a book that takes place in North Carolina, The Heart of Splendid Lake by Amy Clipston, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of March 2022 from the library.
2022-04-1929 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? March 2022 editionThis latest edition features new reading to put some spring in your step. It features a review of Criminal Mischief by Stuart Woods and Tony Roberts, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of February 2022 from the library.
2022-03-1629 minCraig‘s DeskCraig’s Desk - Episode 15On this episode of Craig's Desk, how to get a book series in BARD, BARD Mobile for Android gets braille, and introducing the library's helpful information section.
2022-03-1512 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? February 2022 editionThis latest edition features some warm winter reading. It features a review of The Jealousy Man and Other Stories by Jo Nesbo, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of January 2022 from the library.
2022-02-1529 minCraig‘s DeskCraig’s Desk - Episode 14On this episode of Craig's Desk, a listener asks about using BARD for braille with a braille display that is more like an Android tablet, an NLS braille e-reader user's guide, and using library's online catalog.
2022-02-1413 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? January 2022 editionThis latest edition features some hot reads for winter. It features a review of 2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of December 2021 from the library.
2022-01-2429 minTar Heel Talk Newsletter PodcastTar Heel Talk - Winter 2022 editionOn this episode of Tar Heel Talk, the library gets a new name, summer reading program winners, staff interviews and a descriptive video review. All this and more in this issue and episode of Tar Heel Talk, the patron newsletter of the State Library of North Carolina Accessible Books and Library Services.
2022-01-2137 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? December 2021 editionThis latest edition features some warm reading for the winter days ahead. It features a review of Autumn's Promise by Shelley Shepard Gray, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of November 2021 from the library.
2021-12-1729 minCraig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - Episode 13On this episode of Craig's Desk, we learn how to use the BARD wishlist as a way to share books among devices, get an update on the NLS e-braille reader and take a look at one of our other podcasts.
2021-12-1714 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? November 2021 editionThis latest edition features some warm reading for the cooler days ahead. It features a review of Amish promises: neighbors of Lancaster County book #1 by Leslie Gould, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of October 2021 from the library.
2021-11-1529 min
Craig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - Episode 12On this episode of Craig's Desk, we have an interview with our writing contest participants and major excitement because the NLS Marrakesh pilot project has begun.
2021-11-0829 min
Tar Heel Talk Newsletter PodcastTar Heel Talk - Fall 2021 editionOn this episode of Tar Heel Talk, the writing contest, introducing Foreign Language Quarterly, some staff interviews and histories mysteries . All this and more in this issue and episode of Tar Heel Talk, the patron newsletter of the North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
2021-11-0446 min
Heard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? October 2021 editionThis latest edition features some more really good reading for fall. It features a review of Now and Then and Always by Melissa Tagg, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of September 2021 from the library.
2021-10-1329 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? September 2021 editionThis latest edition features some fun reading to get you into fall. It features a review of What's mine and yours by Naima Coster, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of August 2021 from the library.
2021-09-2229 minCraig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - Episode 11On this episode of Craig's Desk, we learn how to set your default languages for searches in BARD, finding foreign language materials on our website and more on the NLS Marrakesh project.
2021-09-0312 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? August 2021 editionThis latest edition features some more hot reads for summer. It features a review of Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of July 2021 from the library.
2021-08-1829 minCraig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - Episode 10On this episode of Craig's Desk, we talk about an easier way to search BARD and how you can also download materials from the library's online catalog. Then Marrakesh is coming soon and what that means. Plus a little bit about the Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA.
2021-07-1609 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? July 2021 editionThis latest edition features some more hot reads for summer. It features a review of Later by Stephen King, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of June 2021 from the library.
2021-07-1529 minTar Heel Talk Newsletter PodcastTar Heel Talk - Summer 2021 editionOn this episode of Tar Heel Talk, the library gets a new number, NLS turns 90, Summer Reading and histories mysteries . All this and more in this issue and episode of Tar Heel Talk, the patron newsletter of the North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
2021-07-1354 minTar Heel Talk Newsletter PodcastTar Heel Talk - Spring 2021 editionOn this episode of Tar Heel Talk, Writing Contest winners, the Summer Reading program, a staff profile, a new technology podcast and the library gets a new website . All this and more in this issue and episode of Tar Heel Talk, the patron newsletter of the North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
2021-07-1344 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? June 2021 editionThis latest edition offers some hot reads for summer. It features a review of The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of May 2021 from the library.
2021-06-2329 minCraig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - Episode 9On this episode of Craig's Desk, we talk about using the Library's Online Catalog to keep track of what you've read and what's coming to you next. Then something to help families and households struggling to afford Internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit.
2021-05-2810 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? - May 2021 editionThis latest edition offers up some cool reading inspiration for late spring. It features a review of It features a review of The Daniel Prayer by Anne Graham Lot, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of April 2021 from the library.
2021-05-1829 minCraig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - Episode 8On this episode of Craig's Desk, we talk about changing your BARD email and password. Then improving how you sign up for service and the library's newly redesigned website.
2021-04-2015 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? - April 2021 editionThis latest edition offers up some spring reading inspiration. It features a review of The Amish Widow's Secret by Samantha Price, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of March 2021 from the library.
2021-04-1429 min
Notable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSThe Civil War in North Carolina by John Gilchrist BarrettA comprehensive account of military operations in North Carolina during the Civil War. This clip contains the first 3 minutes from the 1st chapter. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2021-03-2202 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? March 2021 editionThis latest edition contains some mysterious themes and reading inspirations. It features a review of Ghost Walk by Heather Graham, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of February 2021 from the library.
2021-03-1629 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSBeyond the Darkness: A literary journal edited by Linda West WootenPresented by the students of The Governor Morehead School for the Blind, located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Includes student artwork, poetry, short stories, novel excerpts, and creative non-fiction. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2021-03-0905 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSThe Last Rose of Summer by Theresa CocolinA story from the Depression-era in North Carolina, about a woman who's life is turned over when her brothers leave the family farm and her mother dies. She then kills her drunken, abusive father and is sent to Dorothea Dix Hospital. Her time at Dix, is life changing. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2021-02-2403 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? February 2021 editionThis latest edition we hope warms you up with some good reading inspiration. It features a review of The Mountains Wild by Sarah Stewart Taylor, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of January 2021 from the library.
2021-02-1629 minCraig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - Episode 7On this episode of Craig's Desk, we talk about downloading books or magazines using BARD Express. Then the recent move of BARD to the cloud plus a spotlight the library's ZOOM accessibility guides.
2021-02-1210 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSMy Mother‘s Restaurant by Sylvia PerkinsThe author tells the story of her mother's time bringing up children on her own in an unfamiliar country. Armed with intense determination and unconventional wits, she faces hard economic times and a domineering father to prove she is capable of meeting this momentous task. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2021-02-0203 minHeard Any Good Books Lately?Heard Any Good Books Lately? - January 2021 editionThis latest edition helps kick off a brand new year features a review of A Promised Land by Barrack Obama, along with the other top 10 most checked out books for the month of December 2020 from the library.
2021-01-2029 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSMemories of World War I: North Carolina Doughboys on The Western Front by R. Jackson MarshallDescribes the Great War as seen through the eyes of North Carolina doughboys who fought on the western front in Belgium and France. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2021-01-1403 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSQuilt or Innocence: A Southern Quilting Mystery by Elizabeth CraigRetired folk art curator Beatrice Coleman knows everything there is to know about quilts, except how to make them. But with her recent move to Dappled Hills, North Carolina, she's learning all sorts of new things--including how to solve a murder. Includes quilting tips. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-12-2103 minCraig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - Episode 6On this episode of Craig's Desk, we talk about downloading a book or magazine from BARD. Then some highlights from the recent NLS National Conference and we spotlight the Library's Winter Reading Program featuring an awesome storytelling kickoff event.
2020-12-1611 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSChanging Places: Things I Learned at the NC State School for the Blind in the 1950s by Myra DebruhlAuthor's account of her life growing up in the 1950s at the NC State School for the Blind in Raleigh. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-12-0904 minTar Heel Talk Newsletter PodcastTar Heel Talk - Autumn/Winter 2020 editionOn this episode of Tar Heel Talk information about the library's status during COVID-19, the Winter Reading Program, a staff profile and a book review. All this and more from this issue and episode of Tar Heel Talk the patron newsletter of the North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
2020-11-1635 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSCataloochee by Wayne CaldwellSet in the mountains of western North Carolina, an historical novel follows the lives of three families from the end of the Civil War until 1928, when the National Park Service prepares to uproot them to make way for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-11-1103 minCraig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - Episode 5On this episode of Craig's Desk, we talk about navigation within a digital talking book using the standard and advanced digital talking book players. Then a look at how to navigate between books and magazines you get on cartridge. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month so we spotlight some resources on the library's Resources For Working page.
2020-11-0413 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSWhen the parkway came by Anne Mitchell Whisnant and David E. WhisnantA grandfather tells his granddaughter the story of the building of the Blue Ridge Parkway, which he experienced firsthand as a boy growing up on a farm in western North Carolina during the Depression. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-10-2803 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSThrough the years 1867-1977, light out of darkness: a history of the NC School for the Negro Blind and DeafA comprehensive history of the establishment in 1869 and operations through 1967 of the Governor Morehead School for the Negro Blind and the Deaf. Also includes a list of the instructors, personnel, and a brief history of some of the graduates. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-10-1402 minCraig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - Episode4On this episode of Craig's Desk, we offer 2 BARD Tips - How to save or clear your password for BARD in your web browser and finding downloaded books and magazines from BARD using your web browser. We then spotlight another great reading resource, the library's all new Book-Sighted Books Blogs.
2020-10-0210 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSBryson City Secrets: Even More Tales of a Small-Town Doctor in the Smoky Mountains by Walt LarimoreMore enchanting tales of the people and events that shaped a young doctor's life and faith during his early practice in the Smoky Mountains. Sequel to "Bryson City Tales" and "Bryson City Seasons". Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-09-3004 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSThe Governor‘s Lady: A Novel by Robert InmanNew NC Governor, Cooper Lanier sees that her husband intends to manage the state's affairs from the Presidential campaign trail, even if it means undermining her every command. Cooper is faced with the stark choice of seizing control or becoming a phony, irrelevant figurehead. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-09-2304 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSThe Highland Scots of North Carolina, 1732-1776 by Duane Gilbert MeyerExamines the causes of the Scottish migration to the Cape Fear Area of North Carolina and their loyalty to the crown during the American Revolution. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-09-1603 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSA Fork In the Road by Craig B. BrownJudge Craig B. Brown revisits his thirty-five year battle with Behcet's Syndrome, a disease which ultimately blinded him, but which led to his 13 years of private legal practice before he became the 4th blind judge in the history of North Carolina. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-09-0903 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSBryson City Seasons: More Tales of a Doctor‘s Practice in the Smoky Mountains by Walt LarimoreIn this joyous sequel to his bestselling Bryson City Tales Dr. Walt Larimore whisks you along on a journey through the seasons of another year in Bryson City. On the way, you'll encounter crusty mountain men, warmhearted townspeople, peppery medical personalities, and the hallmarks of a simpler, more wholesome way of life. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-09-0204 minCraig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - Episode 3On this episode of Craig's Desk, we answer 2 questions - How to reset your BARD Mobile password yourself and how to sign up for BARD using your mobile device instead of a computer. Also an update on the NLS Marakesh Pilot and a spotlight on another library podcast, Heard Any Good Books Lately?
2020-09-0113 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSLiterary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont: A Guidebook by Georgann EubanksRead your way across North Carolina's Piedmont in this set of regional guides that bring the state's rich literary history to life for travelers. Eighteen tours direct readers to sites that more than 200 Tar Heel authors have explored in their fiction, poetry, plays and creative nonfiction. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-08-2604 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSScoundrels, Rogues and Heroes of the Old North State by K. Randell JonesA collection of stories originally written by Dr. H.G. Jones for his long-standing "In Light of History" series. Spanning 400 years of NC history. Across the golden age of pirates, the colonial period and the American Revolution, the Civil War through Prohibition these stories cover every part of the Tar Heel State. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-08-1903 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSBlind Justice by Craig B. BrownJudge Craig Brown was a fixture in the Durham, North Carolina, criminal justice system for most of his adult life. As critic of the system and through many nationally famous trials, he tells of his life and his career as a judge in one of North Carolina's most active judicial districts. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-08-1203 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSBryson City Tales: Stories of a Doctor‘s First Year of Practice in the Smoky Mountains by Walt LarimoreA collection of stories about a young doctor's passage from Duke University to rural North Carolina, where he establishes a practice, as an emergency physician, coroner, obstetrician, and wilderness search-and-rescue doctor that helps shape him in medicine and reinforces his faith. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-08-0503 minCraig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - Episode 2On this episode of Craig's Desk, we answer 2 questions - What to do when BARD Mobile won't let you in and How many BARD downloads can your device hold? Also an update on the NLS Marakesh Pilot and a spotlight on another library resource, the podcast version of Tar Heel Talk.
2020-08-0313 minNotable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSAwesome Science & What Makes Science So Awesome!Nine chapters on science adventures including: oceanography, biology, anatomy, environmental science, chemistry, physics, forensic science, mathematics and technology. Also includes teacher reviews and challenges for readers to discuss and respond critically on each subject. For grades 3-6. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)
2020-07-2903 min
Notable On NOBLE by SLNC-ABLSBushwhackers: The Civil War in North Carolina, the mountains by William R. TrotterChronicles the startling and little-known story of America's bloodiest war as it was fought in the mountains of North Carolina. From the courage of citizens and soldiers to atrocities committed by both factions, the mountain war in North Carolina represented both the best and worst of the South. Read the rest of this work in NLS Digital Talking Book format (NLS patrons only)2020-07-2200 minCraig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - Episode 1Technology Librarian, Craig Hayward, answers your library technology questions, offers insight about the library's digital and online resources, with an occassional look at what's happening with the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, known as NLS. You've got questions, he's got answers. In episode 1 we learn how to remove a book from the BARD bookshelf, a little about the NLS Marakesh pilot, a quick book review and more.
2020-07-0715 minCraig‘s DeskCraig‘s Desk - show trailerTechnology Librarian, Craig Hayward, answers your library technology questions, offers insight about the library's digital and online resources, with an occassional look at what's happening with the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, known as NLS. You've got questions, he's got answers.
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