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Tel: 1-800-252-9605
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Fax: 512-936-0685
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Texas State Library & Archives Commission
PO Box 12927
Austin TX 78711-2927
Newsletter Sign Up / Bluebonnet Voting / Book Club / Monthly Youth Book Lists / BARD Information / Other Places to Get Books / Newsletter Archives
Welcome to the TBP Youth Services page for patrons 0-18 and their adults! Here you will be able to sign up for our youth services newsletter, have easy access to BARD, see monthly reading lists, find archived newsletters, and see upcoming events.
Sign up to receive our monthly youth newsletter with activities, events, book lists, and more:
Not a patron of the Talking Book Program yet? Start your TBP application.
Bluebonnet Award Voting
Bluebonnet Nominees 2022-2023
The Texas Library Association offers “a unique program that encourages reading for pleasure for students in grades 3 - 6.” Each year a committee of librarians and teachers nominates several titles for people in grades 3, 4, 5, and 6 to read and then vote for their favorite. Read 5, then decide!
Vote using the link below for your favorite Bluebonnet title by February!
https://forms.gle/3RBjaJDM7jFHraLc8
Your votes will be tallied on February 9 and submitted to the committee on February 11.
February 7, 2023 (Tuesday) YA Book Club.
LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB by Melinda Lo
Recommended for 9th grade and older
6:00-6:45 p.m. on Zoom.
DB 104015; BR 24064 Length: 12 hours 36 minutes listening time
1954. McCarthyism and the Red Scare are genuine threats to Lily’s family; her father is already at risk of deportation despite his valid citizenship. Lily, who is Chinese American, could lose everything just for dating anyone white—let alone another girl—but she could lose herself if she isn’t true to her feelings. Includes supplemental material. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2021. Unrated.
Why we picked it: This book has won so many awards that the print cover is barely visible! Includes the National Book Award, Stonewall Award, and Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEud-ugpzksEtwCp7oI96sgEiBfL2PZYoun
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Other Youth Book Lists
TBP Youth:
- Youth Graphic Novels in Digital Audio
- Lonestar List 2022
- Schneider Family Award Winners 2012-2022
- Odyssey Award Winners 2018-2022
- Bluebonnet Nominees 2021-2022
- Newbery Medal Winners 1922-2022
- 2022 Youth Media Award Winners
- Booklist’s Top Audio Books for Young Adults 2021
- Top Audiobooks for Middle Grades
- Spanish Language Titles for Youth
NLS Kids:
https://www.loc.gov/nls/braille-audio-reading-materials/kids-books/
BARD Information
Need to get to the BARD website to download books? Go here: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/
Need to know how to navigate BARD? Learn how to use BARD.
Looking for the BARD mobile app?
Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bard-mobile/id705229586
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.loc.nls.dtb
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Library-of-Congress-BARD-Mobile/dp/B016760320
Need more BARD help? Contact us at tbpBARD@tsl.texas.gov or call 1-800-252-9605.
Other Places to Get Audio Books
To get recorded textbooks for school you can get a Learning Ally account for $12 per month-https://learningally.org/. Check with your school district to see if they have an account you can use for free!
Bookshare offers downloadable audiobooks for a fee, but is FREE for students with print disabilities. Check out more information here https://www.bookshare.org/cms/.
Houston Public Library “My Link” card: All Texas residents are eligible for a free My Link library card which gives you access to all of their digital content including audiobooks and ebooks.
Apply at https://houstonlibrary.org/manage-card and get instant access.