The Talking Book Program’s collection offers stories featuring varied experiences. Check them out!
From the library:
LIVING WITH ALBINISM (DB 48657)
June 13 Is International Albinism Awareness Day
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June 5 Is World Environment Day
Protect the planet, read sustainably. Audiobooks save paper! Explore more than 178,000 titles in the Talking Book Program’s digital collection.
From the library:
HOW TO CHANGE EVERYTHING: THE YOUNG HUMAN’S GUIDE TO PROTECTING THE PLANET AND EACH OTHER (DB 102634) (BR 23709)
OPTIMISTIC ENVIRONMENTALIST: PROGRESSING TOWARDS A GREENER FUTURE (DB 88626)
THIS BOOK IS NOT GARBAGE: 50 WAYS TO DITCH PLASTIC, REDUCE TRASH, AND SAVE THE WORLD! (DB 103573) (BR 23771)
April 30 is Children’s Day/Book Day (El Día de los Niños/Libros)
Every child deserves a story. The Talking Book Program offers books for kids in multiple formats.
From the library:
KIKIRIKÍ, STORIES AND POEMS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH FOR CHILDREN (DBC 26967)
ONCE UPON A TIME: CELEBRATING THE MAGIC OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS IN HONOR OF THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF READING IS FUNDAMENTAL (DB 30836)
WILD THINGS: THE JOY OF READING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AS AN ADULT (DB 86992)
April 23 is World Book and Copyright Day
Books belong to everyone. Celebrate stories with the Talking Book Program today!
From the library:
BOOK IN THE RENAISSANCE (DB 74291)
BOOK LOVER’S COOKBOOK: RECIPES INSPIRED BY CELEBRATED WORKS OF LITERATURE AND THE PASSAGES THAT FEATURE THEM (BR 15954)
TWO-BIT CULTURE: THE PAPERBACKING OF AMERICA (DB 21580)
April 21 is San Jacinto Day
Relive Texas history in accessible formats with the Talking Book Program!
From the library:
DAY OF SAN JACINTO (DBC 11923)
JUAN SEGUIN: A HERO OF TEXAS (DBC 28952)
SAM HOUSTON AND THE ALAMO AVENGERS: THE TEXAS VICTORY THAT CHANGED AMERICAN HISTORY (DB 97726) (LB 12663)
April 13 is Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday
Explore founding father biographies with the Talking Book Program!
From the library:
THOMAS JEFFERSON: A PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHY (BR 09939)
THOMAS JEFFERSON: AUTHOR OF AMERICA (DB 61778) (LB 12319)
THOMAS JEFFERSON: THIRD PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (DB 30103) (BR 07994)
April 12 is DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) Day!
Listening is reading too! Celebrate DEAR Day with Talking Book Program audiobooks. Our collection contains more than 169,000 titles on every topic you can imagine!
From the library:
BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: REFLECTIONS BY 100 AUTHORS, ACTORS, MUSICIANS, AND OTHER REMARKABLE PEOPLE (DB 85037)
BOOKS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (DB 33153)
JOY OF BOOKS: CONFESSIONS OF A LIFELONG READER (DB 42728)
April 10-17 is Money Smart Week
Be money smart! The Talking Book Program offers financial literacy resources, plus iBill currency readers, for free!
From the library:
BABY STEPS MILLIONAIRES: HOW ORDINARY PEOPLE BUILT EXTRAORDINARY WEALTH—AND HOW YOU CAN TOO (DB 108935)
KNOW-NONSENSE GUIDE TO MONEY (DB 110339) (BR 24524)
YOU DON’T NEED A BUDGET: STOP WORRYING ABOUT DEBT, SPEND WITHOUT SHAME, AND MANAGE MONEY WITH EASE (DB 126058)
April 6 is International Sport Day
Sports inspire and connect us! Explore biographies of athletes, collections of sports stories, and sports history in audio, braille, and large print in the Talking Book Program Collection!
From the library:
GAMES DO COUNT: AMERICA’S BEST AND BRIGHTEST ON THE POWER OF SPORTS (DB 59558)
RISING ABOVE: HOW 11 ATHLETES OVERCAME CHALLENGES IN THEIR YOUTH TO BECOME STARS (DB 85731)
WEIRD ZONE: SPORTS: THE STRANGEST, FUNNIEST, AND MOST DARINGEST EVENTS FROM THE WORLD OF ATHLETICS AND BEYOND! (DBG 09355) (BRG 03581)
April 19-25 is National Library Week
Libraries open doors. Celebrate National Library Week with your local library and your other library, the Talking Book Program! Check out these cool titles about libraries from our collection!
From the library:
LETTER TO A FUTURE LOVER: MARGINALIA, ERRATA, SECRETS, INSCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER EPHEMERA FOUND IN LIBRARIES (DBC 02751)
LIBRARY: AN UNQUIET HISTORY (BR 15100)
LIBRARY BOOK: THE STORY OF LIBRARIES FROM CAMELS TO COMPUTERS (DB 65329)