Read 66

The Special Needs Library would like readers of Talking Books to get involved in the Jacksonville Public Library’s Read 66 program.

This is a program for all ages designed to help people build a healthy habit of reading. “66” represents the theory that it takes 66 days to form a habit. We’re asking that people pledge to read 15 minutes a day for 66 days in a row.

The program starts in January and concludes at the Jax Book Fest on March 25 at the Main Library. Readers can earn prizes as they log the titles and authors of the books they have read. Along the way readers can also attend parties and other events that celebrate reading. All of the Jacksonville Public Library branches will be participating and you can contact the branch closest to you for more information.

Readers can track their reading via a printed road map reading tracker or online by registering and creating an account at jaxpubliclibrary.readsquared.com Readers can register themselves, parents can register their children and teachers can register their class. The registration asks for the reader’s age and then requires a name, email address, zip code and the creation of a username and password. Should you need help registering for this program please contact the Special Needs Library at 630-1999 and a staff member will assist you.

Talking Book titles read at the Tuesday Tuesday January 17th & 24th WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast

Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris and Jerry at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 
Fiction:

DB084740, Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley
DB084692, The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
DB84690, Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt
DB84689, A Fine Imitation by Amber Brock
DB84741, Version Control by Dexter Palmer
DB84744, Dreaming Death by Kathleen J. Cheney
DB84742, After the Fire by Jane Casey
DB84758, LaRose by Louise Erdrich
DB84757, Dishing the Dirt: An Agatha Raisin Mystery by M.C. Beaton
DB84754, The Adventurers Quartet, Books 1-2 by Stephanie Laurens
DB84776, Guilty Minds by Joseph Finder
DB84768, Alone in the Dark by Karen Rose
DB84762, Innocents and Others by Dana Spiotta
DB84777, Killer Look by Linda Fairstein
DB84638, The Drowning Game by LS Hawker
DB84637, This Was Not the Plan by Cristina Alger
DB84579, City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett
DB84652, Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman
DB84687, You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
DB84675, The Life of Elves by Muriel Barbery
DB84657, Hellions of Havisham, Books 1-2 by Lorraine Heath
DB84681, As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark
DB84679, City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong
DB84678, Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mysteries, Books 2-3 by Sherry Harris
DB84684, The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson
DB84683, Wicked Quills of London, Books 1-3 by Eva Leigh
DB84704, Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo
DB84709, Hide Away by Iris Johansen
DB84708, Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins
DB84732, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
DB84726, A Country Road, a Tree by Jo Baker

Nonfiction:

DB085271, Venomous: How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry by Christie Wilcox
DB085005, I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives by Roberto Canessa and Pablo Vierci
DB084808, Combat-Ready Kitchen: How the U.S. Military Shapes the Way You Eat by Anastacia Marx de Salcedo
DB084803, The Hundred-Year Walk: An Armenian Odyssey by Dawn Anahid Mackeen
DB084800, Floodpath: The Deadliest Man-Made Disaster of the 20th-Century America and the Making of Modern Los Angeles by Jon Wilkman
DB084748, Life and Debt: A Fresh Approach to Achieving Financial Wellness by Leslie Tayne
DB085002, Every Song Ever: Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty by Ben Ratliff
DB085087, The King and Queen of Malibu: The True Story of the Battle for Paradise by David K. Randall
DB085161, Wake Up America: The Nine Virtues That Made Our Nation Great--and Why We Need Them More Than Ever by Eric Bolling
DB085166, Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America by Douglas Brinkley
DB085129, Charlotte Bronte: A Fiery Heart by Claire Harman
DB085126, The Longest Trail: Writings on American Indian History, Culture, and Politics by Alvin M. Josephy Jr.
DB085035, The Selected Poems of Donald Hall by Donald Hall

Talking Book titles read at the Tuesday Tuesday January 10th WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast

Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris and Jerry at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 
Fiction:

DB084885, Behold the Man: Jerusalem Chronicles, Book 3 by Bodie and Brock Thoene
DB084898, High Dive by Jonathan Lee
DB084629, Gone with the Mind by Mark Leyner
DB084619, Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
DB084523, The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie
DB084409, Detective Elouise Norton, Books 1-2 by Rachel Howzell Hall
DB084298, Jim Chapel, Books 1-3 by David Wellington

Nonfiction:

DB084836, Beyond Their Years: Stories of Sixteen Civil War Children by Scotti Cohn
DB084872, The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built by Jack Viertel
DB085146, If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty by Eric Metaxas
DB085156, Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience with Hillary, Bill and How They Operate by Gary J. Byrne
DB085169, Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire by Roger Crowley
DB084752, The Rarest Bird in the World: The Search for the Nechisar Nightjar by Vernon R.L. Head
DB084719, Pushcart Prize XL: Best of the Small Presses 2016 edited by Bill Henderson

Talking Book titles read at the Tuesday December 27th and Tuesday January 3rd WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast

Here is a list of the newly received Talking Book titles read by Chris and Jerry at the WJCT Radio Reading Service broadcast:
 
Fiction:

DB084856, Swift River Valley, Books 5-6 by Carla Neggers
DB084874, Museum, Books 4-7 by Sheila Connolly
DB084881, A Game for All the Family by Sophie Hannah
DB084882, The Last Mortal Bond: Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, Book 3 by Brian Staveley
DB084893, The Storms of War by Kate Williams
DB085043, Tyger: A Kydd Sea Adventure by Julian Stockwin
DB084545, Dance of the Bones: A J.P. Beaumont and Brandon Walker Novel by J.A. Jance
DB084395, The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli
DB084775, Zero K by Don DeLillo
DB085052, Little Pretty Things by Lori, Rader-Day
DB085050, Winchester 1886; Winchester 1887 by William W. Johnstone
DB085053, Into the Fury; Into the Whirlwind by Kat Martin
DB085178, End of Watch by Stephen King
DB085054, The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
DB084765, Jane Yellowrock, Books 8-10 by Faith Hunter

Nonfiction:

DB084946, The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee
DB084419, Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories by Rob Brotherton
DB084455, The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet by Justin Peters
DB084328, The Art of Grace: On Moving Well Through Life by Sarah L. Kaufman
DB084253, Cyberphobia: Identity, Trust, Security and the Internet by Edward Lucas
DB084250, Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers by Simon Winchester
DB084641, The Rise and Fall of American Growth: the U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War by Robert Gordon
DB084319, All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister
DB085111, The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe: A Biography by Rebecca Traister
DB085085, Benjamin Franklin in London: the British Life of America's Founding Father by George Goodwin
DB085045, The Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster; the Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900 by Al Roker
DB084850, The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future by Steve Case
DB083779, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids edited by Daum Meghan