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Newsletter of the Utah State Library
for the Blind and Disabled
| Spring 2008 | Number 80 |
| Medicare Publications in Braille and Large Print | |
| New Radio Reading Service Schedule | |
| Lady Detective Novels | |
| Reader Response Sheet (.pdf) | |
By providing information in the See Note, the Utath State Library Division, Program for the Blind and Disabled, does not endorse any product, service, organization, or company mentioned herein.
Utah, Wyoming, and the West: History and Literature Catalog
This catalog contains books on cassette and in braille. It was revised last Fall, and includes history, description and travel, memoirs, biographies, and poetry about Utah, Wyoming, and the West. It also contains historical and contemporary fiction set in the region.
It contains books produced by both the Library of Congress and the Utah State Library. To request a large print or braille copy of this catalog, please check the Reader Response Sheet (link above). You may also telephone the library or email the library (blind@utah.gov) to request this item.
This year the Utah State Library Volunteer Recognition and Awards Dinner will be held in the newly renovated Utah State Capitol.
The guest speaker will be David Harris Hart. Governor Leavitt recommended the appointment of Mr. Hart in 1999 as the executive director of the Capitol Preservation Board. Mr. Hart oversees day-to-day activities at the Capitol, its facilities and grounds, and the preservation, maintenance, and restoration of the State Capitol building. His work focuses on the development, management, and design of a long range and a strategic master plan for the Capitol grounds as well as the $200 million dollar restoration and base isolation project at the Utah State Capitol.
After dinner, volunteers can enjoy a tour of the newly restored Capitol. Volunteers, please check your mailbox for your invitation.
If you have any questions, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, James Shulfer at 715-6791.
Mon., May 26, Memorial Day
Fri., July 4, Independence Day
Thurs., July 24, Pioneer Day
Want this newsletter via email?
The library is considering providing this newsletter, See Note, via email. The library is not quite ready to do this as yet, but would like to know how many patrons would like to receive an email as well as a print copy.
If you would like to receive the See Note by email, please check the Reader Response Sheet (link above). You may also telephone the library or email the library (blind@utah.gov) to request this item.
If there is enough interest, we will request email addresses in a future issue of the See Note.
The Consumer Advisory Committee of the Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled meets quarterly at the State Library in Salt Lake. There are 3 positions currently open. Appointment to this committee involves a 4 year commitment, which begins in September, 2008.
If you are a patron of the Library for the Blind and Disabled and would like to serve on this committee, please send a letter of interest and a brief resume by May 31, 2008 to:
Bessie Oakes
Program Manager
Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled
250 North 1950 West, Suite A
SLC, UT 84116-7901
Or email her at: boakes@utah.gov
Medicare Publications in Braille and Large Print
Many of the major Medicare publications are made available in braille and large print. These can be ordered through the Medicare website or toll-free phone number.
Log on to www.medicare.gov and use the search term “publications.” If you want to order a publication, you can often choose the publication format: print, braille, or large print.
The toll-free number is 1-800-MEDICARE.
One of the main menu choices is “publications.”
New Radio Reading Service Schedule
The library’s Radio Reading Service has recently made some programming changes. A revised schedule is now available.
To request a large print or braille copy of this schedule, please check the Reader Response Sheet (page 5 of this newsletter). You may also telephone the library or email the library (blind@utah.gov) to request this item.
The schedule is also available on the website of the Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled – http://blindlibrary.utah.gov/radio_reading/ BroadcastSchedule.htm
Listed beginning on pages 7-11 are adult fiction books in the Lady Detective genre. Following the author’s name is the character’s name in a series of books, the character’s occupation, and the setting for the series. Only one title is listed for each series.
A more extensive list, including more authors and more titles in the various series, may be requested by contacting the library. Books may be ordered by listing book numbers desired on the Reader Response Sheet,
by email (blind@utah.gov), online at blindlibrary.utah.gov, or by telephoning the library.
RC is recorded cassette.
LP is large print.
c indicates cassettes.
v is volumes of braille.
sl is strong language.
vi is violence.
sx is sex
Albert, Susan Wittig. China Bayles, Herbalist, Texas.
Rosemary Remembered. 1997. RC 43524 (2c)
Beatrix Potter, Writer, England.
The Tale of Hill Top Farm. 2004. RC 61460 (2c)
Atherton, Nancy. Aunt Dimity, Ghost, England.
Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday. 2003. RC 55738 (1c) LP 15009
Babson, Marian. Trixie Dolan, Aging actress, London.
Cat Who Wasn’t a Dog. 2003. RC 57210 (2c) LP 15605 BR 15123 (2v)
Bain, Donald. Jessica Fletcher, Writer, Maine. Murder She Wrote
Gin and Daggers. 2000. RC 60616 (2c) LP 09148
Barnes, Linda. Carlotta Carlyle, P.I. / Taxi driver, Boston.
A Trouble of Fools. 1987. sl RC 27191 (2c) LP 06055
Barr, Nevada. Anna Pigeon, National Park Ranger.
Hunting Season. 2002. sl vi RC 53677 (2c) LP 14008
Beaton, M.C. Agatha Raisin, Retiree, England.
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death. 1992. sl RC 38163 (2c) LP 11078
Berenson, Laurien. Melanie Travis. P.I./dog owner, Maryland.
Hair of the Dog. 1997. RC 62360 (2c)
Bissell, Sallie. Mary Crow, Attorney, North Carolina.
In the Forest of Harm. 2001. sl sx vi RC 57754 (2c) LP 15290
Bland, Eleanor Taylor. Marti MacAlister, Detective, Illinois.
Dark and Deadly Deception. 2005. sl RC 62088 (2c) LP 17986
Bowen, Rhys. Molly Murphy, Irish immigrant, NYC in the 1800s.
Murphy’s Law. 2001. LP 15218 BR 14095 (2v)
Boylan, Eleanor. Clara Gamadge, Widow, Florida.
Working Murder. 1989. sl RC 30894 (1c) LP 06205
Brett, Simon. Melita Pargeter, Widow, England.
Mrs. Pargeter’s Package. 1990. sl vi RC 35760 (2c) LP 09218
Brown, Rita Mae. Mary “Harry” Haristeen, Postmistress, Virginia.
Pawing Through the Past. 2000. vi RC 53314 (2c) LP 12957
Jane Arnold, Foxhunter, Virginia
Outfoxed. 2000. sl RC 50586 (3c) LP 12148
Buchanan, Edna. Britt Montero, Reporter, Miami.
Miami, It’s Murder. 1994. sl vi RC 38629 (2c) LP 08360
Buckley, Fiona. Ursula Blanchard, Spy, Queen Elizabeth I’s England.
The Siren Queen. 2004. RC 61524 (2c) LP 16851
Burke, Jan. Irene Kelly,Reporter, California.
Kidnapped. 2006. sl vi RC 64515 (2c) LP 18646
Cannell, Dorothy. Ellie Haskell, Interior Designer, England.
Importance of Being Ernestine. 2002. RC 54645 (2c) LP 14649 BR 14300 (2v)
Christie, Agatha. Miss Marple, Spinster, England.
Caribbean Mystery. 1964. RC 44500 (1c) LP 07822 BR 04312 (2v)
Five Complete Miss Marple Novels. 2004. RC 56994 (6c)
Churchill, Jill. Jane Jeffry, Housewife, Chicago.
War and Peas. 1996. RC 58655 (1c) LP 10261
Clark, Carol Higgins. Regan Reilly, P.I., Los Angeles.
Fleeced. 2001. RC 53563 (1c) LP 13632 BR 13855 (2v)
Cook, Robin. Laurie Montgomery, Forensic Pathologist, NYC.
Vector. 1999. sl RC 47835 (3c) LP 11501
Cornwell, Patricia. Judy Hammer, Police Chief, North Carolina.
Isle of Dogs. 2002. sl sx vi RC 53045 (3c) LP 13740 BR 13655 (4v)
Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Forensic Pathologist, Virginia.
Black Notice. 2000. sl sx vi RC 48767 (3c) LP 11652 BR 12389 (3v)
Cross Amanda. Kate Fansler, Professor, NYC.
Death in a Tenured Position. 1982. RC 29259 (1c) BR 05121 (2v)
Daheim, Mary. Emma Lord, Editor, Alpine, Washington.
Alpine Pursuit. 2004. sl RC 61413 (2c) LP 15950
Davidson, Diane Mott. Goldy Schulz, Caterer, Colorado.
Dying for Chocolate. 1992. sl vi RC 52160 (2c) LP 12047
Evanovich, Janet. Alexandra Barnaby, NASCAR driver, Miami.
Metro Girl. 2004. sl vi RC 59459 (2c) LP 16607
Stephanie Plum, Bounty Hunter, Trenton, New Jersey.
Twelve Sharp. 2006. sl sx vi RC 62872 (2c) LP 18066
Fairstein, Linda. Alexandra Cooper, Attorney, NYC.
The Kills. 2004. sl sx vi RC 58014 (2c) LP 15970
Fluke, Joanne. Hannah Swensen, Detective, Minnesota.
Sugar Cookie Murder. 2004. RC 59854 (2c)
Gardner, Lisa. Rainie Conner, P.I., Portland, Oregon
The Third Victim. 2001. sl sx vi RC 51904 (2c) LP 13625
George, Anne Carroll. Patricia and Mary, Sisters, Alabama.
Murder Shoots the Bull. 2000. sl RC 49043 (2c) LP 11853 BR 12373 (2v)
Gerritsen, Tess. Jane Rizzoli, Detective, Boston.
The Sinner. 2003. sl vi RC 56875 (2c) LP 15553
Gilman, Dorothy. Mrs. Pollifax, Spy, various locations.
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station. 1983. RC 19876 (2c) LP 04581 BR 05541 (2v)
Grafton, Sue. Kinsey Millhone, P.I., Santa Teresa, California.
H is for Homicide. 1991. sl RC 33018 (2c) LP 07225 BR 15331 (2v)
Greeley, Andrew. Nuala Anne McGrail, Singer/Psychic, Chicago.
Irish Mist. 2004. sl vi sx RC 56297 (2c) LP 12951
Grimes, Martha. Emma Graham, 12-year-old girl, Appalachia.
Belle Ruin. 2005. sl sx vi RC 60762 (3c) LP 17625
Hamilton, Denise. Eve Diamond, Reporter, Los Angeles.
Savage Garden. 2005. sl sx vi RC 61417 (2c) BR 16138 (3v)
Hart, Carolyn. Annie Laurance, Bookstore Owner, South Carolina.
Dead Man’s Island. 1994. sl vi RC 63926 (2c) LP 08332 BR 09684 (2v)
Henrietta O’Dwyer Collins, Retired Reporter, Missouri.
Scandal in Fair Haven. 1994. sl RC 63637 (2c) LP 08815
Hess, Joan. Arly Hanks, Police Chief, Maggody, Arkansas.
Muletrain to Maggody. 2004. sl RC 58670 (2c) LP 16113
Claire Malloy, Bookstore Owner, Faberville, Arkansas.
Goodbye Body. 2005. sl RC 61861 (2c) LP 17197
James, P.D. Cordelia Gray, P.I., London
Unsuitable Job for a Woman. 1972. RC 55215 (2c) LP 03772 BR 02268 (3v)
Jance, J.A. Joanna Brady, Sheriff, Arizona.
Exit Wounds. 2003. sl vi RC 57119 (2c) LP 15292
Johansen, Iris. Eve Duncan, Forensic Sculptor.
Blind Alley. 2004. sl vi RC 58833 (2c) LP 16393
Krentz, Jayne Ann. Zoe Luce, Psychic Interior Designer, Arizona.
Light in Shadow. 2003. sl sx RC 55520 (2c) LP 14990 BR 14598 (3v)
Margolin, Phillip. Amanda Jaffe, Attorney, Portland.
Wild Justice. 2000. sl vi RC 50857 (2c) LP 12613
Maron, Margaret. Deborah Knott, Judge, North Carolina.
Southern Discomfort. 1993. sl vi RC 37826 (2c) LP 12196
McCall Smith, Alexander. Isabel Dalhousie, Editor, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sunday Philosophy Club. 2004. RC 58888 (2c) LP 16431
Precious Mamotswe, P.I., Botswana.
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. 1998. RC 55503 (2c) LP 15223 BR 15865 (2v)
McCrumb, Sharyn. Elizabeth MacPherson, Forensic Anthropologist, Virginia.
If I’d Killed Him When I Met Him. 1998. RC 44478 (2c) LP 10379
Nora Bonesteel, Herbalist, Tennessee
She Walks These Hills. 1994. sl RC 40372 (2c) LP 09848
Michaels, Kasey. Maggie Kelly, Novelist, NYC.
Maggie by the Book. 2003. sl RC 61535 (2c) LP 15494
Morice, Anne. Tessa Crichton, Actress, London.
Murder Post-Dated. 1983. RC 20804 (2c) LP 05117
Muller, Marcia. Sharon McCone, P.I., San Francisco.
Dead Midnight. 2002. sl vi RC 54807 (2c) LP 14612
Myers, Tamar. Magdalena Yoder, Innkeeper, Pennsylvania Dutch.
The Crepes of Wrath. 2001. RC 55848 (2c) LP 13679
O’Connell, Carol. Kathleen Mallory, Police Officer, NYC.
Mallory’s Oracle. 1994. sl RC 40108 (2c) LP 09433
O’Marie, Carol Anne. Sister Mary Helen, Nun, San Francisco.
Missing Madonna. 1991. sl RC 31586 (2c)
O’Shaughnessy, Perri. Nina Reilly, Attorney, Lake Tahoe.
Move to Strike. 2000. sl RC 50940 (3c) LP 12755
Page, Katherine Hall. Faith Fairchild Mystery, Caterer, Massachusetts.
Body in the Moonlight. 2003. sl RC 54268 (2c) LP 17103
Paretsky, Sara. V.I. Warshawski, P.I., Chicago.
Hard Time. 1999. sl vi LP 11845 RC 48812 (3c) BR 12395 (4v)
Parker, Barbara. Gail Conner, Attorney, Miami.
Suspicion of Rage. 2005. sl vi RC 62259 (3c) LP 17048
Parker, Robert B. Sunny Randall, P.I., Boston.
Family Honor. 1999. sl vi RC 48857 (2c) LP 11889 BR 14400 (2v)
Parker, T. Jefferson. Merci Rayborn, Detective, Orange Co.
Blue Hour. 1999. sl vi RC 49184 (3c) LP 11739
Patterson, James. Women’s Murder Club, San Francisco
1st to Die. 2001. sl sx vi RC 51887 (2c) LP 13269 BR 14208 (2v)
Peters, Elizabeth. Amelia Peabody, Egyptologist, England.
Guardian of the Horizon. 2004. RC 58038 (3c) LP 16018 BR 15424 (4v)
Jacqueline Kirby, College Librarian, Nebraska.
Naked Once More. 1989. sl RC 30513 (3c) LP 06496
Pickard, Nancy. Eugenia Potter, Chef/Rancher, Maine/Arizona.
Blue Corn Murders. 1998. vi RC 49664 (2c) LP 11342
Jenny Cain, Charity Worker, Massachusetts.
Confession. 1994. sl RC 39726 (2c) LP 08987
Marie Lightfoot, True Crime Writer, Florida.
The Whole Truth. 2000. sl sx vi RC 52442 (2c) LP 12314
Reichs, Kathy. Temperance Brennan, Forensic Scientist, Montreal, Canada.
Cross Bones. 2005. sl vi RC 60684 (2c) LP 17245
Richman, Phyllis. Chas Wheatley, Restaurant Critic, Washington, DC.
Murder on the Gravy Train. 1999. RC 49084 (2c) LP 11863
Riggs, Cynthia. Victoria Trumbull, Poet, Martha’s Vineyard.
Cemetery Yew. 2003. sl vi LP 15573 BR 15214 (2v)
Ripley, Ann. Louise Eldridge, Organic Gardener, Washington, DC.
Death at the Spring Plant Sale. 2003. vi RC 57460 (2c) LP 15803
Robb, J. D. Eve Dallas, Police Detective, NYC in the near future.
Origin in Death. 2005. sl sx vi RC 60772 (2c) LP 17290
Roberts, Gillian. Amanda Pepper, Teacher, Philadelphia.
Till the End of Tom. 2004. RC 59276 (2c) LP 17072
Roosevelt, Elliott. Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady, Washington. Murder in the Executive Mansion. 1995. RC 42311 (2c) LP 11243
Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor. Carolyn Sullivan, Probation Officer, Ventura County, CA.
Sullivan’s Law. 2004. sl vi RC 58379 (2c) LP 16230
Rushford, Patricia H. Helen Bradley, Travel Writer, Oregon
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. 1997. vi RC 50603 (2c) LP 10351
Scottoline, Lisa. Rosato and Associates, Lawyers, Philadelphia.
Killer Smile. 2004. sl vi RC 58316 (3c) LP 16202
Stabenow, Dana. Kate Shugak,P.I., Alaska.
Fine and Bitter Snow. 2002. sl sx vi RC 55180 (2c) LP 14983
Trocheck, Kathy Hogan. Julia Callahan Garrity, P.I., Atlanta.
Irish Eyes. 2000. sl RC 59203 (2c) LP 12604
Watson, Clarissa. Persis Willum, Art Curator, Long Island, NY.
Last Plane from Nice. 1988. RC 27455 (2c) LP 09149
White, Kate. Bailey Weggins, Crime Writer, NYC.
Over Her Dead Body. 2005. sl vi RC 61840 (3c) LP 17394
Woods, Stuart. Holly Barker, Deputy, Orchid Beach, Florida.
Orchid Beach. 1998. sl sx vi RC 47651 (2c) LP 11793