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Booklist – January Winter is the best time to curl up with a good book. As the snow sets in, we long for the comfort and warmth of our own...

Rivers of Change They say that “you can’t step in the same river twice.” Things are always changing in nature and in life. Water is always moving, looking for the...

A New Email Newsletter from NLS With hundreds of thousands audio and braille books and magazines available from NLS, for some patrons it’s hard to know where to start when...

This December the Utah State Library and the Utah State Library for the Blind are celebrating all things cozy. All month long we are highlighting the Danish concept of Hygge...

Listen to the Utah Libraries Have You Covered Podcast MP3 Audio File (24:02 minutes). Welcome to the third episode of the Utah Libraries Have You Covered Podcast! In this episode we...

Book List – November This time of year, we focus on giving thanks and preparing for the holidays. The season of giving can cause both great happiness and great anxiety...

Booklist – October It’s spooky season! The days are shorter and darker, and monsters lurk in the shadows. Monsters have always been part of human storytelling; some say they represent...

2024 General Election Voter Information Pamphlet 2024 Voter Information Pamphlet – Braille 2024 Voter Information Pamphlet – Audio...

Listen to the Utah Libraries Have You Covered Podcast MP3 Audio File (22:51 minutes). Welcome to the second episode of the Utah Libraries Have You Covered Podcast! In this episode we...

Spooky season is here! Utah libraries are here to help you make the longer, cooler nights extra special for the little ones in your life. We think it’s time to...

Listen to the Utah Libraries Have You Covered Podcast MP3 Audio File. Please join the Utah Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Utah State Library for the...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Utah Libraries Have You Covered Podcast! In this episode we chat with local author Julia Lyon about her children’s book A Dinosaur Named...

Booklist – September As the summer temperatures fade away into pleasant cool, and the leaves begin to change, it is time to gather the fruits of the season. This time...

Booklist – August Listen to the August 2024 Booklist MP3 Audio File. Vintage Favorites Booklist – August The books we read as children and young adults stay with us all our...

Booklist – June 2024 Listen to the June 2024 Booklist MP3 Audio File. The tradition of reading by the seaside is likely just as old as the tradition of getting away...