Book List – June 2023 One of our Reader’s Advisors has a goal of traveling the Cascade Volcanic Arc, a road trip from Mount Baker near the Canadian border to …
Mental Health Awareness Month
Book List – May 2023 Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. During May, we can bring our voices together to advocate for …
The Rest of the Story
Booklist – April 2023 Beginning during World War II and continuing until 1976, Paul Harvey produced a radio program called The Rest of the Story. It consisted of stories presented …
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Book List – Women’s History Month March 2023 In 1976, in an obscure scholarly article, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote, “Well behaved women seldom make history.” Today these words appear on …
Looking for Your Next New Read?
Check out Talking Book Topics for January – February 2023 and send in an order form with your requests. Happy reading! Talking Book Topics (PDF) Order Form (PDF)
New Audio Books
Check out this month’s new titles! Utah Nonfiction DBC20757 The Silver Queen: Her Royal Highness Suzanne Bransford Emery Holmes Delitch Engalitcheff 1859-1942 by Judy Dykman DBC20759 Escalante: The Best Kind of Nothing …
Black History Month
Booklist – February 2022 History is generally told from the perspective of the big names, the “important people.” But there is a lot of history that can be learned through …
New Audio Books
The Utah State Library for the Blind has recently resumed our audio recording program and will soon return to pre-pandemic levels. We focus on recording local titles relevant to our …
Can’t Miss This: Books with Irresistible Titles
Book List – January 2023 We know. We’ve always been told we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Since the cover incudes the title, we obviously shouldn’t judge a …
Laughing Through the Holidays
Book List – December 2022 December is a wonderful time of the year. It brings holidays that promote peace, love, and generosity. We are inspired to be better people. Nearly …
Language and Sandwiches
Book List – November 2022 November brings us the celebration of National Sandwich Day on the 3rd. We could use that as the reason for creating a booklist highlighting sandwich …
National Farmer’s Day
Book List – October 2022 We celebrate National Farmer Day on October 12. Many of us have lived on farms at some point in our lives. However, even if we’re …