BULLETIN BOARD

A Newsletter of the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
Spring 2005
Volume 22, Number 4

Dragons, Dreams and Daring Deeds: A Summer of Medieval Madness & Magic

The Wisconsin Regional Library once more is working with the statewide Summer Reading Program being offered by libraries throughout Wisconsin. This year's theme is "Dragons, Dreams, and Daring Deeds". Children interested in taking part in the summer reading program may sign up at their local public libraries, but read materials from the Regional Library. Libraries may request Brailled copies of activities from the summer reading program manual by phoning Sally Snyder at the Nebraska Library Commission (402) 471-2045. The Regional Library has available a .jpeg file with the Braille equivalent of the following phrases: "Dragons, Dreams and Daring Deeds: A Summer of Medieval Madness & Magic" and "Joust Read" (the statewide program for young adults). Also available is a list of books about dragons, fairies, monsters, and unicorns, which children may request in large print, Braille, tape or e-text format.

Announcements:

The Regional Library is mailing a large print copy of our bibliography "African-American Authors: an annotated bibliography of books for children & young adults" to all of our young readers. Please phone for a copy in Braille, tape, or e-text format.

Resources:

Audio Description TV Show Schedules is a website that lists all programs on local broadcast and pay television with a daily schedule of programs in DVS. Their web address is http://www.tv-now.com/dvs/index.html.

The Aurora Ministries Audio Bible Ministry has available an "MP3" King James Bible. Registered users of the Wisconsin Regional Library may phone to ask that we submit a request to Bible Alliance for a CD-ROM copy.

Booklist:

New volunteer-produced books recently added to the Regional Library collection.

• Antler. Selected poems. Works by a major poet from the Boomer/post-Beat era. BRW 212
• Carrier, Warren P. Death of a chancellor. When a popular University of Wisconsin chancellor is murdered and the local sheriff suspects the widow, she turns to Sean Fogarty for help. RCW 536
• Cowley, Betty. Stalag Wisconsin. Account of Wisconsin's World War II German prisoner-of-war camps. RCW 524
• Crutcher, Chris. Chinese handcuffs. Troubled by his older brother's suicide, Dillon tries to help his friend Jennifer, whose stepfather is molesting her. Junior & senior high readers. RCW 427
• Fong, Donald. The Diabetes eye care sourcebook. This popular reference identifies eye conditions associated with diabetes, stresses the importance of glucose control, and discusses surgery, coping with low vision, and eye disease in childhood. RCW 463
• Gess, Denise. Firestorm at Peshtigo: a town, its people, and the deadliest fire in American history. October 8, 1871: a rare convergence of weather conditions created a conflagration around Peshtigo, Wisconsin, that burned thousands of square miles and killed more than 2,000 people. RCW 530
• Gilpatrick, Kristin. Famous Wisconsin film stars. Brief biographies of such Wisconsin-born film stars as Spencer Tracy, Agnes Moorehead, Orson Welles, Carole Landis, Jeffrey Hunter, Fred MacMurray, Don Ameche, Pat O'Brien, Frederic March, Colleen Dewhurst, Brian Donlevy & Gene Wilder. RCW 525
• Hoxie, Frederick E. American nations: encounters in Indian Country. A collection of 23 articles illuminating the experiences of different tribes as they maintained their unique ethnic identities while dealing with the federal government. RCW 513
• Kjelgaard, Jim. The spell of the white sturgeon. A thrilling fishing story set on Lake Superior for grades 5-8. RCW 616
• Leigh, Ana. The Mackenzies: Jared. Young twin girls decide to play matchmaker between their rancher father and their governess, Kitty Mackenzie. RCW 464
• Leigh, Ana. The Mackenzies: Josh. Emily Lawrence flees an unwanted marriage on 1890 Long Island to become a Harvey Girl for the Santa Fe Railroad. Sent in pursuit, Pinkerton agent Josh Mackenzie falls in love with her. RCW 479
• Malz, Betty. My glimpse of eternity. The author tells of her family life and some miracles that occurred before she was pronounced dead and, 28 minutes later, returned to life. RCW 108
• Medawar, Mardi O. Murder on the Red Cliff Rez. Tracker Karen Charboneau is a successful Chippewa ceramics artist living on the Red Cliff Reservation in northern Wisconsin. When the tribal attorney is murdered, the reservation police chief turns to her for help in finding the suspected murderer. RCW 537
• North, Henry Ringling. Circus Kings: our Ringling family story. Biography of the five brothers from Baraboo who founded the "greatest show on earth". RCW 1040
• Olds, Elizabeth. Women of the four winds. The adventures of four of America's first women explorers testify to their audacious exploits on global frontiers. Junior & senior high readers. RCW 626
• Powers, Martha. Sunflower: a novel. Lt. Sheila Brady, a policewoman in River Oaks, Wisconsin, and the mother of a young daughter, is confronted with a series of ghastly child-murders that shatter the peaceful, neighborly image of the small city. RCW 539
• White, Richard. The Middle Ground: Indians, Empire, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815. "The middle ground" was a geographic area where conflicting European and Indian cultures were forced to co-exist through constant adaptation and compromise. RCW 506

BULLETIN BOARD is published four times a year by the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped. It is available in large print, Braille, and audio cassette editions. The Wisconsin Regional Library makes no recommendations or endorsements concerning any products or services which may appear in this publication.

Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
8 13 West Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1436
414-286-3045, in Milwaukee
1-800-242-8822, in Wisconsin
414-286-3102, FAX
lbph@milwaukee.gov, E-mail

For questions about this information, contact Shiela A. Pollock (608) 224-5395

Last updated on 2/28/2008 8:51:58 AM