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October 2020 the Sun Down Motel by Simone St Best Mystery & Thrillers of 2020 October 2020 The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James DB99575 The Last Flight by Julie Clark DB99472 Talking Book Center : Staunton, Virginia The Shadows by Alex North DB99568 1 Churchville Avenue Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier DB99199 Staunton, VA 24401 You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks DB98913 800-995-6215 The Dilemma by B.A Paris DB99581 [email protected] Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman DB98658 Long Bright River by Liz Moore DB97977 Voting Information: Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar DB99555 For the general election of 2020 we will be voting for President & Vice President of the United States, U.S. Senator, and U.S Representative for the 6th District. The Holdout by Graham Moore DB98668 There are several ways to vote for the upcoming election! The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda DB99578 November 3, Election Day– Stand in line and vote in person at your local polls Big Lies In A Small Town by Diane Chamberlain DB98727 Absentee Voting by mail– Request a ballot from your local registrar. They will mail you a ballot mid-September and you mail it back. Ballots will not be sent to everyone; you need to request it. You can bring your completed ballot to your City Hall or Government Center but you will need a photo I.D., and you cannot have someone Talking Book Center Free Matter for the Blind else bring it for you. You can also mail it in a regular blue post office box. 1 Churchville Avenue and Physically Handicapped In Person, No Excuse voting– You can vote in person at your local City Hall or Staunton, VA 24401 Government Center. This includes curbside voting so you won’t have to get out of your car! You will need a photo I.D. Locations are open Monday through Friday. You don’t need an appointment, but you can call ahead if you require assistance. Augusta County- Government Center, 18 Government Center Lane, Verona, 8 am to 5 pm, 540.245.5656 Staunton - City Hall, 116 West Beverley Street, 8:30 am - 5 pm 540.332.3840 Waynesboro - City Hall, 250 South Wayne Avenue, 9 am - 5 pm, 540.942.6620 Rockbridge County- 150 South Main Street, Lexington, 540.463.7203 Lexington – City Hall, 300 East Washington Street, 9 am - 5 pm, 540.462.3706 Buena Vista – Municipal Building, 2039 Sycamore Avenue, 9 am - 5 pm, 540.261.8605 Bath County– Court House, 65 Courthouse Hill Road, Warm Springs 540.839.7266 Highland County– 97 Highland Center Drive, Monterey, 540.468.2013 The Talking Book Center can provide you with a standard-print Vote By Mail Application, a large-print Vote By Mail Application, or a large-print Voter Registration Application if needed (the last day to register to vote is October 13). A Change of Address notice is Reading is for Everyone! included on the vote by mail application. Give us a call at 540-885-6215 to receive large print information and a sample ballot for your locality. Most local libraries are open to the public and all are available for Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg curbside service. They are all available for phone calls: In My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg DB86782 Staunton Public Library / 540-332-3902 / Open and Curbside pickup Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life by Jane Sherron De Hart DB93120 Waynesboro Public Library / 540-942-6746 / Curbside pickup only Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Augusta County Library / 540-885-3961 / Fishersville, Churchville, by Irin Carmon DB83838 Stuarts Draft, open to the public. Craigsville and Middlebrook, curbside / appointment Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Weyers Cave Library Station is now open - 51 Franklin Street Liberty, and Law by Jeffrey Rosen DB97886 Rockbridge Regional Library / 540-463-4324 / all locations open to the public The National Federation of the Blind- Virginia will be hosting their state convention from Lexington, Warm Springs, Buena Vista, Glasgow, Goshen October 25 to November 1, utilizing Zoom, YouTube, and Newsline Highland County Public Library / 540-468-2373 / Open to the public platforms. A special presentation for blind seniors will be held on October 28 at 7:00pm via Zoom and telephone, and everyone is welcome! Registration for the convention is free. For more information Popular Books on BARD: contact Nancy Yeager at NFBV at 703-283-2524 or check out The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump by www.nfbv.org for more convention news. The National Federation of Mary Jordan DB99597 (biography) the Blind (NFB) is a consumer organization of blind people working together to improve opportunities for the blind and the understanding of blindness by the general public. Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories From the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong DB99602 (biographies) Featured Author: Stephen King Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Stephen King is best known for his horror and supernatural fiction. Several of his books have been turned into movies. King also writes under the penname Richard Bachman. Fitzgerald DB99751 (biography) The Shining (1977) DB51373 (V, L) Night Shift (1978) DB35672 (V, L) The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek DB99678 (autobiography) Pet Sematary (1983) DB20202 (L) It (1986) DB28045 (V, L, S) Resistance by Tori Amos DB99720 (autobiography/music appreciation) Misery (1987) DB26000 (V, L, S) The Stand (1990) DB56081 (V, L, S) The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela DB99749 (autobiography) 11/22/63 (2011) DB73931 (V, L, S) Dolores Claiborne DB35892 (V, L, S) WWE 50 by Kevin Sullivan DBC19723 (sports) Joyland (2013) DB76799 (V, L, S) If It Bleeds (2020) DB99554 (UR) Hideaway by Nora Roberts DB99722 (romantic suspense) Blaze (2007) DB64754 (V, L, S) Thinner (1984) DB21522 (V,L,S) A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber DB99515 (romance) On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000) DB50873 (L) non-fiction Exclusion ratings: Violence– V, Language-L, Sexual Content-S, Unrated– UR Camino Winds by John Grisham DB99615 (suspense/mystery) Sunrise on Half Moon Bay by Robyn Carr DB99553 (domestic fiction) TBC News: Elaine, our awesome Reader Advisor, will be leaving the Talking Book Center in late October to move out of state. She joined us in May 2018 and played an Dark Tribute; Eve Duncan 24 by Iris Johansen DB99429 (thriller) instrumental part in the TBC earning our Subregional Library of the Year award! We’ll Fearless by Fern Michaels DB99551 (romantic fiction) miss her sharp knowledge of mysteries, and the atmosphere here without her will The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs DB99671 (romantic fiction) certainly be flat. On a scale of one to ten, we think she’s an eleven! Thank you, Elaine! After Sundown by Linda Howard DB99552 (romantic fiction) Financial donations made to the Talking Book Center are always appreciated. A Beautiful Arrangement; Amish Journey 03 by Beth Wiseman DB99614 (religious fiction) Contributions can be made through PayPal, check, or through community support such as Amazon Smile and Kroger Community Rewards. TBC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. .
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