[Publib] Reading aloud to Seniors (mostly) {Fraud?}

[Mark Arend]

In my previous job I did bimonthly booktalks at one of the local nursing
homes for about 15 years.  Everything I took was in large print.  As I
remember, celebrity bios, cozy mysteries, & light fiction or history did
OK.  Sex, violence, controversy, any book that was too big and heavy,
and anything overly British (we had a lot of old Ulverscroft titles)
didn't go as well.  

 

 

 

 

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Mark W. Arend, Assistant Director

Winnefox Library System

106 Washington Ave.

Oshkosh, WI  54901

(920) 236-5222           fax: (920) 236-5228

 

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Recently read:

   Noel Perrin:  Dr. Bowlder's legacy--a history of expurgated books

   Homer Hickam:  Sky of stone

   Bob Newhart:  I shouldn't even be doing this and other things that
strike me as funny (audio)

   Julia Child:  My life in France (audio)

   Alistair Cooke:  Letters from America--1946-2004

   Russell Shorto:  The island at the center of the world--the epic
story of Dutch Manhattan  (audio)

 

 

 

"A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of
acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy."

                         -- James Madison

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

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[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Melissa K. Davidson
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 5:46 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Reading aloud to Seniors (mostly) {Fraud?}

 

I am starting to read aloud at a local nursing home. Are there any books
that you think went particularly well. Or any that you wish you hadn't
read?

 

Melissa Davidson

Adult Services Librarian

Staunton Public Library

1 Churchville Ave.

Staunton, VA 24401

540.332.3902

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