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Going on a Road Trip?
July 2004 Article

Going on a road trip?  Commute to work every day?  Want something to occupy your mind while exercising or working on chores?  The Independence Public Library has just the answer for you -  books on tape or CD!  Adult fiction, mystery, science fiction, western, and non-fiction; young adult books, children’s chapter books, and children’s picture books!  We have a selection of all types, some of which are on audiocassette and others on CD.  As we purchase more audio books, most of them will be purchased in the CD format, since that is the direction the technology is headed.

In the next section, I have highlighted a few of our audio books.  I’ve added annotations to the adult fiction and non-fiction titles, but (for the sake of space) just listed titles and authors of our young adult and children’s offerings.  We have many more audio books than the titles listed below.  Feel free to search our Internet catalog by going to www.indylibrary.org and clicking on Web Catalog.  If you are interested only in audiotapes, change the first search parameter to Call Number and type in AC.  Click on the bullet in front of and in between the first two lines. Then change the second search parameter to subject, author, or title, and type in what you are looking for.  You can do the same with CDs by typing in CD in the first search box (make sure it is changed to call number).  Feel free to call us (334-2470) or come in if you have questions about this process.  You can also search our catalog at the library, ask for our help, or browse our collection.

Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction on Audiocassette or CD

Fiction–

Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson - 7 CDs
At the outset of his career with the FBI, Alex Cross is instructed to track down a band of kidnappers who are snatching people and possible selling them into slavery, a case that is complicated by a terrible threat to Cross's own family.

The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks - 7 CDs
To save his own marriage, a middle-aged man takes inspiration from his in-law's enduring love.

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien - 15 audiocassettes
The discovery of the One Ring ignites the great war between good and evil in Middle-earth, as a courageous group of adventurers embarks on a perilous quest to destroy the dangerous artifact.

Great American Stories: 10 Unabridged Classics - 5 CDs
Short stories by Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Ambrose Bierce, and Jack London.

Non-Fiction-

Eat the Rich by P.J. O’Rourke - 2 audiocassettes
The political satirist traverses the world, exploring the power of money, ruminating on the world's varieties of capitalism and socialism, and offering his own primer on economics.

At Dawn We Slept: the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Gordon W. Prange - 2 audiocassettes
This authentic record of the planning and execution of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and its impact on American culture tells about Americans as a people and American leadership, thoughts and actions

Young Adult and Children’s Audio Books-
 
Young adult fiction:  A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck - 2 audiocassettes
Holes by Louis Sachar - 4 CDs

Children’s Chapter Books: 
The Landry News by Andrew Clements - 2 audiocassettes
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine - 5 CDs
Magic Tree House Collection #1, books 1-4 by Mary Pope Osborne - 2 audiocassettes

Children’s Picture Books: 
Monsters, Inc. - 1 audiocassette, 1 CD, and 1 book (same story on all)
Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester - 1 audiocassette and 1 book
Arthur Goes to Camp by Marc Brown - 1 audiocassette and 1 book

I hope you will take this summer as an opportunity to become acquainted with our audio books at the library!   

Library Tidbits:
The library will have a busy month in July!  We will be finishing up our Summer Library Program, having our first Read-a-thon and Storytelling Festival, and offering Basic Computer Classes sponsored by Independence Light and Power.  Check out our website www.indylibrary.org or ask us at the library for more details.  Following is some basic information about the events:

·         Summer Library Program event on July 6^th – On the Nature Trail with the Buchanan County Conservation Department, 9:30 am at the VFW Building.

·         Summer Library Program events on July 14^th – Journey Back in Time’s Pioneer Living Experience, 9:30 – 11:00 am and 4:30 – 6:00 pm.  SORRY, PROGRAM IS FULL.

·         Read-a-thon kickoff July 19^th starring Jacquie McTaggart and Ken Howard at Bill’s Pizza Banquet room from 5:30 – 6:30.  Registration before July 16^th is required because space is limited. 

·         Storytelling Festival July 30^th at the River Walk Parks’ Band Shell from 5:30 – 8:00 pm.  Great fun for all ages!  Admission is free will donation or completed read-a-thon pledge envelope.  Refreshments will be sold.

·        Computer classes – call or stop in to register.  Classes offered in July are Basic Computer, Basic Internet, and Basic Word.   

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