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| ===== Texas Talking Book Program @ Texas State Library and Archives Commission [TX1A] ===== | ===== Texas Talking Book Program @ Texas State Library and Archives Commission [TX1A] ===== |
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| *Our Book Club is currently meeting six times per year (every couple of months). We always have it on a Thursday or Tuesday at 7:00 pm Central time and it lasts one hour via conference call. We have a toll-free phone number so those of our patrons that want to participate can call in from anywhere in Texas. They don't need to have a computer or any type of special technology. All they need is a phone. | *Our Book Club meets six times per year (every other month), typically on a Tuesday or Thursday from 7:00-8:00 p.m. central time. We use Zoom and patrons can join via personal computer or dial-in with their phone. The phone number is not toll-free, so we recommend that patrons use a smartphone or cell phone rather than a landline if possible. |
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| *We send an email blast six weeks before the date of each book club. We also announce the book club dates and titles via our Newsletter and our blog. Patrons contact us if they want to RSVP. We send them the book on cartridge, or they download the title from BARD, depending on their preference. One week before the book club, the patrons that RSVPd get a reminder via email or phone (or both if they wish). | *We announce the book club dates and titles via our monthly email newsletter, blog, and website. We ask patrons to register ahead of time to ensure they have the correct information to join our session. During the registration process, we confirm if they will need us to send them the book or if they plan to download it using BARD. We also ask how they would like to be reminded of the event: email, phone call, or both. |
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| *We try to pick varied titles: fiction, non-fiction, adventure, romance, classics, historical fiction, literary fiction, etc. Best sellers are a big one, too. We usually have a list of questions to generate discussion and we always have a lively, chatty crowd with stimulating conversation. Our patrons like it and we do too. | *We pick titles from a variety of genres such as fiction, non-fiction, adventure, romance, classics, historical fiction, and literary fiction. We usually have a list of questions to generate discussion, and we always have a lively, chatty crowd with stimulating conversation. Our patrons like it and we do too. |
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