BULLETIN BOARD

A Newsletter of the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
Autumn 2003
Volume 21, Number 2

Library Ambassadors Needed

The Regional Library is looking for current patrons living in residential facilities to help new patrons in their facilities feel comfortable in using their talking book machine and/or Newsline. Many new patrons have a difficult time with the 4-track player, but our staff doesn't have the opportunity to visit new patrons to show them personally how it works. And many new Newsline users become confused when first navigating the telephone keypad.

If you are a talking book machine user with a good understanding of how the tape player works, if you are a satisfied Newsline reader, if you enjoy meeting and talking with people, you may be the perfect Library Ambassador. If you think you would like to volunteer in this capacity, please phone the Regional Library at 1-800-242-8822 so that we can provide you with any information or materials you might need in order to welcome new patrons to the Library, and get them started on many hours of reading enjoyment.

Announcements:

Newsline users, have you tried the Wisconsin Information Channel? This service, available on Newsline, is the place where the Regional Library places current information. The Wisconsin Information Channel is divided into sections-Announcements, Bibliographies, Newsletters, Recently Added Audio-Described Videos, Resources, Storytelling Events in or near Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Statewide Library Summer Reading Program. In each section, we have one or more articles of interest. Rather than scroll through all 200+ newspapers listed, you might want to bookmark the Wisconsin Information Channel as one of your 5 Newsline favorites, so you can check it quickly when you phone to read your paper. You can do this by pressing 4 at the first menu to enter Your Favorites. A list of newspapers will be presented in alphabetical order in groups of eight. Follow the instructions by pressing 9 to advance through the groups, until you reach the Wisconsin Information Channel near the end. Once you have added it, you may add up to 5 newspapers in Your Favorites section.

Braille Book Review readers, please make sure to paste a return address label or write your name on your Braille order form. When you don't do this, we have no idea who sent that order, and cannot enter it fort you.

Readers, please phone by Tuesday if you want books for the upcoming weekend-you must allow time for the titles you request to be mailed and delivered-if you order Thursday or Friday, they won't be delivered until the following week.

Resources:

The bimonthly magazine, Arthritis Today, now is available on cassette from the Regional Library. Please phone or email us to subscribe.

Bibliography : Forensic Mysteries

Because of the growing interest in forensic crime-solving (TV shows such as CSI, CSI: Miami, History Detectives, etc.) we've assembled a list of mysteries featuring forensic pathologists, anthropologists, chemists, and other scientific detectives. Many of these authors have written other books in the same genre.

Ayres, Noreen. A World the color of salt: a Smokey Brandon mystery. Smokey Brandon, a forensic specialist for Orange County, develops a personal interest in the murder of the friendly young man who sold her morning doughnuts. Strong language and violence. RC 35769

Blochman, Lawrence. Clues for Dr. Coffee: a second casebook. In these ten stories of scientific crime detection, the police lieutenant of Northbank receives invaluable aid from the chief pathologist of the local hospital and his assistant, Dr. Mookerji. RC 24955

Carr, Caleb. The Alienist. In 1896 New York City, psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler is asked by Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt to create a psychological profile--unheard of in that day--of the killer of a boy prostitute. Strong language and violence. RC 38121

Cornwell, Patricia D. Postmortem. Dr. Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner, uses computers, fingerprint-matching processors, and DNA-testing equipment to identify killers. Violence and strong language. RC 48202

Deaver, Jeffery. The Bone collector. Retired forensic scientist Lincoln Rhyme, injured on the job and now a quadriplegic, is enlisted to track down a serial murderer who is stalking victims in New York City. Violence and strong language. RC 47078

Dunlap, Susan. High fall: a Kiernan O'Shaughnessy mystery. Former pathologist Kiernan O'Shaughnessy is on hand to see stuntwoman Lark Sondervoil fall to her death attempting a move made famous by the late gymnast Greg Gaige, who died in a stunt for the same director exactly 10 years before. O'Shaughnessy, a gymnast who knew Gaige, is the perfect private investigator for the case. Some strong language and some violence. RC 40178

Elkins, Aaron. The Dark place. In Washington State Olympic rain forest, anthropologist Gideon Oliver finds himself investigating a murder committed with a prehistoric weapon. Some descriptions of sex. RC 20383

Goldberg, Leonard S. Deadly harvest. Pathologist Joanna Blalock is desperate to find a donated liver for her fatally ill sister. During her search, Blalock uncovers a black market in body parts. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex. RC 45597

Lovett, Sarah. Dante's inferno: a Dr. Sylvia Strange novel. Psychiatrist Sylvia Strange of New Mexico travels to Los Angeles to assist in a serial bombing case. Violence and strong language. RC 54903

McCrumb, Sharyn. Lovely in her bones: an Elizabeth McPherson mystery. A young anthropologist, out gathering herbs for her Appalachian folk medicine class, comes upon a skull. The discovery leads to an isolated and nearly unknown tribe of Indians in the North Carolina hills and murder on an archaeological dig. RCW 1698

Reichs, Kathy. Deja dead: a Dr. Temperance Brennan mystery. A forensic anthropologist detects evidence of a serial killer when she examines a woman's sexually mutilated body. Strong language and violence. RC 44763

Salter, Anna C. Shiny water. Psychiatrist Michael Stone, who diagnosed the previous sexual abuse of two children later murdered, sets out to find their killer. RCW 1032

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
813 West Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1436
1-414-286-3045 (in Milwaukee)
1-800-242-8822 (in Wisconsin)
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For questions about this information, contact Shiela A. Pollock (608) 224-5395

Last updated on 2/28/2008 8:51:59 AM