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That All May Social Media
That All May Read. That’s the slogan of the National Library Services for the Blind and Print Disabled. I think about those words a lot. In 2018, the National Health…
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Finding Your Nonfiction Niche
We all know fiction genres: romance, science fiction, fantasy… all types of books that have their own shelves in bookstores everywhere. But what about nonfiction? Most people know…
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Reading Black Mississippi
February is Black History Month, which makes it a great time to visit the bookshelves and refocus your reading on some of the great Black authors out there.…
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Read with MLC: Reread a Book You Love
Welcome to February and the second reading prompt of our 2024 Read with MLC challenge: reread a book you love. There’s something incredibly special about a book you…
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Squeaking Into the Public Domain
American copyright is a strange beast. The law can be a bit complex, but to sum it up, a creator (or the creator’s estate) can hold exclusive copyright…
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All About That Braille
Braille: it’s the bumpy bits that Blind people use to read, right? Invented by Frenchman Louis Braille (1809-1852) in 1824, this writing system is known worldwide as an…
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Dr. King in Mississippi
Dr. Martin Luther King was a lasting inspiration for our country. Born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, his leadership helped millions of Americans achieve civil rights…
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Looking For a Few Good Readers
Talking Book Services (TBS) is one of the best kept secrets in Mississippi, and, truth be told, in the entire nation. Thing is, TBS is something everyone should know about.…
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Read with MLC: Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! There’s something about clearing out the holiday decorations and putting up a new calendar that makes anything and everything seem possible. Start exercising? You got…
