Calendar of Programs and Events

• Wednesday, September 29, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 10:00 Central, 9:00 Mountain, and 8:00 Pacific: . Guest health care professionals Roswell Daniels, MD, Lori Reimer, RN, and Jean C. Aldag, PhD will discuss strategies for gathering personal health information, making decisions about your own healthcare and how to communicate with health care providers including: talking with your doctor, managing your health records, making informed decisions, and managing prescriptions, immunizations, medical tests, living wills and advance directives. Helpful websites and books on this topic will also be shared. This is the inaugural program of the , which will provide consumer health programs of interest to senior citizens. Project HEALTHY programs will be offered online, on CD, and on cassette for talking book readers.



• Wednesday, September 29, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 1:00 Central, noon Mountain, and 11:00 a.m. Pacific: What have your Congressmen and women been doing? What are their positions on the issues? How can you contact them? Explore , the Library of Congress's web site for Congressional materials, and be ready come November 2nd. Presenter: Ken Drexler, Digital Reference Specialist, Library of Congress.



• Wednesday, October 13, 2004 beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific:
  The will be discussing the book To America: Personal Reflections of An Historian by Stephen Ambrose. In this 2002 bestseller Ambrose intersperses his personal story with reflections on American history. His topics include the transcontinental railroad, World War II, Native Americans, Vietnam, civil rights, and women's rights. Also describes well-known persons such as Washington, Lincoln, Lewis and Clark, Nixon, and Eisenhower.
  RC 55747, 2 cassettes, read by John Polk.



• Tuesday, October 19, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 1:00 Central, noon Mountain, and 11:00 a.m. Pacific: . Join the LBPH Poetry Group for a casual poetry discussion and readings from "Four Quartets." This program is part of the sponsored and conducted by the Cleveland Public Library's Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Note: This program will last approximately two hours.



• Wednesday, October 20, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 1:00 Central, noon Mountain, and 11:00 a.m. Pacific: . Leaves are rustling, ghosties and goblins are about, speeches are being made, and music is always in the air! Join Library of Congress tour guides for a sampling of the rich audio collections on the web site. NOTE: This program requires RealMedia and Windows Media Player.



• Thursday, October 21, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 10:00 Central, 9:00 Mountain, and 8:00 Pacific: . Join LBPH for an online book discussion of George Orwell's "1984." Retired John Carroll University Professor and "futurist" Dr. Mary K. Howard will provide an introduction to kick-off the discussion. For those Ohio residents needing a copy of the book, contact LBPH at or . This program is part of the sponsored and conducted by the Cleveland Public Library's Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Note: This program will last approximately two hours.



• Tuesday, October 26, 2004, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 10:30 Central, 9:30 Mountain, and 8:30 Pacific:
  . Expert guest Dennis Cioni, RN, BS, COT, explains that is is important to understand changes that naturally occur to our eyes and our vision as we mature. It is equally important to be aware of changes that might signify a more serious eye problem that should be discussed with a qualified ophthalmologist. This program is part of , which provides consumer health programs of interest to senior citizens. Project HEALTHY programs are offered online, on CD, and on cassette for talking book readers.



• Wednesday, October 27, 2004 through Saturday, October 30:
  and OPAL are co-sponsoring a . This live, online education trade fair will allow you to connect to and interact with experts in online education and virtual librarianship. The latest technology products and online distance education programs will be highlighted. The will be online as they become available.



• Wednesday, October 27, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 10:00 Central, 9:00 Mountain, and 8:00 Pacific: . Learn more about how computers and adaptive technology can help people with learning and reading disabilities. This program is part of the sponsored and conducted by the Cleveland Public Library's Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Note: This program will last approximately two hours.



• Wednesday, October 27, 2004 beginning at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 3:00 Central, 2:00 Mountain, and 1:00 Pacific:
  . Our featured guest this month will be Lori Bell, Director of the . Lori Bell is very active in a number of innovative digital talking book, virtual reference, and online programming initiatives for blind and visually impaired individuals, including , , , and others.



• Wednesday, November 10, 2004 beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific:
  The will be discussing the novel Where Do You Stop? by Eric Kraft. Intrepid and inquisitive Peter Leroy's 7th-grade year centers around a fascinating but never-ending science paper. But he still has time to build a lighthouse (or watchtower), lust after older women, bug his grandfather (who is sharecropping a miniature wheat field in Peter's backyard) and to submit his invention to a television show.
  RC 36897, 1 cassette.



• Wednesday, November 17, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 1:00 Central, noon Mountain, and 11:00 a.m. Pacific: . Please mark this date and time on your calendars. More information about the online event to be conducted by the Library of Congress will be forthcoming.



• Monday, December 6, 2004 beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific:
  The will be discussing the 2003 bestselling novel The Known World by Edward P. Jones. Manchester County, Virginia; 1855. At his death Henry Townsend, a thirty-one-year-old former slave who maintains a relationship with his owner William Robbins, owns more than thirty slaves himself and fifty acres of land. But now his plantation begins to fall apart as slaves betray one another.
  RC 56918, 3 cassettes.



• Wednesday, December 8, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 1:00 Central, noon Mountain, and 11:00 a.m. Pacific: . Holiday Entertainment for the Whole Family! From Edison's first films to high-tech webcasts, these films offer a glimpse of life in schools, factories, leisure activities, and towns. Put on the popcorn, adjust your computer screen (RealMedia and Windows Media Player needed), and enjoy!



• Wednesday, January 19, 2005 beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific:
  The will be discussing the 2002 bestselling work of non-fiction, Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World after September 11, by Thomas Friedman. Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign affairs journalist for the New York Times presents his columns and diary entries concerning the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and their aftermath. This "word album" covers his experiences and encounters with people in Afghanistan, Israel, Europe, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia.
  RC 54937, 3 cassettes, read by Bill Wallace.



• Wednesday, February 16, 2005 beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific:
  The will be discussing the nonfiction work This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff. Wolff's first nonfiction work, the story of his childhood, opens as he and his mother drive west. Divorce separates Toby from his father and brother and binds him closely to his mother. His rage against his father surfaces in petty crime, drinking and general rebellion. Strong language and some descriptions of sex.
  RC 30165, 2 cassettes.