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Join the Fun on “Drop Everything and Read” Day Four books: My Brother Charlie; Perro Grande...Perro Pequeno; The Someday Birds; The Mysterious Benedict Society appear with the Bookshare logo, a young woman using a tablet and wearing headphones, and Drop Everything and Read Day
Published April 12, 2022

Join the Fun on “Drop Everything and Read” Day 

Bookshare supports D.E.A.R. Day – a national celebration of reading on April 12 to remind families to make reading a priority activity in their lives. Want to join in but not sure what to read next? The Bookshare staff is here to help with enticing book recommendations for kids, teens, and adults to help Bookshare members spring into reading. 

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Season’s Readings from BookshareThree pairs of feet are on a table in front of a fireplace. Five books appear: The Elves and the Shoemaker, Letters from Father Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Polar Express, and Rudolp the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Published December 8, 2021

Season’s Readings from Bookshare

Welcome to the best time of year for snuggling up with a book! During the holiday season, it’s fun to revisit treasured classics and discover new favorites. We made a list (of books) and checked it twice to give you a sleigh full of ideas on what to read. So grab a blanket and a warm drink and settle in with heartwarming books featured in this blog.

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Member Spotlight: Academic Enjoys Instant Access to Scholarly Texts in BookshareOlga Borovaya wears glasses and stands near some trees with the Stanford logo and her books: Modern Ladino Culture and The Beginnings of Ladino Literature
Published November 23, 2021

Member Spotlight: Academic Enjoys Instant Access to Scholarly Texts in Bookshare

Olga Borovaya has been doing research and teaching at Stanford and other universities since 1998, which is when she started losing her eyesight. An expert in Sephardic Studies and Ladino Culture, she was always looking for resources and devices that would make her work possible despite her visual impairment, but most of the time she relied on research assistants who would read to her in several languages and help her find books at the university libraries. Fortunately, she discovered Bookshare and now relies on it for immediate access to scholarly texts in accessible formats.

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