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“Son of the Gamblin’ Man: The Youth of an Artist” by Nebraska author Mari Sandoz is now available on cartridge and for download on BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service. BARD is a service offered by the Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service and the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress.

A work of historical fiction, the story tells of a gambler who founded Cozad, Nebraska. It also focuses on his family, especially his younger son, who became the world-famous artist and teacher known as “Robert Henri.”

TBBS borrowers can request “Son of the Gamblin’ Man: The Youth of an Artist” DBC02039 or download it from the National Library Service BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) website. If you have high-speed internet access, you can download books to your smartphone or tablet, or onto a flash drive for use with your player. You may also contact your reader’s advisor to have the book mailed to you on cartridge.

“Nebraska, Where Dreams Grow” by Nebraska author Dorothy Weyer Creigh is now available on cartridge and for download on BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service. BARD is a service offered by the Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service and the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress.

Fifty-one vignettes present Nebraska history from the point of view of those who lived their lives on the Great Plains. Topics include ice harvesting, Chautauqua, mail-order brides, World War II, television, and Big Red.

TBBS borrowers can request “Nebraska, Where Dreams Grow” DBC02044 or download it from the National Library Service BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) website. If you have high-speed internet access, you can download books to your smartphone or tablet, or onto a flash drive for use with your player. You may also contact your reader’s advisor to have the book mailed to you on cartridge.