﻿ Harris County Public Library - audiobooks http://www.hcpl.net/taxonomy/term/4931/0 en All Kinds of Electronic Media! http://www.hcpl.net/content/all-kinds-electronic-media <p>Remember, Harris County Public Library has all sorts of resources you can use electronically, without coming into the library!&nbsp; This includes ebooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music, magazines, and comic books.&nbsp; You can get to them by clicking &quot;<a href="http://www.hcpl.net/ehcpl">eBooks &amp; More</a>&quot; above. You can even set up an electronic-only library card account at <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/iknow">www.hcpl.net/iknow</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/ehcpl"><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Overdrive_0.jpg" style="width: 120px; height: 40px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" /></a></p> <p>Ebooks, audiobooks, movies &amp; music.&nbsp;Popular titles!<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/ehcpl"><img alt="Hoopla" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Hoopla.jpg" style="width: 120px; height: 40px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" /></a></p> <p>Stream movies, TV shows, music, and audiobooks or check out comics and eBooks from your computer or your phone or tablet.<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/ehcpl"><img alt="Flipster" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Flipster_0.jpg" style="width: 120px; height: 40px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" /></a>The magazines you know and love, available digitally.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/ehcpl"><img alt="OneClick" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/OneClick.jpg" style="width: 120px; height: 40px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" /></a></p> <p>Audiobooks you can listen to on your computer or Apple or Android device.<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/ehcpl"><br /> <img alt="TumbleBooks" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/TumbleBooks.jpg" style="width: 120px; height: 40px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" /></a></p> <p>Electronic books for children. Your computer will read them and turn the pages.<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/ehcpl"><img alt="Safari books" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Safari books.jpg" style="width: 120px; height: 40px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px; float: left;" /></a></p> <p>The premier electronic reference library for programmers and IT professionals.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/ehcpl"><img alt="Ebsco ebooks" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Ebsco ebooks.jpg" style="width: 120px; height: 40px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;" /></a></p> <p>Search for and read thousands of books online. Some can be downloaded.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/all-kinds-electronic-media st_title='All Kinds of Electronic Media!' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/all-kinds-electronic-media st_title='All Kinds of Electronic Media!' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/all-kinds-electronic-media st_title='All Kinds of Electronic Media!' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/all-kinds-electronic-media st_title='All Kinds of Electronic Media!' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/all-kinds-electronic-media st_title='All Kinds of Electronic Media!' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/all-kinds-electronic-media#comments audiobooks digital eaudio ebooks emedia Magazines Movies music tv shows Fairbanks Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:29:00 +0000 Luanna Adams 20246 at http://www.hcpl.net Book Hunters in Brief #87: Better on Audio http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-87-better-audio <p><img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In Brief 87 - Better on Audio.jpg" style="width: 421px; height: 551px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" />For some, the notion that an audiobook could offer a more satisfying experience than the print version is sacrilegious, if not actual grounds for divorce, institutionalization and/or immediate revocation of membership in the Tuesday Night Book &amp; Chardonnay-Tasting Club. But there are any number of valid reasons that an audiobook could be better: an exceptional performance by a voice actor, for instance, or a lyrical text written more for the ear than the eye, or just a book of particularly dense prose. I, for one, might have actually passed sophomore Am. Lit. (thus changing the trajectory of my entire life) had I known Henry James&#39; <strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=turn+of+screw+henry+james+audiobook&amp;rw=0">Turn of the Screw</a></strong> could be had on CD.</p> <p>This week, Book Hunters in Brief has some suggestions for the hardcore print partisans.</p> <p><u>For Kids:</u></p> <p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=zombie+baseball+beatdown+bacigalupi&amp;rw=0">Zombie Baseball Beatdown</a></strong> by Paolo Bacigalupi<br /> <br /> <a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=five+six+seven+nate+tim+federle&amp;rw=0"><strong>Five, Six, Seven, Nate! </strong></a>by Tim Federle</p> <p><u>For Young Adults:</u></p> <p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=slam+nick+hornby&amp;rw=0">Slam</a></strong> by Nick Hornby</p> <p><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=beat+the+band+don+calame&amp;rw=0"><strong>Beat the Band</strong></a> by Don Calame</p> <p><u>For Adults:</u></p> <p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=as+you+wish+cary+elwes&amp;rw=0">As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of <em>The Princess Bride</em></a></strong> by Cary Elwes</p> <p><strong><a href="http://hcpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/http:/search/results/?ln=en_US&amp;q=yes+please+amy+poehler&amp;rw=0">Yes, Please</a></strong> by Amy Poehler</p> <p>If you&#39;re still not convinced, try cleaning the gutters or driving to work while reading a book...Wait. On second thought, DON&#39;T. Just get it on audio. Finally, don&#39;t forget, that we have a great selection of downloadable eAudiobooks available 24/7/365 at <a href="http://e.hcpl.net/"><strong>eHCPL</strong></a>.</p> <p>Visit <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants"><strong>Book Hunters</strong></a> for a customized reading list of your very own.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-87-better-audio st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #87: Better on Audio' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-87-better-audio st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #87: Better on Audio' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-87-better-audio st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #87: Better on Audio' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-87-better-audio st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #87: Better on Audio' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-87-better-audio st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #87: Better on Audio' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-87-better-audio#comments Audio audiobooks Book Hunters Nonfiction Fri, 21 Aug 2015 17:00:49 +0000 David Cherry 19031 at http://www.hcpl.net Book Sale This Saturday http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-sale-saturday-6 <p><img alt="Book sale 2" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/Book sale 2_0.jpg" style="width: 237px; height: 240px; margin-right: 3px; margin-left: 3px; float: left;" />The Friends of the Library are having a<u><strong> Books, Etc., Sale&nbsp;this Saturday, December 6, from 10am&ndash;3pm.&nbsp; </strong></u>They&#39;ll have children&rsquo;s &amp;&nbsp;adult books, hardback &amp; paperback books, fiction &amp; nonfiction books, audiobooks, VHS tapes, music CDs, and DVDs at unbelievably low prices.&nbsp; Many of them look brand new and would make great gifts!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[Image &copy; 2014 Vital Imagery Ltd.]</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-sale-saturday-6 st_title='Book Sale This Saturday' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-sale-saturday-6 st_title='Book Sale This Saturday' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-sale-saturday-6 st_title='Book Sale This Saturday' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-sale-saturday-6 st_title='Book Sale This Saturday' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-sale-saturday-6 st_title='Book Sale This Saturday' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-sale-saturday-6#comments audiobooks book sale CDs DVDs Friends of the Library used books VHS Video Books Fairbanks Friends Mon, 01 Dec 2014 23:36:10 +0000 Luanna Adams 17261 at http://www.hcpl.net Great Listens for Your Summer Travels http://www.hcpl.net/content/great-listens-your-summer-travels <p>Have you given any of our audiobooks a listen yet?&nbsp; They&rsquo;re great for long car trips.&nbsp; We have audiobooks for kids, teens, <img alt="" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/car trip.jpg" style="margin: 5px; width: 200px; height: 133px; float: right;" />and adults, including many that the whole family will enjoy.&nbsp; The <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/ref/dbsubs.htm#books">NoveList Plus</a> database has just been updated to include audiobooks, and it&rsquo;s perfect for searching for your preferred type of narration, story, and running time.&nbsp;&nbsp;Once you find the titles that you like, just click the HCPL catalog link to request a copy.&nbsp; If you prefer downloads to discs, try searching the catalog for downloadable audiobooks by using the advanced search or by limiting your results after you search.&nbsp; The next time that you visit the Fairbanks Library, don&rsquo;t forget to browse our audio collection, and discover the enjoyment of having a book performed for you while you travel.</p> <p>&copy; 2014 Vital Imagery Ltd&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/great-listens-your-summer-travels st_title='Great Listens for Your Summer Travels' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/great-listens-your-summer-travels st_title='Great Listens for Your Summer Travels' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/great-listens-your-summer-travels st_title='Great Listens for Your Summer Travels' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/great-listens-your-summer-travels st_title='Great Listens for Your Summer Travels' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/great-listens-your-summer-travels st_title='Great Listens for Your Summer Travels' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/great-listens-your-summer-travels#comments audiobooks Fairbanks Wed, 25 Jun 2014 19:56:55 +0000 Kayla K 16167 at http://www.hcpl.net Book Hunters in Brief #25: Family Listening http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-25-family-listening <p><img alt="book hunters - family listening graphic" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/In Brief 25 - Family Listening.jpg" style="width: 350px; height: 460px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" />Going on a road trip this summer? Book Hunters suggests you bring along one of these outstanding audiobooks that the whole family will love.</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/1hvUwJt"><strong>Peter &amp; the Starcatchers</strong></a> by Dave Barry &amp; Ridley Pearson.&nbsp; Read by Jim Dale<br /> Why? Find out how Peter Pan and Captain Hook came to be in this fun adventure brought to life by the voice of Jim Dale.</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/1nmpTW6"><strong>Bud, not Buddy</strong></a> by Christopher Paul Curtis. Read by James Avery<br /> Why? Through Avery&rsquo;s narration, Depression-era Michigan is brought to life.</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/1xe7b8n"><strong>The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread</strong></a> by Kate DiCamillo. Read by Graeme Malcolm<br /> Why? A fun adventure that even the youngest members of the family will enjoy.</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/1jWxFRz"><strong>Terrier</strong></a> by Tamora Pierce.&nbsp; Read by Susan Denaker<br /> Why? Set in Tortall, the setting for several of Pierce&rsquo;s series, Terrier features strong characters as well as adventure.</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/1rP5Og8%20"><strong>Death Cloud</strong></a> by Andrew Lane. Read by Dan Weyman<br /> Why? Features the adventures of a young Sherlock Holmes.</p> <p>Looking for something different in audio or print formats? <a href="http://www.hcpl.net/form/book-hunters-your-personal-reading-consultants"><strong>Just tell Book Hunters what you like</strong></a> and in no time at all you&rsquo;ll have a personalized reading list in your inbox.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-25-family-listening st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #25: Family Listening' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-25-family-listening st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #25: Family Listening' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-25-family-listening st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #25: Family Listening' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-25-family-listening st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #25: Family Listening' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-25-family-listening st_title='Book Hunters in Brief #25: Family Listening' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/book-hunters-brief-25-family-listening#comments Audio audiobooks readalikes readers advisory Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:15:43 +0000 David Cherry 16011 at http://www.hcpl.net Free YA Audiobooks from SYNC http://www.hcpl.net/content/free-ya-audiobooks-sync <p><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/SYNC-new-poster-apr2014Rev.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="sync poster" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/SYNC_POSTER.jpg" style="margin: 5px; width: 160px; height: 207px; float: left;" /></a>Get two free audiobook downloads&nbsp;every week this summer from <a href="http://www.audiobooksync.com/">SYNC</a>. That&#39;s right, FREE! Today is the last day&nbsp;to download the first two titles, <em>WARP: The Reluctant Assassin </em>by Eoin Colfer and <em>The Time Machine </em>by H.G. Wells. Once downloa<span style="display: none;">dedd</span>ded the audiobooks are yours to keep forever.<span style="display: none;">iobooks are yours io&nbsp;thed&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong>From SYNC:&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;</strong><a href="http://www.audiobooksync.com/">SYNC</a> is a program that gives away two complete audiobook downloads&ndash;a current Young Adult title paired thematically with a Classic or Required Summer Reading title&ndash;each week to listeners ages 13+ while SYNC is in session each summer.</p> <p>Titles are delivered through the OverDrive Media Console.&nbsp; You can prepare for the program by downloading the software to your desktop and whichever device you anticipate listening on.&quot;</p> <!--break--> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/free-ya-audiobooks-sync st_title='Free YA Audiobooks from SYNC' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/free-ya-audiobooks-sync st_title='Free YA Audiobooks from SYNC' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/free-ya-audiobooks-sync st_title='Free YA Audiobooks from SYNC' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/free-ya-audiobooks-sync st_title='Free YA Audiobooks from SYNC' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/free-ya-audiobooks-sync st_title='Free YA Audiobooks from SYNC' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script><table id="attachments" class="sticky-enabled"> <thead><tr><th>Attachment</th><th>Size</th> </tr></thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"><td><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/SYNC_POSTER.jpg">SYNC_POSTER.jpg</a></td><td>348.97 KB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td><a href="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/SYNC-new-poster-apr2014Rev.pdf">SYNC-new-poster-apr2014Rev.pdf</a></td><td>177.37 KB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.hcpl.net/content/free-ya-audiobooks-sync#comments audiobooks ebooks Overdrive Website Adults Books Cy-Fair Download Teens Wed, 21 May 2014 16:14:18 +0000 Dorrie Scott 15897 at http://www.hcpl.net Words in the Air: Poetry on Audio http://www.hcpl.net/content/words-air-poetry-audio <p><img alt="Caedmon in stained glass" height="195" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/caedmon.jpg" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" width="126" />As most of us know, listening to poetry is nothing new. Poetry started out in the audio format. Rhyme and meter and many other poetic conventions were essentially mnemonic devices to help itinerant poets keep the story going so that they might earn a place by the fire for the night. Back then, a poet couldn&rsquo;t read his stuff off the page making minimal eye-contact with the audience like we do now. For one thing, until relatively recently, there were no pages to read off of. For another, after getting conked on the head by a flying tankard or turkey leg hurled by some philistine in chain mail, poets figured out it paid to keep their hands free and their eyes peeled.</p> <p>Needless to say, poets really mattered back then (flying poultry limbs, notwithstanding). A really good one was the equivalent of premium cable and the Encyclop&aelig;dia Britannica rolled into one unwashed, unshaven, mead-guzzling ball o&#39; wisdom. The poet was both entertainer and keeper of history. Those roles have been largely stripped from us poets by ever more efficient and dazzling technologies (including premium cable and the Encyclop&aelig;dia Britannica). It&#39;s just as well, all that responsibility was making our hair fall out and seriously cutting into mead-guzzling time.</p> <p>In my (not entirely) humble opinion, listening to verse is still the best way to encounter it. What may seem inscrutable on the page can become crystalline when heard performed. On any given night, there are poetry readings and/or slams all over the county and I would suggest you take one in sometime (NOTE: you will be frisked at the door, so don&#39;t try to smuggle in any turkey legs). Failing that, I&#39;ve compiled a list of some poetry in audio formats from Harris County Public Library&#39;s collection.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=81%20famous%20poems%20audio%20companion%20norton%20anthology&amp;index=.GH">81 Famous Poems: an Audio Companion to the Norton Anthology of Poetry </a></strong><br /> <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=adrienne%20rich%20random%20house%20audio&amp;index=.GH"><strong>Adrienne Rich</strong></a> [Voice of the Poet series]<br /> <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=aeneid%20virgil%20sound%20recording&amp;index=.GH"><strong>The Aeneid of Virgil </strong></a><img alt="Cover Art: Beowulf / trans. Seamus Heaney" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=9781565114272/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 125px; height: 126px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" /><br /> <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=african%20american%20audio%20experience%20caedmon&amp;index=.GH"><strong>The African American Audio Experience</strong></a><br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=blackwater%20pond%20mary%20oliver%20reads%20mary%20oliver&amp;index=.GH">At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver </a></strong><br /> <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=beowulf%20seamus%20heaney%20sound%20recording&amp;index=.GH"><strong>Beowulf</strong></a> / translated and read by Seamus Heaney<br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=best%20cigarette%20sound%20recording%20billy%20collins&amp;index=.GH">The Best Cigarette</a></strong> / Billy Collins<br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=best%20loved%20poems%20jacqueline%20kennedy%20onassis%20sound%20recording&amp;index=.GH">The Best Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=billy%20collins%20live%20performance%20symphony%20space%20peter%20norton&amp;index=.GH">Billy Collins Live! A Performance at the Peter Norton Symphony Space, April 20, 2005</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=caedmon%20poetry%20collection%20century%20poets%20reading%20work%20sound%20recording&amp;index=.GH">Caedmon Poetry Collection: A Century of Poets Reading their Work</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=canterbury%20tales%20chaucer%20sound%20recording&amp;index=.GH">The Canterbury Tales</a></strong> / Geoffrey Chaucer<br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=celebrations%20maya%20angelou%20rituals%20prayer%20sound%20recording&amp;index=.GH">Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer</a></strong> / Maya Angelou<br /> <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=classic%20american%20poetry%2065%20poems%20longfellow%20poe&amp;index=.GH"><strong>Classic American Poetry: 65 Poems by Longfellow, Poe, Emerson, Whitman, Frost, Cummings, Dickinson, Parker, Sandburg &amp; Many Others</strong></a>&nbsp; [electronic audiobook]<br /> <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=electronic%20resource%20classical%20love%20poetry&amp;index=.GH"><strong>Classical Love Poetry</strong></a> [electronic audiobook]&nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=divine%20comedy%20carlyle%20wicksteed%20translation&amp;index=.GH">The Divine Comedy</a></strong> [Carlyle-Wicksteed Translation] <img alt="Cover art Billy Collins" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=9780739320112/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 125px; height: 154px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" /><br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=colored%20girls%20considered%20suicide%20rainbow%20enuf%20sound%20recording&amp;index=.GH">For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide when the Rainbow Is Enuf</a></strong> / Ntosake Shange<br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=frank%20ohara%20random%20house%20audio&amp;index=.GH">Frank O&rsquo;Hara </a></strong><br /> <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=good%20poems%20garrison%20highbridge%20audio&amp;index=.GH"><strong>Good Poems</strong></a> / Selected by Garrison Keillor<br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=%20want%20burning%20ecstatic%20poetry%20rumi%20hafiz%20lalla&amp;index=.GH">I Want Burning: The Ecstatic World of Rumi, Hafiz and Lalla </a></strong><br /> <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=iliad%20homer%20sound%20recording&amp;index=.GH"><strong>The Iliad </strong></a>/ Homer<br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=voice%20poet%20james%20merrill%20random%20house%20audiobooks&amp;index=.GH">James Merrill </a></strong>(The Voice of the Poet series)<br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=knopf%20national%20poetry%20month%20collection%20sound%20recording&amp;index=.GH">Knopf National Poetry Month Collection</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=langston%20hughes%20random%20house%20audio&amp;index=.GH">Langston Hughes </a></strong>(The Voice of the Poet series)<br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=maya%20angelou%20poetry%20collection%20sound%20recording%20random%20house%20audio&amp;index=.GH">The Maya Angelou Poetry Collection</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=nightmare%20other%20poems%20stephen%20vincent%20benet&amp;index=.GH">Nightmare &amp; Other Poems</a></strong> / Stephen Vincent Benet<br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=poetry%20robert%20frost%20sound%20recording&amp;index=.GH">Poetry of Robert Frost </a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=prophet%20kahlil%20gibran%20electronic%20resource&amp;index=.GH">The Prophet</a></strong> / Kahlil Gibran <img alt="Cover Art: Your Own, Sylvia" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp;isbn=0739380885/LC.GIF&amp;client=harrisp&amp;upc=&amp;oclc=" style="width: 125px; height: 114px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" /><br /> <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=richard%20wilbur%20sound%20recording%20random%20house&amp;index=.GH"><strong>Richard Wilbur</strong></a> (The Voice of the Poet series)<br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=spoken%20arts%20treasury%20modern%20poets%20reading&amp;index=.GH">Spoken Arts Treasury Vol I and II: 100 Modern Poets Reading their Poems </a></strong><br /> <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=spoon%20river%20anthology%20edgar%20lee%20masters%20sound%20recording&amp;index=.GH"><strong>Spoon River Anthology</strong></a> / Edgar Lee Masters<br /> <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=T.S.E.%20Random%20House%20Audio&amp;index=.GH"><strong>T.S.E</strong>.</a> / T.S. Eliot<br /> <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=voice%20poet%20auden%20random%20house%20audio&amp;index=.GH"><strong>W.H. Auden</strong></a> (The Voice of the Poet series)<br /> <a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=war%20poetry%20poets%20first%20world%20war%20mike%20reeves%20jools&amp;index=.GH"><strong>War Poetry: Poets from the First World War </strong></a><br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=we%20speak%20your%20names%20pearl%20cleage%20blackstone%20audio&amp;index=.GH">We Speak Your Names</a></strong> / Pearl Cleage<br /> <strong><a href="http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&amp;aspect=subtab13&amp;term=your%20own%20sylvia%20verse%20portrait%20hemphill&amp;index=.GH">Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath</a></strong> / Stephanie Hemphill</p> <p>Author&#39;s Note: Unlike, Garrison Keillor, who is the self-appointed arbiter of all things poetry in this country, I have no interest in telling you what is a good poem and what is a bad poem. Heck, I&#39;m not sure half of the time myself. This list and all the others I have compiled for the poetry blogs over the last couple of years are not necessarily comprised of recommendations. I merely try to give you a wide sampling of HCPL&#39;s collection and let you choose what you think might interest you.</p> <p>As always, comments, questions or anything else you can put into words and into the comments box are encouraged--especially if you have an idea for a future post because frankly I&#39;m running out. Also as always, thanks for reading. Happy Holidays to all. ~dc</p> <p>[<em>sotto voce</em>] Pssst. Psssssst. Yeah, you. C&#39;mere. I&#39;m really not supposed to do this but I figure if you have read all the way down to here, you would probably be interested in poetry readings around town. The oldest and (perhaps) best is <a href="http://www.inprinthouston.org/first-fridays">First Fridays</a>. Spread the word.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/words-air-poetry-audio st_title='Words in the Air: Poetry on Audio' class='st_facebook' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/words-air-poetry-audio st_title='Words in the Air: Poetry on Audio' class='st_twitter' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/words-air-poetry-audio st_title='Words in the Air: Poetry on Audio' class='st_digg' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/words-air-poetry-audio st_title='Words in the Air: Poetry on Audio' class='st_pinterest' ></span><span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/words-air-poetry-audio st_title='Words in the Air: Poetry on Audio' class='st_email' ></span><script type='text/javascript'>var switchTo5x=true;</script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://w.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>stLight.options({publisher:''});</script> http://www.hcpl.net/content/words-air-poetry-audio#comments Audio audiobooks Poetry Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:13:24 +0000 David Cherry 11970 at http://www.hcpl.net New Downloadable Audiobooks! HCPL adds thousands of eAudiobooks to its collection http://www.hcpl.net/content/new-downloadable-audiobooks-hcpl-adds-thousands-eaudiobooks-its-collection <p><img alt="Young woman in park" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/headphones in the park_1.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 197px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" />For a lot of area residents, audiobooks have made their daily commutes, time on the treadmill, weekend yard work, or just lazing by the pool a lot more entertaining, and Smartphones, tablets and mp3 players have made listening to a bestseller or an old favorite unbelievably convenient. So it is no surprise that the popularity of audiobooks has soared in recent years.</p> <p>Harris County Public Library has always done its best to keep ahead of demand and soon HCPL customers will have an even wider selection of downloadable audiobooks to choose from, including some of today&rsquo;s hottest titles by authors like Stephen King, Charlaine Harris, Alexander McCall Smith and Anne Tyler.</p> <p>On June 4, 2012, over 3500 new eAudiobooks will be added to HCPL&rsquo;s collection bringing the total to well over 10,000 fiction and nonfiction audio titles&mdash;with more coming online all the time; what&rsquo;s more, most of the new titles allow for unlimited checkouts, meaning there will be no frustrating holds on popular titles.<img alt="Walking in park" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/headphone girl.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 265px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" /></p> <p>Because HCPL knows that grownups aren&rsquo;t the only ones with long commutes, chores, or serious relaxing to do, there will be plenty of new titles for all ages and tastes: Meg Cabot, Anthony Horowitz and Avi for teens, and for the younger folks, Cynthia Rylant and Nikki Grimes, as well as select titles from the American Girl and Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.</p> <p>To checkout any of the new titles when the catalog goes live on June 4, customers will go to <a href="http://e.hcpl.net">e.hcpl.net</a>. Those with Apple devices (iPods, iPads and iPhones) can simply download the free <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oneclickdigital/id515311743?mt=8">OneClickdigital app</a> from the App Store. An app for Android devices will be available in a few months, until then Android users need only plug into a home computer to download audiobooks from the new collection.</p> <p>With all the great new titles, audiobook fans might just find themselves wishing for a few more chores or a little road construction so they can keep on listening.</p> <p>Keep up with all HCPL news! &#39;Like&#39; us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/harriscountypl"><strong>facebook</strong></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/harriscountypl"><img alt="facebook logo" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/index_13.jpg" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px;" /></a> and follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/harriscountypl"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/harriscountypl"><img alt="twitter logo" src="http://www.hcpl.net/sites/default/files/twitter-logo.png" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px;" /></a></p> <p><br /> &nbsp;</p> <span st_url=http://www.hcpl.net/content/new-downloadable-audiobooks-hcpl-adds-thousands-eaudiobooks-its-collection st_title='New Downloadable Audiobooks! 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