Sightlines from Central Rappahannock Regional Library
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What’s New in Access Services?
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During this time, Talking Book members should keep all books and players. Our mail service is on hold, and we cannot make cartridges remotely. If you have additional questions, please contact the Department of the Blind and Vision Impaired in Richmond at 804-371-3661.
BARD members are strongly encouraged to use BARD to continue downloading books. All Talking Book members with an email address may use BARD and enroll in BARD at
nlsbard.loc.gov/VA1L/ApplicationInstructions.html. New enrollments are being approved remotely, so it may take a little longer, but we will process those as quickly as we can.
Finally, we ask that if you receive
Sightlines via email or read it online, please share this and the information below with those around you. We cannot generate the
Sightlines cartridge while we are closed, so telling people may be the only way they find out.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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CRRL has partnered with the
U.S. Census Bureau to support the 2020 Census, a key priority for the library. Common census questions can be found at
librarypoint.org/2020census. It is now possible to participate in the 2020 Census both online and over the phone, so be sure to reach out and be counted!
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CRRL’s Summer Reading Challenge will run this summer from June 1 to August 31. This year’s theme is “Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, Discover.” Talking Books members with CRRL library cards are welcome to participate, as all Talking Books count as part of the challenge. If you live in CRRL’s service area or a county with which we have a reciprocal borrowing agreement and do not have a library card, you can apply at
librarypoint.org/card. Your library card barcode will be emailed to you, and once branches reopen, your physical card will be mailed to you.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): A Basic Primer
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Last December, a new respiratory illness was first identified in Wuhan, China. The disease, formally named Coronavirus disease 2019 (or Coronavirus or COVID-19 for short), has since grown into a global pandemic, causing thousands worldwide to suffer and, in some cases, to die. This high rate is partly because the virus has not been experienced by human beings before, leaving doctors around the world both to treat those who fall sick and to develop a vaccine to help lower the risk of being infected.
COVID-19 is spread primarily from person-to-person contact, though it is possible to become infected by touching a surface or object that an infected person has had contact with. While doctors are still compiling a full list of symptoms, COVID-19 is especially noted for causing fever, a dry cough, and shortness of breath. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after infection.
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In order to neither spread nor become infected with COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are strongly asking everyone to do the following 5 things:
- Wash your hands often, with soap and water, for at least 20 seconds.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue away.
- Clean and disinfect regularly touched counters and objects in your home.
- Try to stay home and avoid close contact with other people. If you absolutely have to go out, wear a mask and keep a minimum of 6 feet of space (about the height of a common refrigerator, or the length of a full bed) between you and every other person.
Doing these will slow the spread of COVID-19 and help lower your chances of contracting the disease.
If you feel you have contracted COVID-19, please call your doctor to see if you should come in for medical help. If you are told to stay at home, immediately begin to isolate yourself from others, including your household, and do not share beds, towels, cups, or kitchen utensils of any kind with anyone.
This information has been provided by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They are considered the most authoritative source of information on the disease. The
Virginia Department of Health is also tracking and providing information about COVID-19. Outside of government sources like these, the National Federation of the Blind is providing up-to-date information for subscribers to its free audio news service, NFB-Newsline, since much of this information has not been made easily accessible to those with impaired vision. You can learn more about NFB-Newsline, including how to apply and access it via phone, email, app, AI, or portable player, by going online to its
website or calling 866-504-7300. The American Foundation for the Blind is also providing a list of
resources and blog postings related to COVID-19.
Please be aware that CRRL cannot provide medical advice and this is for your information only. We hope you and your loved ones stay safe and healthy.
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This spring, we’ll be reading
Lone Wolf: an FBI K-9 novel by Sarah Driscoll (DB 94947).
Lone Wolf is the first in Driscoll’s mystery series about FBI agent, Meg Jennings and her dog, Hawk. When a bomb rips apart a government building on the National Mall, Meg and Hawk are called in to save the workers and visitors buried beneath the rubble. They succeed, but soon Meg and Hawk must race to find the bomber before the attacks spiral out of control.
Lone Wolf has strong language and some violence, but it may just be the new series you mystery lovers out there are looking for, so give it a try!
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Fiction Bestsellers
- The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict (DB93756)
- Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman (DB96116)
- The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware (DB96239)
- A High Sierra Christmas by William W. Johnstone (DB93389)
- Old Bones by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (DB96342)
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Non-Fiction Bestsellers
- Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations by William H. McRaven (DB95549)
- The Man Who Sold America: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story by Joy-Ann Reid (DB95932)
- Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer (DB93768)
- Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation by Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw (DB95573)
- War and Peace: FDR’s Final Odyssey; D-day to Yalta, 1943-1945 by Nigel Hamilton (DB95749)
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Holidays and Next Sightlines
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CRRL is closed until further notice. The next
Sightlines will come out mid-July.
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For book reservations, to share a review, or for more information, contact Access Services Librarian Babak Zarin at 540-372-1144 extension 7054, Toll Free: 1-800-628-4807, or
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Inspiring lifelong learning for everyone in our community.
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Serving Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, and Westmoreland, Virginia.
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