Catalog of Recordings
Current issues of the following Braille periodicals may be ordered from the library.
- Braille Chess Magazine - (Quarterly)
- Chess; news of current trends and competitions. (British)
- Braille Music Magazine - (Monthly)
- Articles about classical music for professional and amateur musicians; reviews of new braille music publications. (British)
- Conundrum - (Monthly)
- Crossword and logic puzzles, anagrams, word searches, and general knowledge quizzes. (British)
- Cooking Light - (9 issues/yr.)
- Family-oriented with short articles on exercise, food, fitness, health, and nutrition.
- ESPN - (bi-weekly)
- Covers a range of sports for the sports fanatic.
- Harper's - (Monthly)
- General culture magazine with articles on politics, international affairs, education, and science.
- Health Newsletters - (Monthly)
- Current health concerns, medical information, nutrition, and stress management from Harvard Health Letter, Mayo Clinic Health Letter, andUniversity of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter.
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance - (Monthly)
- General-interest articles on managing finances, including taxes, investment options, real estate, insurance, and retirement planning.
- Ladies' Home Journal - (Monthly)
- Articles and fiction intended for women; includes household hints, recipes, and ideas on fashion and beauty.
- Martha Stewart Living - (10 issues/yr.)
- Recipes, gardening, crafts, collectibles, reminiscence, homekeeping, and home entertaining.
- Muse - (10/yr)
- Science, art, archaeology, and history activities for ages 6-14; includes contests and book and media reviews.
- Musical Mainstream - (Quarterly)
- Selected articles from national magazines about classical music, music criticism, and music teaching; lists new NLS music acquisitions.
- National Geographic - (Monthly)
- Articles on world geography and cultures, plant and animal life, space exploration, and ancient history.
- New York Times Large Type Weekly - (Weekly)
- Highlights from the New York Times.
- Parenting - (Monthly)
- Child rearing from infancy through the mid-teens.
- PC World - (Monthly)
- Information for computer users about hardware, software, advanced technology, and trends in the field.
- Playboy - (Monthly)
- Entire text of the print edition; fiction, interviews, and articles with a male perspective.
- Poetry - (Monthly)
- Contemporary poetry selected from a wide range of contributors and styles.
- Popular Communications - (Monthly)
- Articles of current and historical interest specifically for the radio hobbyist.
- Popular Mechanics - (Monthly)
- Practical advice for the amateur mechanic; information on automotive and home repairs.
- Popular Music Lead Sheets - (Irregular)
- Melodies, lyrics, and chords to popular songs ranging from golden oldies to recent hits.
- Rolling Stone - (Bi-weekly)
- American popular culture in the arts and entertainment industry; record, video, audiovisual, and computer hardware reviews.
- Science News - (Weekly)
- Excerpts of reports on current programs in science, medicine, and technology.
- Seventeen - (Monthly)
- Beauty and fashion for young women; careers, education, social relations, and diet.
- Short Stories - (Monthly)
- Stories from contemporary writers. (British)
- Spider: The Magazine for Children - (Monthly)
- Stories, poems, jokes, and crafts for readers ages 6-9.
- Stone Soup - (5 issues/yr.)
- Fiction, poetry, illustrations, and book reviews by children through age 13.
- Washington Post -- Book World - (Weekly)
- Compilation of book reviews appearing as a supplement to the Sunday edition of the Washington Post.
- Various professional sports schedules are available each year shortly before the start of each sport's season:
- American Baseball League - (Annual)
National Baseball League - (Annual)
National Basketball Association - (Annual)
National Football League - (Annual)
Women's National Basketball Association - (Annual)
Locally Produced Magazines/Newspapers Available on Cassette
- Guideposts Magazine (GUI3)
- Polk County Newspaper(PCP3)
- Readers Digest Magazine(RDG3)
- Sunday School Lesson (SSL3)
- Rome News Tribune (RNS3)
- Sharing Newsletter (SHA3)
National Library Service Produced Cassette Magazines
- American Heritage - (8 issues/yr.)
- Articles on American history, culture, and civilization.
- Analog - (13 issues/yr.)
- Science fiction stories, novelettes, and features.
- Atlantic - (Monthly)
- Articles on politics and current issues, fiction by contemporary American writers.
- Bon Appetit - (Monthly)
- America's food and entertaining magazine; includes a section on light and healthy cooking.
- Buenhogar - (Bi-weekly)
- In Spanish. Articles on home management, beauty, fashions, and decorating.
- Consumer Reports - (Monthly)
- General consumer information on goods and services.
- Contemporary Sound Track - (Bi-monthly)
- A sampler of articles from national magazines concerned with jazz, rock, country and pop music.
- Cricket - (Monthly)
- A literary magazine for children ages 6-12; on one cassette with National Geographic World.
- Diabetes Forecast - (Monthly)
- Articles on diabetes, nutrition, health care, and research. Includes personal accounts of life with diabetes.
- Discover - (Monthly)
- Articles on ecology, natural history, science and technology; news on breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine; book reviews and puzzles.
- Ebony - (Monthly)
- Articles on food, dress, leisure, travel, and personalities, with emphasis on achievements of Blacks.
- Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - (11 issues/yr.)
- Mystery stories by top writers in the field and by new, previously unpublished writers.
- Foreign Affairs - (Quarterly)
- Ground breaking articles on all aspects of international politics and economics; the leading forum through which international leaders communicate their views.
- Good Housekeeping - (Monthly)
- Articles on family and home management, with features on foods and decorating.
- Health and Nutrition Newsletters - (Monthly)
- Articles on medical conditions of special interest to older adults; nutritional information, and ways to maintain good health from Dr. Andrew Weil's Self Healing, Healthline, The Johns Hopkins Medical Letter--Health after Fifty, and Nutrition Action Healthletter.
- Horticulture - (Bi-monthly)
- Gardening techniques, profiles of plants and people, and garden design.
- Magazine-Of-The-Month - (Monthly)
- A different sample magazine each month.
- Musical Mainstream - (Quarterly)
- Selected articles from national magazines about classical music, music criticism, and music teaching.
- Nation - (Weekly)
- Covers foreign affairs, local and national politics, education, and law. Reviews books, theater, films and the arts.
- National Geographic - (Monthly)
- Articles on world geography and cultures, plant and animal life, space exploration and ancient history.
- National Geographic World - (Monthly)
- Articles for children about people, places, customs, animals, and plant life; on one cassette with Cricket.
- National Review - (25 issues/yr.)
- Presents a conservative point of view on business, politics, economics and education.
- New York Times Book Review - (Weekly)
- Literary articles and book reviews from the Sunday New York Times.
- Outdoor Life - (Monthly)
- Hunting and fishing; conservation and game laws; sporting equipment and techniques.
- People - (Weekly)
- News, articles, and interviews of celebrities.
- Playboy - (Monthly)
- Material from the print edition includes interviews, fashion, fiction, reviews, letters, and advice columns.
- Q.S.T. - (Monthly)
- Contains project-building ideas and news on all aspects of ham radio.
- Quarterly Music Magazine - (Quarterly)
- A different music magazine each quarter. Covers a variety of aspects and types of music.
- Smart Computing - (Monthly)
- Articles on home computing and reviews of computer software and hardware.
- Spider: The Magazine for Children - (Monthly)
- Stories, poems, and informational articles geared to readers ages 6-9.
- Sports Illustrated - (Weekly)
- Sports news and articles with emphasis on American spectator sports. Features on sports personalities, sports events, and outdoor activities.
- Sports Illustrated for Kids - (Monthly)
- Children's version of the well-known sports magazine.
- Teen People - (10 issues/yr.)
- People Magazine format directed to teens.
- Travel+Leisure - (8 issues/yr.)
- Travel; articles on vacation sites, with tips on food and photography.
- True West - (Monthly)
- Non-fiction articles about the Old West.
- U.S. News and World Report - (50 issues/yr.)
- News and commentary on world events. Abridged version edited by U.S. News and World Report.
- The Writer - (Monthly)
- News and discussion about the craft of creative writing.
- Young Adult Magazine of the Month - (Monthly)
- A different magazine each month.
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