Materials Available for Loan at CFPL

Large Print/Regular Print Book Club Sets

Maya Angelou The Heart of a Woman - (8 large print)
Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice ( 6 large print, 14 regular print, 1 audio tape)
Michele Andrea Bowen Church Folk (12 large print)
Michele Andrea Bowen Second Sunday (12 large print, 13 regular print, 1 audio tape)
Dan Brown Angels and Demons (11 large print, 13 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
Dan Brown The Da Vinci Code (7 large print, 13 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
Bebe Moore Campbell What You Owe Me (12 large print)
Anita Diamant The Red Tent (3 large print)
Tananarive Due The Black Rose (12 regular print)
Joseph Ellis His Excellency: George Washington( 11 large print, 7 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
Leif Enger Peace Like a River (4 large print, 4 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
Barbara Ehrenreich Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America (11 large print, 13 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
Louise Erdich The Master Butchers Singing Club (6 large print, 10 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
Bruce Feiler Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths (10 large print, 1 audio tape)
Sharon Ewell Foster Passing by Samaria (13 regular print)
Charles Frazier Cold Mountain (11 large print, 2 audio tapes)
Kaye Gibbons Ellen Foster (11 large print, 7 regular print)
John Grisham The Broker (10 large print, 14 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
Kristin Hannah The Things We Do For Love (10 large print, 15 regular print, 2 audio tapes and 2 CDs)
Edward P. Jones The Known World (10 large print, 15 regular print, 2 audio tapes and 2 CDs)
Kent Haruf Plainsong (11 large print, 3 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
Jan Karon At Home in Mitford (10 large print)
Jan Karon A Light in the Window (9 large print, 2 regular print)
Jon Krakauer Under the Banner of Heaven (11 large print, 13 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
Debbie Macomber The Shop on Blossom Street (11 large print, 13 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
James McBride The Color of Water (11 large print)
Elizabeth McCracken Niagara Falls All Over Again (11 large print, 1 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
David McCullough John Adams (8 large print)
James Meek People's Act of Love (12 large print, 14 regular print, 4 audio tapes)
Queen Noor Leap of Faith (11 large print, 13 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
Jodi Picoult My Sister's Keeper (11 large print, 2 audio tapes and 2 CDs)
Marilynne Robinson Gilead (1 large print, 4 regular print, 2 audio tapes and 2 CDs)
Kimberla Lawson Roby Too Much of a Good Thing (11 large print)
Eric Schlosser Fast Food Nation (12 regular print, 2 audio tapes and 2 CDs)
Asne Seierstad The Book Seller of Kabul (11 large print, 4 CDs)
Anita Shreve All He Ever Wanted (11 large print, 14 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
Alexander McCall Smith No.1 Ladies Detective Agency (11 large print, 7 regular print)
Alexander McCall Smith The Kalahari Typing School for Men (10 large print, 15 regular print, 2 audio tapes and 2 CDs)
Mark Spragg An Unfinished Life (10 large print, 13 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
Lalita Tademy Cane River (11 large print, 8 regular print)
Amy Tan The Joy Luck Club (11 large print)
Nancy Turner These is My Words (8 large print, 13 regular print, 2 audio tapes)
Marie Winn Red Tails in Love (6 large print, 15 regular print)
Simon Worrall The Poet and the Murderer (11 large print, 14 regular print)

12 Holiday Mini-Kits

All kits contain slides in a carousel tray with a program guide and other activity ideas as well as an activity file full of ideas for discussion, hands-on activities, etc. Some kits contain picture sets or video or audio tapes. (See table below.)

  Slides Audio Video Guide Skit Picture Set Activity File
New Year's x     x     x
Valentine's Day x x x x     x
St. Patrick's Day x     x     x
Easter x     x     x
Arbor Day x     x     x
Mother's Day x     x     x
Memorial Day x     x   x x
Father's Day x     x     x
Fourth of July x     x     x
Halloween x     x     x
Thanksgiving x     x     x
Christmas x x x x x   x

There is also a Nostalgia kit called Remembering African American Lives. This kit contains a media presentation on slide/tape, a videotape, 25 large print booklets, a sing-along tape, a list of possible activities, large format pictures, things to touch and smell, a general program manual and a kit bag for storage.

Miscellaneous Materials

  • One 58-minute video: Dream Trains, Short Hops and Whistle Stops
  • One 30-minute video: Irish Songs and Other Folk Favorites; comes with a set of reproducible song sheets
  • One picture set: Homework; 12 black & white photos of people doing housework, yard work and school work. Discussion questions on each picture and cover sheet with questions and activity tips included.
  • One picture set: Family Doctor on the Homefront; 12 black& white photos shows a doctor's day in the 1940s. Discussion starters on each picture and cover sheet with questions and activity tips included.
  • One copy of First Writes; for use with individuals or groups, this collection of sentence starts on forth topics is bound to prompt memories and discussion. The basic idea is that it is easier to finish a sentence than to answer a question.
  • One copy of More First Writes and Visits; forty more topics to use with visitors, family members, and volunteers.
  • One copy of A Book of Questions; one question in large type on each page to stimulate thinking and writing. This booklet has reproducible pages and could be used with individuals or for group discussions.

For materials available state-wide, go to Iowa Library Service.

If you would more information, please email Betsy Kirk or call 291-4497, ext. 3542.