On Wednesday December 2nd at 7.30pm AEDT, Vision Australia held its second webinar for members of the blind and low vision community. The Summer Holiday Reading webinar talked through our recommended reads for the summer from our expert library team. We also covered how to access books, magazines and newspapers when on the move (or at the beach!) including through the new Vision Australia Connect app.
The webinar was run as a Q&A discussion, where participants could listen to our four fantastic panellists and ask questions live via email or SMS text message.
Our 4 panellists for the Summer Holiday Reading webinar were:
- Anne Ford, Community Engagement Librarian at Vision Australia
- Anthea Taylor, Manager Accessible Information Library Service at Vision Australia
- Jamie Kelly, Online Training & Support Officer at Vision Australia
- Stephen Jolley, Vision Australia Library Ambassador and radio host
Watch the webinar
Watch a recording of the Summer Holiday Reading webinar here (YouTube link).
A written transcript of the Summer Holiday Reading webinar (Word, 528KB) is also available here.
Our recommended reads
Our top five most requested books from the Vision Australia library in 2015 were:
- The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Elianne by Judy Nunn
- The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
- 52 Waratah Avenue by Lyne Wilding
Our top 5 recommended reads for the summer are:
- Milat: Inside Australia's Biggest Manhunt - a Detective's Story by Clive Small
- This House of Grief by Helen Garner
- The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham
- Make Me by Lee Child
- Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett
3 titles to look out for this summer and being released in the Vision Australia library soon are:
- Reckoning: a Memoir by Magda Szubanski
- The Great Plains by Nicole Alexander
- Ash Island by Barry Maitland
Useful links and information
Information on how to join our library is available here.
To add our recommended reads to your library bookshelf, log-in to your i-access Online library account here or call our library team on 1300 654 656.
A handy shortcut to access your online library account is http://ia.va.org.au
Support for reading this summer
If you would like support from Vision Australia on how you can join our library or access reading material on the move, call our friendly library team on 1300 645 656 or email [email protected].