Quarterly Phone Book Discussion Group

Kansas Talking Book Phone Book Discussion Group meets quarterly. Each discussion date will have two available times, 10:00 a.m. and 12 noon. Spaces are limited for each session. Participants will be added on a first come, fist served basis.

To register, call 1-800-362-0699 or email Maggie Witte, provide your name, preferred meeting time, and a phone number where you can be reached during that time. On the date of the book discussion, we will call you to add you to the conference call. All you have to do is answer the phone. 

If you have reading suggestions for our book discussion group, let us know.

Book Discussion Dates

Of Grave Concern book cover. Illustration of a table with two chairs and cards and a newspaper. A ra

June 10

DBC06565 Of Grave Concern: Ophelia Wylde series, book 1

by Max McCoy



The Good Neighbor book cover. Photo of Fred Rogers.

September 9

DB 92214 The good neighbor: The life and work of Fred Rogers

by Maxwell King

Annotation: Biography of the creator and star of the children’s television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Traces the personal, professional, and artistic life of Rogers (1928-2003), drawing on interviews, oral histories, and archival documents to show a man fiercely devoted to helping children. Commercial audiobook. 2018

Landline book cover. Illustration of a yellow telephone handset on a gray background.

December 9, 2020

DB 81845 Landline

by Rainbow Rowell

Annotation: Georgie McCool’s career as a television writer is taking off, but her marriage to Neal is in trouble. Missing the Christmas trip with her family is the last straw, and they go to Omaha without her. When Georgie tries to phone Neal, she somehow calls the past. Some strong language. 2014.