Large Print Books Not Just for the Aging

While it's true that the graying population leads the way with large print books, readers of all ages are discovering how much easier reading can be when the words are bigger on the page.

Cooks find the larger format allows them to have a hands-free approach with their cookbooks.
Exercisers realize a better balance between the pace of their steps and the words in front of them with large print.

Reluctant readers are encouraged as they turn pages more quickly, and studies show that their comprehension improves.

And anyone with tired eyes after a long day at the office knows that small words do not make for an enjoyable read before bed.

So, just to let all of you readers know that large print is a great--and easier--way to read the newest releases as well as their old favorites. Here are just a few of the many selections we have in large print at Columbus Public Library.

America’s #1 bestselling author, James Patterson, delivers the most haunting thriller of his career. “You’ve Been Warned” is co-written by Howard Roughan. The pair has successfully penned a previous thriller ---“Honeymoon”.

YOU’VE BEEN NICE, VERY NICE…………..
As the story of “You’ve Been Warned” starts, Kristin Burns has lived her life by the philosophy “Don’t think, just shoot” ---pictures, that is. Struggling to make ends meet, she works full-time as the nanny for the wealthy Turnbull family, waiting for her glamorous life as a New York photographer to begin. When her photographs are considered by an elite Manhattan art gallery, it seems she might finally get her career started.
YOU’VE BEEN NAUGHTY, VERY NAUGHTY…………
But Kristin has a major distraction: forbidden love. The man of her dreams is almost hers for keeps. Breathless with an inexhaustible passion and the excitement of being within reach of her goals, Kristin ignores all signs of catastrophe brewing.
NOW YOU’VE BEEN WARNED………………
Kristin can dismiss the warnings for just so long. Searching desperately for the truth, she can only hope that it’s not too late. This novel of psychological suspense is a stunning new achievement for thrill master James Patterson, “one of the bestselling writers in history” (New York Sun).
The newest offering from Danielle Steel, the queen of escapism, is a beautiful story of human interaction. Throughout the enthralling pages of “Amazing Grace”, Danielle Steel creates a stunning array of contrasts-from the dazzle of a society benefit to the chaos of a makeshift hospital, from the pampered lives of rock stars to the quiet heroism of emergency volunteers. It is her most powerful and life-affirming novel to date.
The novel begins on a warm May night in San Francisco, the Ritz-Carlton ballroom shimmers with crystal and silver as a glittering, celebrity-studded crowd gathers for a charity dinner dance. The evening is perfect-until, just minutes before midnight, the room begins to sway. Glass shatters. And as the lights go out, people begin to scream....
In the earthquake's aftermath, the lives of four strangers will converge.... Sarah Sloane, the beautiful wife of a financial whiz, watches her perfect world fall to pieces.... Grammy-winning singer Melanie Free, the event's headliner, comes to a turning point in her life and career.... Photographer Everett Carson, a former war correspondent whose personal demons have demoted him to covering society parties, finds new purpose amid the carnage...and Sister Maggie Kent, a nun who normally works in jeans and high-tops with the homeless, searches through the rubble-and knows instantly that there is much work to be done....
As the city staggers back to life, a chain reaction of extraordinary events will touch each of the survivors.... For Sarah, it begins with the discovery of a crime and a betrayal, then a strength she never knew she had. For Melanie, volunteering at a refugee camp will open new worlds of possibility. And Everett will be shaken by the unlikely relationship he forges with Maggie, who helps him rebuild his shattered life-and upends her own in the process. But as a year passes, and the anniversary of the earthquake approaches, more surprises are in store-as each discovers the unexpected gifts in a tragedy's wake...and the amazing grace of new beginnings.

These titles are but two of the more than a thousand books in our Large Print Collection. We are very proud of our selection and hope you’ll take a chance on this valuable resource at Columbus Public Library.
In addition, please take a look at our website: www.columbuslibrary.info. I know you’ll find lots of wonderful places to peruse. I have a page on our site; it’s called “Reader’s Advisor”. Lists of the local book clubs recent (and past) titles, New York Times Best Seller List, plus various and sundry other items of interest to any book lover can be discovered.