Archive for November, 2009
2010 Reading Across RI Selection
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009In the Talking Book Plus collection as RC67526, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows has been selected as the book to read in the 2010 Reading Across Rhode Island program.
Members of Talking Book Plus are invited to join Reading Across RI in learning about the German occupation of the [...]
Louis Braille Digital Exhibit
Monday, November 16th, 2009
Louis Braille: His Legacy and Influence is a compelling digital exhibit that pays homage to the life and work of Louis Braille, the inventor of the tactile six-dot reading and writing system which changed the way that blind people were able to understand and contribute to the world. The exhibit was created by the Library of [...]
Darwin's Darkest Hour
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009On the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, this great naturalist and his wife were the focus of a docudrama, Darwin’s Darkest Hour, on Channel 36, Monday, November 9th. If you missed the program or want to read and listen to more about the life of Charles Darwin, his contemporary Alfred Russel Wallace and of natural history and [...]