Archive for September, 2010
BARD Magazine Page Changes
Monday, September 27th, 2010The magazine pages on BARD will now display the reading time, narrators, and the descriptive title of the magazine provided by the magazine producer. The descriptive title will actually indicate what the magazine is. In the future, look for notes that may be attached to a magazine issue indicating things such as “magazine so and […]
Cassette Production Stopping
Monday, September 27th, 2010As of October 1, 2010, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) will cease production of books on cassettes. Now first-time produced NLS audio books will be available only on flash memory cartridges and online through the BARD system. The inventory of over 57,000 NLS titles on cassette will continue to be […]
Downloading Talking Books Training
Friday, September 24th, 2010Talking Books Plus library offers its members BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service. In partnership, INSIGHT is offering training for folks who would like to learn about downloading BARD books from the NLS website. Classes are offered at the convenience of the student and can be scheduled by contacting Rick at randrade@in-sight.org. The training […]
Insight Fall Book Club
Friday, September 24th, 2010INSIGHT will be running a talking books discussion group through their Fall Book Club. As a Talking Books Plus (TBP) Institutional Member, INSIGHT will provide the cassette version of the discussion books through the Talking Books Plus library. Group members meet to discuss the characters, plot and themes of the selected books. The meetings are free and are held […]
Living with Vision Loss
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010INSIGHT staff will be presenting an overview of vision loss and available community services at the South Kingstown Senior Center on October 20, 2010 from 10:30 – 11:30 AM. The presentation is free and open to the public. Visit the Living with Vision Loss webpage for more details.
Low Vision Technology Fair
Thursday, September 16th, 2010INSIGHT will host their 3rd annual Low Vision Technology Fair on Thursday, September 30 from 10 AM – 2 PM at INSIGHT, 43 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick. The open house style fair invites folks to come anytime and interact with vendors who will be displaying and offering hands on demonstrations of the newest low vision technology. Vendors […]
August 2010 Bestseller List
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010The August 2010 Bestseller List has been posted. The bestseller report compiled monthly by NLS combines information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included in the report when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month […]