Archive for July, 2012
Current Popular YA titles
Monday, July 23rd, 2012The RI Young Adult Round Table compiled a list of popular fictional books. The titles from the list that are Books In Process at the National Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped are listed below. These books can be reserved for when they become available on the shelf. They can be ordered through Talking […]
Summer Olympics booklist
Friday, July 20th, 2012Summer Olympics Book List July 2012 compiled by the Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library, the Missouri network library. To order any of these titles, contact Talking Books Plus by email, mail or phone. You may also request these titles online. All books listed are in the BARD (Braille and Audio Reading) download catalog. Happy Reading! American Son: My Story by Oscar De […]
Digital Talking Book Player and EZone
Thursday, July 19th, 2012Downloadable books offered through EZone at Rhode Island public libraries can be played on the digital talking book machine from Talking Books Plus. Look for EZone books that are in mp3 format. The digital talking book machine will not play any books in WMA format.
Removal of corrupt data on Victor Reader
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012This post should be of interest to Victor Reader customers. The information comes from the Stream Newswire regarding the Safe Removal of USB and SD. HumanWare has received calls lately from users who have had to reformat their SD cards due to data corruption. Some of those users were not aware of the Windows Safely […]
BARD Update Coming
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) service is coming out with a new version, planned to be launched this summer. The new BARD will tell users their Has Had titles and will keep a wish list of titles. The new BARD will also include locally produced downloadable titles. Of special interest, there will be music […]
What a Member said about BARD
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012Talking Books Plus member, Kenneth Magee says- “Downloading is working great since Talking Books Plus staff person, Neshmayda showed me how to use the control keys to paste the files onto the flash drive. Up until then when downloading it seemed like a struggle. I tried several different ways to get it working. After talking […]
Independence Day Booklist
Monday, July 2nd, 2012Here is a link to the Independence Day Booklist. Enjoy reading about the history of the freedom we enjoy today. Happy Fourth of July!
What a Talking Book Member said
Monday, July 2nd, 2012Enjoying audios very much. Machine is very interesting.
Blind Vets CE Program
Monday, July 2nd, 2012The Hadley School for the Blind in Winnetka, Illinois, is recruiting blinded veterans from across the country to enroll in its Adult Continuing Education Program. As part of the Blinded Veterans Initiative, veterans may receive free distance education on subjects such as business and entrepreneurship, independent living skills, and braille literacy. For more information call […]