Archive for April, 2013
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Monday, April 22nd, 2013Here’s a chance to say something and be heard. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is conducting a survey. If you a U.S. citizen, age 18 or older and meet one of the following criteria: legally blind, cannot see or focus well enough to read regular print although wear glasses or […]
Ever Popular Crime Fiction
Monday, April 22nd, 2013A library survey shows that the world of mystery is ever-popular and that crime fiction still draws readers nationwide. The highest circulating subgenres in mystery ebooks are police procedurals and cozies. Talking Books Plus collection includes 528 crime fiction titles in digital talking book format. One of the titles, Live by Night (DB75625) by Dennis Lehane has been […]
National Poetry Month
Monday, April 22nd, 2013Celebrate National Poetry Month with poetry books from the Talking Books Plus (TBP) collection. Poetry books recorded in 2012 by NLS has been compiled into the Poetry Month 2013 BookList on the TBP Reading List. One title not on the booklist but recently added to the Talking Books Plus collection is Stag’s Leap (DB76141) written by Sharon Olds. The author is winner of the 2013 […]
Cannot Read What Downloaded
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013Ever find that a BARD book you downloaded won’t play on your NLS player and the book downloaded very quickly? Now that Web-Braille, the downloadable braille material service, has been added to the BARD collection, it is important that when selecting titles to download, the correct book number is selected. Any book number in the BARD collection that starts […]
Reading Across RI May Breakfast
Monday, April 15th, 20132013 Reading Across Rhode Island will have May Breakfast with Camilla Gibb, author of The Beauty of Humanity Movement on Saturday, May 4, 2013 9:00am – 12:00pm at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Cranston, RI. Click here for more information and to download the registration form.
Magazines on Cartridge
Thursday, April 11th, 2013As of April 9, 2013, the producers for TBP magazines began sending magazines on cartridges to RI Talking Books Plus audio magazine readers. The TBP magazines are being sent on digital cartridge as they become available. The magazines on cassette will cease being sent to Talking Books Plus audio magazine readers as of June 7, 2013.
Music books and sheet music
Thursday, April 11th, 2013National Services for the Blind (NLS) offers Talking Books Plus members music scores, books and magazines about music and instructional music recordings directly from the Music Section of NLS. The collection includes Braille music scores, Braille books, Web-Braille music scores and books, Large-print music scores, Large-print books, and Music magazines. RI Talking Books Plus music borrowers should […]
Described DVDs Available
Thursday, April 11th, 2013Talking Books Plus members have access to described audio videos in DVD format. The Catalog of Audio Described Videos is available in Large Print, Braille, Digital cartridge and as a WORD document through email. To subscribe to the DVD collection, call 617-972-7418 or toll free 1-800-852-3133 and ask for Vicki Vogt. Identify yourself as a Rhode […]
Going Blind broadcast
Monday, April 8th, 2013The film, Going Blind, is being broadcast nationwide on public television April 8 and 9. The closest broadcast is located at WGBH DT2 and PBS World in Boston. Call these local public television stations to find out which of their channel numbers is carrying the fim. Scheduled dates and times are subject to change.
March 2013 Bestsellers List
Friday, April 5th, 2013The Bestsellers Lists are compiled monthly by NLS. These lists combine 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 or more. Once a title appears […]
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