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Monday, February 19th, 2018Patrons are allowed up to 100 authorization counts in a 30-day period. Each time a book or magazine is downloaded into the BARD Mobile application, an encryption file called an Authorization Object accompanies the download and permits the book or magazine to be played securely. If a patron authorizes more than 100 books and magazines […]
BARD Down for Maintenance
Monday, February 19th, 2018BARD is currently offline for general maintenance and will return to service by 6:00 A.M. Eastern, Tuesday February 20.
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
Wednesday, January 17th, 2018The National Library Services program rushed the accessible production of Michael Wolff ‘s new book about the White House staff and President Trump for regional library members throughout the United States. Now you can download this digital title via BARD or make a request for a digital cartridge copy. In addition, we have several other […]
Jacqueline Woodson – New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018On January 9, 2018 at the Library of Congress, Jacqueline Woodson accepted her appointment as the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Read the press release of her appointment. When you finish reading, order these books in our collection for yourself or a family member. DB80026 Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson – hard […]
How Your Brain Works
Wednesday, December 27th, 2017Listen to or read Edgar B. Herwick III of WGBH’s Curiosity Desk discuss how the brain works while driving a car. Then order or download a few digital books about the amazing human brain. Call us at (401) 574-9310 Monday thru Friday from 8:30am to 4:00pm and order your favorite books about the brain. You […]
Grace Hopper – Female Pioneer for the Information Age
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017At the beginning of World War II, she left her husband and faculty position at Vassar College to become a United States Navy Wave Officer and a female computer programmer and software developer. Listen to her story as discussed by Kara Miller and Kurt Beyer during their Innovation Hub program at WGBH. After the program, […]
Some Suggestions for Holiday Books
Wednesday, December 13th, 2017Tis the season to read holiday books for your enjoyment. Some of our titles include the following: DB82658 Dashing through the Snow by Debbie Macomber – downloadable and hard copies available DB73750 1225 Christmas Tree Lane by Debbie Macomber – downloadable and hard copies available DB80267 A Country Christmas by Debbie Macomber – downloadable and hard copies […]
The Ghost Army of World War II
Wednesday, December 6th, 2017On a December morning driving to work, I listened to Rick Beyer, the author of Ghost Army of World War II discuss the story of American GIs working to fool the German Army that inflatable Sherman tanks, rubber trucks, and recorded sound effects were real American tanks, trucks, and troops deploying close to them. For […]
New Titles on the Shelf
Wednesday, November 29th, 2017We have added several new fiction and nonfiction titles to our digital book collection for your reading. DB86654 Below the Belt by Stuart Woods DB86586 Faithful by Alice Hoffman DB 86661 Tom Clancy: Truth, Faith and Allegiance by Mark Greaney DB86660 The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes DB86524 The Magnolia Story by Chip Gaines […]
The President and World Leadership
Wednesday, November 15th, 2017President Trump just returned from his SE Asian working tour with leaders of several countries to find common ground on economics, politics, and trade. Read Thomas Friedman’s commentary in the New York Times, and order digital books about our new President. DB87704 Trump’s War: His Battle for America by Michael Savage – hard copies available […]
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