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Tuesday, June 20th, 2023The very first NLS Summer Reading Program begins on Monday, June 26, with a kickoff event featuring the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, who will welcome all participants and read a picture book for our young readers. The kickoff will be followed by weekly author talks and story times and music, starting on Thursday, June 29, […]
SYNC Free Audiobooks for Teens
Thursday, June 8th, 2023AudiobookSYNC is a summer program of FREE audiobook for teens 13+.Two audiobooks are available each week through the Sora reading app. April 27 – August 2, 2023 https://audiofilemagazine.com/sync/?utm_source=sync&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20230608-syncwk7&utm_content=heroimg Week 7: June 8 – 14 Get your FREE audiobooks by June 14 (12 midnight) SYNC is awash in a hurricane and high tides Surviving disaster goes […]
New Rhode Island Collection Book
Tuesday, April 18th, 2023Hidden History of Rhode Island: Not-to-be-Forgotten Tales of the Ocean State by Glenn Laxton. DBC 27011 Robert the Hermit, who failed twice before finally escaping from bondage; a trio of Titanic survivors; a Smithfield girl’s Revolutionary War romance with a French viscount. These and the other true tales in this lively collection are just too […]
21 New Audio Magazines
Tuesday, March 7th, 2023Twenty-one new audio magazines have been added to the NLS collection. Contact the Talking Books Library at (401)574-9310 if you would like to subscribe. In addition, the following magazines have been discontinued: · Today’s Parent, braille· Popular Science, audio· Das Beste aus Reader’s Digest (German), audio
Black History Month February 1 to March 1
Wednesday, February 1st, 2023Black History Month (February 1 to March 1) is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Celebrate Black History Month by reading titles listed below. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Z. N Hurston (DB 100477) This classic novel tells the story of […]
Next Book Discussion January 24, 2023
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022January 24, 20232:00 – 3:00 pm Firekeeper’s daughter by Angeline Bouley (DB 102762) 14 hours 16 minutes. Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother. When Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, she reluctantly agrees to go undercover, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month
Thursday, September 15th, 2022September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic American Heritage Month. Celebrate this month with activities and events sponsored by the Library of Congress. For more information about activities and events go to: https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/ Books by Hispanic authors: Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera (DB 100680)Juliet comes out to her family just before leaving […]
Next Book Discussion September 28
Friday, August 5th, 2022September 28, 20222:00 – 3:00 pm Join us via Zoom or by phone to discuss this great western novel. The Jackals by William Johnstone (DB 94165) Reading Time 10 hr. 21 min. While sheltering in a West Texas way station, three justice fighters known as the Jackals encounter a man who promises them five grand to […]
New Books From Xavier Society
Thursday, June 16th, 2022We have some brand new books in audio! Great news for our braille readers, two of these titles are also available in braille and BRF (braille ready file). All of our audio books will play in the talking book machines provided by the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS). If you’re […]
New Book in the RI Collection
Tuesday, May 24th, 2022Thanks to your donations, the RI Talking Books Library is continuing to record materials of local interest. Untold Stories from WWII Rhode Island by Christian McBurney (DBC 27010) The smallest state in the United States played a big role in World War II. Future presidents John F. Kennedy, George H. W. Bush and Richard Nixon […]
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