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Fiction Old and New Book Discussion Oct 1

Monday, August 17th, 2015

On Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 9 pm the Fiction Old and New Discussion Group will be talking about Walking on Trampolines by Frances Whiting. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are […]

Science Fiction Book Discussion Sept 10

Monday, August 17th, 2015

On Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 9 pm the Science Fiction Discussion Group will be talking about Edge of Dark: The Glittering Edge, Book 1 by Brenda Cooper. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members […]

Journey Through History Book Discussion Sept 1

Thursday, August 13th, 2015

On Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 9 pm the Journey Through History Book Discussion Group will be talking about A Good Place to Hide by Peter Grose. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members […]

Bestsellers July 2015

Thursday, August 6th, 2015

The Bestsellers: July 2015  list has been posted. This bestsellers list compiled monthly by the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (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 NLS Network Documents list when they appear on one […]

Still Alice Movie Tie-In

Tuesday, July 28th, 2015

Want to read a book made into a movie? Have you read Still Alice? Talking Books Plus (TBP) has the audio version of this bestseller book that was made into a movie.  This novel written by Lisa Genova is narrated by Annie Wauters in the audio version from the National Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). The book length is 8 […]

Novel Ideas Book Discussion Aug 21

Tuesday, July 28th, 2015

On Friday, August 21, 2015 at 9 pm the Novel Ideas Discussion Group will be talking about Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not already BARD members may sign up […]

Talking Book Topics July August 2015

Tuesday, July 28th, 2015

The July-August 2015 issue of the Talking Book Topics book catalog published by the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) is available online. RI Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may order these books through the TBP online Catalog or request titles from TBP by olis.tbp@olis.ri.gov  or phone (401.574.9310) or mail requests to: Talking Books Plus, One Capitol […]

Mystery Book Discussion Aug 23

Tuesday, July 28th, 2015

On Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 5 pm the Mystery Book Discussion group will be talking about The rosary girls: a novel by Richard Montanari. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. TBP members who are not already BARD […]

Go Set a Watchman in Hardcopy

Friday, July 24th, 2015

NLS (National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped) is recording the book, Go set a watchman by Harper Lee. Expected release date of the audio digital version (DB81896) is late August 2015. The web Braille version (BRE00097) is currently available on BARD (Braille Audio Reading Download) and the Braille hardcopy version (BR20919) is posted in […]

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

Thursday, July 23rd, 2015

The National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) announces that  Go Set a Watchman, the new release from To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee, is now available in Unified English Braille (UEB) on the NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) site. The Braille book number is BRE00097. Rhode Island residents can download this […]

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