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Friday, January 14th, 2011Join the 2011 RARI’n to Go Preview Parties celebrating the book, The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier’s Education by Craig Mullaney. All Rhode Islanders are invited. The event is free. To Register: call 401-455-8134.
December 2010 Bestsellers List
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011The December 2010 Bestsellers List has been posted. The bestseller report compiled monthly by 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 report when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or […]
2011 Reading Across RI Selection
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010Announcing the 2011 READING ACROSS RI selection, The Unforgiving Minute (DB/RC69234) by Craig Mullaney. This book is a compelling and evocative coming of age narrative, an account of a soldier, a scholar, a warrior engaged in a remarkable journey. Mullaney’s determined quest is to integrate his memories while addressing patriotism, control, and the complicated nature […]
Collection Development
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010The National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) Collection Development Section (CDS) staff said that 50 titles are selected each week, approximately 60% are fiction and 40% nonfiction; 80% are adult and young adult and 20% children’s; 70% are current books and 30% are retrospective, that is, more than 2 years old. […]
Cassette Production Stopping
Monday, September 27th, 2010As of October 1, 2010, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) will cease production of books on cassettes. Now first-time produced NLS audio books will be available only on flash memory cartridges and online through the BARD system. The inventory of over 57,000 NLS titles on cassette will continue to be […]
Insight Fall Book Club
Friday, September 24th, 2010INSIGHT will be running a talking books discussion group through their Fall Book Club. As a Talking Books Plus (TBP) Institutional Member, INSIGHT will provide the cassette version of the discussion books through the Talking Books Plus library. Group members meet to discuss the characters, plot and themes of the selected books. The meetings are free and are held […]
August 2010 Bestseller List
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010The August 2010 Bestseller List has been posted. The bestseller report compiled monthly by 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 report when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month […]
July 2010 Bestseller List
Friday, August 13th, 2010The July 2010 Bestseller List has been posted. The bestseller report compiled monthly by 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 report when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. […]
Playback: From the Victrola to MP3
Thursday, August 5th, 2010Now that many of Rhode Island’s Talking Book Plus members are enjoying the digital talking book machine, the title, Playback: From the Victrola to MP3, One Hundred Years of Music, Machines, and Money may be of interest to our readers. The title is available in digital as well as cassette format. DB/RC058582. Below is the description of […]
Humor List to make you Smile
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010The list of humor books in this blog was compiled by Nancy Garcia. This is what she says. Why read humor? It is the best medicine, relaxes muscles, reduces stress hormones, enhances the immune system and reduces pain. Read Life is Not a Stress Rehearsal RC53179 and Relax-You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left RC50306 […]
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