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June 2010 Bestseller List

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

The June 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 […]

Make a Splash Accessible Booklist

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Accessible Booklists are available from the children’s summer library program, Make a Splash. The lists include NLS numbers and entries from other sources such as RFB&D and Bookshare. The booklists, Water Your Mind, Makes Waves at Your Library, Wonders of Water, Supplemental Titles for Wonders of Water, Additional Titles for Wonders of Water, High Seas […]

Make a SPLASH Summer Program

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Talking Book Plus members ages birth to 18 years old are invited to participate in the 2010 Summer Reading Program at your local Rhode Island Public Library and Meeting Street School. For more information, check out the summer reading booklet and the 260 programs held statewide this summer from June until August.

Nominate a RARI Book

Monday, June 14th, 2010

The 2010 Reading Across Rhode Island (RARI) May Breakfast was a great success! A total of 785 readers gathered at Rhodes on May 1st to meet Annie Barrows, co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Nominate a book for Reading Across Rhode Island 2011.

Bestsellers May 2010

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

The BESTSELLERS MAY 2010 list was taken from the bestsellers lists of Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Washington Post. This list is a compilation of fiction and nonfiction. Status of the books includes on order for consideration to the collection, books accepted for addition to the collection, and numbered books which may be available now or […]

Youth Reading Across RI

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Young Readers are invited to Make a Splash into Summer Reading 2010 with author Kate Klise at the RI State House on June 12  from 12 Noon – 3 PM. Kate Klise will speak at 1 PM. Each family to receive a free book. A book sale and signing will follow. Festivities include music from Joe’s […]

Audio Bibles

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

The nonprofit, Faith Comes By Hearing, has created the palm-sized “Mini Proclaimer” and a “Bible Stick”, a small dedicated digital player that looks like an iPod Nano. Most of the machines are given away. You can also listen to a streaming bible. The nonprofit is hoping to develop audio Bible applications for smart phones as well. Vist their […]

Digital Books Catalogs

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Digital books available through the Talking Books Plus library are listed in the bi-monthly Talking Book Topics book catalog. The November-December 2009 issue is the first issue to add digital books in the catalog. Order digital books by DB number. This 2009 issue announced the availability of cartridges and the changes to the Talking Book Topics […]

Great Reads for Children and YA

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Sherman Alexie writes books to make you laugh out loud funny in the Diary of Wimpy Kids books style. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian DB/RC65403 Nic Bishop is a world traveler who has written Digging for Bird Dinosaurs RC50522 Kristen Cashore writes YA books about children born with special talents or graces. […]

Reading Across RI Related Books

Monday, April 19th, 2010

The following Talking Books Plus fictional books are set in Guernsey Island. They come from the Reading Across RI Resource List for the book, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. The Book of Ebenezer le Page by G.B.Edwards RC17425 A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George RC56504, BR […]

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