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Wednesday, November 21st, 2012Need a calendar for 2013? National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped offers a free date finder that covers fiscal year July to June. For more information, call (202) 707-9275. Michigan Braille Transcribing Fund offers free large-print and Braille purse-size, spiral bound calendars. To order, call (517) 780-5096. A Braille scripture calendar is […]
BARD is Up and Running Again
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012My apologies for not letting members know that BARD would be down over the weekend. There were some glitches on Tuesday when it was scheduled to be up again and then again on Wednesday. Will make every effort to post future scheduled down times as they are announced to Talking Books Plus.
Free Phone from ATEL at ATAP Conference
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012Pick up a free telephone from ATEL at the 2012 ATAP Assistive Technology Conference. The conference will be held November 29, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, Rhode Island. At this year’s conference, one of the ATAP partners, the Adaptive Telephone Equipment (ATEL) Program will be providing Free State telephones to qualified RI residents. A large percentage […]
Mailing Containers for Members
Friday, November 9th, 2012If a loved one or friend is downloading books on a National Library Services (NLS) digital cartridge for a member and the loved one or friend lives in another state, a mailing container for the NLS digital cartridge may be purchased for the loved one or friend to use to send downloaded titles on the cartridge to a […]
4 Booklists Added to Reading List
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012The English Romance in Series Booklist, the Protestant Religion Booklist, the World War I Booklist, and the Historical Romance in Series Booklist have been added to the RI Talking Books Plus Reading Lists. These lists were produced by the Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library in Missouri. Rhode Island Talking Books Plus members should order […]
October 2012 Bestsellers List
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012The Bestsellers Lists are compiled monthly by NLS. These lists combine 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 list when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. Once a title appears in the NLS […]
Stereo Headphone
Thursday, October 25th, 2012Stereo headphones are now available for use with the digital talking book machine. The headphones are compatible with both the standard model and the advanced model. The headphones connect directly to the green headphone jack located on the right-hand side of the digital player. This accessory is not compatible with cassette players. Headphones are issued […]
USB Flash Drives and Battery Life
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012Recently at the national level, there has been talk about the amount of battery life that exists when an USB flash drive is connected to the side AT port of the NLS digital player. The USB flash drive suspension problem that members were experiencing was corrected back in late 2011. The correction meant all conventional USB flash drives […]
September 2012 Bestsellers List
Thursday, October 11th, 2012The Bestsellers Lists are compiled monthly by NLS. These lists combine 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 list when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. Once a title appears in the NLS […]
Newsline and new iOS app
Friday, September 21st, 2012In case you didn’t read the In Brief section of the September – October 2012 issue of the Talking Book Topics, NFB-NEWSLINE is accessible through a free iOS app. For more information about the NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile, a free app for the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, visit the Newsline mobile website.
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