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Thursday, January 21st, 2010The 2010 Reading Across Rhode Island (RARI) project is being launched at a conference on January 30, 2010 at Bryant University. This conference is designed for readers, book discussion leaders, librarians, and educators from across the state. Conference attendees will meet workshop presenters ready to link the themes of the book to RI-based activities. Presenters […]
Flash Drive for Downloading
Thursday, December 24th, 2009A growing number of Talking Books Plus members have their digital players. Many of these same members have joined the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) service. With more than 15,000 audio books available for download at the BARD site, members want to know what flash drives work with the digital player. The BARD service is free. Members only need […]
Digital Player Firmware Update
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009For those who have a Talking Books Plus digital player and download their books, here is an update of the digital player firmware. The update is now available for download. Version 2.1.3 corrects an issue for patrons using the Apple Macintosh OSX operating system to download books from the NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD). According […]
2010 Reading Across RI Selection
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009In the Talking Book Plus collection as RC67526, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows has been selected as the book to read in the 2010 Reading Across Rhode Island program. Members of Talking Book Plus are invited to join Reading Across RI in learning about the German occupation of the […]
Louis Braille Digital Exhibit
Monday, November 16th, 2009Louis Braille: His Legacy and Influence is a compelling digital exhibit that pays homage to the life and work of Louis Braille, the inventor of the tactile six-dot reading and writing system which changed the way that blind people were able to understand and contribute to the world. The exhibit was created by the Library […]
Premiere Edition of The Download
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Reading for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) announces the premiere of The Download, a national e-newsletter that helps keep readers up to date with the latest news and local events. According to John Kelly, CEO & President, “The Download” e-newsletter will keep readers connected to news of national importance to RFB&D. In the Spotlight section of […]
Movie Tie-Ins
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009For movie lovers, Overdrive ContentWire provided a list of “Movie Tie-Ins”. Ocean State Libraries (OSL), the RI public library consortium, subscribes to Overdrive through E-Zone. Click “Ocean State Libraries E-Zone” under the Talking Books Plus Quicklinks to find titles available through E-Zone. The following Movie Tie-Ins titles are available through Talking Books Plus. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle RC017437 The Blind Side by Michael […]
Teen Read Week
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Teen Read Week 2009 will be celebrated Oct. 18-24 in thousands of public and school libraries, classrooms, and bookstores across the country! This year’s theme is Read Beyond Reality @ your library, which encourages teens to read something out of this world, just for the fun of it. This is a national literacy initiative of the […]
Edison and Disability Employment
Thursday, October 15th, 2009October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The Library of Congress has a display of items from its collection regarding the contributions of persons with a wide range of disabilities. This exhibit has been displayed annually since October 2006. Did you know that Thomas A. Edison held the record for obtaining the most U.S. patents in his time? He […]
Braille Readers are Leaders Contest
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the National Association to Promote the Use of Braille, and the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children are pleased to announce the 27th annual Braille Readers Are Leaders contest. This contest encourages children around the country to be proud of their ability to read Braille and […]
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