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Friday, May 28th, 2010Young 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 […]
Download Magazines
Monday, April 19th, 2010BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) participants can view a list of Recently Added Magazine Issues online. From the Talking Books PLus (TBP) webpage, under Quick Links, go to BARD. After logging in with your email address and password, at the BARD Main Page, scroll down under Find Magazines to Recently Added Magazine Issues. If you have not applied to BARD and need a digital machine, call […]
Download Training at Insight
Friday, April 16th, 2010INSIGHT is an organization that serves the needs of Rhode Island’s blind and visually-impaired population of all ages. They offer classes on an ongoing basis for anyone with visual impairment/blindness who would like to learn how to download books from the National Library Services (NLS) website to a blank cartridge. Insight trains people who are blind/visually […]
Mystic Seaport Pass
Monday, March 15th, 2010Free passes for Talking Books Plus members and their families to visit Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea in Mystic, Connecticut, are available on request from NLS. Mystic Seaport hosts a variety of events throughout the year. NLS has one pass for each day of the week, Sunday through Saturday. Each pass […]
Kick Off RARI Conference
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 […]
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 […]
Darwin's Darkest Hour
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009On the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, this great naturalist and his wife were the focus of a docudrama, Darwin’s Darkest Hour, on Channel 36, Monday, November 9th. If you missed the program or want to read and listen to more about the life of Charles Darwin, his contemporary Alfred Russel Wallace and of natural history and […]
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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