Reading Across RI 2015 Kick-Off Event
By Alicia Waters | January 5, 2015
An announcement from Reading Across Rhode Island-
Reading Across Rhode Island, Rhode Island’s One Book, One State community read program, is kicking off its 13th year! The 2015 title will be Norwegian by Night by Derek Miller.
It’s All About the Book: Join us for a lively introduction to the book’s themes with an expert panel moderated by Jim Ludes, Executive Director of the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve Regina University. Preview performance by Living Literature.
The presentation will take place on Saturday, January 31 from 2pm – 4:00pm at Salve Regina University, Newport, RI. Tickets are $20 and include one paperback copy of the book (retail value $15.00). Light refreshments will be provided. For more information and to reserve your seat, contact Kate Lentz at kate@ribook.org or (401) 273-2250.
Tickets are On Sale Now! To reserve your seat, contact Kate Lentz at kate@ribook.org or (401) 273-2250.
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Fantasy Book Discussion Group Jan 27
By Alicia Waters | January 2, 2015
Due to low attendance for the December meeting, the same title will be discussed in January. On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 9 pm EST, the Fantasy Book Discussion will be talking about Shattered by Kevin Hearne.
Talking Books Plus members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Book description from the RI Talking Books Plus Catalog – After the events of Hunted (DB 77273), Atticus is trying to acclimate his former mentor, Owen, to life in the twenty-first century. Meanwhile, Granuaile has been lured to India to help her father who has become the host to a sorcerer’s spirit. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2014.
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Currency Reader Application Process
By Alicia Waters | December 19, 2014
As of January 2, 2015, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Currency Reader project will be open to all citizens/legal residents of the United States who are unable to read regular print because of blindness or a visual impairment meeting the eligibility requirements.
Once the program opens beyond its current pilot status, the application process will change. All individuals interested in receiving a currency reader will need to complete and submit a BEP application for a currency reader and mail it directly to BEP. Those who are already NLS patrons do not need to have the BEP application certified but instead may merely check the box on the BEP application indicating that they are already a certified NLS patron.
Talking Books Plus (TBP) members who have not already requested a currency reader and want one, may visit the money factory or NLS to get a print copy of the application or call the BEP call center at 1-844-815-9388 to request a print a copy of the application.
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Congress Passes ABLE Act
By Alicia Waters | December 19, 2014
Congress passes ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Act: Major victory for person with disabilities and their families.
For first time in nation’s history, federal government recognizes added costs associated to living with a disability.
Read all about it here.
Excerpt from bardtalk@yahoogroups.com “Good news for those with Disabilities” email.
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Winter 2015 Talking Times
By Alicia Waters | December 17, 2014
The Winter 2015 Talking Times newsletter is now available in print online. The audio version online will be posted and announced to electronic subscribers of the newsletter in early January 2015.
The newsletter includes the Regional Librarian’s Annual Report, a new dowloading feature, new books, free screen readers, currency reader, Verizon wireless support and more.
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Novel Ideas Book Discussion Jan 16 2015
By Alicia Waters | December 16, 2014
On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 9 pm, Novel Ideas Book Discussion will be talking about The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani.
Talking Books Plus members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Book description from the RI Talking Books Plus Catalog – Teenagers Ciro Lazzari and Enza Ravanelli meet in the Italian Alps when he digs the grave for her sister, but a scandal sends Ciro to America to work as a shoemaker’s apprentice. Years later Enza, a celebrated seamstress in Manhattan, crosses Ciro’s path again. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012
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The Fantasy Book Discussion Dec 21
By Alicia Waters | December 16, 2014
On Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 8 pm, the Fantasy Book Discussion will be talking about Shattered by Kevin Hearne.
Talking Books Plus members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Book description from the RI Talking Books Plus Catalog – After the events of Hunted (DB 77273), Atticus is trying to acclimate his former mentor, Owen, to life in the twenty-first century. Meanwhile, Granuaile has been lured to India to help her father who has become the host to a sorcerer’s spirit. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2014.
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New Phone number for BARD Chat Dec 16 2014
By Alicia Waters | December 16, 2014
The BARD site chat will take place Tuesday December 16. For the first time, this chat will be using a brand new call in number along with a nine digit access code which will now be refered to as a meeting id instead of an access code. The time for tonight’s BARD chat will be 9:00 p.m eastern. The new number to call is (605) 562-0020. The nine digit meeting id is 255-396-424.
from Joshua Hendrickson at bardtalk
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Science Fiction Book Discussion Jan 8 2015
By Alicia Waters | December 15, 2014
On Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 9 pm, the Science Fiction club will be talking about River of Time by L. Sprague De Camp.
Talking Books Plus members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Request DB40578
Book description from the RI Talking Books Plus Catalog – Nine stories in which Reginald Rivers, or his partner the Raja, whisks groups of people back in time to hunt for dinosaurs. In “Crocamander Quest,” they unfortunately transport a woman who wants to bed all the men in the party. In “The Satanic Illusion,” a fundamentalist minister wants to disprove evolution, and in “The Honeymoon Dragon,” Rivers takes his wife on a trip for their twentieth anniversary. Some strong language. 1993.
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Fiction Old and New Book Discussion Jan 13
By Alicia Waters | December 11, 2014
On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 9 pm, the Fiction Old and New discussion group will be talking about The Mask Carver’s Son by Alyson Richman.
Talking Books Plus members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Book description from the RI Talking Books Plus Catalog –
Yamamato Kiyoki leaves Japan to explore the wonders of the Parisian art world at the end of the nineteenth century. His father Ryusei, a master mask carver, doesn’t understand why his son does not want to follow in his footsteps. Kiyoki experiences culture shock. 2000.
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