Access Mini-Grants
By Alicia Waters | February 4, 2011
The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities at Rhode Island College announces the 2011 Sherlock Center AAA (Access for All Abilities) mini-grants. Applicants must be organizations and businesses offering social, recreational, leisure and cultural actitivities in RI communities. The application is available on the Sherlock Center website or call (401) 456-8072 .
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INSIGHT Diabetes Workshop
By Alicia Waters | January 25, 2011
INSIGHT has scheduled a four part workshop providing an overview of issues related to diabetes. The series is specifically designed for people who are also living with vision loss. The workshop sessions will be facilitated by John Pimentel, RN, DOE as well as a nutritionist and a pharmacist. Contact John to register (jpimentel@in-sight.org or 401-941-3322 ext. 112). Workshops dates are March 2, March 9, March 16 and March 23. All sessions take place at INSIGHT.
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NFB Newsline Download Access
By Alicia Waters | January 18, 2011
On December 20, 2010, NFB (National Federation of the Blind) released the National Library Services (NLS) Digital Talking Book (DTB) Downloader program, which allows subscribers to download their favorite publications to the NLS DTB cartridge or a USB drive to be played on the new NLS digital player. For more information, visit the NFB website or call the NFB-NEWSLINE phone service.
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RARI Preview Parties
By Alicia Waters | January 14, 2011
Join the 2011 RARI’n to Go Preview Parties celebrating the book, The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier’s Education by Craig Mullaney. All Rhode Islanders are invited. The event is free. To Register: call 401-455-8134.
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December 2010 Bestsellers List
By Alicia Waters | January 11, 2011
The December 2010 Bestsellers 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 more.
Once a title appears in the report with an NLS number, it will not appear on future reports.
The acronyms used for newspapers and book clubs in the NLS bestseller report are:
Code Source
LAT Los Angeles Times
NYT New York Times
WP Washington Post
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Traveling Blind in New York City
By Alicia Waters | December 8, 2010
For those planning to visit or move to New York City, it may be worth your time to listen to the WNYC Brian Lehrer Show. Check out the December 7th program, Blind in New York City. WNYC reporters discuss whether NYC is a good or bad city for the blind and the resources and technologies available to blind people in the city. WNYC is a free radio service. You can listen from your computer or download to your MP3 player.
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2011 Reading Across RI Selection
By Alicia Waters | December 7, 2010
Announcing the 2011 READING ACROSS RI selection, The Unforgiving Minute (DB/RC69234) by Craig Mullaney. This book is a compelling and evocative coming of age narrative, an account of a soldier, a scholar, a warrior engaged in a remarkable journey. Mullaney’s determined quest is to integrate his memories while addressing patriotism, control, and the complicated nature of duty, war and fate. He reminds the reader of the quality of the United States military stationed in Afghanistan and throughout the world, and of what it means to be American- and free. Craig Mullaney is a native Rhode Islander and Hendricken graduate.
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Collection Development
By Alicia Waters | December 7, 2010
The National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) Collection Development Section (CDS) staff said that 50 titles are selected each week, approximately 60% are fiction and 40% nonfiction; 80% are adult and young adult and 20% children’s; 70% are current books and 30% are retrospective, that is, more than 2 years old. NLS adds approximately 500 children’s books to the collection each year; 70% of them audiobooks and 30% braille. It is increasingly difficult to find books for K-3 readers that are not heavily dependent on illustrations for comprehension. NLS Special Foreign Language Collection consists for the most part of cassette books in more than 60 languages, which patrons may obtain through inter-library loan. (excerpted from News Library of Congress July-September 2010)
All titles in the collection can be requested for RI members through Talking Books Plus.
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Honoring Veterans
By Alicia Waters | November 16, 2010
This month, as the nation honors the brave men and women who have risked or given their lives for this country, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, stands ready to provide eligible veterans access to a free library service that promotes independence, wellness and quality of life.
“As an expression of our deepest gratitude, we wish to remind these men and women who have given so much that we are here to serve them,” says Kurt Cylke, NLS director. “For the past decades, NLS has ensured that blind and physically handicapped veterans are able to continue to enjoy their love of reading.” Tom Miller, who was blinded by a land mine in Vietnam in 1967 and is executive director of the Blinded Veterans Association (BVA), is an appreciative user. “The talking-book program provides a much-needed way for veterans to continue to learn and connect with others and their communities through reading,” he says. “Without question, the NLS program enhances the quality of our lives.”
The Department of Veterans Affairs (BVA) estimates that about 158,000 U.S. veterans are visually impaired or blind, and more than one milliion have low vision. According to BVA, 13 percent of wounded U.S. military troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have received a serious eye injury.
Information on eligibility requirements and enrollment procedures for the RI program is available at the Talking Books Plus webpage or 401-574-9310.
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Francis Joseph Campbell Citation and Award
By Alicia Waters | November 1, 2010
The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), American Library Association, is seeking nominations for the Francis Joseph Campbell Citation and Award. The nomination form and guidelines are online. The deadline for submission is December 15, 2010.
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