New Director for NLS
By Alicia Waters | September 14, 2021
NLS is pleased to announce that Mr. Jason Broughton has been selected as the new Director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) at the Library of Congress.
Prior to joining the Library of Congress, Mr. Broughton was the first African American to serve as Vermont State Librarian. In this role, he engaged in strategic planning for the Department of Libraries and establishing a long-term vision for the State Library. Previously, Mr. Broughton held numerous positions at libraries in South Carolina and Georgia.
Mr. Broughton earned his M.S. in Library and Information Science from the University of South Carolina, an M.S. in Public Administration from the University of South Florida, and a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Florida A&M University.
His first day at NLS is scheduled for Monday, September 13.
Please join us in welcoming Jason Broughton to NLS.
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Download From BARD: Tutorials
By Alicia Waters | September 10, 2021
If you don’t have BARD and would like to see how it’s done, you can watch the YouTube videos provided by NLS that demonstrate the process and how easy it is to download books.
NLS YouTube Videos
- Introduction – Downloading Books from BARD
- Download Books from BARD with NLS eReader HumanWare
- BARD Mobile Navigate an Audiobook
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Book Discussion October 27th
By Alicia Waters | August 31, 2021
Join us by Zoom or phone line on…
October 27, 2021
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff (DB 94677)
Manhattan, 1946. Grace Healey discovers an abandoned suitcase in Grand Central Terminal while on her way to work. In it, she finds a dozen photographs which she impulsively takes. The women in the photographs were secret agents sent behind enemy lines, and Grace searches for their fates. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2019.
Book discussions will take place quarterly. For more information.
REGISTER: by emailing talking.books@olis.ri.gov or by calling (401)574-9310 by October 22nd.
The Zoom link, meeting ID, passcode and phone numbers will be provided to you after you register..
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Improved Search for Foreign Language Materials in BARD
By Alicia Waters | August 30, 2021
NLS has deployed new and improved tools to search BARD for titles in languages other than English. The new search tools will give patrons the ability to specify one or more default search languages and also limit search results by language. These updates will make it easier for patrons to find books in the languages they prefer to read, whether that be English, Spanish, or one of the other twenty-four languages currently available on BARD.
Here is a brief how-to on the new tools:
· Designate your default search language(s) by clicking the “language preference settings” link or the “Accounts Settings” link from the BARD main screen.
· Check more than one default search language if you want to see titles in more than one language. You can update these settings at any time, or you can specify a different language while searching through the drop-down menu adjacent to the search field on the BARD main screen.
· Your default language settings will extend to the collection browsing options on the BARD main screen, such as Browse by Author Last Name, Browse by Title, and Browse by Subject, as well as Recently Added Books and Magazines.
· If you choose multiple languages or do not set your language preferences, a language filter drop-down menu on search results screens will display the number of books in each language and allow you to filter results by language. That will only display when more than one language is present in the search results. Setting your language preference will not affect the Recently Added menu in BARD Mobile at this time.
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Foreign Language Quarterly
By Alicia Waters | August 16, 2021
Thanks to the Marrakesh Treaty, NLS is now adding more foreign language books to their catalog than ever before. To help patrons locate these titles, NLS is pleased to announce a new online publication: Foreign Language Quarterly (FLQ).
FLQ, which will be posted on the NLS website [loc.gov] every three months, will feature a selection of the most popular foreign language titles recently added to the NLS collection. The FLQ page will also feature a Print button that will generate a printer-friendly version for the convenience of users.
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Foreign Language Materials
By Alicia Waters | August 10, 2021
Books in a variety of foreign languages produced by NLS or obtained from other countries via the Marrakesh Treaty and other means are available. Please go to https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/foreign for more information and to search for available materials.
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New Braille Magazines
By Alicia Waters | August 2, 2021
Five new braille magazines will be added to the NLS collection this fall:
Cricket
Dell Sunday Crosswords
Knitscene
National Geographic Kids
Sports Illustrated Kids
In other news, Readers Digest is currently available in both braille and audio. The braille version is currently only available via hard copy braille but will be provided on BARD in the near future.
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Book Discussion October 27th
By Alicia Waters | July 28, 2021
Join us by Zoom or phone line on…
October 27, 2021
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff (DB 94677)
Manhattan, 1946. Grace Healey discovers an abandoned suitcase in Grand Central Terminal while on her way to work. In it, she finds a dozen photographs which she impulsively takes. The women in the photographs were secret agents sent behind enemy lines, and Grace searches for their fates. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2019.
Book discussions will take place quarterly. For more information.
REGISTER: by emailing talking.books@olis.ri.gov or by calling (401)574-9310 by October 22nd.
The Zoom link, meeting ID, passcode and phone numbers will be provided to you after you register..
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Where Are My Books?
By Alicia Waters | July 7, 2021
If you have not been receiving your regular shipment of materials recently, this was due to an issue in the computer system that circulates materials for mailing to Talking Books members. The problem has now been resolved, and your regular shipment of books should arrive. If you find that you are still not getting what you think you should, please call us at 401-574-9310 so that we may check your account.
If you do not have a BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) account, you may sign up for BARD by simply having an email address and calling the Talking Books Library, or by emailing us at talking.books@olis.ri.gov. We will gladly sign you up for BARD, which will allow you to download your books to a flash drive or mobile device.
Why wait for mail?? No loan period, no wait time, and as always, free to our members.
Contact us for a BARD account today!
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Rhode Island Collection Books
By Alicia Waters | July 6, 2021
The first 2 titles have been added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) for the RI Collection. If you do not have a subscription to BARD and would like to download books, you will need to provide an email address. We will gladly sign you up for BARD. Please call the Talking Books Library at (401)574-9310.
Killer Show: The Station Nightclub Fire DBC 24621
Barylick, John. Reading time: 12 hours, 48 minutes.
Read by Dan Sadoff. A production of Rhode Island Talking Books Library.
On February 20, 2003, the deadliest rock concert in U.S. history took place at a roadhouse called The Station in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The blaze was ignited when pyrotechnics set off by Great White, a 1980s heavy-metal band, lit flammable polyurethane “egg crate” foam sound insulation on the club’s walls. In less than 10 minutes, 96 people were dead and 200 more were injured, many catastrophically. Adult. Unrated.
The Doctor Broad: A Mafia Love Story DBC 24620
Roberts, Barbara H. Reading time: 8 hours, 31 minutes.
Read by Karen Mateer. A production of Rhode Island Talking Books Library.
Biography
For decades, starting in the 1950s, Raymond Patriarca ran the New England Mafia out of a storefront in Providence, Rhode Island. By 1980 he was seventy-two years old, and suffering from diabetes and heart disease. One night in December of that year his life intersected with that of Dr. Barbara Roberts, a thirty-six-year old single mother of three, who was the first female cardiologist to practice in Rhode Island. Adult. Unrated.
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