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The Reading Across Rhode Island Program hosted author Dolen Perkins-Valdez for 2026 title, Happy Land.
Author Dolen Perkins-Valdez and Jim Ludes stand on a stage in front of their names in the background, while people stand, clapping, in the foreground
Author Dolen Perkins-Valdez and Pell Center Director Jim Ludes stand at applause from event attendees

On Tuesday, April 14 a crowd gathered in Bazarsky Lecture Hall at Salve Regina University to hear 2026 Reading Across Rhode Island author Dolen Perkins-

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Join the Chancey Fleet Assistive Tech Coordinator — Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library of New York.

Saturdays monthly, 2-4 PM:

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The topic for the Thursday, May 21, 2026, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be Creating the Personalized Experience:

Effectively Setting Volume, Speed and Tone in the My Talking Book Skill on Alexa. After the presentation and demonstration, we will answer any ques

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Kick off Kids Reading Across RI 2026 with a live, virtual discussion with Conjure Island author Eden Royce.

Kick off Kids Reading Across RI 2026 with a live, virtual discussion with Conjure Island author Eden Royce.

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The topic for the Thursday, May 14, 2026, Many Faces of BARD program will be Typing Text Using the DA2.

After a presentation and demonstration, we will take your questions about all things BARD for the remainder of the hour.

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The April 28, 2026, That All May eRead online program is canceled. We will resume our regular schedule for this program on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
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The Thursday, April 16, 2026, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be an open forum.

We will answer any questions you have about the My Talking Books skill for Alexa-enabled smart speakers for the entire hour.

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The topic for the Thursday, April 9, 2026, Many Faces of BARD program will be BARD Mobile for Android.

After the presentation and demonstration, we will take your questions about all things BARD for the remainder of the hour.

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