Talking Books News

The Thursday, October 15, 2026, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be canceled. The program will resume on November 19, 2026.

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The Talking Books Library at the Office of Library & Information Services is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

If you are a new staff member and haven't heard about the free audiobooks from the RI Talking Books Library, or you would just like to hear about the ne

Our next book discussion on The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes - DB 122153 will be on Tuesday, September 22 @ 2 pm.

Join Talking Books Library staff and members for a lively discussion on selected books.

The topic for the Thursday, September 17 program will be Effective Use of the Reading History and Streaming History and What’s the Difference.

After the presentation and demonstration, we will answer any questions you have about the My Talking Books skill for Alexa-enabled smart speakers.

The topic for the Tuesday, September 29, 2026, That All May eRead online program will be Effective Use of the NLS eReader Dictionary.

In the remaining time, we will answer any questions you have about the NLS Braille eReader.

Design with Screen Readers in Mind Tuesday, August 25, 2026, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern via Zoom.