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RNIB National Library Service will be out and about at various exhibitions during March. As a postal library service, it's great to meet readers face to face and find out what you enjoy about the service and get ideas for improvements and new things to try.
Once again RNIB National Library Service is working to enable young people with sight loss to take part in the CILIP Carnegie Medal shadowing scheme.
Published: 25 February 2013 Paramount Pictures has released two new titles on DVD and Blu-ray with audio descripton (AD).
Does your Mum love reading books but struggles to read print? Treat her to a subscription to our top quality audio book service
Could you support children and young people with multiple complex needs and sight problems to reach their full potential for independence and fulfilment? RNIB Pears Centre for Specialist Learning in Ash Green, Coventry is looking to recruit to its expanding team of Social Care Workers.
Spread your payments for the Talking Book Service across the year at no extra cost. You can now spread the cost of a Talking Book Service subscription across the year by paying a fixed sum each month.
The children's home at RNIB Pears Centre for Specialist Learning has retained its 'outstanding' rating following an Ofsted inspection in November 2012.
Saturday 9 February 2013 is National Libraries Day, a great time to rediscover your local library. This year also sees the launch of a new website called Bookmark your library. A single place on the web where you can find out about what's going on in public libraries across the UK.
Ofcom published a list of non-UK television channels that will be required to provide audio description in Member States of the European Union other than the UK.
We are always happy to hear suggestions from our readers about which books they would like us to consider adding to the library. Email us on library@rnib.org.uk or call 0303 123 9999.
The winners of the Costa Awards were announced on 2 January.
Do you love a book so much you want everyone to read it? World Book Night was launched in 2011 to give a million books to light or non readers. Once again RNIB National Library Service is giving you the opportunity to join in.
Recent Ofcom regulation requires 10 per cent of programmes to be audio described by the tenth anniversary of a channel's digital licence. However most channels are exceeding this obligation by describing much more.
Despite high usage figures, only three of the many online services are currently delivering audio description on their programmes, BBC iPlayer, the Channel 4 player - 4oD, and Sky Anytime.
Every year, RNIB Talking Books customers borrow around 1.6 million audio books in total. But which titles are the most popular?
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Last updated: 11 July 2012
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