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Our popular braille-related drop-in session. No registration required – just turn up and ask your braille questions.

Is the only reason you never judge a book by its cover because you can’t read the cover in the first place? With three rooms to suit different ability levels, the Book Club is a welcoming group who meet every week to support each other with the ups and downs of mastering the braille code, answer each other’s questions regarding reading using refreshable braille and practice reading amongst friends. You don’t have to choose your group in advance, and you can move to another group at any time if you think it would be more suitable.

Here is what we are currently reading and our starting places for this week:

Beginners: Paddington Turns Detective and Other Funny Stories, by Michael Bond

This book is available:

• In grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in the “Children Stories 1” folder for grade 2, and the “Children G1” folder for grade 1
• For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services

This week we are starting on page 46.

Intermediate: Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell

This book is available:

• In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card in grade 2 in the “Classics” folder (April 2020 version) or the “Classic” folder (April 2021 version)
• For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services

N.B. the file on the Orbit Reader SD card begins with the letter N, not the digit 1.

This week we are starting on page 322.

Advanced: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, by Phaedra Patrick

This book is available:

• In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in grade 2 in the “Humorous Fiction” folder
• For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services

N.B. the file on the Orbit Reader SD card begins with the letter T, not the letter C.

This week we are starting with chapter 19.

To order books from the RNIB Library in hard copy, call the helpline on 0303 123 9999.

We’re delighted to announce that Sean Randall will be delivering a two-part series on leisure reading using refreshable braille displays this month. Sean is something of a computing and IT mastermind and now works at New College Worcester, training many of their students in the use of assistive technology including screen readers and braille displays.

In part 1, he will discuss the various braille devices available to consumers. The benefits of a Brailliant over an Orbit, a Canute over a BrailleNote and so on.

He’ll then proceed to go into specific libraries and sources of materials, to include:

• RNIB: reading Services, Bookshare and NTNM
• The Seeing Ear National Accessible Library
• Bibles for the Blind

Is the only reason you never judge a book by its cover because you can’t read the cover in the first place? With three rooms to suit different ability levels, the Book Club is a welcoming group who meet every week to support each other with the ups and downs of mastering the braille code, answer each other’s questions regarding reading using refreshable braille and practice reading amongst friends. You don’t have to choose your group in advance, and you can move to another group at any time if you think it would be more suitable.

Here is what we are currently reading and our starting places for this week:

Beginners: Paddington Turns Detective and Other Funny Stories, by Michael Bond

This book is available:

• In grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in the “Children Stories 1” folder for grade 2, and the “Children G1” folder for grade 1
• For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services

Intermediate: Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell

This book is available:

• In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card in grade 2 in the “Classics” folder (April 2020 version) or the “Classic” folder (April 2021 version)
• For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services

N.B. the file on the Orbit Reader SD card begins with the letter N, not the digit 1.

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This week we are starting on page 329.

Advanced: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, by Phaedra Patrick

This book is available:

• In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in grade 2 in the “Humorous Fiction” folder
• For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services

N.B. the file on the Orbit Reader SD card begins with the letter T, not the letter C.

This week we are starting with chapter 21.

To order books from the RNIB Library in hard copy, call the helpline on 0303 123 9999.

Our popular braille-related drop-in session. No registration required – just turn up and ask your braille questions.

Is the only reason you never judge a book by its cover because you can’t read the cover in the first place? With three rooms to suit different ability levels, the Book Club is a welcoming group who meet every week to support each other with the ups and downs of mastering the braille code, answer each other’s questions regarding reading using refreshable braille and practice reading amongst friends. You don’t have to choose your group in advance, and you can move to another group at any time if you think it would be more suitable.

Here is what we are currently reading and our starting places for this week:

Beginners: Paddington Turns Detective and Other Funny Stories, by Michael Bond

This book is available:

• In grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in the “Children Stories 1” folder for grade 2, and the “Children G1” folder for grade 1
• For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services

This week we are starting on page 54.

Intermediate: Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell

This book is available:

• In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card in grade 2 in the “Classics” folder (April 2020 version) or the “Classic” folder (April 2021 version)
• For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services

N.B. the file on the Orbit Reader SD card begins with the letter N, not the digit 1.

e

This week we are starting on page 336.

Advanced: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, by Phaedra Patrick

This book is available:

• In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in grade 2 in the “Humorous Fiction” folder
• For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services

N.B. the file on the Orbit Reader SD card begins with the letter T, not the letter C.

This week we are starting with chapter 23.

To order books from the RNIB Library in hard copy, call the helpline on 0303 123 9999.

Following a very successful Masterclass a fortnight ago, we’re delighted to confirm that Sean Randall will be delivering the second part of his series on leisure reading using refreshable braille displays. Sean is something of a computing and IT mastermind and now works at New College Worcester, training many of their students in the use of assistive technology including screen readers and braille displays.

This session will cover sources of reading material that are more mainstream in nature, including apps or specialist software used to read. These will include:

• Amazon Kindle
• Apple Books
• Local libraries
• Smaller publishers (e.g. Smashwords

Is the only reason you never judge a book by its cover because you can’t read the cover in the first place? With three rooms to suit different ability levels, the Book Club is a welcoming group who meet every week to support each other with the ups and downs of mastering the braille code, answer each other’s questions regarding reading using refreshable braille and practice reading amongst friends. You don’t have to choose your group in advance, and you can move to another group at any time if you think it would be more suitable.

Here is what we are currently reading and our starting places for this week:

Beginners: Paddington Turns Detective and Other Funny Stories, by Michael Bond

This book is available:

• In grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in the “Children Stories 1” folder for grade 2, and the “Children G1” folder for grade 1
• For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services

This week we are starting on page 61.

Intermediate: Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell

This book is available:

• In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card in grade 2 in the “Classics” folder (April 2020 version) or the “Classic” folder (April 2021 version)
• For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services

N.B. the file on the Orbit Reader SD card begins with the letter N, not the digit 1.

e

This week we are starting on page 341.

Advanced: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, by Phaedra Patrick

This book is available:

• In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in grade 2 in the “Humorous Fiction” folder
• For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services

N.B. the file on the Orbit Reader SD card begins with the letter T, not the letter C.

This week we are starting with chapter 25.

To order books from the RNIB Library in hard copy, call the helpline on 0303 123 9999.

Our popular braille-related drop-in session. No registration required – just turn up and ask your braille questions.

Is the only reason you never judge a book by its cover because you can’t read the cover in the first place? With three rooms to suit different ability levels, the Book Club is a welcoming group who meet every week to support each other with the ups and downs of mastering the braille code, answer each other’s questions regarding reading using refreshable braille and practice reading amongst friends. You don’t have to choose your group in advance, and you can move to another group at any time if you think it would be more suitable.

Here is what we are currently reading and our starting places for this week:

Beginners: Paddington Turns Detective and Other Funny Stories, by Michael Bond

This book is available:

• In grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in the “Children Stories 1” folder for grade 2, and the “Children G1” folder for grade 1
• For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services

This week we are starting on page 63.

Intermediate: Holding, by Graham Norton

This book is available:

• In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in grade 2 in the “Crime” folder
• For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services

This week we are starting on page 3.

Advanced: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, by Phaedra Patrick

This book is available:

• In grade 2, single line spacing from the RNIB Library
• On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in grade 2 in the “Humorous Fiction” folder
• For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services

N.B. the file on the Orbit Reader SD card begins with the letter T, not the letter C.

This week we are starting with chapter 27.

To order books from the RNIB Library in hard copy, call the helpline on 0303 123 9999.