CBC Canada Reads will soon be debating their short list, and it is rich with an intriguing variety of books! This year's theme is "One Book to Transport Us." View the final nominees, as well as some of the long-listed books, here in our collection!
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Read moreTwo new print-braille books This is How I Know and Heat of the Lava Dragon celebrated their releases yesterday and are headed towards their host libraries.
This is How I Know features braille in both English and Ojibwe, includes image...
Read moreThanks to a partnership between author Amanda Leduc, Penguin Random House, CELA, and NNELS, The Centaur's Wife has been released today in all conventional and print formats. Born accessible publishing removes the typical delay of publishing in conventional formats, then later being converted into accessible formats.
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The National Network for Equitable Library Service is pleased to announce the simultaneous braille and print release of a book that we have worked on as a part of the Braille for New Publications Project. ...
Read moreThe National Network for Equitable Library Service is pleased to announce the release of another book that we have worked on as a part of the Braille for New Publications Project. Published by Metonymy Press, Shanice Nicole's ...
Read moreHamilton author Amanda Leduc's book The Centaur's Wife will be published in all accessible and conventional formats simultaneously, thanks to a unique partnership between the author, Penguin Random House Canada and Canada's two accessible library services, the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) and the National Network for Equitable...
Read moreOn January 4th, we will celebrate World Braille Day which commemorates the birthday of Louis Braille, the inventor of the braille system. To mark the day we will be joining with other organizations, including Braille Literacy Canada (BLC), the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB), the Canadian Federation of the Blind (CFB), the Centre for Equitable...
Read moreThe National Network for Equitable Library Service is pleased to announce another simultaneous braille and print release of a book that we have worked on as a part of the Braille for New Publications Project. Published by Windtree Press...
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