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Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have invented a tool that makes it easier for visually-impaired people to print read books. The FingerReader is a ring-like tool that these readers can wear to help them read printed text.

Here is more about how it works from the MIT Media Lab website: “Wearers scan a text line with their finger and receive an audio feedback of the words and a haptic feedback of the layout: start and end of line, new line, and other cues. The FingerReader algorithm knows to detect and give feedback when the user veers away from the baseline of the text, and helps them maintain a straight scanning motion within the line.”

via Wearable Device Helps Visually-Impaired People Read – GalleyCat.

In Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where winter temperatures reached a record low of –11°F the first week of January 2014, many bicyclists would have likely opted to drive. But for one librarian and avid bike rider, the weather was no obstacle for his commitment to his library’s book bike program.

“We were lucky with the weather, really,” Eric Litschel, adult services associate at Cleveland Heights–University Heights Public Library (CHUHPL), tells American Libraries. “The worst day I rode was probably a little over 10 degrees.”

via Custom Library Book Bikes Roll Out Across US | American Libraries Magazine.

Reading a print book is better for comprehension than reading on a computer, according to a new report out of Norway.

Researchers from at the Reading Centre of the The University of Stavanger conducted a study on a group of 10th graders and formed this conclusion. For the study, students were divided into two groups — those reading books and those reading on computers. Both groups were given the same two texts, one fiction and one nonfiction. After they read the text, the students were quizzed for comprehension. Those that read print books did better on the tests than those that read on computers, even when accounting for their reading skills and vocabulary going into the study.

via Reading Print Versus Digital Increases Comprehension: Study – GalleyCat.

Actress Lauren Bacall, who died recently at age 89, decided to tell her own story in not one but three memoirs: “By Myself” in 1978, “Now” in 1994, and “By Myself and Then Some” in 2005.When the first book was published, it swiftly became a bestseller. Bacall, who by then was living in New York, came back to Los Angeles for a book signing in early 1979. The line of fans waiting for her wrapped around the block at Pickwick Books — she had to go in a side door and climb over a fire escape.

via Lauren Bacall on writing: The most complete experience I’ve ever had – LA Times.

The death of actor Robin Williams has inspired a flood of fond memories from his life and work, but Williams’s special connection to the world of letters shouldn’t be overlooked.“Dead Poets Society,” the 1989 movie starring Williams as the fictional John Keating, was a break-out role for the comedian, establishing him as an actor who could also play nuanced dramatic roles. But the film was also a landmark piece of cinema for book lovers, celebrating the power of poetry – and, by extension, the broader universe of the written word – as a crucial form of personal discovery.“Dead Poets Society” came by its literary enthusiasm honestly. Williams’s character, the passionately energetic prep school English teacher John Keating, was based on a real-life teacher and author, Samuel F. Pickering.

via Robin Williams: ‘Dead Poets Society’ showcased the power of poetry – and an unusual teacher – CSMonitor.com.