The topic for the Thursday, February 12, 2026, Many Faces of BARD program will be Advanced Searching on the DA2.

After the presentation and demonstration, the rest of the hour will be spent answering all BARD-related questions.

There is no delivery Monday, February 16 in observance of Presidents' Day. School library delivery suspended Feb 16-20 for winter vacation.

Public libraries are invited to apply to pilot a new approach to Summer Reading Program support from OLIS.

The Office of Library and Information Services will run a pilot project this summer to support intergenerational Summer Reading Programs at 10 libraries

Production of 2026 braille wall calendars (CAW1), which was delayed due to last fall’s government shutdown, has now been completed, and distribution of calendars has begun.

We anticipate that all subscribers will receive calendars by the end of February. 

All pocket calendars (CAP1) have now been shipped.

The topic for the Thursday, February 12, 2026, Many Faces of BARD program will be Advanced Searching on the DA2.

After a presentation and demonstration, we will take your questions about all things BARD for the remainder of the hour. 

Delivery is canceled on Tuesday, January 27 for all libraries. Please report any issues for Wednesday using the Delivery Issues Form.