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OLIS News and Updates

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That All May eRead Online Program, Tuesday, August 27

The topic for the next That All May eRead online program on August 27, will be using your NLS Braille eReader to read BARD Mobile books.

This is the first of a two-part program for August and September.

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Free RICBA Book Sets for School Libraries

OLIS in partnership with RICfB is offering sets of the 2025 RICBA nominees to school libraries.

NLS BARD Support: BARD Express Release

NLS is pleased to announce the release of BARD Express, version 3.0.0.7 [3.0.0.7].

This release includes the long-awaited BARD Express Player, which allows patrons to choose an audio book or magazine from their BARD Express bookshelf a

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Many Faces of BARD, August 8

The topic for the Thursday, August 8, 2024, Many Faces of BARD program will be An Open Forum: Part 2.

In July, we had an open form in which all of our download tech support provided answers to your questions.

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Delivery Holiday - August 12

There will be no LORI delivery on Victory Day - Monday, August 12, 2024.

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The National Library Services, NLS Moves

After 57 years, NLS is—literally—on the move.

It’s been 57 years since NLS—then known as the Library of Congress’s Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped—moved from Capitol Hill to a form