NLS BARD Support: Topic For October 2026 Patron Corner
The topic for this program is Celebrating 20 Years of BARD: Part Two. The session will feature a panel of NLS colleagues and patrons who were part of the BARD beta test in 2006 and the first users of BARD. We will also offer an opportunity for audience members to express what BARD has meant to them as patrons.
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Part One of this program took place on July 13 and featured NLS narrators who have worked in both the analog and digital age. A recording is available online at www.loc.gov/nls/news-and-updates/patron-corner [links-1.govdelivery.com].
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