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NLS Summer Reading Program 2024 Underway

Adventure begins at your library! You can still register for the NLS Summer Reading Program. Dive into a world of captivating books and exciting activities.

Scheduled Events

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The Many Faces of BARD, July 11

The Many Faces of BARD program on Thursday, July 11, will be an Open Forum. This is a patron favorite during which our Tech Support team will take as many questions as possible.

The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. eastern time and last for one hour. This program will be recorded.

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NLS Summer Reading Program 2024

Kickoff event (all ages): Monday, June 24, 4:00 p.m. eastern time

NLS Director Jason Broughton will kick off this year’s summer reading program with a warm welcome and Librarian of Congress Dr.

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NLS Quarterly Patron Corner, June 10

On Monday, June 10, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. eastern time, the NLS Patron Engagement Section will host the quarterly Patron Corner.

The topic for this program is NLS Summer Reading: Another Bridge for Literacy for Children Who Are Blind or Low Vision.

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The Many Faces of BARD, June 13

The topic for Thursday, June 13, 2024, Many Faces of BARD program will be NLS eReader Updates: A Brief Review. The program will begin at 7 p.m. eastern time and last for one hour.

NLS will record this program.

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NLS Announces Software Update for the Zoomax eReader

On May 9, 2024 at 10:00 AM Eastern time, software version 2.1 will be released.

This version of the software will add new features such as access to bookshare for those who have a bookshare account, the ability to operate the unit i