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Talking Books News

The topic for the Thursday, May 14, 2026, Many Faces of BARD program will be Typing Text Using the DA2.

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

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The April 28, 2026, That All May eRead online program is canceled. We will resume our regular schedule for this program on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
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The Thursday, April 16, 2026, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be an open forum.

We will answer any questions you have about the My Talking Books skill for Alexa-enabled smart speakers for the entire hour.

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The topic for the Thursday, April 9, 2026, Many Faces of BARD program will be BARD Mobile for Android.

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

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Offered by the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library in New York. Free

Saturdays monthly, 2-4 PM:

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NLS has released an update to the software used by the HumanWare NLS Braille eReader.

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