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Talking Books News

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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The March 31, 2026, That All May eRead online program is an open forum. We will answer any questions you have about the NLS Braille eReaders for the entire hour.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. eastern time and will last for one hour. The meeting will be recorded.

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The topic for the Thursday, March 19, 2026, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be More About Searching for Books in the My Talking Book Skill on Alexa.

After the presentation and demonstration, we will answer any questions you have about the My Talking Books skill for Alexa-enabled smart speakers.

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