The topic for the Thursday, July 16, 2026, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be Updated Preference Options in the My Talking Books Skill on Alexa: Part 1. 

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

Celebrate Freedom 250!

Celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday by visiting the VA Freedom 250 Virtual Exhibit.

Tuesday, June 30, 2026, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern via Zoom

The topic for the Tuesday, June 30, 2026, That All May eRead online program will be Typing Special Characters Using Your NLS eReader. 

In the remaining time after the presentation, we will answer any questions you have about the NLS Braille eReader.

For the complete schedule of events see the link below.

https://www.loc.gov/nls/services-and-resources/summer-reading/

The topic for the Thursday, June 11 program will be Introducing New Features in the DA2 Software Version 2.0.

This will be the first session of a two-part program.