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Talking Books News

The topic for the Thursday, February 12, 2026, Many Faces of BARD program will be Advanced Searching on 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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January 27, 2026, from 2:00–3:30 p.m. Eastern.

Join us for January’s Access On Webinar, held in honor of Braille Literacy Month.

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The topic for the January 27 That All May eRead online program will be Using Your eReader with Your iPhone. We will answer any questions you have about the NLS Braille eReader.

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

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The next NLS Music Notes Zoom meeting for patrons and network staff will take place Tuesday, February 3, at 7 p.m. Eastern time.

We’re very excited to speak with our guest Karen Gearreald .

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The topic for the Thursdays, Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be Effectively Working with Book Series Using the My Talking Books Skill.

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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The topic for the program will be BARD 2.0: An Overview, and the program will be conducted in Spanish.

This means that the presentation will be in Spanish, and all questions and answers will be in Spanish.

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