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Talking Books News

The topic for the next That All May eRead online program on September 30, will be on using your eReader to read commercial braille books on your mobile phone.

The program will begin at 7 p.m. with a brief demonstration.

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Due to the NLS Biennial National Conference being held the same week as the Many Faces of BARD and Quarterly Patron Corner programs, these programs will be cancelled for September.

The monthly That All May eRead program will still be held on Monday, September 30.

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The topic for the next That All May eRead online program on August 27, will be using your NLS Braille eReader to read BARD Mobile books.

This is the first of a two-part program for August and September.

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NLS is pleased to announce the release of BARD Express, version 3.0.0.7 [3.0.0.7].

This release includes the long-awaited BARD Express Player, which allows patrons to choose an audio book or magazine from their BARD Express bookshelf a

The topic for the Thursday, August 8, 2024, Many Faces of BARD program will be An Open Forum: Part 2.

In July, we had an open form in which all of our download tech support provided answers to your questions.

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After 57 years, NLS is—literally—on the move.

It’s been 57 years since NLS—then known as the Library of Congress’s Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped—moved from Capitol Hill to a form

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