OLIS News and Updates

The topic for the Thursday, September 17 program will be Effective Use of the Reading History and Streaming History and What’s the Difference.

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

The topic for the Tuesday, September 29, 2026, That All May eRead online program will be Effective Use of the NLS eReader Dictionary.

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

There is no delivery Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.

Register to attend this Thursday's LORI Certification Training and Q&A session.

Virtual training sessions are scheduled for August 27 and

Design with Screen Readers in Mind Tuesday, August 25, 2026, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern via Zoom.

Due to the Biennial National Conference, the Many Faces of BARD program will be held on September 3, which is the first Thursday of the month.

The program will resume its regularly scheduled second Thursday of the month in October.

OLIS to provide free registration to library staff, all levels and library type, to select Library Journal and School Library Journal courses in Fall 2026.

Library staff are invited to apply to attend courses this fall, sponsored in full by the Office of Library and Information Services.

The topic for the Tuesday, August 25, 2026, That All May eRead online program will be Previewing the New Features of Version 3.1 of the NLS eReader.

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