NLS Program: The Many Faces of BARD

The Patron Engagement Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) will offer a monthly program called The Many Faces of BARD.

This program will occur on the second Thursday of every month at 6:00pm Central Time (7:00 p.m. Eastern Time). It will last for one hour and will cover one aspect of BARD (the Braille and Audio Reading Download) usage. Each program will start with a brief presentation. The remainder of the time will be spent answering questions about the presentation or other questions related to BARD usage. NLS will announce the topic for the next presentation at the end of each program. The first presentation will provide an overview of all of the available BARD products.

The topic for the Thursday, January 12, 2023, Many Faces of BARD program will be How You Can Help Us Help You–Working Together with BARD Tech Support. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. eastern time and last for one hour. This program will be recorded.

The session will begin with a brief presentation provided by the Tech Support team. The remainder of the time will be spent answering questions about the presentation or other general questions related to BARD usage.

To learn more and join the conversation, visit The Many Faces of BARD page from NLS.

Upon connecting, participants will be placed in a virtual waiting room until the program begins. When they enter the room, they will be on mute, and they should remain on mute unless the host calls upon them to speak. At that time, they may unmute by using Alt-A from a computer.

All Many Faces of BARD programs will be recorded. If participants do not want to be on the recording, they should refrain from speaking.