December’s The Many Faces of BARD Virtual Program (Thursday, December 14th at 6:00pm)

On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 6:00pm (central), the Patron Engagement Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) will hold its monthly virtual program called The Many Faces of BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) on Zoom. The event is free to attend and will last one hour.

The topic for the December, Many Faces of BARD program will be Using Bard Mobile for Android for Low-Vision Users. The demonstration will show how our low-vision users can navigate without speech. After the demonstration, NLS staff will take questions about the demonstration or anything else relating to BARD.

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

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NLS’s Patron Corner On Monday, December 11th

On Monday, December 11, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. (central time), the National Library Service for the Blind and Disabled (NLS) Patron Engagement Section will host the quarterly Patron Corner.

The topic for this program is The Life Cycle of the Talking Book. The session will be 90 minutes and will feature the NLS Collections Division, which is responsible for all phases of book selection, production, and distribution.

To learn more and join the conversation, visit the Patron Corner page from NLS.

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November The Many Faces of BARD Virtual Program (Thursday, November 9th at 6:00pm)

On Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 6:00pm (central), the Patron Engagement Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) will hold its monthly virtual program called The Many Faces of BARD on Zoom.  The event is free to attend.

The topic for the November’s Many Faces of BARD program will be program will be Using BARD Mobile for iOS without VoiceOver.  Since this presentation is specifically for low-vision users, they will be displaying the screen. After the demonstration, NLS staff will take questions about the demonstration or anything else relating to BARD.

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

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Library News Podcast: November 2023

Join library staff for November’s Library News podcast which features:

  • A Thank You
  • Mailing Library Materials Update
  • Top Ten Fiction Books Downloaded from BARD
  • More about this month’s NLS virtual programs
  • November’s Makerspace Monday
  • Friends of the Library Holiday Concert on November 17th
  • And more!

NLS Music Notes Virtual Program

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October’s The Many Faces of BARD Virtual Program (Thursday, October 12th at 6:00pm)

On Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 6:00pm (central), the Patron Engagement Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) will hold its monthly virtual program called The Many Faces of BARD on Zoom.  The event is free to attend.

The topic for the October’s Many Faces of BARD program will be BARD 2.0, An Introduction and Demonstration.  After the demonstration, NLS staff will take questions about the demonstration or anything else relating to BARD.

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

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