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NLS Suspending Inactive BARD Accounts

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

Reminder: RHODE ISLAND MEMBERS You must download at least 1 book during a 6 month period or NLS will automatically suspend your account after 6 months of inactivity. If you find that you cannot login to your BARD account and you are a RHODE ISLAND MEMBER, please call the talking books staff at (401)574-9310 or […]

The Many Faces of BARD July 13

Wednesday, June 28th, 2023

The Patron Engagement Section offers The Many Faces of BARD online event the second Thursday of every month, at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. Each monthly event covers one aspect of BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download service) and is open to all. The topic for the July 13, 2023, Many Faces of BARD program will […]

NLS Releases 2.0 BARD Mobile Android App

Tuesday, June 20th, 2023

NLS is releasing version 2.0 of the BARD Mobile Android app. This is a major release and includes in-app search capability as well as several other feature updates, increased app stability, and bug fixes. This is the first in a series of planned releases to allow robust in-app searching and to eliminate the need to […]

Many Faces of BARD May 11

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023

The topic for the May 11, 2023, Many Faces of BARD program will be BARD: Fire Tablets Do Work. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. eastern time and last for one hour. This program will be recorded. This session will include a discussion and demonstration of how to use BARD on an Amazon Fire […]

Multiple Books on 1 Cartridge

Friday, March 3rd, 2023

Perkins in Watertown, MA which is the vendor that sends out books for the RI Talking Books Library program, has begun placing multiple titles on a single cartridge for some members. Once the cartridge is inserted into the player, it will say how many titles are on the cartridge, but it will not tell you […]

NLS Announces BARD MobileApp for the BlindShell

Thursday, January 5th, 2023

Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of the BARD mobile app for the BlindShell Classic 2 and continue our journey in building the world’s greatest accessible cell phone platform. The BARD mobile app is the number one request from the sight loss community, and we’re proud to deliver this powerful new app. Our team has […]

Announcing BARD Mobile for iOS 2.0

Monday, September 19th, 2022

We’re excited to tell you that NLS has released version 2.0 of BARD Mobile for iOS. In this version, the BARD Website option is replaced by a new and powerful search engine that has the following abilities: Search by keyword, title, author, or annotation. Search for either braille or audio content. Use the Keyword search […]

BARD Mobile Android App Fixes

Tuesday, September 13th, 2022

NLS is releasing version 1.4.5 of the BARD Mobile Android app. This release brings major improvements, bug fixes, and increased stability since the March 2022 release..  Version 1.4.5 includes:·  the ability to pause and resume downloads·  sort and search capabilities in Bookshelves and the various Get Book lists·  the ability to delete books from Wish List·  a new More […]

BARD Issues

Thursday, September 8th, 2022

The National Library Service has been receiving complaints about problems with BARD. They are aware of the problems and are working to resolve the issues. They appreciate your patience as they continue to work to restore the BARD services.

NLS BARD Support: BARD Mobile iOS

Friday, April 15th, 2022

NLS is pleased to announce the release of version 1.4.3 of the BARD Mobile iOS app, which supports iOS versions 11–15. BARD Mobile iOS 1.4.3 includes: support for iOS 15 and iPad OS15 ability to sort and search the app’s Wish list and Previous Downloads, additional ways to subscribe to books and magazines, ability to […]

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