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You must have active talking book program service and an email address. Registered texas talking book patrons will need a bard account and a device running android os 4. Dec 02, 2019 the south carolina state library and the south carolina digital library present the south carolina childrens library services collection, a collection of historical and contemporary images from the 1940s2000s relating to library services for children. Idaho talking book service catalog klas this online public access catalog opac allows users to order books from the idaho talking book service directly from their computers and download digital titles from bard or the shelf project.
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Find out how the talking book program works and who is eligible. Braille and audio reading download arizona state library. Also to be added in the near future will be local and regional books produced by network libraries across the country. Inperson retrieval and immediate checkout of materials to patrons of arizona talking book library. And best of all, books are delivered right to your door.
Bard has downloads accessible for ios devices, android devices, and fire tablets. Our materials can also be downloaded from the web via bard by registered readers. Information about bard braille and audio reading download for patrons of the new york state talking book and braille library. Texas state library and archives commission, talking book program afb directory profile.
More than 21,000 digital books and over 40 digital magazine titles are available in bard with new items added weekly. You will need a login id and password to access it. The program also simplifies downloading and transferring talking books to a cartridge or usb drive by providing a button. The national library service for the blind and print disabled braille and audio reading materials lists of books by topic or genre listings in accessible format bibliographies listings in accessible format bibliographies. An interesting mix of locallyproduced texas titles were recently added to the national library services bard collection. To order titles from the catalog, you should find your library and ask if your library has ordering options, either online or by email. We will show you the bard website and the threestep download process. The bard app allows users to download and listen to talking books and to read braille books using a bluetoothconnected braille display. Texas talking book program directory of community resources. Go to application instructions to apply for a bard login. Bard texas state librarys talking book program nls bard. Braille and audio reading download read the talking books and magazines you want when you want them24 hours a day7 days a weekeven from your mobile devices. It will allow you to get almost any book that is available on bard right.
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If you missed this live webinar but still want to view it, heres your opportunity. Any active individual talking book program patron is eligible. Texas talking book program talking about talking books and. Texas state library and archives commission, talking book. Braille and audio reading download from the talking. Texas state library talking book program staff will help familiarize participants with the layout and settings of the bard mobile app and will demonstrate how to find, download, and listen to an nls audio book on. As a public health precaution, the talking book library will be closed to.
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Talking book program texas state library and archives commission po box 12927 austin tx 787112927. Service updates from the texas talking book program the talking book program is closed until further notice, in order to support the overall health and wellness of our communities and for the safety. We will show you how bard express simplifies the download process for windows computers. Books for visually impaired braille institute of america.
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