The National Library Service (NLS) has just released BARD Express for patrons of libraries around the country. BARD Express is a free, Windows-based application designed to simplify searching for, downloading and transferring audio books and magazines from the BARD website to an external USB drive for use with the digital talking book players.BARD Express is available to any talking book patron who has an active BARD account with the library. Talking Books patrons can apply for a BARD account online; if patrons are unsure of their log in information for a current BARD account they can contact the library at or 1-800-622-4970.BARD Express will be available to download from the BARD main page under the “Additional Links” heading. It will only work on Windows based PCs and will work with a variety of screen readers, including Window eyes, NVDA and Jaws.For more information on BARD express, please vision the Homepage page or watch the YouTube series “” from the Library of Congress.This blog post was written by Maggie Ansty. For more information, contact the Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library at 1-800-622-4970 or email.This entry was posted in. Bookmark the.
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If you decide to download books yourself, you will be using NLS BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) Note: The BARD system login and password resulting from the process below is separate from the Montana WebOPAC login and password you received when you signed up for WebOpac. WebOpac offers patrons an easy search tool to access BARD.