1. BARD: Bringing Talking Books into the Digital Age Presented by Kara Riley Customer Development Librarian Florida Bureau of Braille & Talking Books Library

2. Objectives Apply for talking books Identify library resources Access BARD & download online Troubleshoot BARD

3. Bureau of Braille & Talking Books Library Free lending library Funded by tax dollars Serve qualifying patrons Blind Visually impaired Physically disabled Reading disabled

4. Ways to Qualify Visual Impairment Legally blind Corrected vision less than 20/200 Physical Impairment Cannot comfortably hold a book or turn a page Reading disability

5. Available Resources Digital players & headphones Talking books & magazines Cartridge Downloadable Braille books & magazines Print Downloadable

6. FREE SERVICE Free equipment Free reading materials Free postage

8. What you need to access BARD: BARD account Digital player Computer High-speed internet access Valid email address USB storage device

9. What you need to access BARD Mobile: Apple iPod Touch Apple iPad Apple iPhone

10. Sign up for BARD Must be an NLS patron Request online Call or email Visit Website https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/ApplicationInstructions.html

11. Navigating BARD

15. Search Features: Books

18. Search Features: Magazines

20. Search Features: Music

21. Search Features: Foreign Language

22. Download

23. Step 1 Step 2

24. Download

25. Unzip or Extract

26. Choose Location for Extraction

27. Extraction Finished

28. Special Features: Wish List

31. Third Party Players APH Book Port Plus APH Braille Plus Mobile Mngr APH Book Port DT Apex Braille Note/Voice Note HIMS BookSense HIMS BookSense DS HIMS BookSense XT Humanware Victor Reader Stream Humanware Victor Reader Stratus LevelStar Icon Milestone 212 Milestone 312 PLEXTALK PTN 2 PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1

32. Trouble-Shooting Tips Have a dedicated USB for the player Save the books in the same place Extract the files Put the extracted file on your USB Call or email the library!

33. Kara Riley Customer Development Librarian Phone: 386-239-6040 Toll Free: 1-800-226-6075 Email: kara.riley@dbs.fldoe.orgkara.riley@dbs.fldoe.org