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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> 'Chancey Fleet' via Technology Programs at Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library <HeiskellTech@googlegroups.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 10, 2024 4:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> heiskelltech@googlegroups.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Open Beta Registration for My Talking Books on Alexa<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=ms-outlook-mobile-signature><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Any errors brought to you by iPhone! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chancey Fleet<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Assistive Tech Coordinator — Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Call or text: 347-632-8383 <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> Ashley Dalle <ashleydalle@nypl.org><br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 10, 2024 2:28:05 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Open Beta Registration for My Talking Books on Alexa</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Good afternoon all,</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Some very exciting news! NLS will soon open beta registration for the new My Talking Books skill on Amazon Alexa-enabled smart speakers. NLS patrons who register for open beta will be onboarded on a rolling basis starting from September 25, 2024. Patrons who wish to register for the open beta should fill out the Patron Registration Form at </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/mtb-open-beta__;!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!e_heI6iOjNsoCDD7iviqs7hRgKpm99UaXZaLvXL0qtoJMVkfFJr6DbHaiNL2DefjqSwGL7rUe8cMVDgd2rr3A98nvNbzVjOM37N0yw$" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>www.surveymonkey.com/r/mtb-open-beta</span></a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For patrons who are minors, a parent or legal guardian is additionally required to fill out and sign the Parental Acknowledgment Form at </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.surveymonkey.com/r/mtb-parental-acknowledgment__;!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!e_heI6iOjNsoCDD7iviqs7hRgKpm99UaXZaLvXL0qtoJMVkfFJr6DbHaiNL2DefjqSwGL7rUe8cMVDgd2rr3A98nvNbzVjNsC37lEw$" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>www.surveymonkey.com/r/mtb-parental-acknowledgment</span></a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Patrons who register for open beta will be enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis until NLS' license limit (5,000 users) is reached.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=xgmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p style='margin-bottom:0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Ashley Dalle (she/they)<br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Supervising Librarian</span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CC0000'>Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The New York Public Library<br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>40 West 20th St, New York, NY 10011</span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:13.5pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>212.621.0637 <a href="http://talkingbooks.nypl.org" target="_blank">talkingbooks.<span style='color:#1155CC'>nypl.org</span></a></span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Technology Programs at Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library" group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:HeiskellTech+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com">HeiskellTech+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>