[MDPOBC] Are You Downloading Your Books? Try BARD!

[LaShawn Myles -LBPD-]

*Why Should I Use BARD to Download Books?*

*Downloading your own books through BARD gives you more control over your
reading because you can:*

   - Choose from more books. Downloading from BARD gives you the freedom to
   select any digital title in the NLS collection. (Because of the expense
   involved, many books have yet to be produced on digital cartridge – if you
   choose to receive your books in cartridge format through the US Mail, less
   than half of the collection is available to you.)
   - Get a book immediately. If you have an internet connection, you can
   download books anytime you want, rather than waiting for them to arrive in
   the mail, so you will never run out of books. And with BARD, there's no
   waiting list for the newest and most popular titles.
   - Listen to books on your smartphone. With BARD Mobile apps, you can
   download books to your iOS (Apple) or Android phone or tablet, making it
   even easier to listen to books when you're on the go.
   - Get books from wherever you are. Whether you're a student going away
   to college, a retiree splitting your time between two homes, or someone
   going on vacation for a week or two, if you download your own books via
   BARD, your access to books and magazines will not be interrupted by your
   temporary changes of address.
   - Access back issues of magazines. When you subscribe to a magazine on a
   digital cartridge, you will receive future issues. With BARD, though, you
   can also download and read the magazine's past issues.
   - Keep a book or magazine to reread. Sometimes you come across a book or
   magazine article that you know you'll want to read or refer to again in the
   future. Books on digital cartridge must be returned promptly once you've
   read them so that they can be circulated to other borrowers, but a book or
   magazine that you've downloaded from BARD can be kept for as long as you
   like so that you can take your time reading it or keep it to reread later.
   - Access more music resources. If you're interested in music, BARD has a
   lot more music-related materials available, including instructional guides,
   music appreciation presentations in audio format, and scores and music
   texts in braille. (NLS Music Materials is a brief video about music-related
   resources available from NLS.)

Read more about BARD
<https://www.marylandlibraries.org/Pages/BARD%20Landing%20Page.aspx> from
The Maryland Library for the Blind and Print Disabled.
Have a question or need some help, connect with the Kids’ Desk
<kidsdesk.lbpd at maryland.gov>.

Best,
LaShawn

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LaShawn Myles

Youth Services Librarian

Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled

Maryland State Library

415 Park Avenue

Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603

410-230-2455 <(410)%20230-2454> (office)

410-333-2095 <(410)%20333-2095> (fax)

lashawn.myles at maryland.gov
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