BARD 2.0 Offers New Features for TBBC Patrons 

Published on July 11, 2025

BARD, the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress’s Braille and Audio Reading Download website, now offers expanded functionality and will serve as a gateway to exciting new services in the future.  

We are pleased to announce that if you use BARD on the web (nlsbard.loc.gov), you will have access to BARD 2 in late July. If you’re not a BARD user, this is your chance to sign up for the service and get instant access to hundreds of thousands of audio and braille books and magazines for reading with an NLS digital talking-book machine, a personal smart device with BARD Mobile, a Braille eReader, or your PC with the BARD Express player.

Contact us at TBBC@njstatelib.org or 800-792-8322 to sign up for BARD. 

Features of the New Website Include: 

• Reorganization of the Wish List, Reading History, Subscriptions, and Account Settings under one menu. 
• New sorting capabilities of book lists. You can now search through book lists and refine the results by format, language, and subject. 
• An updated search engine, so finding books is easier and faster than ever before. 
• Advanced search functionality. 

Access to the new and improved BARD website requires a change in your login procedures. We will contact all BARD web users and provide instructions for the new login procedures.

Do You Still Have Questions?

If you have any questions, need assistance, or just want to tell us about your experience with BARD 2, contact us at TBBC@njstatelib.org or 800-792-8322.