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SLNC-ABLS Technology Librarian, Craig Hayward, answers your library technology questions, offers insight about the library‘s digital and online resources, with an occasional look at what‘s happening with the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, known as NLS. You‘ve got questions, he‘s got answers.
Episodes

Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Craig’s Desk - Episode 21
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
On this episode of Craig's Desk, an interview with our Collections Librarian, finding the wish list in BARD Mobile for IOS and some great news from NLS about upcoming offerings.

Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Craig’s Desk - Episode 20
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
On this episode of Craig's Desk, an interview with a new member of the tech team, fun news from another NLS regional library and how to get library public service announcements delivered to your email box.

Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Craig’s Desk - Episode 19
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
On this episode of Craig's Desk, When all else fails how to Reset Setting Initialization in BARD Mobile, NLS' Patron Corner program and the a new and maybe better way to get Talking Book Topic using the library's online catalog.

Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Craig’s Desk - Episode 18
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
On this episode of Craig's Desk, BARD password tips when using an IPad, NLS' new The Many Faces of BARD program and the library's website Helpful Information on BARD.

Monday Jun 13, 2022
Craig’s Desk - Episode 17
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
On this episode of Craig's Desk, downloading from BARD with a Mac versus Windows computer, NLS' new quarterly feature The Patron Corner and finding foreign language books in our online catalog.

Friday Apr 22, 2022
Craig’s Desk - Episode 16
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Friday Apr 22, 2022
On this episode of Craig's Desk, how to keep your books and magazines forever and using the library's Reader's Corner section to get Talking Book Topics.

Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Craig’s Desk - Episode 15
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
On this episode of Craig's Desk, how to get a book series in BARD, BARD Mobile for Android gets braille, and introducing the library's helpful information section.

Monday Feb 14, 2022
Craig’s Desk - Episode 14
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
On this episode of Craig's Desk, a listener asks about using BARD for braille with a braille display that is more like an Android tablet, an NLS braille e-reader user's guide, and using library's online catalog.

Friday Dec 17, 2021
Craig‘s Desk - Episode 13
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
On this episode of Craig's Desk, we learn how to use the BARD wishlist as a way to share books among devices, get an update on the NLS e-braille reader and take a look at one of our other podcasts.

Monday Nov 08, 2021
Craig‘s Desk - Episode 12
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
On this episode of Craig's Desk, we have an interview with our writing contest participants and major excitement because the NLS Marrakesh pilot project has begun.