NLS Operations Alert No. 21-17 DATE : February 11, 2021 TO : Network Libraries FROM : Meredith Beckhardt, Management Analyst, Network Services Section SUBJECT : Magazine changes: Essence and Reader’s Digest NLS has added Essence to its audio magazine lineup. Essence is a monthly lifestyle, beauty, and fashion magazine for African-American women. Use code ESS4 to subscribe patrons to Essence. Subscribers to Ebony, which ceased print publication in 2019, will automatically be switched over to an Essence magazine subscription. Reader’s Digest is available now in braille and soon as ebraille on BARD. Use magazine code DIG1 to subscribe patrons to Readers Digest. For more information, contact: Meredith Beckhardt Network Services Section [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>