It’s absolutely worth it. If you’re already registered with your state library it’s just a quick online application.

I am a huge advocate of BARD and NLS in general. I think the initial registration can be done online but you need to have documented proof of your visual or physical disability. There are many people who whine about the quality of the narrators but I think some of them are better than their commercial counterparts. My local library does not have a huge audiobook collection, so BARD is a great way to get free audiobooks... nationally. Not just library specific.

I use BARD almost exclusively except for when they don't have a book I'm looking for then I use Bookshare.

Google *State name* State Library Talking book program. The apps aren’t long, but you’ll need someone to sign off on it (eye dr, blindness agency, VRT, etc) or include an eye report verifying your vision impairment.

I love bard and use it all the time.
Just do the application. You only have to do it once.
You won't regret it.

I love BARD! I use it for school (and just for recreation) all the time!