The new york state talking book and braille library tbbl is a free library service for eligible residents of upstate new york who are unable to use standard print materials due to a visual or physical disability. The online catalog allows library patrons with internet access to search for any talking book in our collection. Access to the bard web site is restricted to eligible readers. Bard arizona state braille and talking book library. The new york state talking book and braille library tbbl is a free library service for eligible residents of upstate new york who are unable.
Perkins braille and talking book library wikipedia. The talking book and braille service tbbs provides audio and braille library service via mail or digital download to any illinois resident who is unable to read standard print material due to a permanent or temporary visual or physical disability. Currently, over 15,000 new yorkers of all ages are. Braille and talking book library btbl announcements. Downloaded braille and audio books national library service for. Perkins library provides free services to massachusetts residents unable to read traditional print materials due to a visual or physical disability. The arizona state braille and talking book library home page. Nls catalog national library service for the blind and.
Braille and audio reading download potential users. Materials are mailed to and from library patrons at their homes at no charge. These books offered for the visually impaired are free of charge. Founded in 1967, tbbc is a library that provides nocost, homedelivered services, on behalf of the national library service for the blind and print disabled to children, teens and adults in new jersey who have difficulty reading standard print or trouble holding a book. Braille and talking books learn about services for eligible readers and what can be borrowed. Search the nls catalog for braille and talking books through one of two interfaces nls catalog national library service for the blind and print disabled nls. Wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl wisconsin. Perkins braille and talking book library perkins school for the blind. The indiana talking book and braille library tbbl provides free library service to residents of indiana who cannot use standard printed materials due to a. Loans braille and audio books, magazines, playback equipment, and descriptive videos to northern californians unable to read conventional print print. All network libraries provide access to nlsproduced braille and talking books and magazines, which they circulate via postagefree mail.
So whether you want talking books, braille or giant print you can read to your hearts content. As part of a national network cooperating with the national library service for the blind and print disabled nls, the wisconsin talking book and braille library. The perkins braille and talking book library is located in watertown, massachusetts on the campus of the perkins school for the blind. Braille institutes library for the blind and visually impaired helps people of all ages with vision loss to enjoy braille books, audio books, talking books, etc. Braille and audio reading materials national library service for. If standard print has become difficult for you, a friend, or a family member, please fill out a certified application or call 8009929012 for more information. Braille and talking books and magazines may be also downloaded through the bard mobile app, which requires connection to a refreshable braille display via a. Apply to library assistant, faculty, program manager and more. Btbl now offering free subscription to downloadable books.
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