There are several ways to search for and request books from the Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library. You can order from current and past issues of Talking Book Topics or Braille Book Review or search for and order books through our online catalog. You can also call or email us at 1-800-622-4970 / tbbl@library.in.gov with book lists, favorite authors, or help picking your next book; Reader Advisors are available Monday-Friday from 8:00-4:30 to assist you.
All network libraries provide access to NLS-produced braille and talking books and magazines, which they circulate via postage-free mail. Some libraries have additional collections, including large-print books and described DVDs. Contact your library today to find out what services they can offer you.
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Orange County Library SystemTalking Book Section101 East Central BoulevardOrlando, FL, 32801Librarian: Vanessa NeblettLibrary Code: FL1DTelephone: (407) 835-7464E-mail: [email protected] Web site: -library/assistive-services/talking-books-and-players ExternalServes: Orange County
Talking BooksPalm Beach County Library Annex4289 Cherry RoadWest Palm Beach, FL, 33409-9808Librarian: Sarah SmedleyLibrary Code: FL1GTelephone: (561) 649-5486Toll-free (In-state): (888) 780-5151E-mail: [email protected] Web site: -the-library/find/talking-books ExternalServes: Palm Beach County
Georgia Library Service for the Blind and Print DisabledOne Margaret Mitchell Square1st FloorAtlanta, GA, 30303-1022Librarian: Beverly WilliamsLibrary Code: GA1PTelephone: (800) 248-6701Toll-free (In-state): (800) 248-6701E-mail: [email protected] Web site: ExternalServes: All of Georgia with Reader Advisory service and remote programming such as book clubs; Utah serves braille readers.
Assistive Resources and Talking Book Center400 S. State St.Chicago, IL 60605-1203Librarian: Patrice JohnsonLibrary Code: IL1RTelephone: (312) 747-4001Toll Free: (800) 757-4654E-mail: [email protected]Web site: -resources-and-talking-book-center External
New Hampshire State LibraryTalking Book Services117 Pleasant StreetConcord, NH, 03301-3852Librarian: Marilyn StevensonLibrary Code: NH1ATelephone: (603) 271-3429Toll-free (In-state): (800) 491-4200FAX: (603) 271-8370E-mail: [email protected] Web site: _books/ ExternalServes: New Hampshire; braille readers receive service from Massachusetts.
New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center2300 Stuyvesant AvenueTrenton, NJ, 08618-3226Librarian: Adam Szczepaniak, Jr.Library Code: NJ1ATelephone: (609) 406-7179Toll-free (In-state): (800) 792-8322FAX: (609) 406-7181E-mail: [email protected] Web site: -book-braille-center/ ExternalServes: New Jersey.
Oregon Talking Book and Braille LibraryState Library of Oregon250 Winter Street NESalem, OR, 97301-3950Librarian: Elke BrutonLibrary Code: OR1ATelephone: (503) 378-5389Toll-free (In-state): (800) 452-0292FAX: (503) 373-7439E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.oregon.gov/library/print-disabilities/Pages/default.aspx ExternalServes: Oregon; braille readers receive service from Utah.
Arlington Public LibraryTalking Book ServiceCentral Library1015 N. Quincy StreetArlington, VA, 22201-4603Librarian: Alexandra ZealandLibrary Code: VA1CTelephone: (703) 228-6333FAX: (703) 228-5962E-mail: [email protected] Web site: -services/talking-books-by-mail/ ExternalServes: Arlington County
Braille-on-Demand books will not need to be returned. Titles will be limited to any braille title that is currently available on BARD. NLS will print the Braille-on-Demand books from the BARD electronic braille files and mail them directly to patrons in a cardboard mailer.
BARD is an online service that allows any talking book customer to download books, magazines, and music scores in braille and audio formats. Through BARD a patron would have access to over 100,000 downloadable audio books, music scores, and web-Braille titles. Anyone who is an active TBBL patron can register for BARD, but you do need to apply for this service in addition to applying for the TBBL. Click here to learn more or to apply for BARD. You can also click here for videos on how to use BARD.
Indiana has a designated state library that provides books and magazines in both audio and braille to Indiana blind and low vision residents. Call the Indiana state library in Indianapolis at (317)-232-3684.
The Ohio Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled (OLBPD) is part of the Cleveland Public Library. In partnership with the State Library of Ohio Talking Book Program, OLBPD serves as the Regional Library for the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled of the Library of Congress, and administers a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the State of Ohio by postage-free mail. OLBPD and the State Library of Ohio Talking Book Program received the 2010 National Library Service Network Library of the Year Award.
National Library Service (NLS) is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS circulates books and magazines in braille or audio formats, delivered by postage-free mail or instantly downloadable.
BARD Express - windows-based software that simplifies searching for, downloading, managing, and transferring BARD audio materials to cartridgesBARD Mobile for iOS devices - access braille and talking books from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.BARD Mobile for Android - access talking books from your Android smartphone or tablet.BARD Mobile for Fire tablets - access talking books on your Amazon Fire table.
The Indiana State Library has served the citizens of Indiana since 1825. The ISL is just a few steps away from the Indiana Statehouse and open to the public for a variety of needs including but not limited to; genealogy, Indiana history, preservation, rare books and manuscripts, reference and government services, Talking Books and Braille library, as well as the State Data Center. It also serves as a free facility for meetings and special events available to state agencies and the community (some fees apply to non-agency events).
Open to the public for a variety of needs including genealogy, Indiana history, the Talking Books and Braille library, rare books and manuscripts, conservation and reference and government services, the state library also serves as a free facility for meetings and special events available to state agencies and the community.
American Action FundAPH/Dolly Parton's Imagination LibraryBraille Books ProgramBraille Bug (printable activity booklet)Indiana Deaf-Blind ServicesIndiana School for the BlindIndiana State Library Talking Book & Braille LibraryNational Federation of the BlindPaths to LiteracyReadBooks! (Children's braille literacy program from National Braille Press)Visually Impaired Preschool Services
The Kids Department at Greenwood Public Library features books in braille and books and DVDs for American Sign Language in the Language Section of Nonfiction. In addition, the following kits are of interest are part of our Sensory Kit collection: American Sign Language KitBraille Kit
The Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library is a division of the Indiana State Library, circulates via mail, audio books and magazines, Braille, large print, and descriptive videos to Indiana residents who cannot use regular print because of a visual or physical disability. They also provide specialized playback equipment for recorded materials, including a digital talking book player. To qualify for this free library service, the applicant fills out an application and has it signed by a healthcare professional or librarian.
Registered users can request books via the online library catalog, by supplying their reading interests and having books automatically selected from those topics, by downloading from an online database, or by scanning paper or audio catalogs for recently recorded books.
Talking Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Bartholomew County Public Library536 Fifth StreetColumbus, IN 47201 Phone: (812) 379-1277www.barth.lib.in.us/talkingbooks.html
Northwest Indiana Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Lake County Public Library1919 West 81st AvenueMerrillville, IN 46410-5382 Phone: (219) 769-3541 323www.lakeco.lib.in.us/talking_books.htm 2ff7e9595c
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