Library for the Blind and Print Disabled - 2nd Floor

Hours

• Catalog (Library for the Blind and Print Disabled)
• Talking books

Collections and Services Available

• BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download)
• Book Holders
• Braille display and embosser (printer)
• Braille signs
• CCTVs (closed-circuit televisions)
• Descriptive videos for home or Library use
• Free mail service of special playback equipment, books and periodicals on tape and digital cartridge
• Large print newspapers (Magazines and Newspapers Center); large print books are available on the 1st Floor, Children’s Center (2nd Floor), Teen Center (3rd Floor) and branch libraries
• Magnifiers, hand-held (also available at most branches)
• NFB-NEWSLINE for local and national newspapers read over the telephone
• Personal computers with screen magnification and voice output/screen readers, scanners with OCR, and printers
• Reading machines
• Talking calculators
• Talking dictionaries
• Talking elevators
• Talking library catalogs with voice output and screen magnification
• Talking sign receivers

Helpful Resources

• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress