Braille books and magazines, audio books and magazines, and audio book players are provided by the nls. California state library braille and talking book library php. Wtbbls fall 2019 reading matters newsletter is now available. It is administered by the washington state library. We offer our free service to anyone who cant read standard print materials because of a. Directory of contents to explore this site, check out the following. Materials are mailed to and from library patrons at their homes at no charge. Arizona talking book library arizona state library.
Read the latest on btbl services in our special edition of btbl news for april 2020. 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 book circulation, telephone, and inperson services are temporarily suspended and all california state library. The braille and talking book library uses the generous donations given to the foundation to enhance the library services for californians unable to read.
South dakota state library 800 governors drive pierre, sd 575012235. Street sacramento, ca 95814 916 6540185 law library reference 916 6540069 patenttrademark library. Books on tape and in braille for the blind and physically handicapped. Follow the link to find your local braille and talking book library and sign up for free library service. Talking book and braille service illinois state library. The touch and listen newsletter keeps you up to date with whats going on at the braille and talking book library as well as new additions to the collection of recorded works. Libraries or other organizations may use these materials to help promote nys talking book and braille library services to eligible youths and adults that they work with.
Promotional materials, outreach, brochure, sign, video. 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. The best way to use the library is to prepare a list of books you would like to order and then call us at 1800 8082555 or 323 6603880. Braille and talking book library, sacramento btbl, sacramento, california. Registered talking books patron can request books and magazines. Californias library services for people with print disabilities, in association with the library of congress, provides free braille and audio books, magazines and playback equipment to all eligible californians unable to read standard print. In response to recommendations made by the california department of public health and as a precaution to help limit the spread of coronavirus covid19, the california braille and talking book library is closed. State library of louisiana talking books and braille library. Washington talking book and braille library from our corner. Braille and talking book library is a regional library for the national library service for the. The books and players are provided by the library of congress. The california state library braille and talking book library home page. Wills community center 770 n san pablo avenue fresno ca 93728 supervisor. The talking books are recorded by professional narrators and sent to you in a digital cartridge format on what is basically a large plastic flashdrive which can be simply inserted into the free.
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. Staff is available to discuss reading preferences and assist with book selections. An accessible version of the 2020 presidential primary is now available here. Braille and talking book library, california state library. The local recording program uses donated money to cover the cost of print books on california topics not otherwise available. Braille and talking books for the blind and physically handicapped. State of california california state library duty statement rev. Your local network library can help you sign up for free specialformat library service, assist with issues concerning equipment, suggest and locate titles of interest to you, and help you receive access to the bard braille and. Residents of san francisco should contact the talking books and braille center in san francisco. Braille and talking book library, sacramento btbl, 900 n. Nls serves its patrons through a network of cooperating libraries. Loans braille and audio books, magazines, playback equipment, and descriptive videos to northern californians unable to read conventional print print. Fill out this form if you are a registered user or have already contacted the library and were instructed to do so. Currently, over 15,000 new yorkers of all ages are.
The andrew heiskell library operates a booksbymail program that delivers thousands of recorded and braille titles postagefree. Braille and talking book library california state library 900 n street sacramento, ca 95814 url. The washington talking book and braille library is operated by the seattle public library under a contract with the washington state library. Loans free braille and talking books, magazines, playback equipment, and. Digital talking book digital talking books require a reading device compatible with nls digital books a media search will allow you to search by keyword and type of media audiocassette, braille, cd, large print, playaway, digital talking book, print braille, and uncontracted braille. The tapes, recording equipment and supplies are also. Btbl is a branch of the california state library which cooperates with the library of congress, national library service for the blind and physically handicapped nls as its regional library for northern california residents. Braille and talking book library, california state. California state library braille and talking book library. Eligibility requirements and signup application to become a patron of the braille and talking book library btbl service. State information and reference center 916 6540261 circulation section 916 6540206 california history room 916 6540176 braille and talking book library.
Braille and talking book library btbl announcements. Residents of fresno, madera, kings, and tulare counties should contact the fresno talking book library for the blind. Btbl has braille and audio book titles similar to what you would find at your public library. Talking book and braille library cultural education center 222 madison avenue albany, ny 122300001 tollfree calls. You can tell your reader advisor the name of the person for whom you are ordering and then tell us what you would like to order.
Library services instructional services ca school for. Braille and talking book library 900 n street sacramento, ca 95814. The books and equipmentare provided by the library of congress btbl. The talking books catalog is available online at the florida bureau of braille and talking books library and in large print, audio and braille format. Btbl application for btbl service california state library.
The four libraries are the california state librarys braille and talking book library in sacramento, its two subregional nls libraries the. The librarys collection includes large print books, braille books, audio cassette books, and digital cartridge books. The braille and talking book library uses the generous donations given to the foundation to enhance the library services for californians unable to read standard print. Find your library national library service for the blind. The arizona talking book library is following the guidance distributed by the governors office and arizona department of health services regarding the novel coronavirus covid19. The library is funded through minnesota state general funds and federal library services. Braille and talking book library btbl california state library. Braille and talking book library, sacramento btbl home.
Patrons may borrow braille books, digital audio books, large print books, audio magazines, and special playback equipment from the library. The library offers audio books and braille services to arizonans who find it difficult to read standard print because of visual impairment or another physical disabilities. Books in braille and narrated audiobooks on digital flash memory cartridges or cassette tapes plus the special equipment to play them available on loan for free to blind people or those who have been certified as unable to read conventional print materials because of visual or physical disability. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, nls offers books the way you want them. The california state library directly administers the program in northern california. The minnesota braille and talking book library mbtbl, located in faribault, minnesota, provides direct library service to preschool age children to seniors with visual, physical and reading disabilities for whom conventional print is a barrier to reading. Fresno county public library talking book library for. The braille and talking book library, bureau of services for blind persons, michigan department of licensing and regulatory affairs lara, is an equal opportunity employerprogram. Tbbl, a division of the state library, is supported by funding from the state of louisiana and is a cooperating network library of the national library service for the blind and print disabled nls of the library of congress. The california state library, a california public research institution, serves the people of california in many ways. Braille and talking books library coronavirus covid19 shelter in place order for marin county to contact us for essential services, please use the following resource numbers. Talking books and braille library state library of louisiana. The library also offers magazines, movies, newspapers. Bard california state library braille and talking book library.
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 visual or physical disability. That all may read national library service for the blind. Benetech partners with california state library to bring bookshare. Braille and talking book library, sacramento btbl shared an event.