The az braille and talking book library provides library services to eligible individuals and institutions in arizona. The free service works through local libraries that mail the nls talking or braille books and magazines. Arizona talking book library arizona state library. You can not request books directly from the online catalog or talking book topics, you will need to call or email ktbl to request any titles that interest you. This file is used in dojos backfwd button management. Arizona talking book library online catalog arizona state.
Arizona talking book library celebrates golden anniversary. Arizona state braille and talking book library bard. The arizona talking book library offers access to newsline audio newspapers from the national federation of the blind. Braille and audio reading download potential users. The safety and wellbeing of our staff, volunteers, and visitors are our highest priorities. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, nls circulates books and magazines in braille or audio formats, delivered by postagefree mail or instantly. The arizona state braille and talking book library home page. If you, or someone you know are not able to enjoy books or magazines because. Joyce abbott branch coordinator red mountain library mesa express library joyce. Bard arizona state braille and talking book library nls bard. If a volunteer is unable to be at the library at the scheduled time, they should email preferred or call the studio manager and their director as soon as possible. Borrow up to six books at a time, with no limit on how many you borrow over the year. Arizona talking book library online catalog arizona.
Business profile for arizona talking book library in phoenix, arizona. Southeast regional library maricopa county library district. The florida bureau of braille and talking books library provides information and reading materials in braille and recorded audio format to florida residents who are unable to use standard print as the result of visual, physical, or reading disabilities. Phoenix this year marks the golden anniversary for the arizona talking book library. Bard mobile for ios devices access braille and talking books from your iphone, ipad or ipod touch. The library provides audio books by mail to those whose vision loss makes it difficult to read. Arizona residents who are blind, visually impaired or have a physical disability that makes it difficult to read the print version can listen to the news over the phone, on a computer or on a number of other compatible devices. Bard mobile for android access talking books from your android smartphone or tablet. The library offers audio books and braille services to arizonans who find it difficult to read standard print because of visual impairment or. Enjoy access to the rest of our library collection. A regional library of the national library service for the blind and physically handicapped nls. Find talking books, braille books, and magazines kentucky. Arizona talking book library application for arizona residents honorably discharged from the armed forces of the united states.
Click on search to look up books by title, author, or subject. Check out the full days of lectures, panels, and presentations. Nls catalog national library service for the blind and. That all may read to provide books, magazines and other library resources in alternate formats for all arizona residents whose visual or physical disabilities prevent the use of conventional print materials.
They inspect books before they are loaned out to readers, label and mail information on services, and assist by filing, answering phones, and photocopying. The pinellas talking book library s mission is to encourage and support reading by providing free library services to residents of pinellas and sarasota counties for whom conventional print is a barrier. National library service for the blind and physically handicapped. Arizona talking book library in phoenix arizona talking. 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 library of congress skip to main content. All our talking books are unabridged and high quality, giving you the best possible reading and listening experience. For people who cant read standard print, ctbl provides audio, braille and large print books keeping you connected to reading, stories. Mar 19, 2020 50th anniversary of the arizona talking book library commemoration speeches join us on your phone or computer in celebrating 50 years of providing library services to arizonans who are blind, visually impaired, reading disabled, or have physical limitations which makes it hard to hold or handle a print book. Arizona talking book library in phoenix, az business. The mission of arizona friends of talking books is to support and enhance services provided by the arizona talking book library through advocacy, outreach and development.
Braille and talking books library florida division of blind. Access to the bard web site is restricted to eligible. Audio and braille materials are sent to and from users by postagefree mail, or can be downloaded from the internet. As a public health precaution, the talking book library will be closed to the public through thursday, april 30. Since 1950, the bureau has been designated by the library of congress, national library. Commemorations from arizona talking book library s 50th anniversary, march 19, 2020. Pinellas talking book library pinellas public library. Nashville talking library nashville public library. Talking book library is a nonprofit organization that produces christianthemed audio books for those who are unable to read standard print material.
Arizona talking book library online catalog arizona state library. The arizona talking book library records audio versions of over 120000 books so that people with visual or motor disabilities can enjoy them as well. Digital arizona library a division of the arizona secretary of state, the arizona state library, archives and public records branches are the directors office administration, archives and records management, state library of arizona, library development, arizona talking book library and the arizona capitol museum. The arizona state library provides this free service by mail and electronic downloads. Arizona talking book library library, archives and public records a division of arizona secretary of state michele reagan kim french brian blackwell. Interested in updates from every library in this area. The national library service nls is a free braille and talking book library service for people with vision impairments or physical disabilities that prevent them from holding traditional books. The browse screen shows popular and recently added books. The pinellas talking book library is administered locally through the pinellas public library cooperative. Anna mathews branch coordinator dobson ranch library apply to present at the dobson ranch branch anna. All requests, including requests for materials, may. The arizona talking book library s mission is to provide books, magazines, and other library resources in alternate formats, for all arizona residents whose. Library arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind.
Provide leadership for the library divisions of the arizona state library, archives and public records library development, law and research library, and braille and talking book library. Find 1 listings related to talking book library in phoenix on. 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. Bard arizona state braille and talking book library. Arizona state braille and talking book library volunteer. Contact the arizona talking book library to request a print application form. The arizona talking book library records audio versions of over 120,000 books so that people with visual or motor disabilities can enjoy them as well. The talking book library is a program of the montana state library and is funded in part with monies provided by the library services and technology act through the institute of museum and library services imls. The library is on the southeast corner of guadalupe and greenfield road, adjacent to the riparian preserve at water ranch, a 110 acre park and wildlife preserve in the town of gilbert. If you or someone you know has a visual impairment that makes it difficult to read traditional print, the arizona talking book library can provide audio books. The sun city library has several other maricopa county library district libraries nearby. The kentucky talking book library ktbl provides free library service to people who cannot read traditional print because they have a visual, physical, or reading disability. 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. For more information on talking book library services, please visit their website.
Nashville talking library is a free audio information service providing books, magazines, newspapers, and more to residents of middle tennessee with certified reading disabilities. Find arizona talking book library in phoenix with address, phone number from yahoo us local. Read the latest on btbl services in our special edition of btbl news for april 2020. A regional library of the national library service for the blind and physically handicapped, library. The southeast regional library opened in april, 1999. Talking books is a federallyfunded program which provides recorded books and special players free to persons who are blind, visually impaired, physically handicapped cannot hold a book or who have a doctorcertified reading disability. Here you can search for books, as well as download directly from bard.
A regional library of the national library service for the blind and physically. Braille and talking book library btbl announcements. Kentucky talking book library kentucky department for. Welcome to the arizona talking book library online catalog. If you experience difficulty logging into bard you may want to check instructions or frequently asked questions faq before contacting your network library. Our speedy ondemand service means your books are delivered to your door free of charge. Order books online florida division of blind services.
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