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Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 2009

A Directory with Budget, Staff, and Collections Information and FY 2007 and FY 2008 Statistics on Readership and Circulation

Contents

Libraries

Appendixes

The appendixes are not available on-line but are part of the printed directory. Use the online NLS Reference Publications Order Form to request a print copy of the directory.

National Library Service

A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials to blind and physically handicapped persons is administered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress (NLS). Under a special exemption of the U.S. copyright law and with the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use noncovered copyrighted works, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines in braille and in audio-recorded format. The reading materials produced are then distributed to a cooperating network of regional and subregional libraries that circulate them to eligible borrowers by postage-free mail. Braille books, magazines, and music materials are also made available on the Internet through Web-Braille. Digital talking books and magazines are available for download via the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) service. Network libraries also offer reference, readers’ advisory, and other services.

Established by an act of Congress in 1931 to serve blind adults, the program was expanded in 1952 to include children, and again in 1966 by Public Law 89-522 to include individuals with physical impairments that prevent the reading of standard print. Fifty-six regional and sixty-five subregional libraries are currently part of the network, serving all parts of the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.

Playback equipment is loaned free for use with books and magazines recorded on disc at 16 rpm, on cassette at 1-7/8 and 15/16 ips, and in digital format on flash-memory cartridges or for download from BARD. Special accessories supplied on request include amplifiers, remote control units, breath switches, extension levers, and pillow speakers. Libraries and other designated machine-lending agencies serve as distribution points for playback equipment and accessories.

Applications for library service from eligible persons or institutions such as hospitals and nursing homes are made directly to the network library or machine-lending agency serving a particular geographic area. Application forms, demonstration equipment, and sample reading materials are available in many local public libraries.

American citizens living abroad receive service directly from NLS and should apply to the Network Services Section. Direct service is not extended to individuals outside the United States and its territories and possessions unless they are American citizens; however, international interlibrary loans may be arranged with NLS.

Music services are provided by the NLS Music Section, which has an extensive collection of music scores, books, and instructional materials in braille, large print, and recorded media. Through its Reference Section, NLS serves as a national information resource on various aspects of disability. The National Library Service also functions as a bibliographic center on reading materials for people with disabilities and can make referrals to libraries and organizations that have materials in special media.

The second section of this directory includes the libraries that are part of the “Affiliated Library Consortium.” These libraries offer books that are produced following or approximating current NLS standards, submit cooperative cataloging on the titles they are willing to lend for inclusion in the NLS union catalog, work with NLS and its network to provide service to blind and physically handicapped residents of the United States, produce books in audio and braille and/or other appropriate formats for use by eligible readers, and make materials available free of charge to eligible readers. Eligible readers are defined as those individuals eligible for library services coordinated by the NLS.

Section three includes a number of not-for-profit organizations and volunteer groups, not part of the NLS network, that also provide reading materials in special media on loan to print-handicapped individuals. Criteria for inclusion of these organizations in this directory are these: services offered nationwide; a book collection sufficiently broad in subject matter to be of general interest; a minimum of two hundred titles available on loan; and circulation on the basis of free loan or for a minimal fee to cover basic costs. As additional organizations meeting these criteria become known, they will be included in future editions of the directory.

How to use the directory

NLS network libraries and machine-lending agencies are arranged alphabetically by state. Within each state, the regional library appears first, followed by subregional libraries (if any) listed alphabetically by city. In several states, two regional libraries have been established; in these instances, the specific service area of each library is shown. County service areas are also listed for subregional libraries, but for libraries that serve eighteen or more counties, the outlying or border counties are listed while those in the center of the service area are not. An asterisk (*) immediately following the name of a library indicates that a separate machine-lending agency is listed as the final entry in that state. Network libraries designated as braille-lending libraries are identified by a pound sign (#). Braille is listed under the book collection heading for each of these libraries. For libraries not designated as braille-lending libraries, braille collections are listed under the special collections category.

The information about NLS network libraries and machine-lending agencies contained in the body of the directory and in Appendix III was taken from updates in an online database provided by each network library and machine-lending agency. Readership and circulation statistics in Appendix I are for federal fiscal year (October–September) 2007. Readership and circulation statistics in Appendix II are for federal fiscal year (October–September) 2008. In the few cases where responses were not received or information was not available, data from the previous edition of the directory have been reprinted and footnoted.

Other library resources at the national level are arranged alphabetically by the name of the organization. Each entry indicates eligibility requirements, special media available, subject coverage, and lending policies, all of which may vary from one organization to another. Requests for catalogs or further information about their services should be addressed to the appropriate organization and not to the NLS or its cooperating libraries.

The contact information contained in the body of this directory is also posted online at www.loc.gov/nls under “Find a Library.” Free print copies of the directory are available to libraries and organizations by contacting the NLS Reference Section. Since the fall of 2001, security precautions have made mail delivery by the United States Postal Service to the address listed below sporadic. For faster service, please e-mail your request to nlsref@loc.gov, fax it to (202) 707-0712, or telephone it to (202) 707-5100.

The information included in this directory was current as of July 15, 2009. The most up-to-date contact information for NLS libraries is available in “Find a Library” at www.loc.gov/nls/find.html.

Reference Section
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542

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Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Guam

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

U.S. Citizens Abroad

Utah

Vermont

Virgin Islands

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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Alabama

Regional Library

Alabama Regional Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
6030 Monticello Drive
Montgomery, AL 36130-6000
Telephone: (334) 213-3906 and (334) 213-3921
Toll-free: 800-392-5671 or 800-723-8459
Fax: (334) 213-3993 or (334) 213-3960
E-mail: dpritchard@apls.state.al.us
Web site: http://www.apls.state.al.us/webpages/services/BPH/BPHServices.htm External link indicator
Serves: Alabama (60 of 67 counties); braille readers receive service from Utah
Librarian: Dana Pritchard
Machine agency contact: Dana Pritchard
Library code: AL1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Braille, local subjects and authors,
print reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, magnifiers, optical character reader, page
turners, paperless braille display, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Dial-up news or book services, radio
reading service
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Subregional Libraries

Department for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
Houston-Love Memorial Library
P.O. Box 1369
Dothan, AL 36302
Bulk mail: 212 West Burdeshaw Street
Dothan, AL 36302
Telephone: (334) 793-9767
TDD: (334) 793-9767
Fax: (334) 793-6645
E-mail: carmstrong0828@yahoo.com
Serves: Houston County
Librarian: Christi Armstrong
Library code: AL1D
Hours: 9:00–9:00 M, T, Th; 9:00–6:00 W, F;
9:00–5:00 Sat; 1:00–5:00 Sun
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Print reference collection,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), magnifier, scanner, speech input or
output
Special services: Book discussion group, children’s
story hour, children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Huntsville Subregional Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
P.O. Box 443
Huntsville, AL 35804
Bulk mail: 915 Monroe Street SW
Huntsville, AL 35801
Telephone: (256) 532-5980 and (256) 532-5981
Fax: (256) 532-5994
E-mail: jwelch@hpl.lib.al.us or bphdept@hpl.lib.al.us
Web site: http://hmcpl.org/departments/bph.html External link indicator
Serves: Madison County
Librarian: Joyce Welch
Library code: AL1E
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Braille, print/braille books, tactile
maps
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, magnifier, optical character reader, page
turner, paperless braille display, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Dial-up news or book services, radio
reading service, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Library and Resource Center for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped #
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
705 South Street
P.O. Box 698
Talladega, AL 35161
Telephone: (256) 761-3237
Toll-free: 800-848-4722
Fax: (256) 761-3561
E-mail: Lacy.Teresa@aidb.state.al.us or
Thompson.Martha@aidb.state.al.us
Web site: http://www.aidb.org External link indicator
Serves: Coosa, St. Clair, and Talladega counties
Librarian: Teresa Lacy
Library code: AL1I
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, print
reference collection, textbooks in braille, videotapes on
disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), Franklin Language Master,
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, magnifier,
optical character reader, screen-enlarging software,
speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s story
hour, children’s summer reading program, volunteer
services
Publications: Patron newsletter

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Tuscaloosa Subregional Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
Tuscaloosa Public Library
1801 Jack Warner Parkway
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Telephone: (205) 345-3994
Fax: (205) 752-8300
E-mail: bjordan@tuscaloosa-library.org
Web site: http://www.tuscaloosa-library.org/pages/bph.html External link indicator
Serves: Tuscaloosa County
Librarian: Barbara B. Jordan
Library code: AL1H
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Print reference collection, tactile
maps, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.)
Special services: Volunteer services

Alaska

Regional Library

Alaska State Library
Talking Book Center
344 West Third Avenue, Suite 125
Anchorage, AK 99501
Telephone: (907) 269-6575
Toll-free: 800-776-6566
Fax: (907) 269-6580
E-mail: Patience.Frederiksen@alaska.gov
Web site: http://www.library.state.ak.us/dev/tbc.html External link indicator
Serves: Alaska; braille readers receive service from
Utah
Librarian: Patience Frederiksen
Machine agency contact: Patience Frederiksen
Library code: AK1A
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Print reference collection
Assistive devices: Hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, screen-enlarging software, speech input or
output
Publications: Patron newsletter

Arizona

Regional Library

Arizona State Braille and Talking Book Library
1030 North 32nd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Telephone: (602) 255-5578
Toll-free: 800-255-5578
Fax: (602) 286-0444
E-mail: btbl@lib.az.us
Web site: http://www.lib.az.us/braille/ External link indicator
Serves: Arizona; braille readers receive service from Utah
Librarian: Linda A. Montgomery
Machine agency contact: Michael Usrey
Library code: AZ1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and
videos, braille, children’s books, foreign-language
books, local subjects and authors, print reference
collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print,
magnifier, screen-enlarging software
Special services: Book discussion group, children’s
summer reading program, dial-up news or book
services, radio reading service, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Arkansas

Regional Library

Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped #
One Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1085
Telephone: (501) 682-1155
Toll-free: 866-660-0885
TDD: (501) 682-1002
Fax: (501) 682-1529
E-mail: nlsbooks@asl.lib.ar.us
Web site: http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/ASLBPH.htm External link indicator
Serves: Arkansas
Librarian: John D. Hall
Machine agency contact: Margie Lentz
Library code: AR1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Assistive devices: Closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
optical character reader
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Subregional Library

Library for the Blind and Handicapped, Southwest
Columbia County Library
2057 North Jackson Street
P.O. Box 668
Magnolia, AR 71754
Telephone: (870) 234-0399
Toll-free: 866-234-8273
Fax: (870) 234-5077
E-mail: lbph@hotmail.com
Serves: Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas,
Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller,
Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, Polk, Sevier, and Union
counties
Librarian: Sandra Grissom
Library code: AR1E
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Publications: Patron newsletter

California, Southern California

Regional Library

Braille Institute #
Library Services
741 North Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029-3594
Telephone: (323) 663-1111 and (323) 660-3880
Toll-free: 800-808-2555
TDD: (323) 660-3880
Fax: (323) 662-2440
E-mail: dls@braillelibrary.org
Web site: http://www.braillelibrary.org/ External link indicator
Serves: Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange,
Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis
Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties
Librarian: Henry C. Chang
Machine agency contact: Ivan G. Johnson
Library code: CA2A
Hours: 8:30–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, foreign-language books, local subjects and
authors, print reference collection, tactile maps,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, Optacon,
optical character reader, paperless braille display,
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, braille on
request, children’s story hour, children’s summer reading
program, dial-up news or book services, new patron
workshop, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

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California, Northern California

Regional Library

Braille and Talking Book Library #
California State Library
900 N Street, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 654-0640
Toll-free: 800-952-5666
Fax: (916) 654-1119
E-mail: btbl@library.ca.gov
Web site: http://www.library.ca.gov/services/btbl.html External link indicator
Serves: Northern California
Librarian: Mike L. Marlin
Machine agency contact: Marian Broom
Library code: CA1A
Hours: 9:30–4:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Special collections: Local subjects and authors, print
reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille translation software (Megadots), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, magnifier, optical character reader, paperless
braille display
Special services: Dial-up news or book services,
volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials

Subregional Libraries

Talking Book Library for the Blind
Fresno County Public Library
Ted Wills Community Center
770 North San Pablo Avenue
Fresno, CA 93728-3640
Telephone: (559) 488-3217
Toll-free: 800-742-1011
TDD: (559) 488-1642
Fax: (559) 488-1971
E-mail: wendy.eisenberg@fresnolibrary.org
Web site: http://www.fresnolibrary.org/tblb/ External link indicator
Serves: Fresno, Kings, Madera, and Tulare counties
Librarian:Wendy Eisenberg
Library code: CA1B
Hours: 9:30–5:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, dial-up news
or book services, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Library for the Blind and Print Disabled
San Francisco Public Library
Civic Center
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: (415) 557-4253
Fax: (415) 557-4375
E-mail: lbpd@sfpl.org or mmagid@sfpl.org
Web site: http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0200002301 External link indicator
Serves: San Francisco
Librarian: Martin Magid
Library code: CA1C
Hours: 1:00–6:00 M, Th; 10:00–6:00 T, W;
12:00–6:00 F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, foreign-language books, local subjects and
authors, print reference collection, tactile maps,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, magnifier, optical character reader, paperless
braille display, screen-enlarging software, speech input
or output, talking sign receivers
Special services: Braille on request, dial-up news or
book services, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Colorado

Regional Library

Colorado Talking Book Library #
180 Sheridan Boulevard
Denver, CO 80226-8097
Telephone: (303) 727-9277
Toll-free: 800-685-2136
Fax: (303) 727-9281
E-mail: ctbl.info@cde.state.co.us
Web site: http://www.cde.state.co.us/ctbl/index.htm External link indicator
Serves: Colorado
Librarian: Debbi MacLeod
Machine agency contact: Karry Moon
Library code: CO1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Connecticut

Regional Library

Connecticut State Library #
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
198 West Street
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Telephone: (860) 721-2020
Toll-free: 800-842-4516
Fax: (860) 721-2056
E-mail: lbph@cslib.org or ctaylor@cslib.org
Web site: http://www.cslib.org/lbph.htm External link indicator
Serves: Connecticut
Librarian: Carol A. Taylor
Machine agency contact: Gordon Reddick
Library code: CT1A
Hours: 9:00–3:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Special collections: Local subjects and authors
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), optical character reader
Special services: Volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials

Delaware

Regional Library

Delaware Division of Libraries
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
43 South DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Telephone: (302) 739-4748
Toll-free: 800-282-8676
TDD: (302) 739-4748
Fax: (302) 739-6787
E-mail: john.phillos@state.de.us or debph@lib.de.us
Web site: http://www.state.lib.de.us/Collection_Development/LBPH/ External link indicator
Serves: Delaware; braille readers receive service from
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Librarian: John Phillos
Machine agency contact: John Phillos
Library code: DE1A
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Local subjects and authors
Special services: Braille on request, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

District of Columbia

Regional Library

Adaptive Services Division
DC Public Library
901 G Street NW
Room 215
Washington, DC 20001
Telephone: (202) 727-2142 and (202) 727-2270
TDD: (202) 727-2255
Fax: (202) 727-1129
E-mail: lbph.dcpl@dc.gov
Web site: http://www.dclibrary.org External link indicator
Serves: District of Columbia; braille readers receive
service from Massachusetts
Librarian: Venetia V. Demson
Machine agency contact: Bernard Harrison, Jr.
Library code: DC1A
Hours: 9:30–5:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
local subjects and authors, print reference collection,
textbooks on audiocassette, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
magnifier, optical character reader, speech input or output
Special services: Children’s braille book club, dial-up
news or book services, radio reading service, volunteer
services
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

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Florida

Regional Library

Florida Bureau of Braille and Talking Book
Library Services #
421 Platt Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-2803
Bulk mail: 421 Platt Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32198-0001

Telephone: (386) 239-6000
Toll-free: 800-226-6075
Fax: (386) 239-6069
E-mail: mike.gunde@dbs.fldoe.org
Web site: http://dbs.myflorida.com/library/index.php External link indicator
Serves: Florida
Librarian: Michael Gunde
Machine agency contact: Al McPherson
Library code: FL1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and
videos, children’s books, foreign-language books, local
subjects and authors, print reference collection,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, magnifier,
optical character reader, screen-enlarging software,
speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Subregional Libraries

Pinellas Talking Book Library
1330 Cleveland Street
Clearwater, FL 33755-5103
Telephone: (727) 441-9958
Toll-free: 866-619-9568
TDD: (727) 441-3168
Fax: (727) 441-9068
E-mail: mstevenson@pplc.us
Web site: http://www.pplc.us/tbl/ External link indicator
Serves: Manatee, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties
Librarian: Marilyn Stevenson
Library code: FL1M
Hours: 9:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and
videos, Bi-Folkal kits, braille, print reference collection,
self-playing digital audiobook, sports equipment and
games, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), optical character
reader, paperless braille display, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
radio reading service, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Brevard County Libraries
Talking Books Library
308 Forrest Avenue
Cocoa, FL 32922-7781
Telephone: (321) 633-1810 and (321) 633-1811
TDD: (321) 633-1838
Fax: (321) 633-1838
E-mail: dmartin@brev.org
Web site: http://www.brev.org/pages/learn/disabled/index.php External link indicator
Serves: Brevard County
Librarian: Debra A. Martin
Library code: FL1K
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
foreign-language books (French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Russian, Spanish), print reference collection,
tactile maps, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, magnifier, optical character reader, page
turner
Special services: Book discussion group, braille on
request, dial-up news or book services, summer reading
program, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Broward County Talking Book Library
100 South Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Telephone: (954) 357-7555 and (954) 357-8686
TDD: (954) 357-7528
Fax: (954) 357-7420
E-mail: wdraper@browardlibrary.org or
talkingbooks@browardlibrary.org
Web site: http://www.broward.org/library/talkingbooks.htm External link indicator
Serves: Broward County
Librarian:Wayne Draper
Library code: FL1H
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
print reference collection
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, magnifier,
optical character reader, radio for radio reading service,
speech input or output
Special services: Volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Talking Books/Special Needs Library
Jacksonville Public Library
303 North Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Telephone: (904) 630-1999 and (904) 630-0344
Fax: (904) 630-0604
E-mail: jerryr@coj.net
Web site: http://jpl.coj.net/lib/talkingbooks.html External link indicator
Serves: Duval County
Librarian: Jonathan A. Reynolds
Machine agency contact: Jonathan Reynolds
Library code: FL1B
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and
videos, Bi-Folkal kits, braille, print reference collection
Assistive devices: Magnifier, optical character reader,
screen-enlarging software
Special services: Book club, braille on request, dial-up
news or book services, radio reading service, volunteer
services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Talking Books
Palm Beach County Library Annex
Mil-Lake Plaza
4639 Lake Worth Road
Lake Worth, FL 33463
Telephone: (561) 649-5500
Toll-free: 888-780-5151
Fax: (561) 649-5402
E-mail: talkingbooks@pbclibrary.org
Web site: http://www.pbclibrary.org/outreach-talkingbooks.htm External link indicator
Serves:
Palm Beach County
Librarian: Pat Mistretta
Library code: FL1G
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and videos
Special services: Book club
Publications: Patron newsletter

Talking Books Library
Miami-Dade Public Library System
2455 NW 183rd Street
Miami, FL 33056-3641
Telephone: (305) 751-8687
Toll-free: 800-451-9544
TDD: (305) 474-7258
Fax: (305) 757-8401
E-mail: moyerb@mdpls.org or talkingbooks@mdpls.org
Web site: http://www.mdpls.org/services/outreach/talk_books.asp External link indicator
Serves: Miami-Dade and Monroe counties
Librarian: Barbara L. Moyer
Library code: FL1C
Hours: 8:30–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Braille, print/braille books, print
reference collection
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for
hard-copy large print, screen-enlarging software, speech
input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, children’s
summer reading program
Publications: Patron newsletter

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Lee County Talking Books Library
13240 North Cleveland Avenue, #5–6
North Ft. Myers, FL 33903-4855
Telephone: (239) 995-2665
Toll-free: 800-854-8195
TDD: (239) 995-2665
Fax: (239) 995-1681
E-mail: talkingbooks@leegov.com
Web site: http://library.lee-county.com/Pages/default.aspx External link indicator
Serves: Lee County
Librarian: Karin McLeish-Delgado
Library code: FL1J
Hours: 8:30–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, local
subjects and authors, print reference collection,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, magnifier, optical character reader,
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, children’s
summer reading program, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Orange County Library System
Talking Book Section
101 East Central Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32801
Telephone: (407) 835-7464
TDD: (407) 835-7641
Fax: (407) 835-7642
E-mail: higgins.lelia@ocls.info
Web site: http://www.ocls.info/About/assistiveServices.asp External link indicator
Serves: Orange County
Librarian: Lelia Higgins
Library code: FL1D
Hours: 9:00–9:00 M–Th; 9:00–6:00 F, Sat;
1:00–6:00 Sun
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Assistive devices: Closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output

West Florida Public Library
Talking Book Library
200 West Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32502-4822
Telephone: (850) 436-5065 and (850) 436-5060
Fax: (850) 436-5039
E-mail: talkingbooks@ci.pensacola.fl.us or svoss@ci.pensacola.fl.us
Web site: http://www.cityofpensacola.com/library/page.asp?pid=5037 External link indicator
Serves: Escambia County (no longer serving Santa Rosa
County)
Librarian: Susan C. Voss
Library code: FL1L
Hours: 9:00–4:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Assistive devices: Closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Special services: Dial-up news or book services,
volunteer services

Hillsborough County Talking Book Library
Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library
3910 South Manhattan Avenue
Tampa, FL 33611-1214
Telephone: (813) 272-6024
TDD: (813) 272-6305
Fax: (813) 272-6072
E-mail: talkingbooks@hillsboroughcounty.org
Web site: http://hcplc.org/hcplc/liblocales/tbl/ External link indicator
Serves: Hillsborough County
Librarian: Ann Palmer
Library code: FL1F
Hours: 10:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and
videos, Bi-Folkal kits, braille, local subjects and
authors, miscellaneous media
Assistive devices: Closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Georgia

Regional Library

Georgia Library for Accessible Services (GLASS)
1150 Murphy Avenue SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
Telephone: (404) 756-4619 and (404) 756-4476
Toll-free: 800-248-6701
Fax: (404) 756-4618
E-mail: glass@georgialibraries.org or bwilliams@georgialibraries.org
Web site: http://www.georgialibraries.org/public/glass.html External link indicator
Serves: Georgia; braille readers receive service from Utah
Librarian: Stella Cone
Machine agency contact: Barbara Teague
Library code: GA1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
print reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), optical character reader, screen-enlarging
software
Special services: Book discussion group, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Subregional Libraries

Special Needs Library of Northeast Georgia
Athens-Clarke County Regional Library
2025 Baxter Street
Athens, GA 30606-6331
Telephone: (706) 613-3655
Toll-free: 800-531-2063
TDD: (706) 613-3655
Fax: (706) 613-3660
E-mail: specialneedslibrary@athenslibrary.org
Web site: http://www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us/talkingbooks/index.html External link indicator
Serves: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin,
Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hancock, Hart, Jackson,
Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam,
Rabun, Stephens, Walton, and White counties
Librarians: Claudia L. Markov and Pete Hayek
Library code: GA1C
Hours: 9:00–6:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, local subjects and authors, print/braille books,
print reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, magnifier, optical character reader, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
dial-up news or book services, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Talking Book Center
Augusta Regional Library
425 James Brown Boulevard
Augusta, GA 30901
Telephone: (706) 821-2625
Fax: (706) 724-5403
E-mail: talkbook@ecgrl.org
Web site: http://www.ecgrl.public.lib.ga.us/lbph.htm External link indicator
Serves: Burke, Columbia, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie,
Richmond, Taliafferro, Warren, and Wilkes counties
Librarian: Gary Swint
Library code: GA1D
Hours: 9:00–7:00 M–Th; 9:00–5:30 F, Sat
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, print
reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
optical character reader, screen-enlarging software,
speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, radio reading service, volunteer
services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Bainbridge Subregional Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
Southwest Georgia Regional Library
301 South Monroe Street
Bainbridge, GA 39819-4029
Telephone: (229) 248-2680
Toll-free: 800-795-2680
TDD: (229) 248-2665
Fax: (229) 248-2670
E-mail: lbph@swgrl.org
Web site: http://www.swgrl.org/handicap.php External link indicator
Serves: Baker, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt,
Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman,
Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Webster, and
Worth counties
Librarian: Susan S. Whittle
Library code: GA1E
Hours: 8:30–5:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Print reference collection,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
magnifier, speech input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, braille on
request, children’s story hour, children’s summer reading
program, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Three Rivers Regional Library
Brunswick-Glynn County Regional Library
208 Gloucester Street
Brunswick, GA 31520-5324
Telephone: (912) 267-1212
Toll-free: 866-833-2878 or 866-833-2814
Fax: (912) 267-9597
E-mail: bransom@trrl.org
Serves: Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Charlton,
Clinch, Glynn, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Ware, and
Wayne counties
Librarian: Betty D. Ransom
Library code: GA1N
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Assistive devices: Optical character reader
Special services: Home visits, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Columbus Library for Accessible Services
(CLASS)
The Columbus Public Library
3000 Macon Road
Columbus, GA 31906-2201
Telephone: (706) 243-2686 and (706) 243-2688
Toll-free: 800-652-0782
Fax: (706) 243-2710
E-mail: sbarnes@cvrls.net
Web site: http://www.thecolumbuslibrary.org/outreachservices/class.html External link indicator
Serves: Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Marion,
Meriwether, Muscogee, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, Troup,
and Upson counties
Librarian: Suzanne Barnes
Library code: GA1F
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), magnifier, page turner, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, dial-up news or
book services, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Oconee Regional Library
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
801 Bellevue Avenue
P.O. Box 100
Dublin, GA 31040
Telephone: (478) 275-5382
Toll-free: 800-453-5541
Fax: (478) 275-3821
E-mail: wdaniel@ocrl.org
Web site: http://www.laurens.public.lib.ga.us/index.pl/special_service_center.html External link indicator
Serves: Bleckley, Dodge, Glascock, Johnson, Laurens,
Montgomery, Pulaski, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs,
Treutlen, Washington, Wheeler, and Wilcox counties
Librarian:Wanda Daniel
Library code: GA1G
Hours: 8:30–5:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
electronic books, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
magnifier, optical character reader, screen-enlarging
software, Sorenson video phone
Special services: Volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

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Hall County Library System
Gainesville Subregional LBPH
East Hall Branch and Special Needs Library
2434 Old Cornelia Highway
Gainesville, GA 30507
Telephone: (770) 532-3311
TDD: (770) 531-2530
Fax: (770) 531-2502
E-mail: amixson@hallcountylibrary.org
Web site: http://www.hallcountylibrary.org/ External link indicator
Serves: Hall County
Librarian: Adrian Mixson
Library code: GA1H
Hours: 10:00–7:00 M–Th; 10:00–5:00 F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos
Assistive devices: Magnifier, optical character reader,
screen-enlarging software
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Middle Georgia Subregional Library for the Blind
and Physically Handicapped
Washington Memorial Library
1180 Washington Avenue
Macon, GA 31201-1790
Telephone: (478) 744-0877
Toll-free: 800-805-7613
TDD: (478) 744-0877
Fax: (478) 744-0840
E-mail: harringj@bibblib.org
Web site: http://www.co.bibb.ga.us/library/TBC.htm External link indicator
Serves: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Crisp, Dooly,
Dougherty, Houston, Jones, Lee, Macon, Peach, Schley,
Sumter, Twiggs, Wilkinson, and Worth counties
Librarian: Judy T. Harrington
Library code: GA1J
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, print reference collection, videotapes on
disabilities
Assistive devices: Closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
magnifier, optical character reader, screen-enlarging
software
Special services: Braille on request, volunteer services

Rome Subregional Library for People with
Disabilities
Sara Hightower Regional Library
205 Riverside Parkway NE
Rome, GA 30161-2911
Telephone: (706) 236-4618 and (706) 236-4615
Toll-free: 888-263-0769
TDD: (706) 236-4618
Fax: (706) 236-4631
E-mail: dhickman@rome-lpd.org or btreadaway@rome-lpd.org
Web site: http://www.rome-lpd.org External link indicator
Serves: Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee,
Dade, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon,
Haralson, Heard, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk,
Towns, Union, Walker, and Whitfield counties
Librarian: Delana Hickman
Library code: GA1K
Hours: 8:30–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
videotapes on disabilities, volunteer-produced
audiocassettes
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), magnifier, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Dial-up news or book services,
volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
Live Oak Public Libraries
Thunderbolt Branch
2708 Mechanics Avenue
Savannah, GA 31404
Telephone: (912) 354-5864
Toll-free: 800-342-4455
TDD: (912) 354-5534
Fax: (912) 354-5534
E-mail: stokesl@liveoakpl.org or lbphsav@liveoakpl.org
Serves: Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham,
Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins, Liberty, and Screven counties
Librarian: Linda Stokes
Library code: GA1L
Hours: 9:00–6:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
print reference collection
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), optical character reader, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Home visits, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Valdosta Talking Book Center
South Georgia Regional Library
300 Woodrow Wilson Drive
Valdosta, GA 31602-2592
Telephone: (229) 333-7658 and (229) 333-0086
Toll-free: 800-246-6515
Fax: (229) 333-0774
E-mail: djernigan@sgrl.org
Serves: Atkinson, Ben Hill, Berrien, Coffee, Cook,
Echols, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift, and
Turner counties
Librarian: Diane Jernigan
Library code: GA1M
Hours: 9:30–5:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, print reference collection, print/braille books,
tactile maps, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), magnifier
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

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Hawaii

Regional Library

Hawaii State Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped #
402 Kapahulu Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
Telephone: (808) 733-8444
Toll-free: (800) 559-4096
TDD: (808) 733-8444
Fax: (808) 733-8449
E-mail: olbcirc@librarieshawaii.org or fusako@librarieshawaii.org
Web site: http://www.librarieshawaii.org/locations/oahu/lbph.htm External link indicator
Serves: Hawaii, Guam, and U.S. Affiliated Pacific
Islands
Librarian: Fusako Miyashiro
Machine agency contact: Fusako Miyashiro
Library code: HI1A
Hours: 8:30–4:30 M, W–F; 10:00–6:00 T
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, digital audiobooks, foreign-language books
(Japanese, Korean), local subjects and authors,
print/braille books, print reference collection, tactile
maps, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, magnifier,
Optacon, optical character reader, paperless braille
display, screen-enlarging software, speech input or
output
Special services: Book discussion group, braille on
request, children’s summer reading program, radio
reading service, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Guam

Subregional Library

Guam Public Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library
254 Martyr Street
Agana, GU 96910
Telephone: (671) 475-4753 and (671) 475-4754
Fax: (671) 477-9777
E-mail: teresita.kennimer@gpls.guam.gov
Serves: Guam
Librarian: Teresita Kennimer
Library code: HI1B
Hours: 9:30–6:00 M, W, F; 9:30–8:00 T, Th; 10:00–4:00
Sat; 12:00–4:00 Sun
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book

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Idaho

Regional Library

Idaho Commission for Libraries Talking Book
Service
325 West State Street
Boise, ID 83702-6072
Telephone: (208) 334-2150
Toll-free: 800-458-3271
TDD: 800-377-1363
Fax: (208) 334-4016
E-mail: talkingbooks@libraries.idaho.gov
Web site: http://libraries.idaho.gov/landing/talking-book-service External link indicator
Serves: Idaho; braille readers receive service from Utah
Librarian: Sue Walker
Machine agency contact: Judy Mooney
Library code: ID1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and
videos, children’s books, videotapes on disabilities
Special services: Volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials, patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Illinois

Regional Library

Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service
401 East Washington
Springfield, IL 62701-1207
Telephone: (217) 782-9435
Toll-free: 800-665-5576
TDD: 888-261-7863
Fax: (217) 558-4723
E-mail: sruda@ilsos.net or Psalamon@ilsos.net
Web site: http://www.ilbph.org External link indicator
Serves: Illinois; adult braille readers receive service
from Utah
Librarian: Sharon Ruda
Machine agency contact: Sheri Vaughan
Library code: IL1A
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
optical character reader, screen-enlarging software,
speech input or output
Special services: Dial-up news or book services, radio
reading service, volunteer services

Subregional Libraries

Southern Illinois Talking Book Center
Shawnee Library System
607 South Greenbriar Road
Carterville, IL 62918-1600
Telephone: (618) 985-8375
Toll-free: 800-455-2665
TDD: (618) 985-8375
Fax: (618) 985-4211
E-mail: bphdept@shawls.lib.il.us or
dbrawley@shawls.lib.il.us
Web site: http://www.shawls.lib.il.us/talkingbooks External link indicator
Serves: Alexander, Bond, Clay, Clinton, Crawford,
Edward, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin,
Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson,
Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry,
Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saint Clair, Saline,
Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and
Williamson counties
Librarian: Diana Brawley Sussman
Library code: IL1B
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, foreign-language books, local subjects and
authors, print reference collection, videotapes on
disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), computer
screen magnifier, magnifier
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
dial-up news or book services
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Chicago Public Library
Talking Book Center
400 South State Street
Fifth Floor North
Chicago, IL 60605-1203
Telephone: (312) 747-4001 and (312) 747-1616
Toll-free: 800-757-4654
Fax: (312) 747-1609
E-mail: dtaylor@chipublib.org
Web site: http://www.chipublib.org/branch/details/library/harold-washington/p/Tbc/ External link indicator
Serves: Chicago
Librarian: Deborah Taylor
Library code: IL1R
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M, W, Sat; 11:00–7:00 T, Th
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, news
access, print reference collection, videotapes on
disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
optical character reader, screen-enlarging software,
speech input or output
Special services: Adult reading program, book
discussion group, children’s summer reading program,
dial-up news or book services, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center
Alliance Library System
600 High Point Lane, Suite 2
East Peoria, IL 61611
Telephone: (309) 694-9739
Toll-free: 800-426-0709
Fax: (309) 694-9230
E-mail: lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com
Web site: http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/indexMITBC.cfm External link indicator
Serves: Adams, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass,
Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland,
DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Fulton, Greene,
Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jersey, Jo
Daviess, Knox, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Macon,
Macoupin, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McLean,
Menard, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Ogle,
Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Putnam, Rock Island, Sangamon,
Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell,
Vermillion, Warren, Whiteside, Winnebago, and
Woodford counties
Librarian (acting): Lori Bell
Library code: IL1L
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Digital audiobooks, old time radio
Assistive devices: Hardware-software for hard-copy
large print
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, dial-up news or book services, radio
reading service, volunteer services
Publications: Children’s newsletter, patron newsletter,
subject bibliographies

Voices of Vision
Talking Book Center
DuPage Library System
127 South First Street
Geneva, IL 60134
Telephone: (630) 208-0398
Toll-free: 800-227-0625
Fax: (630) 208-0399
E-mail: vovinfo@dupagels.lib.il.us or
kodean@dupagels.lib.il.us
Web site: http://www.vovtbc.org External link indicator
Serves: Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane,
Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, McHenry, and Will
counties and parts of Cook County
Librarian: Karen Odean
Library code: IL1I
Hours: 8:30–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Print reference collection
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), hardware-software
for hard-copy large print
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
dial-up news or book services, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

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Indiana

Regional Library

Indiana State Library #
Indiana Talking Book & Braille Library
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Telephone: (317) 232-3684
Toll-free: 800-622-4970
TDD: (317) 232-7763
Fax: (317) 232-3728
E-mail: lbph@library.in.gov or
lshanahan@library.in.gov
Web site: http://www.in.gov/library/tbbl.htm External link indicator
Serves: Indiana
Librarian: Lissa Shanahan
Machine agency contact: Ronald Rose
Library code: IN1A
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, print
reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, magnifier, optical character reader,
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
dial-up news or book services, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Subregional Libraries

Bartholomew County Public Library
536 Fifth Street
Columbus, IN 47201
Telephone: (812) 379-1277
Toll-free: 800-685-0524
Fax: (812) 379-1275
E-mail: talkingbooks@barth.lib.in.us
Web site: http://www.barth.lib.in.us/talkingbooks.html External link indicator
Serves: Bartholomew, Clark, Crawford, Decatur, Floyd,
Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and
Washington counties
Librarian: Sharon D. Thompson
Library code: IN1B
Hours: 8:30–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos
Assistive devices: Hardware-software for hard-copy large
print, screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Publications: Patron newsletter

Talking Books Service
Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library
200 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Evansville, IN 47713-1802
Telephone: (812) 428-8235
Toll-free: 866-645-2536
Fax: (812) 428-8215
E-mail: tbs@evpl.org or barbs@evpl.org
Web site: http://www.evpl.org/services/talkingbooks/ External link indicator
Serves: Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Martin, Perry,
Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick counties
Librarian: Barbara Shanks
Library code: IN1H
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos
Assistive devices: Closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, magnifier,
optical character reader, screen-enlarging software,
speech input or output
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials

Northwest Indiana Subregional Library for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped
Lake County Public Library
1919 West 81st Avenue
Merrillville, IN 46410-5382
Telephone: (219) 769-3541, ext. 323 or 390
TDD: (219) 769-3541
Fax: (219) 769-0690
E-mail: rlewis@lcplin.org
Web site: http://www.lcplin.org/about/talking-books.htm External link indicator
Serves: Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, and Porter
counties
Librarian: Renee Lewis
Library code: IN1E
Hours: 8:00–4:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, foreign-language books, print reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), magnifier, optical
character reader, speech input or output
Special services: Dial-up news or book services,
regional library newsletter, volunteer services

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Iowa

Regional Library

Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped #
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 Fourth Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
Telephone: (515) 281-1333
Toll-free: 800-362-2587
TDD: (515) 281-1355
Fax: (515) 281-1378 and (515) 281-1263
E-mail: library@blind.state.ia.us
Web site: http://www.blind.state.ia.us/library/ External link indicator
Serves: Iowa
Librarian: Tracey Morsek
Machine agency contact: Deb Wade
Library code: IA1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, electronic books, foreign-language books
(French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian,
Spanish), local subjects and authors
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV
(Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy large
print, magnifier, optical character reader, paperless braille
display, screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Special services: Book club, book discussion group,
braille on request, summer reading program, volunteer
services
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Kansas

Regional Library

Kansas State Library
Kansas Talking Books Regional Library
ESU Memorial Union
1200 Commercial, Box 4055
Emporia, KS 66801-5087
Telephone: (620) 341-6280
Toll-free: 800-362-0699
Fax: (620) 341-6289
E-mail: tonih@kslib.info
Web site: http://www.kslib.info/talking/ External link indicator
Serves: All of Kansas, with full direct services to
Barber, Butler, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman,
Kiowa, McPherson, Pratt, Reno, Rice, Stafford, and
Sumner counties; braille readers receive service from
Utah
Librarian: Toni Harrell
Machine agency contact: Toni Harrell
Library code: KS1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos,
foreign-language books, local subjects and authors,
print reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, hardware-software for hard-copy large
print, magnifier
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program
Publications: Patron newsletter

Subregional Libraries

Talking Book Service
CKLS Headquarters
1409 Williams
Great Bend, KS 67530
Telephone: (620) 792-2393
Toll-free: 800-362-2642
Fax: (620) 792-5495
E-mail: jmasden@ckls.org
Web site: http://www.skyways.org/KSL/talking/ckls.html External link indicator
Serves: Barton, Cloud, Ellis, Ellsworth, Jewell, Lincoln,
Mitchell, Osborne, Ottawa, Pawnee, Phillips, Republic,
Rooks, Rush, Russell, Saline, and Smith counties
Librarian: Joanita Doll-Masden
Library code: KS1C
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, print reference collection, videotapes on
disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Talking Books Service
Manhattan Public Library
North Central Kansas Libraries System
629 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502-6086
Telephone: (785) 776-4741, ext. 152
Toll-free: 800-432-2796, ext. 152
Fax: (785) 776-1545
E-mail: annp@manhattan.lib.ks.us or
suec@manhattan.lib.ks.us
Web site: http://www.manhattan.lib.ks.us/bph.html External link indicator
Serves: Chase, Clay, Dickinson, Geary, Lyon, Marion,
Marshall, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee, and
Washington counties
Librarian: Ann Pearce
Library code: KS1F
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos,
print/braille books, print reference collection, tactile
maps, textbooks, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), magnifier, optical character reader,
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, children’s
summer reading program, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Western Kansas Talking Books
Northwest Kansas Library System
2 Washington Square
Norton, KS 67654-0446
Telephone: (785) 877-5148
Toll-free: 800-432-2858
TDD: (785) 877-5148 or 800-432-2858
Fax: (785) 877-5697
E-mail: tbook@ruraltel.net
Web site: http://www.nwkls.org/?page_id=38 External link indicator
Serves: Cheyenne, Clark, Comanche, Decatur, Edwards,
Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley,
Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Lane, Logan,
Meade, Morton, Ness, Norton, Rawlin, Scott, Seward,
Sheridan, Sherman, Stanton, Stevens, Thomas, Trego,
Wallace, and Wichita counties
Librarian: Clarice Howard
Library code: KS1B
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.)
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Talking Books
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
1515 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66604-1374
Telephone: (785) 580-4530
Toll-free: 800-432-2925
TDD: (785) 580-4545
Fax: (785) 580-4430
E-mail: tbooks@tscpl.org
Web site: http://www.tscpl.org/tbooks External link indicator
Serves: Atchinson, Brown, Doniphan, Douglas,
Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth,
Miami, Nemaha, Osage, Shawnee, and Wyandotte
counties
Librarian: Suzanne Bundy
Library code: KS1G
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Print reference collection,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Wichita Public Library
Talking Books Section
223 South Main
Wichita, KS 67202
Telephone: (316) 261-8500 and (316) 261-8574
Toll-free: 800-362-2869
TDD: (316) 262-3972
Fax: (316) 262-4540
E-mail: breha@wichita.gov
Serves: Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Chautauqua,
Cherokee, Coffey, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Labette,
Linn, Montgomery, Neosho, Sedgwick, Wilson, and
Woodson counties
Librarian: Brad Reha
Library code: KS1H
Hours: 10:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Assistive devices: Magnifier
Special services: Book club, children’s summer reading
program, volunteer services

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Kentucky

Regional Library

Kentucky Talking Book Library #
300 Coffee Tree Road
P.O. Box 537
Frankfort, KY 40602-0537
Telephone: (502) 564-8300, ext. 276
Toll-free: 800-372-2968
Fax: (502) 564-5773
E-mail: ktbl.mail@ky.gov or barbara.penegor@ky.gov
Web site:http://www.kdl.org/about/lbph External link indicator
Serves: Kentucky (105 of 120 counties)
Librarian: Barbara Penegor
Machine agency contact: Michael Gilbert
Library code: KY1A
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and videos
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual)
Special services: Braille on request, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter

Subregional Library

Northern Kentucky Talking Book Library
502 Scott Boulevard
Covington, KY 41011-1530
Telephone: (859) 962-4095
Toll-free: 866-491-7610
TDD: (859) 962-4060
Fax: (859) 962-4096
E-mail: nktbl@kentonlibrary.org
Web site: http://www.kentonlibrary.org/outreach/talkingbooks/index.html External link indicator
Serves: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Fleming,
Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Kenton, Lewis, Mason,
Owen, Pendleton, Robertson, and Trimble counties
Librarian: Clif Mayhugh
Library code: KY1C
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Optical character reader,
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Louisiana

Regional Library

State Library of Louisiana
Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
701 North Fourth Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5232
Telephone: (225) 342-4944 and (225) 342-4943
Toll-free: 800-543-4702
Fax: (225) 342-6817
E-mail: sbph@state.lib.la.us
Web site: http://www.state.lib.la.us/ External link indicator
Serves: Louisiana; braille readers receive service from
Utah
Librarian: Margaret C. Harrison
Machine agency contact: Peter J. Gagliano
Library code: LA1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual)
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Maine

Regional Library

Library Services for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
Maine State Library
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0064
Telephone: (207) 287-5650
Toll-free: 800-762-7106
Fax: (207) 287-5654
E-mail: chrboynton@mestate.lib.me.us
Web site: http://www.maine.gov/msl/outreach/ External link indicator
Serves: Maine; braille readers receive service from
Massachusetts
Librarian: Chris Boynton
Library code: ME1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and
videos, children’s books, foreign-language books, local
subjects and authors
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter

Maryland

Regional Library

Maryland State Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped #
415 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201-3603
Telephone: (410) 230-2424 and (410) 555-6666
Toll-free: 800-964-9209
TDD: (410) 333-8679 or 800-934-2541
Fax: (410) 333-2095
E-mail: referenc@lbph.lib.md.us
Web site: http://www.lbph.lib.md.us External link indicator
Serves: Maryland (except Montgomery County)
Librarian: Jill Lewis
Machine agency contact: Sheila Smith
Library code: MD1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F; 10:00–2:00 every second Sat
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, local subjects and authors, print/braille books,
print reference collection, tactile maps, videotapes on
disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), magnifier, optical character reader,
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Special services: Book club, book discussion group,
braille on request, children’s story hour, children’s
summer reading program, dial-up news or book
services, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Subregional Library

Disability Resource Center
Montgomery County Department of Libraries
Rockville Library
21 Maryland Avenue, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20850
Telephone: (240) 777-0001 and (240) 777-0960
TDD: (240) 777-0157
E-mail: tbrq@montgomerycountymd.gov
Web site: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/libraries/branchinfo/sn.asp External link indicator
Serves: Montgomery County
Librarian: Francie Gilman
Library code: MD1B
Hours: 9:30–8:30 M–Th; 10:00–5:00 F; 9:00–5:00 Sat;
12:00–5:00 Sun during the school year
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, print
reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, braille on
request, children’s resource center, children’s summer
reading program

Massachusetts

Regional Library

Braille and Talking Book Library #
Perkins School for the Blind
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472-2790
Telephone: (617) 972-7240
Toll-free: 800-852-3133
TDD: (617) 972-7690
Fax: (617) 972-7363
E-mail: library@perkins.org or
kim.charlson@perkins.org
Web site: http://www.perkins.org/community-programs/btbl/ External link indicator
Serves: Massachusetts; braille readers in District of
Columbia, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and
Vermont
Librarian: Kim Charlson
Machine agency contact: Steve Magliozzi
Library code: MA1A
Hours: 8:30–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and
videos, jumbo braille
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
digital audiobook players, screen-enlarging software,
speech input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, braille on
request, children’s story hour, children’s summer reading
program, dial-up news or book services, foreign
language reference service, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Subregional Library

Talking Book Library
Worcester Public Library
3 Salem Square
Worcester, MA 01608-2074
Telephone: (508) 799-1730 and (508) 799-1645
Toll-free: 800-762-0085
TDD: (508) 799-1731
Fax: (508) 799-1676
E-mail: jizatt@cwmars.org or talkbook@cwmars.org
Web site: http://www.worcpublib.org/talkingbook/index.htm External link indicator
Serves: Hampden, Middlesex, and Worcester counties
Librarian: James Izatt
Library code: MA1B
Hours: 9:00–5:30 M–Sat; 1:30–5:30 Sun (Oct–Apr)
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
children’s books, print reference collection, print/braille
books
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, magnifier,
optical character reader, screen-enlarging software,
speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s story
hour, children’s summer reading program, volunteer
services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter

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Michigan Except Wayne County

Regional Library

Library of Michigan #
Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
702 West Kalamazoo
Lansing, MI 48915-1609
Bulk mail: P.O. Box 30007
Lansing, MI 48909
Telephone: (517) 373-5614
Toll-free: 800-992-9012
TDD: (517) 373-1592
Fax: (517) 373-5865 or 800-726-7323
E-mail: sbph@michigan.gov
Web site: http://www.michigan.gov/sbph External link indicator
Serves: Michigan except Wayne County; braille readers
in all of Michigan
Librarian: Susan M. Chinault
Machine agency contact: Susan M. Chinault
Library code: MI1A
Hours: 9:00–5:00 T, W, F; 1:00–5:00 M, Th
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos,
volunteer-produced braille, volunteer-produced
audiocassettes
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
optical character reader, paperless braille display,
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, volunteer
services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Subregional Libraries

Washtenaw Library for the Blind and Physically
Disabled @ AADL
343 South Fifth Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Telephone: (734) 327-4224
Fax: (734) 327-8307 or (734) 327-8309
E-mail: WLBPD@aadl.org
Web site: http://wlbpd.aadl.org External link indicator
Serves: Washtenaw County
Librarian: Celeste B. Choate
Library code: MI1B
Hours: 10:00–9:00 M; 9:00–9:00 T–F; 9:00–6:00 Sat;
12:00–6:00 Sun
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, print
reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Publications: Patron newsletter

Macomb Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
16480 Hall Road
Clinton Township, MI 48038-1132
Telephone: (586) 286-1580
Fax: (586) 286-0634
E-mail: macbld@libcoop.net or babbev@libcoop.net
Web site: http://www.libcoop.net/macspe External link indicator
Serves: Macomb County
Librarian: Beverlee C. Babcock
Library code: MI1M
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, Bi-Folkal
kits, book kits with audiocassettes, children’s books,
local subjects and authors, print reference collection,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, LOUD-R
personal amplification device, magnifier, optical
character reader, screen-enlarging software, speech
input or output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, dial-up news or book services,
volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter

Genesee District Talking Book Center
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
G-4195 West Pasadena Avenue
Flint, MI 48504-2344
Telephone: (810) 732-1120
Toll-free: 866-732-1120
Fax: (810) 732-1715
E-mail: dking@thegdl.org or outreach@thegdl.org
Web site: www.thegdl.org/services/tbc/index.htm External link indicator
Serves: Genesee, Lapeer, and Shiawassee counties
Librarian: Deloris King
Library code: MI1F
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos,
print/braille books, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for
hard-copy large print, magnifier, optical character
reader, screen-enlarging software, speech input or
output
Special services: Book discussion group, braille on
request, children’s summer reading program, dial-up
news or book services, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Upper Peninsula Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
1615 Presque Isle Avenue
Marquette, MI 49855
Telephone: (906) 228-7697
Toll-free: 800-562-8985
TDD: (906) 228-7697
Fax: (906) 228-5627
E-mail: uplbph@uproc.lib.mi.us
Web site: http://www.uproc.lib.mi.us/uplbph/ External link indicator
Serves: Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickerson,
Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac,
Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft
counties
Librarian: Suzanne Dees
Library code: MI1D
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), magnifier
Special services: Braille on request
Publications: Patron newsletter

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Muskegon Area District Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
4845 Airline Road, Unit 5
Muskegon, MI 49444-4503
Telephone: (231) 737-6310 and (231) 737-6256
Toll-free: 877-569-4801
TDD: (231) 722-4103
Fax: (231) 737-6307
E-mail: mclsm@llcoop.org
Web site: http://www.madl.org External link indicator
Serves: Muskegon and Ottawa counties
Librarian: Sheila D. Miller
Library code: MI1K
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, magnifier, optical character reader
Publications: Patron newsletter

Oakland County Library for the Visually and
Physically Impaired
1200 North Telegraph, Department 482
Pontiac, MI 48341-0482
Telephone: (248) 858-5050
Toll-free: 800-774-4542
TDD: (248) 452-2247
Fax: (248) 858-9313
E-mail: lvpi@oakgov.com or bouchertabors@oakgov.com
Web site: http://www.oakgov.com/lvpi/ External link indicator
Serves: Oakland County
Librarian: Maria Danna
Library code: MI1E
Hours: 8:30–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
print/braille books, print reference collection
Assistive devices: Closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, magnifier,
optical character reader, speech input or output
Special services: Volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials

St. Clair County Library
St. Clair County LBPH
210 McMorran Boulevard
Port Huron, MI 48060
Telephone: (810) 982-3600
Toll-free: 800-272-8570
TDD: (810) 455-0200 or 866-462-2075
Fax: (810) 987-7327
E-mail: mmoss@sccl.lib.mi.us or star@sccl.lib.mi.us
Web site: http://www.sccl.lib.mi.us/star.html External link indicator
Serves: Huron, Sanilac, St. Clair, and Tuscola counties
Librarian: Melba J. Moss
Library code: MI1I
Hours: 8:30–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and
videos, children’s books, print/braille books, print
reference collection
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, magnifier,
optical character reader, screen-enlarging software,
speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Grand Traverse Area Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
610 Woodmere Avenue
Traverse City, MI 49686-3397
Telephone: (231) 932-8558
Toll-free: 877-931-8558
TDD: (231) 932-8507
Fax: (231) 932-8578
E-mail: lbph@tadl.tcnet.org
Web site: http://www.tadl.org/lbph/about External link indicator
Serves: Antrim, Benzie, Crawford, Grand Traverse,
Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta,
Missaukee, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Roscommon,
and Wexford counties
Librarian: Kathy Kelto
Library code: MI1H
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), optical
character reader, screen-enlarging software, speech
input or output
Special services: Volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Kent District Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
Wyoming Branch Library
3350 Michael Avenue, Southwest
Wyoming, MI 49509
Telephone: (616) 647-3985 and (616) 647-3980,
ext. 5972
Fax: (616) 249-9151
E-mail: lbphstaff@kdl.org or mdaniel@kdl.org
Web site: http://www.kdl.org/about/lbph External link indicator
Serves: Ionia, Kent, and Montcalm counties
Librarian: Michelle L. Daniel
Library code: MI1G
Hours: 9:30–8:00 M–Th; 9:30–5:00 F, Sat;
1:00–5:00 Sun (Labor Day–Memorial Day)
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and
videos, braille, print/braille books
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille translation software (Duxbury), braillewriter
(manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software
for hard-copy large print, magnifier, optical
character reader, screen-enlarging software, speech
input or output
Special services: Braille on request, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

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Michigan County Only

Regional Library

Wayne County Regional Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
30555 Michigan Avenue
Westland, MI 48186-5310
Telephone: (734) 727-7300
Toll-free: 888-968-2737
TDD: (734) 727-7330
Fax: (734) 727-7333
E-mail: wcrlbph@wayneregional.lib.mi.us
Web site: http://wayneregional.lib.mi.us External link indicator
Serves: Wayne County except parts of Detroit and
Highland Park; braille readers receive service from
Lansing, Michigan
Librarian: Maria McCarville
Machine agency contact: Maria McCarville
Library code: MI2A
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and
videos, children’s books, foreign-language books, local
subjects and authors, print reference collection,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), magnifier, optical character reader,
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Subregional Library

Detroit Subregional Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
Detroit Public Library
Frederick Douglass Branch for Specialized
Services
3666 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI 48208
Telephone: (313) 833-5494 and (313) 833-5497
TDD: (313) 833-5492
Fax: (313) 832-5597
E-mail: dmiddle@detroitpubliclibrary.org
Web site: http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/lbph/LBPH_index.htm External link indicator
Serves: Detroit and Highland Park (Wayne County)
Librarian: Dori Middleton
Library code: MI2B
Hours: 10:00–6:00 M, W, Sat; 12:00–8:00 T, Th
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
CD-ROM, children’s books, local subjects and authors,
print reference collection, tactile maps, videotapes on
disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, magnifier, optical character reader, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Book club, book discussion group,
braille on request, children’s summer reading program,
radio reading service
Publications: Patron newsletter

Minnesota

Regional Library

Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library #*
388 SE 6th Avenue
Faribault, MN 55021-6340
Telephone: (507) 333-4828
Toll-free: 800-722-0550
Fax: (507) 333-4832
E-mail: mn.btbl@state.mn.us or
catherine.durivage@state.mn.us
Web site: http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Learning_Support/MN_Braille_Talking_Book_Library/index.html External link indicator
Serves: Minnesota
Librarian: Catherine A. Durivage
Library code: MN1A
Hours: 9:00–4:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, foreign-language books (Cambodian, French,
German, Italian, Laotian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish,
Vietnamese), Lobe Library, local subjects and authors,
Playaway audiobooks, print/braille books
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille translation software (Duxbury), braillewriter
(manual), paperless braille display, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Children’s story hour, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter

Machine Lending Agency

State Services for the Blind
Communication Center
2200 University Avenue, West, Suite 240
St. Paul, MN 55114-1840
Telephone: (651) 642-0424
Toll-free: 800-652-9000
Fax: (651) 642-0473
E-mail: Annette.Toews@state.mn.us
Machine agency contact: Annette M. Toews
Library code: MN9A
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F

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Mississippi

Regional Library

Blind and Physically Handicapped Library
Services
Mississippi Library Commission
3881 Eastwood Drive
Jackson, MS 39211-6473
Telephone: (601) 432-4116
Toll-free: 800-446-0892
Fax: (601) 432-4476
E-mail: lbph@mlc.lib.ms.us or rahye@mlc.lib.ms.us
Web site: http://www.mlc.lib.ms.us/ServicesToLibraries/BPHLS.html External link indicator
Serves: Mississippi; braille readers receive service from
Utah
Librarian: Rahye Puckett
Machine agency contact: Jerry Roberts
Library code: MS1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
children’s books, Lobe Library, Playaway audiobooks,
local subjects and authors, print reference collection
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille translation software (Duxbury), braillewriter
(manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), magnifier,
optical character reader, screen-enlarging software,
speech input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, braille on
request, children’s summer reading program, volunteer
services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Missouri

Regional Library

Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped #
P.O. Box 387
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0387
Bulk mail: 600 West Main
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Telephone: (573) 751-8720
Toll-free: 800-392-2614
TDD: 800-347-1379
Fax: (573) 526-2985
E-mail: wolfner@sos.mo.gov or
richard.smith@sos.mo.gov
Web site: http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/ External link indicator
Serves: Missouri
Librarian: Richard J. Smith
Machine agency contact: Archie Andrews
Library code: MO1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille
program packs, children’s books, print/braille books, print
reference collection, purchased audiocassettes, purchased
braille, videotapes on disabilities, volunteer-produced
audiocassettes, Wolfner-produced digital recordings
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
optical character reader, screen-enlarging software,
speech input or output, Victor Reader
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, dial-up news or book services,
volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Montana

Regional Library

Montana Talking Book Library
1515 East Sixth Avenue
P.O. Box 201800
Helena, MT 59620-1800
Telephone: (406) 444-2064 and (406) 444-5399
Toll-free: 800-332-3400
Fax: (406) 444-0266
E-mail: cbriggs@mt.gov
Web site: http://msl.mt.gov/tbl/tbl.asp External link indicator
Serves: Montana; braille readers receive service from
Utah
Librarian: Christie O. Briggs
Machine agency contact: Lee Madison
Library code: MT1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, foreign-language
books, print/braille books, videotapes on
disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, magnifier, speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, dial-up news or book services, radio
reading service, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

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Nebraska

Regional Library

Nebraska Library Commission
Talking Book and Braille Service
The Atrium
1200 N Street, Suite 120
Lincoln, NE 68508-2023
Telephone: (402) 471-4038
Toll-free: 800-742-7691
TDD: (402) 471-4038
Fax: (402) 471-6244
E-mail: nlc.talkingbook@nebraska.gov or
david.oertli@nebraska.gov
Web site: http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/tbbs/ External link indicator
Serves: Nebraska; braille readers receive service from
Utah
Librarian: David Oertli
Machine agency contact: Paul Jacobsen
Library code: NE1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
local subjects and authors, print reference collection,
volunteer-produced audiocassettes
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for
hard-copy large print, optical character reader, screen-enlarging
software
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter

Nevada

Regional Library

Nevada Talking Book Services
Nevada State Library and Archives
100 North Stewart Street
Carson City, NV 89701-4285
Telephone: (775) 684-3354
Toll-free: 800-922-9334
TDD: (775) 687-8338
Fax: (775) 684-3355
E-mail: kputnam@nevadaculture.org or sarnn@nevadaculture.org
Web site: http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=557&Itemid=457 External link indicator
Serves: Nevada; braille readers receive service from
Utah
Librarian: Keri E. Putnam
Machine agency contact: Judy Maddock
Library code: NV1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, print
reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
OpenBook, optical character reader, screen-enlarging
software
Special services: Book discussion group, braille on
request, dial-up news or book services, radio reading
service, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

New Hampshire

Regional Library

New Hampshire State Library
Talking Book Services
117 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3852
Telephone: (603) 271-3429 and (603) 271-2417
Toll-free: 800-491-4200
Fax: (603) 271-8370
E-mail: DCR-TalkingBooks@dcr.nh.gov or john.barrett@dcr.nh.gov
Web site: http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/talking_books/ External link indicator
Serves: New Hampshire; braille readers receive service
from Massachusetts
Librarian: John C. Barrett
Machine agency contact: Sadie L. Prunier
Library code: NH1A
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
digital audiobooks, print/braille books
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.)
Special services: Book club, braille on request, dial-up
news or book services, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

New Jersey

Regional Library

New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille
Center #
P.O. Box 501
Trenton, NJ 08625-0501
Bulk mail: 2300 Stuyvesant Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
Telephone: (609) 530-4000
Toll-free: 800-792-8322
TDD: 800-882-5593
Fax: (609) 530-6384
E-mail: njlbh@njstatelib.org
Web site: http://www.njlbh.org/ External link indicator
Serves: New Jersey
Librarian: Adam Szczepaniak Jr.
Machine agency contact: Andrew O’Rahilly
Library code: NJ1A
Hours: 8:30–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, foreign-language books (Greek, Hebrew, Polish,
Yiddish), local subjects and authors, reference books on
disabilities, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Special services: Children’s story hour, children’s
summer reading program, radio reading service,
volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

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New Mexico

Regional Library

New Mexico Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
New Mexico State Library
1209 Camino Carlos Rey
Santa Fe, NM 87507-5166
Telephone: (505) 476-9770 and (505) 476-9772
Toll-free: 800-456-5515
Fax: (505) 476-9776
E-mail: lbph@state.nm.us
Web site: http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/ External link indicator
Serves: New Mexico; braille readers receive service
from Utah
Librarian: John Mugford
Machine agency contact: Steven Barnett
Library code: NM1A
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter

New York Except New York City and Long Island

Regional Library

New York State Talking Book and Braille Library #
Cultural Education Center
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12230
Telephone: (518) 474-5935
Toll-free: 800-342-3688
Fax: (518) 486-1957
E-mail: tbbl@mail.nysed.gov or
tbblkids@mail.nysed.gov
Web site: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/tbbl/ External link indicator
Serves: New York State except New York City and Long
Island
Librarian: Sharon B. Phillips
Machine agency contact: Sharon B. Phillips
Library code: NY2A
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, magnifier,
optical character reader, paperless braille display, speech
input or output
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

New York New York City and Long Island

Regional Library

The New York Public Library #
Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
40 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011-4211
Telephone: (212) 206-5425 and (212) 206-5400
TDD: (212) 206-5458
Fax: (212) 206-5418
E-mail: mmccluski@nypl.org or ahlbph@nypl.org
Web site: http://talkingbooks.nypl.org/ External link indicator
Serves: New York City and Long Island
Librarian: Mark McCluski
Machine agency contact: Mark McCluski
Library code: NY1A
Hours: Onsite: 10:00–5:00 M, W, F, Sat; 12:00–7:00 T,
Th; telephone: 10:00–5:00 M, W, F, Sat; 10:00–7:00 T, Th
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, local
subjects and authors, Lobe Library, Playaway audiobooks,
print reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
optical character reader, screen-enlarging software,
speech input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, children’s
story hour, children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Subregional Library

Long Island Talking Book Library (LITBL)
Outreach Services
Suffolk Cooperative Library System
627 North Sunrise Service Road, P.O. Box 9000
Bellport, NY 11713-9000
Telephone: (631) 286-1600
Toll-free: 866-833-1122
TDD: (631) 286-4546
Fax: (631) 286-1647
E-mail: vlewis@suffolk.lib.ny.us or
lbph@suffolk.lib.ny.us
Web site: http://www.litbl.org External link indicator
Serves: Nassau and Suffolk counties
Librarian: Valerie Lewis
Library code: NY1B
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
local subjects and authors, print reference collection,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
optical character reader, screen-enlarging software
Special services: Volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

North Carolina

Regional Library

North Carolina Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped #
State Library of North Carolina
Department of Cultural Resources
1841 Capital Boulevard
Raleigh, NC 27604-2188
Bulk mail: 1841 Capital Boulevard
Raleigh, NC 27635
Telephone: (919) 733-4376
Toll-free: 888-388-2460
TDD: (919) 733-1462
Fax: (919) 733-6910
E-mail: nclbph@ncdcr.gov or carl.keehn@ncdcr.gov
Web site: http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/lbph/ External link indicator
Serves: North Carolina
Librarian: Carl R. Keehn
Machine agency contact: Carl R. Keehn
Library code: NC1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, print
reference collection
Assistive devices: Braille translation software
(Duxbury), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), optical
character reader, screen-enlarging software, speech
input or output
Special services: Children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

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North Dakota

Regional Library

North Dakota State Library *
Talking Book Services
604 East Boulevard Avenue
Department 250
Bismarck, ND 58505-0800
Telephone: (701) 328-2185 and (701) 328-1408
Toll-free: 800-843-9948
TDD: 800-892-8622
Fax: (701) 328-2040
E-mail: tbooks@nd.gov
Web site: http://library.nd.gov/disabilityservices.html External link indicator
Serves: North Dakota; braille readers receive service
from Utah
Librarian: Susan B. Hammer-Schneider
Machine agency contact: Elaine E. Legg
Library code: ND1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, local subjects and authors, print reference
collection, print/braille books, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, magnifier, screen-enlarging software, speech
input or output
Special services: Radio reading service, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Machine-Lending Agency

North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind
500 Stanford Road
Grand Forks, ND 58203-2799
Telephone: (701) 795-2711
Toll-free: 800-421-1181
Fax: (701) 795-2727
E-mail: elegg@nd.gov
Web site: http://www.ndvisionservices.com External link indicator
Machine agency contact: Elaine Legg
Library code: ND9A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F

Ohio

Regional Library

Ohio Library for the Blind and Physically
Disabled #*
Cleveland Public Library
17121 Lake Shore Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44110-4006
Telephone: (216) 623-2911
Toll-free: 800-362-1262
Fax: (216) 623-7036
E-mail: Barbara.Mates@cpl.org or LBPH@cpl.org
Web site: http://cpl.org/TheLibrary/OhioLibraryfortheBlindandPhysicallyDisabled.aspx External link indicator
Serves: Ohio
Librarian: Barbara T. Mates
Library code: OH1A
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, electronic
database of parent agency, local subjects and authors,
preloaded digital audiobooks, preloaded digital books,
print reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille translation software (Duxbury), braillewriter
(manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), optical
character reader, Playaway MP3 devices, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, braille on request,
children’s summer reading program, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Machine-Lending Agency

The State Library of Ohio
Talking Book Program
274 East First Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201-3673
Telephone: (614) 644-6895
Toll-free: 800-686-1531
Fax: (614) 995-2186
E-mail: jbuchman@sloma.state.oh.us
Machine agency contact: James Buchman
Library code: OH9A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F

Oklahoma

Regional Library

Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
300 Northeast 18th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Telephone: (405) 521-3514 and (405) 522-0516
Toll-free: 800-523-0288
TDD: (405) 521-4672
Fax: (405) 521-4582
E-mail: library@drs.state.ok.us
Web site: http://www.library.state.ok.us/ External link indicator
Serves: Oklahoma; braille readers receive service from
Utah
Librarian: Paul Adams
Machine agency contact: Paul Adams
Library code: OK1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille
textbooks
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.)
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, dial-up news or book services, radio
reading service, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Oregon

Regional Library

Talking Book and Braille Services
Oregon State Library
250 Winter Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-3950
Telephone: (503) 378-3849 and (503) 378-5435
Toll-free: 800-452-0292
TDD: 800-735-2900
Fax: (503) 588-7119
E-mail: tbabs.info@state.or.us or
susan.b.westin@state.or.us
Web site: http://TBABS.org External link indicator
Serves: Oregon; braille readers receive service from
Utah
Librarian: Susan B. Westin
Machine agency contact: Evelyn Kimbrell
Library code: OR1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, foreign-language
books, local subjects and authors, purchased
audiocassettes, volunteer-produced audiocassettes
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), optical character reader, speech
input or output
Special services: Volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

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Pennsylvania     Eastern Pennsylvania

Regional Library

Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped #
Free Library of Philadelphia
P.O. Box 1194
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5289
Bulk mail: 919 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Telephone: (215) 683-3213
Toll-free: 800-222-1754
Fax: (215) 683-3211
E-mail: flpblind@freelibrary.org
Web site: http://lbph.freelibrary.org External link indicator
Serves: Bradford, Cumberland, Lycoming,
Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Snyder, Sullivan,
York, and all other counties in eastern Pennsylvania;
braille readers in Delaware, all of Pennsylvania, and
West Virginia
Librarian (acting): Nancy M. Laskowski
Machine agency contact: Patricia W. Shotzbarger
Library code: PA1A
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, local
subjects and authors, print reference collection,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, magnifier, optical character reader, paperless
braille display, screen-enlarging software, speech input
or output
Special services: Book discussion group, braille on
request, children’s summer reading program, dial-up
news or book services, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter

Pennsylvania     Western Pennsylvania

Regional Library

Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Leonard C. Staisey Building
4724 Baum Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-1389
Telephone: (412) 687-2440
Toll-free: 800-242-0586
Fax: (412) 687-2442
E-mail: lbph@carnegielibrary.org
Web site: http://www.carnegielibrary.org/lbph/ External link indicator
Serves: Adams, Centre, Clinton, Franklin, Huntingdon,
Juniata, Mifflin, Tioga, Warren, and all other counties in
western Pennsylvania; braille readers receive service
from Philadelphia
Librarian: Kathleen Kappel
Machine agency contact: Henry Picciafoco
Library code: PA2A
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, local subjects and authors, print reference
collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, magnifier,
optical character reader, paperless braille display,
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, children’s
story hour, children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Puerto Rico

Regional Library

Puerto Rico Regional Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped #
520 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 2
San Juan, PR 00901
Telephone: (787) 723-2519
Toll-free: 800-981-8008
Fax: (787) 721-8177
E-mail: enriquezri@de.gobierno.pr
Serves: Puerto Rico
Librarian: Igri Enriquez
Machine agency contact: Igri Enriquez
Library code: PR1A
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Children’s books, foreign-language
books (Spanish), local subjects and authors, print
reference collection
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille translation software (Duxbury), braillewriter
(manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software
for hard-copy large print, optical character
reader, speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, computer classes
on request
Publications: Carta Informativa (newsletter), catalog of
locally produced materials

Rhode Island

Regional Library

Talking Books Plus
Office of Library and Information Services
One Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
Telephone: (401) 574-9310
TDD: 800-745-6575
Fax: (401) 574-9320
E-mail: tbplus@olis.ri.gov
Web site: http://www.olis.ri.gov/tbp/ External link indicator
Serves: Rhode Island; braille readers receive service
from Massachusetts
Librarian: Andrew Egan
Machine agency contact: Andrew Egan
Library code: RI1A
Hours: 8:00–4:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Assistive devices: Hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, screen-enlarging software, speech input or
output
Special services: Book discussion group, braille on
request, children’s summer reading program
Publications: Patron newsletter

South Carolina

Regional Library

South Carolina State Library
Talking Book Services
P.O. Box 821
Columbia, SC 29202-0821
Telephone: (803) 734-4611
Toll-free: 800-922-7818
TDD: (803) 734-7298
Fax: (803) 734-4610
E-mail: tbsbooks@statelibrary.sc.gov or
pdavenport@statelibrary.sc.gov
Web site: http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov External link indicator
Serves: South Carolina; braille readers receive service
from Utah
Librarian: Pamela Davenport
Machine agency contact: Pamela Davenport
Library code: SC1A
Hours: 8:30–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, local
subjects and authors
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for
hard-copy large print, optical character reader, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Book discussion group, children’s
summer reading program, radio reading service,
volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

South Dakota

South Dakota Braille and Talking Book Library
State Library Building
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2294
Telephone: (605) 773-3131
Toll-free: 800-423-6665
Fax: (605) 773-6962
E-mail: dan.boyd@state.sd.us
Web site: http://www.sdstatelibrary.com/b&tb/index.htm External link indicator
Serves: South Dakota; braille readers receive service
from Utah
Librarian: Daniel W. Boyd
Machine agency contact: Connie Sullivan
Library code: SD1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, DVDs, foreign-language books, textbooks
(audiocassette, braille, large print), videotapes on
disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, braille translation software (Duxbury),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
magnifier, screen-enlarging software, speech input or
output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, radio reading service, volunteer
services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Tennessee

Regional Library

Tennessee Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped #
Tennessee State Library and Archives
403 Seventh Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243-0313
Telephone: (615) 741-3915
Toll-free: 800-342-3308
Fax: (615) 532-8856
E-mail: tlbph.tsla@tn.gov or Ruth.Hemphill@tn.gov
Web site: http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/lbph/ External link indicator
Serves: Tennessee
Librarian: Ruth Hemphill
Machine agency contact: Larry Conner
Library code: TN1A
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos,
volunteer-produced audiocassettes
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print
Special services: Dial-up news or book services,
volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

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Texas

Regional Library

Texas State Library and Archives Commission #
P.O. Box 12927
Austin, TX 78711-2927
Bulk mail: Talking Book Program
4400B Shoal Creek Boulevard
Austin, TX 78756-3213
Telephone: (512) 463-5428 and (512) 452-7306
Toll-free: 800-252-9605
Fax: (512) 936-0685
E-mail: tbp.services@tsl.state.tx.us or
amsmith@tsl.state.tx.us
Web site: http://www.texastalkingbooks.org External link indicator
Serves: Texas
Librarian: Ava M. Smith
Machine agency contact: Edward Earle
Library code: TX1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, foreign-language books (Spanish), local subjects
and authors, print reference collection, videotapes on
disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, magnifier,
speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, dial-up news or book services, Project
Unabridged, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Virgin Islands

Regional Library

U.S. Virgin Islands Library for the Visually and
Physically Handicapped #
3012 Golden Rock
Christiansted, VI 00820
Telephone: (340) 772-2250
Fax: (340) 772-3545
E-mail: reglib@vipowernet.net
Serves: U.S. Virgin Islands
Librarian: Letitia Gittens
Machine agency contact: Dorothea Vivican
Library code: VI1A
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Assistive devices: Speech input or output
Special services: Volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Utah

Regional Library

Utah State Library Division #
Program for the Blind and Disabled
250 North 1950 West, Suite A
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7901
Telephone: (801) 715-6789
Toll-free: 800-662-5540 and 800-453-4293
TDD: (801) 715-6721
Fax: (801) 715-6767
E-mail: boakes@utah.gov or blind@utah.gov
Web site: http://blindlibrary.utah.gov External link indicator
Serves: Utah and Wyoming; braille readers in Alabama,
Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South
Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Librarian: Bessie Y. Oakes
Machine agency contact: Scott Brooks
Library code: UT1A
Hours: 7:00–6:00 M–Th
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, local
subjects and authors, print reference collection,
videotapes on disabilities, volunteer-produced
audiocassettes, volunteer-produced braille
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
hardware-software for hard-copy large print, optical
character reader, paperless braille display, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, radio reading service, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

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Vermont

Regional Library

Vermont Department of Libraries
Special Services Unit
578 Paine Turnpike North
Berlin, VT 05602
Telephone: (802) 828-3273
Toll-free: 800-479-1711
Fax: (802) 828-2199
E-mail: ssu@mail.dol.state.vt.us
Web site: http://libraries.vermont.gov/ssu External link indicator
Serves: Vermont; braille readers receive service from
Massachusetts
Librarian: Teresa R. Faust
Machine agency contact: Jennifer A. Hart
Library code: VT1A
Hours: 7:45–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and videos,
print/braille books, unabridged digital audio books
Special services: Volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Virginia

Regional Library

Virginia Library and Resource Center #
Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision
Impaired
395 Azalea Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227-3633
Telephone: (804) 371-3661, ext. 135
Toll-free: 800-552-7015
TDD: (804) 371-3661 and 800-552-7015
Fax: (804) 371-3328
E-mail: barbara.mccarthy@dbvi.virginia.gov
Web site: http://www.vdbvi.org/lrcservices.htm External link indicator
Serves: Virginia
Librarian: Barbara N. McCarthy
Machine agency contact: James L. Norman Jr.
Library code: VA1A
Hours: 8:15–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, print
reference collection, textbooks (braille and large print),
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, braille translation software (Duxbury,
Edit-it, Megadots, Microbraille), braillewriter (manual),
closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), optical character
reader, paperless braille display, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Radio reading service, volunteer
services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Subregional Libraries

Alexandria Library-Beatley Central
Talking Book Service
5005 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22304-2903
Telephone: (703) 519-5911
TDD: (703) 519-5918
Fax: (703) 519-5916
E-mail: lmccaffrey@alexandria.lib.va.us
Web site: http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/main/talking_book.html External link indicator
Serves: City of Alexandria
Librarian: Loni McCaffrey
Library code: VA1B
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, print
reference collection, tactile maps, videotapes on
disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), optical character
reader (OptiVoice), speech input or output (Window-
Eyes)
Special services: Braille on request, dial-up news or
book services, radio reading service, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Talking Book Service
Arlington Public Library
1015 North Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22201
Telephone: (703) 228-6333 and (703) 228-6340
TDD: (703) 228-6320
Fax: (703) 228-7720
E-mail: talkingbooks@arlingtonva.us
Web site: http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/Libraries/outreach/LibrariesOutreachSpecialNeeds.aspx External link indicator
Serves: Arlington County
Librarian: Olivia Kardos
Library code: VA1C
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, print
reference collection, tactile maps, videotapes on
disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), magnifier, optical character reader,
screen-enlarging software, speech input or output
Special services: Book club, book discussion group,
braille on request, children’s story hour, children’s
summer reading program, volunteer services

Access Services
Fairfax County Public Library
12000 Government Center Parkway
Suite 123
Fairfax, VA 22035-0012
Telephone: (703) 324-8380
TDD: (703) 324-8365
Fax: (703) 324-8386
E-mail: access@fairfaxcounty.gov
Web site: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/as/ External link indicator
Serves: Fairfax County; cities of Fairfax and Falls
Church
Librarian: Janice Kuch
Library code: VA1E
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos,
print/braille books, print reference collection,
videotapes on disabilities, volunteer-produced
audiocassettes
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), magnifier, optical
character reader, paperless braille display, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Book club, book discussion group,
braille on request, children’s summer reading program,
volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Fredericksburg Area Subregional Library
Central Rappahannock Regional Library
1201 Caroline Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Telephone: (540) 372-1144, ext. 234
Toll-free: 800-628-4807
TDD: (540) 371-9165
Fax: (540) 373-9411
E-mail: nbuck@crrl.org or esolka@crrl.org
Web site: http://www.librarypoint.org/ External link indicator
Serves: Fredericksburg, Prince William, Spotsylvania,
Stafford, and Westmoreland counties
Librarian: Nancy Buck
Library code: VA1L
Hours: 9:00–5:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille translation software (Megadots), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for hard-copy
large print, Kurzweil reader
Special services: Braille on request, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

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Roanoke Public Library
Talking Book Services
2607 Salem Turnpike NW
Roanoke, VA 24017-5397
Telephone: (540) 853-2648
Toll-free: 800-528-2342
Fax: (540) 853-1030
E-mail: melrose.library@roanokeva.gov or
gary.rushbrooke@roanokeva.gov
Web site: http://www.roanokegov.com/library/talking.html External link indicator
Serves: Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, and Roanoke
counties; cities of Clifton Forge, Covington, Roanoke,
and Salem
Librarian: Gary Rushbrooke
Library code: VA1H
Hours: 10:00–6:00 M–T; 10:00–8:00 W;
10:00–5:00 F, Sat
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
print reference collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit
TV (Optelec, etc.), magnifier
Special services: Volunteer services

Talking Book Center
Staunton Public Library
1 Churchville Avenue
Staunton, VA 24401
Telephone: (540) 885-6215
Toll-free: 800-995-6215
Fax: (540) 332-3906
E-mail: talkingbooks@ci.staunton.va.us
Web site: http://www.talkingbookcenter.org External link indicator
Serves: Augusta, Bath, Highland, and Rockbridge
counties; cities of Buena Vista, Lexington, Staunton,
and Waynesboro
Librarian: vacant
Library code: VA1J
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, print
reference collection, videotapes on disabilities,
volunteer-produced audiocassettes
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for
hard-copy large print, optical character reader, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Bayside and Special Services Library, Department
of Public Libraries
936 Independence Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Telephone: (757) 385-2684 and (757) 385-2685
TDD: (757) 385-2690
Fax: (757) 464-6741
E-mail: LIBSSBH@vbgov.com or pjbrown@vbgov.com
Serves: Accomack, Isle of Wight, Northampton,
Southampton, and Sussex counties; cities of
Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk,
and Virginia Beach
Librarian: Pamela J. Brown
Library code: VA1I
Hours: 10:00–9:00 M–Th; 10:00–5:00 F, Sat
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, braille,
CD-ROM, children’s books, foreign-language books,
local subjects and authors, print reference collection,
print/braille books, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.),
Optacon, optical character reader, paperless braille
display, screen-enlarging software, speech input or
output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s story
hour, children’s summer reading program, volunteer
services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Washington

Regional Library

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library #
2021 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121-2783
Bulk mail: 2021 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98129
Telephone: (206) 615-0400
Toll-free: 800-542-0866
TDD: (206) 615-0418
Fax: (206) 615-0437
E-mail: wtbbl@secstate.wa.gov
Web site: http://www.wtbbl.org External link indicator
Serves: Washington
Librarian: Danielle King
Machine agency contact: Sally Jo Hagen
Library code:WA1A
Hours: 8:30–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and
videos, children’s books, foreign-language books, local
subjects and authors, print reference collection,
videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille editing software, braille
embosser (computer driven), braillewriter (manual),
closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), hardware-software for
hard-copy large print, magnifier, optical character
reader, paperless braille display, screen-enlarging
software, speech input or output
Special services: Book club, braille on request,
children’s summer reading program, dial-up news or
book services, volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter

West Virginia

Regional Library

West Virginia Library Commission—
Special Libraries
Blind and Physically Handicapped Services
Cultural Center
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305-0620
Telephone: (304) 558-4061
Toll-free: 800-642-8674
Fax: (304) 558-6016
E-mail: talkbks@wvlc.lib.wv.us or
Donna.B.Calvert@wv.gov
Web site: http://www.wvtalkingbooks.org/ External link indicator
Serves:
West Virginia; braille readers receive service
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Librarian: Donna B. Calvert
Machine agency contact: Jonathan D. Meadows
Library code: WV1A
Hours: 8:30–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book, large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, print
reference collection
Special services: Dial-up news or book services,
volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

Subregional Libraries

Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Cabell County Public Library
455 Ninth Street Plaza
Huntington, WV 25701
Telephone: (304) 528-5700
TDD: (304) 528-5694
Fax: (304) 528-5866
E-mail: tbooks@cabell.lib.wv.us
Web site: http://cabell.lib.wv.us/pages/talkbook.htm External link indicator
Serves: Cabell, Mason, Mingo, Putnam, and Wayne
counties
Librarian: Vicky Woods
Library code: WV1C
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special services: Braille on request, dial-up news or
book services, radio reading service, volunteer services

Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library
3100 Emerson Avenue
Parkersburg, WV 26104-2414
Telephone: (304) 420-4587, ext. 13
Fax: (304) 420-4589
E-mail: hickmanm@mail.mln.lib.wv.us
Serves: Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane,
Tyler, Wirt, and Wood counties
Librarian: Michael Hickman
Library code: WV1E
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Children’s books, print reference
collection, videotapes on disabilities
Assistive devices: Braillewriter (manual), magnifier,
screen-enlarging software
Special services: Volunteer services
Publications: Patron newsletter

West Virginia School for the Blind
Library #
301 East Main Street
Romney, WV 26757
Telephone: (304) 822-4894
Fax: (304) 822-4896
E-mail: mchilds@access.k12.wv.us
Serves: Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson,
Mineral, Morgan, and Pendleton counties
Librarian: Mona Childs
Library code: WV1F
Hours: 8:00–5:00 M, W, F; 8:00–8:00 T, Th
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print
Special collections: Audio-descriptive videos, children’s
books, print/braille books
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braillewriter (manual)
Special services: Braille on request, children’s story
hour, volunteer services

Wisconsin

Regional Library

Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
813 West Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1436
Telephone: (414) 286-3045
Toll-free: 800-242-8822
TDD: (414) 286-3548
Fax: (414) 286-3102
E-mail: mawittm@milwaukee.gov or
lbph@milwaukee.gov
Web site: http://dpi.wi.gov/rll/wrlbph/ External link indicator
Serves: Wisconsin; braille readers receive service from
Utah
Librarian: Meredith Wittmann
Machine agency contact: Dwight Ferrell
Library code: WI1A
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, digital book
Special collections: Audio-descriptive DVDs and
videos, braille, foreign-language books, local subjects
and authors, print reference collection, videotapes on
disabilities
Assistive devices: Braille embosser (computer driven),
braille notetaker, Braille+ Mobile Manager, braillewriter
(manual), closed-circuit TV (Optelec, etc.), magnifier,
optical character reader, screen-enlarging software,
speech input or output
Special services: Braille on request, children’s summer
reading program, dial-up news or book services,
volunteer services
Publications: Catalog of locally produced materials,
patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Wyoming

Eligible readers in Wyoming receive library service from
the regional library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Machine-Lending Agency
Wyoming Department of Education
Services for Visually Impaired
215 West Buffalo
Carbon Building, #325
Rawlins, WY 82301
Telephone: (307) 324-5333
Fax: (307) 324-3743
E-mail: nleaf@educ.state.wy.us
Machine agency contact: Nancy Leaf
Library code: WY9A

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U.S. Citizens Abroad

U.S. citizens residing in foreign countries
receive library service from

Network Services Section
National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542
Telephone: (202) 707-9261
TDD: (202) 707-0744
Fax: (202) 707-0712
E-mail: raj@loc.gov or nls@loc.gov
Web site: http://www.loc.gov/nls/
Librarian:Yealuri Rathan Raj
Library code: LC*3
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book
Publications: Patron newsletter, subject bibliographies

Music

Music Section
National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542
Telephone: (202) 707-9257 and (202) 707-9254
Toll-free: 800-424-8567
TDD: (202) 707-0744
Fax: (202) 707-0712
E-mail: nlsm@loc.gov
Web site: http://www.loc.gov/nls/music/index.html External link indicator
Serves: All patrons interested in braille or large-print
musical scores or instructional music recordings
Librarian: John Hanson
Library code: LC*6
Hours: 8:00–4:30 M–F
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, digital book,
large print

Affiliated Library Consortium

Libraries in this section are part of an affiliated library consortium. NLS recognizes these libraries as affiliates because they meet the following criteria: produce books in audio and braille and/or other appropriate formats for use by eligible readers; make materials available free of charge to eligible readers (eligible readers are defined as those individuals eligible for library services coordinated by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped); follow or approximate current NLS standards for book production; and submit cooperative cataloging on the titles it is willing to lend for inclusion in the NLS union catalog.

JBI International (established in 1931 as
The Jewish Braille Institute of America)
110 East 30th Street
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (212) 889-2525
Toll-free: 800-433-1531
Fax: (212) 689-3692
E-mail: library@jbilibrary.org
Web site: http://www.jbilibrary.org External link indicator
Contact person: Barry Pelofsky, Production/Circulation
Manager
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Eligibility: Inability to read regular print
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, large print
Subjects: Judaica, Jewish interest
Reading levels: Adults and children
Distribution policy: Free loan
Catalog available: Online and free upon request
(indicate interest areas and media)

Xavier Society for the Blind
154 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
Telephone: (212) 473-7800
Toll-free: 800-637-9193
Fax: (212) 473-7801
E-mail: xaviersocietyfortheblind@yahoo.com
Web site: http://xaviersociety.com External link indicator
Contact person: Ramona Betancourt
Hours: 9:00–4:45 M–F
Eligibility: Legal blindness or physical disability
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, CDs, large print
Subjects: Religious and inspirational, religion textbooks
(Roman Catholic)
Reading levels Adults and children
Distribution policy: Free loan
Catalog available: On audiocassette, in braille and large
print; issued irregularly; free upon request

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Other Library Resources

Accessible Book Collection
12847 Point Pleasant Drive
Fairfax, VA 22033
Telephone: (703) 631-1585
Fax: (206) 600-7957
E-mail: customerservice@accessiblebookcollection.org
Web site: http://www.accessiblebookcollection.org External link indicator
Contact person: Joe Rickerson
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Eligibility: Blind, visual, and physical disabilities;
disability form signed by competent authority required
Book collection: Digital text
Subjects: High interest/low vocabulary reading level e-books
that would typically be found in a school library
Reading levels: Children in grades K–12
Distribution policy: Download materials in XHTML
from the web site for an annual charge of $49.95
Catalog available: Online

Books Aloud, Inc.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
150 East San Fernando Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Telephone: (408) 808-2613
Fax: (408) 808-2625
E-mail: info@booksaloud.org
Web site: http://www.booksaloud.org External link indicator
Contact person: John Leventon
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Eligibility: Visual, physical, and learning disabilities;
authorized professional certification required
Book collection: Audiocassette
Subjects: General interest
Reading levels: Adults and children
Distribution policy: Free, monthly, revolving loan
Catalog available: Online, on audiocassette, and in
large print; free upon request

Bookshare.org
The Benetech Initiative
480 South California Avenue
Suite 201
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609
Telephone: (650) 644-3400 or (650) 644-3456
Fax: (650) 475-1066
E-mail: amy.m@benetech.org
Web site: http://www.bookshare.org External link indicator or
http://www.benetech.org External link indicator
Contact person: Amy McNeely, Librarian
Eligibility: Visual or other print disabilities
Book collection: Digital text and contracted braille
Subjects: General interest, Spanish-language materials,
textbooks and periodicals
Reading levels: Adults and children
Distribution policy: Download materials from the web
site; sign-up fee and annual subscription fee for
individuals; free to students in the U.S.; institutional
accounts available for schools and groups

Bower Hill Braillists Foundation
70 Moffett Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15243
Telephone: (412) 343-3667
Fax: (412) 531-0819
E-mail: phgetty@verizon.net and civill@comcast.net
Contact person: Cheryl Ivill
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M, F
Eligibility: Need for braille materials
Book collection: Braille
Subjects: General interest, textbooks
Reading levels: Adults and children
Distribution policy: Free loan to individuals; fee for
schools
Catalog available: In braille and regular print; free
upon request

Braille Book Files
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1100 West 45th Street
Austin, TX 78756
Telephone: (512) 454-8631 or (512) 206-9108
Toll-free: 800-872-5273
TDD: (512) 206-9451
Fax: (512) 206-9450
E-mail: dianenousanen@tsbvi.edu
Web site: http://www.tsbvi.edu/braille/braillebooks.htm External link indicator
Contact person: Diane Nousanen
Hours: 8:00–5:00, M–F
Eligibility: Need for braille materials
Book collection: Braille
Subjects: General fiction and nonfiction that are
submitted by teachers and transcribers
Reading levels: Adults and children
Distribution policy: Electronic braille files for
download (BRF, Braille2000, Duxbury, MegaDots)
Catalog available: Online

Braille Production Center
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind
2809 Airport Road
Greenwood, SC 29649
Telephone: (864) 229-5709, ext. 1309, or
(803) 896-1000, ext. 1309
Fax: (803) 896-1095
E-mail: rowell.eunice@doc.state.sc.us or
erowell@scsdb.org
Contact person: Eunice Rowell, Manager
Hours: 7:00–5:00 M–Th
Eligibility: Need for braille materials
Book collection: Braille, tactile graphics
Subjects: Adult fiction; general interest children’s
literature; elementary, middle, and high school
textbooks and required reading for these levels
Reading levels: Adults and children
Distribution policy: Charge for materials
Catalog available: Free upon request

Christian Record Services for the Blind
Free Lending Library
P.O. Box 6097
Lincoln, NE 68506-0097
Telephone: (402) 488-0981
Fax: (402) 488-7582
E-mail: info@christianrecord.org
Web site: http://www.christianrecord.org External link indicator
Contact person: Bert Williams, Editorial Director
Hours: 7:30–5:30 M–Th
Eligibility: Legal blindness and physical disabilities that
prevent reading regular print
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, Full-Vision
books (print/braille) for children (including
preschoolers)
Subjects: General interest with religious orientation
(interdenominational)
Reading levels: Adults, young adults, and children
Distribution policy: Free loan
Catalog available: Online and in large print

Horizons for the Blind, Inc.
2 North Williams Street
Crystal Lake, IL 60014-4401
Telephone: (815) 444-8800
Toll-free: 800-318-2000
Fax: (815) 444-8830
E-mail: mail@horizons-blind.org
Web site: http://www.horizons-blind.org/ External link indicator
Contact person: Camille Caffarelli
Hours: 8:00–4:00 M–F
Eligibility: Legal blindness
Book collection: Audiocassette, braille, large print
Subjects: Arts, crafts, sciences, recreation
Reading levels: Adults and children
Distribution policy: On loan for an annual fee or for
purchase
Catalog available: In braille and large print; issued
irregularly; $2

Learning Ally—Making Reading Accessible for All
(formerly Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic)
National headquarters: 20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540

Toll-free: 800-221-4792
Fax: (609) 987-8116
E-mail: Custserv@LearningAlly.org
Website:http://www.learningally.org External link indicator
Hours: 8:30 am - 8:00 pm M-Thu EST,
8:30 am - 6:00 pm Fri. EST
Eligibility: Individual with a documented print disability:
learning disability, visual impairment, or other physical
disability that affects reading
Book collection: Digitally recorded textbooks on CDs
or downloadable files
Subjects: Educational, professional, vocational, and
general interest
Reading Levels: Adults and children (kindergarten
to postgraduate)
Distribution policy: CDs or download materials from the
website; fee for individual or institutional membership.
Catalog available: Refer to the Learning Ally website
for author or title search

Martha Arney Library for the Blind
3911 Hayes Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55421
Telephone: (763) 788-0508
E-mail: meamra@aol.com
Contact person: Martha Arney or Merlin Arney,
Director
Hours: 8:00–4:00 M–F
Eligibility: Visual or physical disabilities
Book collection: Audiocassette
Subjects: General interest, nondenominational Christian
fiction and nonfiction
Reading levels: Adults
Distribution policy: Free loan
Catalog available: Recorded catalogs on four-week loan

National Association for Visually Handicapped
(NAVH)
22 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10010
Telephone: (212) 889-3141
Fax: (212) 727-2931
E-mail: staff@navh.org
Web site: http://www.navh.org External link indicator
Contact person: Ann Illuzzi
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F
Eligibility: Difficulty reading regular print
Book collection: Large print, limited number of
audiocassettes
Subjects: General interest, fiction, nonfiction, and some
inspirational titles
Reading levels Adults and children
Distribution policy: Free loan; donations welcomed
Catalog available: In large print; updated annually; free
upon request to members, $6 to nonmembers

NFB NEWSLINE®
200 Wells Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Toll-free: 866-504-7300
Fax: (410) 685-5653
E-mail: nfbnewsline@nfb.org or swhite@nfb.org
Web site: www.nfbnewsline.org External link indicator
Contact person: Scott White
Eligibility: Same requirements as for NLS patrons
Book collection: Available via touchtone telephone or
electronically
Subjects: More than 300 newspapers and magazines;
TV listings
Reading levels: Ages 10 and above
Distribution policy: Free

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Readings for the Blind, Inc.
29350 Southfield Road, Suite 130
Southfield, MI 48076
Telephone: (248) 557-7776
Toll-free: 888-766-1166
Fax: (248) 557-5382
E-mail: rftb@sbcglobal.net
Web site: http://www.readingsfortheblind.org External link indicator
Contact person: Lisa M. Sowa, Executive Director
Hours: 9:00–3:00 M–W
Eligibility: Blind, visually impaired, learning disabled,
or physically unable to hold a book or turn pages
Book collection: Audiocassette, CDs
Subjects: General interest, textbooks,
professional/vocational
Reading levels Adults and children
Distribution policy: Fee for recording and media

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
(See Learning Ally—Making Reading Accessible for All)

Seedlings Braille Books for Children
P.O. Box 51924
Livonia, MI 48151-5924
Telephone: (734) 427-8552
Toll-free: 800-777-8552
Fax: (734) 427-8552
E-mail: info@seedlings.org
Web site: http://www.seedlings.org External link indicator
Contact person: Debra J. Bonde, Director
Hours: 9:00–5:00 M–F (answering machine and fax
available at all times)
Eligibility: Need for braille materials
Book collection: Braille, print/braille; World Book
Encyclopedia
articles in braille free for students
Subjects: General interest
Reading levels: Children (ages 1–14)
Distribution policy: Charge for materials
Catalog available: Online, in braille, on diskette, and in
regular print; free upon request

Tape Ministries NW
840 South 192nd Street
Seattle, WA 98148
Telephone: (206) 243-7377
E-mail: info@tapeministries.org
Web site: http://www.tapeministries.org External link indicator
Contact person: Shirley Farris, Librarian
Hours: 10:00–3:00 M–F
Eligibility: Blind, visually impaired, physically disabled;
disability form signed by competent authority required
Book collection: Audiocassette
Subjects: General interest with Christian orientation
Reading levels: Adults
Distribution policy: Free loan
Catalog available: In large print, on audiocassette;
issued annually

Unabridged
OverDrive, Inc.
Valley Tech Center, Suite N
8555 Sweet Valley Drive
Cleveland, OH 44125
Telephone: (216) 573-6886
Fax: (216) 573-6888
E-mail: cweissman@overdrive.com or
unabridged-help@libraryreserve.com
Web site: http://unabridged.lib.overdrive.com External link indicator
Contact person: Claudia Weissman or Tom Peters
Hours: 8:30–5:30 M–F
Eligibility: Blind or visually impaired
Book collection: Digital audiobooks
Subjects: Business, fiction, nonfiction, old time radio,
Spanish
Reading levels: Adults and children
Distribution policy: Eligible individuals living in
California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Oregon, Texas, Vermont
Catalog available: Online

Volunteers of Vacaville
P.O. Box 670
Vacaville, CA 95696-0670
Telephone: (707) 448-6841, ext. 2044
Fax: (707) 448-1467
Contact person: Vickie Sims
Hours: 8:00–3:30 M–F
Eligibility: Inability to read standard print (visual or
physical disabilities)
Book collection: Audiocassette, CDs
Subjects: General interest, cookbooks/hobbies,
professional/vocational, textbooks
Reading levels: Adults and children
Distribution policy: On loan for a nominal fee
Catalog available: In regular print, on audiocassette; issued every four years

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