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| Books and Magazines in Alternative Formats Descriptive Videos Music Services Telephone Reader Program (TRP) Equipment and Accessories |
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| Books and Magazines in Alternative Formats | |||
| Braille Institute Library Services has more than 60,000 books available in braille and on cassette, consisting of recreational and informational titles for adults and children. Books are selected to appeal to a wide range of interests. Some titles are also available in Spanish. Patrons learn of new books through a bimonthly publication, Talking Books Topics. We also have access to the entire NLS collection and those of several cooperating agencies. Patrons also may request free cassette subscriptions to more than 40 popular magazines, including U.S. News & World Report, National Geographic, Consumer Reports, Good Housekeeping and many others. Current issues are mailed to readers at approximately the same time as print issues appear. Magazines are selected for the program in response to reader interest. Click on the links below to access lists of available magazine titles in alternate formats:
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| Descriptive Videos | |||
| Braille Institute Library offers hundreds of descriptive videos for you to borrow free of charge. Click here to access the catalog. | |||
| For more information, comments or suggestions, call our toll-free line at 1-800-808-2555. | |||
| Music Services | |||
| Music materials are available directly from the NLS. The collection consists of scores, textbooks and books about music, and elementary instruction in voice and popular instruments. To order materials from this collection call the NLS directly at: 1-800-424-8567 | |||
| Telephone Reader Program (TRP) | |||
| Our Telephone Reader Program allows patrons to use their touch-tone telephones to listen to national and local news in English and Spanish, as well as grocery and department store ads. If you are a library patron and would like to receive this service please contact Support Services Coordinator, Gordon Henderson at 1-800-808-2555 or (323) 660-3880, Ext 1290 or Support Services Manager Tina Herbison at Ext. 1382 or by e-mail at: news@braillelibrary.org | |||
| For a free demonstration, call: (866)-333-1211 and use ID Number 5555 | |||
| Equipment and Accessories | |||
| Playback equipment is lent free to patrons for as long as they borrow recorded materials provided by NLS and cooperating libraries. Talking-book machines play cassettes recorded at 15/16 ips and the standard speed of 1 7/8 ips on 2 and 4 tracks. Please note: Talking books DO NOT work on standard home cassette players. |
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