Talking Books
The talking-book service is a free library service, financed through appropriations of federal and state tax funds.
"Talking books" are books and periodicals on discs and cassette tapes recorded for use with specially designed record and tape players.
Any person who is certified by a competent authority as being unable to read or use standard printed materials because of a physical handicap may borrow talking books. This handicap may be due to visual impairment, paralysis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, aphasia, accident, etc.
All types of books are available on discs and cassettes: history, biography, travel, science, religion, sports, drama and poetry, as well as modern and classical novels, mysteries, westerns, science fiction and children's books, both fiction and nonfiction. The number of books in a given category is necessarily limited, since the collection contains approximately 20,000 titles. American Heritage, Changing Times, Ellery Queen, Harper's, True West, Sports Illustrated, Jack and Jill, Reader's Digest, Newsweek, Ebony, Good Housekeeping, and Guideposts are among the numerous recorded periodicals. In addition, reading materials are also available in large print and Braille.
Applications are available at the front desk
