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The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) is a free audiobook and braille library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical, perceptual or reading disability that prevents them from using regular print materials. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS circulates books and magazines in audio and braille that are instantly downloadable to a personal device or delivered by mail free of charge.
NEW MATERIALS
Talking Book Topics, Braille Book Review, and International Language Quarterly list selections of titles recently added to the NLS collection on the Catalog and BARD. NLS also has book lists on specific subjects and produces popular magazines in audio and braille.
NEWS AND UPDATES
Read about the latest NLS news, products, services, and events and exhibits! Find online programs to enrich your NLS experience, such as The Many Faces of BARD, BARD Office Hours, and That All May eRead. Also check out website updates and BARD updates for the latest improvements.
NLS loans equipment free of charge to patrons who need devices to play NLS audiobooks and magazines or read electronic braille. NLS also provides information for patrons who want to play NLS materials on their own mobile devices or other commercial equipment.
Explore the NLS Catalog and BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download online service) to find books and magazines of interest. The NLS Catalog contains hundreds of thousands catalog records for talking books, braille books, music scores, magazines, and other accessible materials.