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The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library houses a varied collection of books and magazines on cassette. Special cassette players needed to play these materials are provided free of charge to registered users.
The braille book collection includes adult and children's books. A special children's collection of books combines print and braille so that blind and sighted readers may share their reading enjoyment.
Large print books are available for registered readers who cannot easily read conventional size print.
WTBBL offers free subscriptions to many popular magazines, newsletters, and sports schedules on cassette, in braille, and in large print. Lists of available magazines:
- Adobe PDF Format List of Available Magazines
- Microsoft Word Format List of Available Magazines
- Web-braille Format List of Available Magazines
For more information about available magazines, contact WTBBL's magazine desk directly at 206-615-0416 or through our receptionist using the phone numbers listed below.
WTBBL offers braille, large print, and audio cassette books for children of all ages, from toddlers to teens, for home and school. The Library offers a by-mail summer reading program, performances and events for children and their families, and an accessible children's room with toys, a VCR player, and computer equipment. For details, use the link above to go to the Children's Services page or send an e-mail to the children's librarian at kidsread@wtbbl.org or contact the children's librarian through our receptionist using the phone numbers listed below.
Deposit collections of large print and cassette books may be loaned to libraries, schools, senior centers, and long-term care facilities throughout the State of Washington.
Partial lists of digitally-mastered cassette books produced locally at the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library can be viewed by the year produced at these links: adult 2003, adult 2004, adult 2005, children 2003, children 2004.
Information of immediacy such as newspapers, grocery ads, shopping news, magazines, and special news for those who cannot easily read regular print is provided in the Puget Sound area and parts of Eastern Washington. Special radio receivers are provided free of charge. Seattle Times article of June 6, 2005, describing WTBBL's Evergreen Radio Reading Service.
The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library offers reference service on issues of blindness and physical disabilities. You can send an e-mail question to the reference librarian at reference@wtbbl.org or contact the reference librarian through our receptionist using the phone numbers listed below. Reference services are also available by using InfoEyes, an online virtual reference and information service for the visually impaired.
The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library offers live online Internet/Web voice conferencing for programs, conferences, and other online chat and conference services. Use the link directly above to link to WTBBL's online conference room. An audio-recording of the Library's most recent online book discussion program can be accessed at Persepolis.
Demonstrations of closed circuit magnifiers (CCTV) are available by appointment.
If you use a computer connected to the internet, you can find out about all the books in the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library's (WTBBL) collection. Use the link directly above to connect to WTBBL's OPAC page.
Information about the Patron Advisory Council of the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library.
The Library's informational brochure provides basic information about the Library and many of the services provided.
2005 "Reading Matters" newsletter
2006 "Reading Matters" newsletter
2008 "Reading Matters" newsletter
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WTBBL
2021 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121-2783
Phone: 206-615-0400 or 800-542-0866 or (TTY) 206-615-0418
Email: wtbbl@wtbbl.org
Content Modified: 04 February 2008
02/04/2008