On thursday, march 15, the 16th annual braille games will be hosted at the milwaukee public museum, from 9. Provides digital audio or braille materials of books and magazines free of charge. Wisconsin talking book and braille library visionaware. Founded in 1967, tbbc is a library that provides nocost, homedelivered services, on behalf of the national library service for the blind and print disabled to children, teens and adults in new jersey who have difficulty reading standard print or trouble holding a book. However, to receive accessible items, patrons need to be a registered user of the library of congress talking book program via the wisconsin talking book and braille library. The wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl is part of the library of congress national library service for the blind and physically handicapped nls network of cooperating libraries. Blindness resource center braille translator software. As part of a national network cooperating with the national library service for the blind and physically handicapped nls, the wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl provides braille materials, audiobooks and audiodescribed dvds to wisconsin residents who cannot see regular print or handle print materials.
Linda vincent management library at wisconsin talking book and braille library greater milwaukee area 256 connections. If you are interested in more information, please call our outreach services department at 2625243686 or contact the wisconsin talking book and braille library directly at 4142863045. Wisconsin talking book and braille library, 8 w wells st. Books will be mailed out as early as tuesday, may 12 th. The library of the month is a celebration of wisconsin libraries compiled by the badgerlink team. Materials are mailed to and from library patrons at their homes at no charge. Waukesha public library is a referral site for this program. Application forms for the program are available in the. Books and reading wisconsin center for the blind and visually. The wisconsin talking book and braille library provides a digital player so patrons can listen to books or magazines. Your local network library can help you sign up for free specialformat library service, assist with issues concerning equipment, suggest and locate titles of interest to you, and help you receive access to the bard braille and. Wisconsin talking book and braille library afb directory. Provides books in braille to schools, libraries, children and families free of charge.
The wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl will resume services in a limited capacity on monday, may 11 th, 2020. Part of the councils mission is white cane law advocacy, which improves pedestrian safety in the state of wisconsin. Wisconsin center for the blind and visually impaired this is a public, residential, k12 school for students who are blind and visually impaired. Braille and audio reading download potential users. Anyone in wisconsin may request materials through the media center. The new york state talking book and braille library tbbl is a free library service for eligible residents of upstate new york who are unable to use standard print materials due to a visual or physical disability. Wtbbl circulates audio books, brailled materials, and playback equipment provided by the federal government to wisconsin residents who cannot read. The wisconsin talking book and braille library allows people with a visual or physical impairment or a reading disability to listen to books or. The wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl provides audio and braille of books, magazine, and newspapers, as well as audiodescribed dvds and videos to people living in wisconsin who cannot see regular print or handle print materials. Use the wisconsin talking book and braille library online public access catalog opac to search for books in the collection and order them online. Wtbbl reference services will be available beginning monday, may 18 th, and.
Wisconsin talking book and braille library 8 w wells st. Wisconsin talking book and braille library visionaware directoryprofilewisconsintalkingbookandbraillelibrary12. Wisconsin talking book and braille library 8 west wells street milwaukee, wi 53233. The event is a collaboration of the wisconsin talking book and braille. Media center wisconsin center for the blind and visually. Wisconsin talking book and braille library our thriving. Find your library national library service for the blind. Handicapped nls, the wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl provides braille materials, audiobooks and audiodescribed dvds to wisconsin. Currently, over 15,000 new yorkers of all ages are. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, nls circulates books and magazines in braille or audio formats, delivered by postagefree mail or instantly.
The wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl will resume services in a limited capacity on monday, may 11th, 2020. Wtbbl provides audio books, playback equipment, and brailled materials free of charge to persons, living in wisconsin, who cannot see or handle. Find your library national library service for the blind and print. Wisconsin talking book and braille library home facebook. Access to the bard web site is restricted to eligible readers. The minnesota braille and talking book library mbtbl, located in faribault, minnesota, provides direct library service to preschool age children to seniors with visual, physical and reading disabilities for whom conventional print is a barrier to reading. The wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl is part of the talking book program of the library of congress. Use the wtbbl online public access catalog opac to search for titles in the collection and order them online or download titles from bard using the downloadable talking book link.
As part of a national network cooperating with the national library service for the blind and print disabled nls, the wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl provides audio books and brailled materials to persons, living in wisconsin, who cannot see regular print or handle print materials. Wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl wi dpi. Wisconsin talking book and braille library posts facebook. Braille games strengthens literacy skills through creative and recreational competition by pairing experienced, brailleliterate adults with children, ages 321, from the greater milwaukee area who are learning braille. Just a book a day for three years or three stories a day for a year is more than books. Now is the time to make a gift to the councils annual white cane fund.
The library is funded through minnesota state general funds and federal library services. The cornell public library will be helping area residents who had been using this service. Wisconsin talking book and braille library online public access. Readers with differing abilities will find materials in audio, closedcaptioned video and large print. Postal service to persons, living in wisconsin, who cannot see regular print or handle print materials. Wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl mpl. Talking book and braille service illinois state library.
The wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl provides audio and braille of books, magazines, newspapers, and audiodescribed dvds and videos, to people living in wisconsin who cannot view regular print or handle print materials. California state library sacramento braille and talking book library tollfree instate. Readers also have access to the wisconsin talking book and braille library, a free service. Since 1961, the library has been providing braille and recorded books and playback equipment to wisconsin residents who for any physical reason cannot read standard print.
Wttbl patrons receive and return books and equipment. Wtbbls fall 2019 reading matters newsletter is now available. The wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl provides audio and. The wisconsin talking book and braille library, part of the talking books program of the library of congress the blind and physically handicapped, provides braille and recorded books and playback equipment for those wisconsin residents who for any physical reason cannot read normal print. Wtbbl circulates audio books, brailled materials, and playback equipment provided by the federal government to wisconsin residents who cannot read standard print. If youre serving a library patron who has vision impairment, reading disability, or physical difficulty holding a book, make sure they know about the wisconsin talking book and braille library. They can provide information on living skills, enlightening the community, and even setting up organizations.
Nls serves its patrons through a network of cooperating libraries. Your support helps provide equal access to information and reading materials for washington residents unable to read standard print, ensuring, that all may read. National library service nls is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page. Patrons may borrow braille books, digital audio books, large print books, audio magazines, and special playback equipment from the library. The indiana talking book and braille library tbbl provides free library service to residents of indiana who cannot use standard printed materials due to a visual or physical disability. The wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl is part of the library of congress national library service for the blind and physically handicapped. Wisconsin talking book and braille library catalog home klas. Here at able we are happy to highlight the wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl.
The following organizations and links can assist persons who are blindvisually impaired and those individuals who help to educate these persons. The wisconsin talking book and braille library wtbbl provides audiobooks, brailled materials, and equipment through the u. Anyone in wisconsin with a visual or physical impairment or a reading disability may be eligible for our service. Today, the central library occupies almost the entire building with 3 exceptions. National library service for the blind and print disabled. Anyone interested in receiving books through the mail should call the library at 7152393709.
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