That All May Read ~ National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Do you know someone who would benefit from having access to free books and other materials in audio and Braille format? The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) administers a program through a national network of cooperating libraries that circulates books and other materials to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail.

Who is eligible? US residents who are legally blind or have other physical disabilities. Read more here.

What is available? Books, magazines, music scores, and other materials. Listening devices are also provided free of charge. Read more here.

The website has a wealth of information: applications to sign up, lists of available books, magazines, music scores, etc, as well as direct audio downloading serivce, Braille transcription and proofreading courses, online catalogs, and more.

NLS also has a newsletter and you might also be interested in the NLS Music Notes.


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