TSCPL Talking Books serves the 14 counties in northeast Kansas listed below, and provides the largest coverage in Kansas.

Six other libraries in Kansas cover different areas of the state. The national Talking Book program is available to any eligible reader in all 50 states and U.S. Territories.

Counties we cover include the following:

Atchison
Brown
Doniphan
Douglas
Franklin
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnson
Leavenworth
Miami
Nemaha
Osage
Shawnee
Wyandotte

If you would like to make a donation, memorial contribution or give an in-kind gift, please call (785) 580-4530 or by sending a message via our mail form. Outside support allows us to offer quality programs and services to over 2,000 blind, visually impaired or physically handicapped adults and children every year. Donations provide funding for projects and services not included in our annual operating budget such as a Children's Summer Reading Program and Braille Services & Technology. We acknowledge each donation as quickly as possible so that you know your gift will be used toward the advancement of Talking Book services. Donations to TSCPL Talking Books are tax deductible as the law allows.

Like services you receive from your local public library, services for the blind and physically handicapped have no user fees. The Talking Book program is funded jointly by federal, state and local tax dollars. All materials are loaned to readers at no charge. No postage is necessary to mail library materials to and from TSCPL Talking Books via the U.S. Mail.

Talking Book players are repaired here at the library by the Telecom Pioneers of America, members of a nationwide volunteer organization of retired telecommunications employees.

Telephone Numbers:

1-800-432-2925 toll free in Kansas

785-580-4530

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TSCPL Talking Books
1515 SW 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 66604-1374 

In person:

We are located on the Lower Level of the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library.

The Library stands at the southwest corner of the intersection of Tenth and Washburn Avenues, directly south of Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. If you need directions, please call and ask a staff member; basic directions are posted here on the library's website.  

Hours

9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday - Friday
 

Search the Kansas Talking Books Catalog and Request Titles

Library users with their login and password information can search and request titles through the Kansas Talking Books catalog online: WebOPAC. They may also view their reading records, book requests, books currently on loan, titles read and subject preferences. Current users may contact Talking Books for their logins and passwords.

There are several online Help screens for the WebOPAC. If you would like staff assistance searching the catalog weekdays between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, please phone or email the office and a Talking Books staff member will help.

Search the National Library Service Catalog

Library users can search the general National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Book Catalog online by selecting either one of the links below. Please note the NLS catalog contains only title information. To request books online and check their availability, please select the WeBOPAC link above.

Voyager
The Voyager interface that uses Java script and complex screen layouts.

Text
The text interface includes pages for Quick search, Single Term search, and Multiple Term search of the NLS catalog. Recommended for searchers using screen-reading software such as JAWS.

Help pages are available via this link: http://nlscatalog.loc.gov/help/contents.htm

Please be aware not all titles in Voyager are available through Talking Books. The catalog includes records from several commercial sources such as Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic and Bookshare.org which are not directly affiliated with the NLS Program.