Welcome to the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Talking Books : Services Provided
Services Provided
- Information about and applications for NLS/BPH Talking Book Service
- Speakers and presentations for interested community groups, clubs and organizations in our fourteen county area
- Loan of cassette books for pickup in person or through the mail
- Reader's advisory services: personal assistance with fiction and nonfiction book selections
- Loan of special playback equipment to play Library of Congress cassettes
- Duplication and tape repair of Library of Congress produced cassette books
- Liaison with NLS/BPH for recorded or braille versions of selected magazines
- Free replacement and repair of Library of Congress playback equipment by Telephone Pioneers Repair Group
- Management of confidential patron information so addresses, book titles and reading records are continually updated
- Catalogs and special book lists on request
- A toll free 800 number if readers have questions, problems or requests
- A Children's Summer Reading Program for blind and physically handicapped readers ages 4-14
- Descriptive Videos for Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library patrons through the Senior Services/Red Carpet Service. Registered Talking Book readers in northeast Kansas may borrow videos through the Kansas Regional Library in Emporia
- A Vantage CCD and an Aladdin Magnifier for use in the TSCPL Talking Books library.
- Liaison with the Kansas State Library Talking Books Service to order special books, magazines, Descriptive Videos
- The "Talking Book News," an informative newsletter for Talking Book readers in northeast Kansas
Referral to services, agencies and vendors of interest to our readers - Liaison with the Utah State Library Program for the Blind and Disabled. The Utah Library serves Talking Book readers in Kansas with braille books.
- Small collection of limited loan videos on vision loss and reading disabilities
- Assistance in contacting your local public library
- Liaison with NLS/BPH Web-Braille Service & Braille Books Online. To sign up or for more information, please call (785) 580-4530, 1-800-432-2925 or use our mail form.
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
1515 SW 10th Ave Topeka, KS 66604-1374 (785) 580-4400
www.tscpl.org
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