Talking Book and Braille Library
The New York State Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) lends braille and recorded books and magazines, and the necessary equipment to play recorded books, to residents of the 55 upstate counties of New York State who are unable to read standard printed materials because of a visual or physical disability.
TBBL is the Regional Library for the upstate region in the nationwide program coordinated by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), a division of the Library of Congress, in Washington DC. TBBL is also a unit of the New York State Library.
Catalog: Anyone can search the online catalog to see what books TBBL has. However, if you are registered to borrow books from TBBL you can also use the catalog to add books to your request list. To do this, you must call us at (800) 342-3688 and tell us what you want your user ID and password to be. We will explain the requirements.
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Teachers: A small number of Videos are available for loan from our library. Teachers may borrow them to use in a classroom setting or when working with students on units about diversity or blindness/visual impairments. Librarians: Promote TBBL services to eligible youth and adult patrons within your library. Print the TBBL Brochure and sign to display near your audiobook collection. |
Talking Book and Braille Library
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230-0001
(518) 474-5935 and
(800) 342-3688
(We are closed on New York State
holidays.)
tbbl@mail.nysed.gov
tbblkids@mail.nysed.gov (Schools
& Youth Services Only)
New York Statewide Summer Reading Program:
NLS Kids Zone - Find audio, braille, and print/braille books for kids in the NLS Catalog.
Recent News:
David A. Paterson, sworn in as New York's 55th Governor on March 17, 2008, is the first legally blind person to take the Oath of Office as Governor and New York's first African-American Governor.
Spring 2008 Upstate Update now available (in audio, too)
The Poetry Archive(online recorded poetry)