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LIBRARY

This page provides a list of libraries that assist users to find recorded and Braille books and magazines in addition to other useful material.

If you would like to include a library specializing in on line Braille or audio books that is not listed below, you may click here and submit your details for possible inclusion.

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USA


Country:	USA
Name:	The Braille Bookstore
Description:	over a hundred classic fairy tales, books for children and Braille books, can be found by browsing through The Braille Bookstore Tel: 1-800-987-DOTS (1-800-987-1231) Fax: 1-800-695-8271
Address:	88 Captain Morgans Blvd. Nanaimo, BC V9R 6R1 Canada
Web site:	http://www.BrailleBooks.com
E-mail:	Craig@braillebooks.com


Country:	USA
Name:	BOOKSHARE.ORG
Description:	BOOKSHARE.ORG comprises a collection of more than 14,000 Braille and talking books.
Address:	480 California Avenue Suite 201 Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609 California, USA
Web site:	http://www.Bookshare.org
E-mail:	support@bookshare.org


Country:	USA
Name:	National Braille Association Inc.
Description:	The mission of the National Braille Association, Inc. is to provide continuing education to those who prepare Braille, and to provide Braille materials to persons who are visually impaired.
Address:	3 Townline Circle, Rochester New York 14623-2513, USA
Web site:	http://www.nationalbraille.org
E-mail:	nbaoffice@nationalbraille.org


Country:	USA
Name:	National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Description:	The NLS, Library of Congress, administers the free program that lends recorded and Braille books and magazines, music scores in Braille and large print, and specially designed playback equipment to residents of the United States who are unable to read or use standard print materials because of visual or physical impairment.
Address:	1291 Taylor Street, NW, Washington DC 20011
Web site:	http://www.loc.gov/nls
E-mail:	nls@loc.gov


Country:	USA
Name:	National Braille Press
Description:	National Braille Press is a Boston-based non-profit Braille printing and publishing house founded in 1927. In 2003, NBP printed 15 million Braille pages using special translation software and computer-driven equipment.
Address:	MA 02115, 88 St. Stephen Street Boston, USA
Web site:	http://www.nbp.org
E-mail:


Country:	USA
Name:	Talking Book and Braille Library: New York State Library
Description:	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.
Address:	Albany, NY 12230-0001 New York , USA
Web site:	http://www.nysl.nysed.gov
E-mail:	tbbl@mail.nysed.gov


Country:	USA
Name:	International Braille Research Center (IBRC)
Description:	Founded in 1994, the International Braille Research Center is a non-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization whose survival is dependent upon contributions, grants and contracts. Its mission is to encourage and promote the teaching and use of Braille. The International Braille Research Center provides expertise and guidance to both public and private entities who wish to make Braille more widely available to blind persons.
Address:	MD 21230, 1800 Johnson St. Baltimore
Web site:	http://www.braille.org
E-mail:	mgosse@prodigy.net


Country:	USA
Name:	National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
Description:
Address:	Library of Congress, 1291 Taylor Street NW, Washington, DC 20542, United States of America
Web site:	http://www.loc.gov
E-mail:	fcyl@loc.gov


Country:	USA
Name:	Washington Talking Book & Braille Library
Description:
Address:	2021 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121-2783, United States of America
Web site:	http://www.spl.lib.wa.us
E-mail:	wtbbl@wtbbl.org