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NLS celebrates its 80th anniversary
By Alicia Waters | February 23, 2011
On March 3, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) – the Library of Congress’ talking book and braille program – will celebrate 80 years of helping visually impaired and physically disabled individuals enjoy reading their favorite books and magazines. This free library program brings reading materials via the U.S. mail at no cost to members in digital audio, cassette and braille formats straight to the homes of members from preschoolers to centenarians. With computer access and authorization, members can elect to download digital audio books and magazines often within minutes. The NLS collection of more than 400,000 titles of bestsellers, classics, biographies, romance and other genres delights many readers. Magazine lovers enjoy free subscriptions to more than 40 periodicals in audio format. Talking Books Plus is proud to be the NLS network library for the State of Rhode Island.
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