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\u00a0library program brings reading materials via the U.S. mail at no cost to members in digital audio, cassette\u00a0and braille formats straight to the\u00a0homes of members from preschoolers to centenarians. \u00a0With 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\u00a0for the State of \u00a0Rhode Island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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