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Last updated 04.14.08    
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The mission of the Kansas Talking Book Service is to provide books and magazines in braille and recorded format and playback equipment to any Kansas Citizen unable to use standard print because of a visual or physical impairment.


The service, coordinated through the State Library of Kansas and the Library of Congress, National Library Service, provides for free home delivery of library resources designed to meet the cultural and recreational needs of eligible patrons by providing:

  • a well-rounded leisure-reading collection

  • bibliographic access to the collection

  • equipment adapted to readers' needs

  • timely registration and service

  • helpful response to requests for information

  • timely and accurate circulation of books and playback equipment.

Check out the Kansas Talking Book Library Blog for the updates at http://kstalkingbooks.blogspot.com



Because reading is more than a visual experience

Kansas Talking Book Service . ESU Memorial Union . 1200 Commercial, Box 4055 . Emporia, KS 66801-5087

or in Kansas call 1-800-362-0699

Funded by the State Library of Kansas in part through a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services