Arkansas Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
900 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 100
Little Rock,  AR 72201 
(501) 682-1155 
TOLL FREE: 1-866-660-0885          nlsbooks@asl.lib.ar.us

Application for Service pdf     Eligibility        NLS Online Catalog        Internet links  

TAP Arkansas provides free accessible telephone equipment, including large button and amplified.

Arkansas Information Reading Network provides Arkansas newspapers in audio format on-air or by telephone dial-up.

Arkansas Regional Library for the Blind Newsletter  Spring 2009

Welcome to the Arkansas Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped web site.  This library is part of the Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) network and the Arkansas State Library.

ARLBPH provides popular books and magazines in special long playing recorded format (cassette) to patrons in 60 of the state's 75 counties and in braille to all eligible Arkansans. 
 

When you need assistance with the following adaptive equipment:

or if you need a replacement for a machine that is not working properly ...

Call the Library for the Blind Toll Free at

1-866-660-0885

 Or e-mail requests to nlsbooks@asl.lib.ar.us

APPLICATION FOR SERVICE     

Interested in Talking Books or Braille Services?

Carefully read the description of ELIGIBILITY to determine if the interested individual is eligible for service. 

Contact Information:

SUBREGION - Southwest  (lower level of the Magnolia Public Library)
 

Columbia County Library (Magnolia Public Library) serves the patrons in the following counties:

Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, Polk, Sevier, and Union. 
 

Basic factsheet about NLS services 

ORDERING BOOKS AND MAGAZINES 

ONLINE CATALOG 

You may search the National Library Service for the Blind's online union catalog (forms based) to find titles of interest, then contact your reader advisor directly by phone, fax, mail, or e-mail to have books sent immediately or added to your request list. 

If your last name begins with a letter from A-Mc your readers advisor is Claire Leheny (501) 682-2856 (outside of the Little Rock area call Tol Free 1-866-660-0885), or e-mail
NLSBOOKS@ASL.LIB.AR.US for braille or recorded books. 

If your last name begins with a letter from Md-Z, or if the books are for a child up to age 14, your readers advisor is Eva Harrison (501) 682-2871 (outside of the Little Rock area call Toll Free 1-866-660-0885), or e-mail NLSBOOKS@ASL.LIB.AR.US for braille or recorded books. 

MAGAZINES

The National Library Service (NLS) provides approximately 75 popular MAGAZINES in braille or recorded format. If you would like to receive free subscriptions to any of these magazines contact Kelly Smith directly at 501-682-1155 (e-mail ksmith@asl.lib.ar.us).   Magazine titles from NLS

MUSIC 

Eligible borrowers may receive MUSIC materials directly from the Music Section of NLS.  The collection consists of scores in braille and large print; textbooks and books about music in braille and large print; and elementary instruction for voice, piano, organ, guitar, recorder, accordion, banjo, and harmonica in recorded form. You may send e-mail to the Music Section at nls@loc.gov. 

BRAILLE 

The National Library Service for the Blind (NLS) in Washington provides information on literary, mathematics, and music BRAILLE transcription and proofreading instruction (locally and via correspondence); literary braille competency certification; and braille technology. 

BARD Downloadable Audio Books and Magazines

The National Library Service for the Blind (NLS) has the world’s largest collection of digital audio books available for free download. Up to 30 books a month may be downloaded free of charge. Access to the NLS Download Pilot web site is restricted to authorized NLS readers. Patrons must register for and receive a login id and password to access it.

Patrons must have an e-mail address set up in “their” name with “their” home address and must have high speed internet access.

Whoever downloads the books must login in the patron’s name and download to the patron’s e-mail address. The books will not play on a computer. They must be downloaded to a memory card which must then be put in an authorized player. The books are encoded with software that can only be unlocked by an authorized player.

At this point patrons must purchase their own player in order to participate in the NLS BARD program. When the new NLS players become available for free loan in the fall of 2009 the downloaded books may be played on them.

The Victor Reader Stream ($329.00) is currently the least expensive player for NLS downloadable books.

You may review the criteria for participation and request an account by reading the application instructions.

HOT LINKS    return to top

National Library Service f/t Blind & Physically Handicapped (NLS) 

Alex Catalog of Electronic Texts 

Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD)

Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)

Christian Record Services for the Blind

National Camps for Blind Children

The On-Line Books Page 
Project Gutenberg 

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic 

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic's Online Catalog 
 

Arkansas School for the Blind

Division of Services for the Blind, Arkansas Dept. of Human Services

Lion's World Services for the Blind

If you have comments or suggestions  Email: jhall@asl.lib.ar.us 

J.D.Hall, Manager of BPH Services

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