Arizona Talking Book Library
Arizona State Library, Archives & Records COVID-19 Response – Temporarily suspending all in-person services, while maintaining our statutory responsibilities
- Our number one goal is to keep the public and our employees safe
- The situation related to COVID-19 is rapidly developing, as is the response from this office and the state. Please check back regularly for updates
- We are committed to providing continuity of services while reducing exposure risks
- In-person trainings for ALL divisions are on hold until further notice. Divisions will hold trainings by webinar as needed.
- Department staff will attend community meetings virtually or by phone, when available.
- Services impacted:
- In-person Patent and Trademark Resource Center consultations
- The Arizona Capitol Museum is closed until further notice.
- In-person retrieval and immediate checkout of materials to patrons of Arizona Talking Book Library
- Walk-in reference service for Archives & the Research Library
- Ask a Question - online reference service
- Digital Arizona Library, including statewide electronic resources
- Records retention schedules assistance
- Arizona Talking Book Library requests and link to downloads
- Tools and resources for library staff
- Online continuing education for library staff
- Consulting for library staff on grants, electronic resources, digital inclusion efforts, Public Library Survey and all library services
- Communications channel for County Librarians
- E-rate Services offered online and by phone
- Arizona Capitol Museum Giftshop orders can still be placed online
- Arizona Capitol Museum collections can be viewed online through the Arizona Memory Project and Google Cultural Institute
- Arizona Capitol Museum staff can respond to email and phone call inquiries.
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Who We Serve
- Individuals
- Arizona residents with low vision, making it difficult to read standard print
- Those who find it hard to hold or handle a print book
- Individuals who have a reading disability resulting from organic dysfunction
- Schools
- Libraries, nursing homes, hospitals and other institutions serving such people
What We Provide
- Lending Library: including audio books and magazines; movies with audio descriptions; and Braille books and magazines by postage free mail (KLAS)
- Loan of special equipment to play audio books
- Audio and Braille book downloads (BARD)
- Access to NFB-NEWSLINE® and over 300 newspapers and magazines by phone and online
How To Request Books
- Review our loan policies and procedures
- Call a librarian at 602-255-5578; outside Phoenix metro area 800-255-5578
- Search the online catalog (KLAS). Contact the library for your User ID and password
- Subscribe to the Talking Book Topics catalog in large print or audio
Get Involved!
- Volunteer opportunities -- Please contact the Talking Book Library at 602-255-5578 or email Talking Books.
- Arizona Friends of Talking Books
- Take a tour (select ATBL Outreach from the category dropdown)
- Request a group/organization presentation
A Regional Library of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. The library opened on March 19, 1970.
