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Please excuse our site and file changes as we transition to Secretary Fontes.

Arizona Talking Book Library

Who We Serve

  • Individuals
    • Arizona residents who are unable to read standard print due to blindness or low vision
    • Those who find it hard to hold or handle a print book
    • Individuals who have a perceptual or reading disability
  • 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
  • Email

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 Print Disabled.

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  • Archives & Records Management
    • Accessing Arizona Public Records
    • Conservation Disaster Recovery
    • Programs, Training, and Presentations
    • Records Center Services
      • Records Warehouse and Vault
    • Research at the Archives
      • Ancestry.com Arizona
      • Arizona State Agency Records and Publications
      • Genealogy Collection
      • Maps at the Arizona State Archives
      • Photograph Collections
      • Arizona Women's Hall of Fame
    • Retention Schedules, Forms, Standards, Guidance and FAQs
      • Forms and Approvals
      • Guidance, Standards and Statutes
      • Retention Schedules
    • Contact
  • Arizona Talking Book Library
    • AZ Newsline (Audio Newspapers)
    • Arizona Talking Book Library Online Catalog
    • Arizona Talking Book News
    • Braille and Audio Reading Download
    • Contact
    • How to Apply
    • Loan Policies and Procedures
    • Other Resources
    • Services to Institutions
    • Services to Schools
    • Volunteer with the Arizona Talking Book Library
  • E-Rate
  • Library Development
    • Arizona Center for the Book
    • Arizona Reading Program
    • Contact Library Development
    • Continuing Education
      • Arizona State Library Leadership Institute
      • Arizona State Library Summer Institute
      • Get Involved Collaborative
      • Scholarships
      • Library Support Staff Certification
    • Library Directory
    • Grants
    • Library Services & Technology Act (LSTA) Funding
    • Programs, Services and Tools
    • State Grants-in-Aid (SGIA)
  • State of Arizona Research Library
    • Legislative Assistance and Resources
    • Patent and Trademark Resources
    • State Publications
    • State of Arizona Research Library Policies
    • Arizona Collection
    • Arizona Newspapers
    • Federal Agency Publications and Information
    • Legal Resources
    • Research Center
      • Voting Rights Timeline
    • Research for State Employees

Address

Arizona Talking Book Library
1030 N. 32nd Street
Phoenix, AZ  85008

Main Phone

602-255-5578 (Phoenix metro area)
800-255-5578 (Toll Free within AZ)

Fax Number

(602) 286-0444

Hours

M-F 8-5
Telephone hours 8-4

Email Contacts

Arizona Talking Book Library
Talking Book Library Director
Machine Services Supervisor
Outreach
Volunteer Manager

 

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