AZ Newsline
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 through Saturday, April 4.
- 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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The safety and well-being of our staff, volunteers, and visitors are our highest priorities. The Arizona Talking Book Library is following the guidance distributed by the Governor’s Office and Arizona Department of Health Services regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
As a public health precaution, the Talking Book Library will be closed to the public through Friday, April 3. All requests, including requests for materials, may be submitted by calling 602-255-5578 or emailing us at [email protected].
We will continue to monitor the advice of health experts and provide updates here on our website.
NFB-NEWSLINE® provides telephone access to newspapers for individuals who are unable to read the print version.
- Access local and national newspapers and magazines.
- Available by touch-tone telephone, email and website twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
- Delivers today’s, yesterday’s, and the previous Sunday’s issues of selected newspapers.
- Access is free through toll-free numbers.
Who is eligible?
Anyone who cannot read printed newspapers due to blindness, visual impairment or a physical disability is eligible. You are already eligible for Newsline® if you are:
- Registered with a state or private vocational rehabilitation agency for the blind.
- Enrolled in a public school special education program for the blind, or you reside at a state school for the blind.
- Registered with the Arizona Braille & Talking Book Library or any regional library of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.
How Do I Subscribe?
Register by completing the application or by calling the Arizona State Braille and Talking Book Library at 602-255-5578 (Phoenix metro area) or 1-800-255-5578 (toll free). After your registration is processed, you will receive a letter containing your activation codes and instructions for using Newsline®.
How Does it Work?
The National Federation of the Blind designed an electronic system to receive digital transmissions from publishers on the morning of publication. Data are reformatted for conversion to synthetic speech and uploaded to the NFB-NEWSLINE® servers. Users dial a toll-free number to access the service. They can choose which newspaper, section, and article to “read” by keying in selections on their touch-tone phone. The voice menu allows the user to change the speed and voice quality, and even spell out selected words.
Newsline® User’s Guide
- Dial the telephone number for Newsline®: 602-357-4408 (Phoenix metro area) or 1-888-882-1629 (toll free).
- Enter your 6 digit Identification Number.
- Enter your 4 digit Security Code.
- From the main menu press:
- 1 on your phone to listen to NFB News
- 3 for Arizona Newspapers
- 5 for a list of all NFB Newspapers
- 7 for a list of magazines
- 8 for TV listings
- 0 for instructions to use Newsline®.
- Enter the corresponding number for the paper you would like to read.
- Choose a publication day: today’s, yesterday’s, or the previous Sunday’s.
- Press the number for the section of the paper you want to hear.
- After stating the number of articles in the section, Newsline® will begin reading. You may skip to the next article by pressing the 3 on your phone until you hear an article you’d like to listen to.
- Press 7 to slow down the speed or 9 to speed it up.
- Press * (star) to go back one level in the menu.
- To end the session press # 3 (pound sign 3) and hang up.
- A help button is available throughout your time logged in: Press #.
