Talking Book Service
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Last updated 05.03.08
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Kansas Talking Books offer the following free library services available to qualified patrons who are unable to use standard print. Check out the Kansas Talking Book Library Blog at http://kstalkingbooks.blogspot.com/  BOOKSBook titles
circulated as part of the Kansas Talking Book Service are comparable to those available at most public libraries. Each title has been recorded on 15/16 cassette tapes in its entirety,
including author notes and footnotes.The Kansas Talking Book collection (more than 50,000 titles)contains a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction titles for adults and children, including best-sellers, mysteries, romance, biographies, christian fiction, science fiction, poetry, humor, westerns and suspense. A complete searchable list of available titles in Kansas is available at www.klas.com/kstb. The KLAS system allows registered users the ease of searching, determining availability and reserving the materials they want to read. Registered patrons also receive a list of recent releases (Talking Book Topics) and genre catalogs to aid in their selection. Patrons may request items found in these resources or titles recommended in newsletters simply by going on-line using KLAS in Kansas, calling or e-mailing their local sub-regional library. If requested, the local subregional library staff will automatically select titles by genre, such as biographies or poetry. Each Subregional library also provides Readers Advisory Service that will be happy to provide suggestions. Books are sent from and returned to the library as "FREE MATTER FOR THE BLIND OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED" MAGAZINESOver 70 free magazines are offered, including such popular titles as Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, Jack and Jill, Money, Sports Illustrated, and U.S. News and World Report. We also offer magazines of regional interest, including Capper's and Midwest Living. A complete list and order form of magazines is now available  MACHINESIn order to play a talking
book cassette, NLS provides free machine players to all patrons.The C1 machine is the most commonly used cassette book machine, with 5 large, color coded keys for operation (play, rewind, fast forward, stop, and eject), side selector, volume, and speed switches. The E1 machine, specially designed for those who have limited physical mobility with only two operation keys, is also available. DVSDescriptive videos are movies and television programs enhanced with narration that describes the actions, settings, gestures, and other key visual elements. Titles range from the Nova Series to Disney Movies, and also include new releases such as Harry Potter, and A Beautiful Mind. A current list of DVS is available in Microsoft Word formats. To update your request list print the available order form and mail to the Regional Library in Emporia NEWSPAPERSAlthough Talking Books does not provide newspapers on cassette, these are available through partner services. Selected national and many state papers are available through Kansas Audio Reader Network, a free radio and telephone reading service. To learn more about the radio or telephone service or to register call 1-800-772-8898. More than 250 newspapers are also available through state funded access of NFB's NEWSLINE service. To subscribe to the service contact the regional library or self register at https://nfbnewsline.net/Nl2/NL2NewUserReqInput.jsp BRAILLEBraille books are provided through the Utah State Library. Braille patrons may contact the Utah State Library by calling toll free 1-800-453-4393 TEXTBOOKSTextbooks are not available through the National Library Service. For information about recorded textbooks contact Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic or call toll-free 1-800-221-4792
Because reading is more than a visual experience
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