Books on Cassette Tape / Playback Equipment

There are more than 50,000 titles available on recorded cassette for registered consumers of LBPD.  Books are recorded on four tracks, 15/16 inches per second (ips) by National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.  These books, played on provided cassette players, supply up to six hours of reading time.

To request recorded cassette books, please contact LBPD.  Cassette players will automatically be provided.

Click here to search for available book titles in the online catalog provided by the National Library Service (NLS).  The NLS online catalog includes recorded and Braille books.  To request books found in the catalog, you must contact LBPD.

The NLS catalog's most recent book titles can be viewed in the Talking Book Topics publication.  Registered consumers of LBPD will automatically receive this publication in the mail every two months.  This publication is available in large print format or on recorded cassette.

The NLS online catalog does not include titles for large print books or descriptive videos loaned by the LBPD.

Bibles

Aurora Ministries provides Old and New Testament Bibles on recorded cassette in 64 languages to sight-impaired and print-handicapped persons, free of charge.  LBPD will submit subscriptions for registered consumers to Aurora Ministries or applicants may do so themselves. Bibles do not have to be returned.  Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery.  Visit Aurora Ministries' website or contact LBPD.
 
 

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