Braille Institute Library Services Testimonial: Sondra

Braille Institute Library Services patron, Sondra, shares her life story as a designer and artist who has suffered vision loss and found joy in Braille Institute's free library services which provide access to thousands of audiobooks.

Many who are blind or visually impaired—or who have reading or other physical disabilities—often cannot use printed materials, depriving them of reading materials that most take for granted.

Braille Institute’s Library Services—the Southern California branch of the National Library Service (NLS), a network coordinated by the Library of Congress—has solved this problem for more than six decades by providing a free library for the blind and visually impaired. Books, periodicals and other texts are available in braille and recorded formats. With a Reader Advisor’s help, choosing books is easy; patrons select from more than 100,000 titles and 1.2 million volumes accessible from the Library’s collection.

As a result, tens of thousands each year use the Braille Institute Library to fill all of their reading needs, ranging from serious books for school or work to recreation and leisure. We offer a wide-range of free programs for our patrons, including braille books and magazines and periodicals in braille, along with braille and audio formats. Patrons can also enjoy a Telephone Reader Program both online and on the phone, a book-of-the-month club, and more. With the Braille Institute Library, visually impaired and blind people can enjoy books and audio formats.

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What a great artist and avid reader! We love you😘