With a valid Library Card number and password, you can place a hold on any item and have it transferred to your preferred location for pickup.
The Library has a collection of children's books in Braille for kids of all ages, from infants to teens. Browse the youth Braille books in the Catalog. Browse the teen Braille books in the Catalog. If you would like to browse this collection in person, Braille materials are housed at the Central Library and at the Yarborough branch.
For adult readers with blindness or low vision, the Library offers a wide selection of Large Print materials and audiobooks on CD across all locations.
The Library's large DVD collection includes titles with assistive features such as closed captioning for Deaf and hard of hearing patrons and descriptive video for patrons with blindness or low vision. You can search for titles with closed captioning by doing a keyword search for Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Similarly, you can search for titles with descriptive video by doing a keyword search for Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
To see whether a particular title has assistive features, scroll down and click the Full Details link under the About section heading.
On the Full Details page, you can find accessibility options by scrolling down to the Subject and genre heading, specifically the Genre subheading, as shown below:
You can also find accessibility options under the Notes section, specifically the Accessibility Features subheading, as shown below:
Please note that a Catalog search may not be exhaustive; assistive features such as closed captioning and descriptive video are not always included in an item's individual catalog record.
Our Digital Resources offer content with features that increase accessibility to patrons with disabilities. You can access our Digital Resources entirely from home with your Library Card number and password.
Don't have a Library Card? Apply for a Library Card online.
For detailed instructions on searching in the Catalog, placing/managing holds and more, please refer to our How to Use the Catalog Information Guide, then click on the relevant tab.