The Jewish Braille Institute Library
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The JBI Library provides individuals who are blind, visually impaired, physically handicapped or reading disabled with books, magazines and special publications of Jewish and general interest in Audio, Large Print and Braille formats. The unique services provided by JBI, all of which are free of charge, enable over 35,000 children, adults and seniors to participate fully in the life of their communities. JBI Talking Books are available in English, Russian, Yiddish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Romanian, Polish and Spanish. To apply, call 1-800-433-1531. JBI's librarians are happy to describe JBI's services and to aid in the easy enrollment process.
The JBI Library, which is an Affiliated Library of the United States Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, has the largest collection of Jewish interest books in the world for the blind, visually impaired and reading disabled, containing well over 13,000 Talking Books, as well as several thousand Braille titles and Large Print materials. The Library uses the broadest possible interpretation of "Jewish interest" when selecting materials for its collection, which encompasses poetry, fiction, history, biography, short stories, humor, psychology and self help, Jewish studies, memoirs, cookbooks, mysteries and more. The JBI is currently transitioning from cassette to digital talking book service.
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