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Detroit
Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH)

Contact
information:
Location:
Frederick Douglass Branch for
Specialized Services.
Phone: (313) 833-5494. Fax: (313) 832-5597.
Hours:
M,W,S :10:00 am - 6:00 pm;
Tu,Th:12:00 - 8:00 pm. Phone:
Librarian Specialist:
Dori Middleton
E-mail: dmiddle@detroitpubliclibrary.org
Description
The Detroit Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped provides services, in accordance with the guidelines established
by the U.S. Library
of Congress National Library Service (NLS), to those who cannot
read conventional print material, including persons who are blind, visually
handicapped, physically handicapped, or reading disabled. Applications
are available online at the NLS website or directly from Detroit LBPH.
Please call or e-mail if you need assistance with the application.
The LBPH collection
is primarily a leisure collection of audio books which includes adult
and juvenile, fiction and non fiction, Bestsellers, Mysteries, Romances,
Westerns, Biographies and Black History. It offers, Books on Tape, Digital
Books,Large Print books, Descriptive Videos, regular print books about
disabilities, and reference sources on the ADA.
Programs
LBPH offers many events and activities for its users including two monthly
Book Clubs, a monthly knitting group, computer training, author talks
and special programs. Read about LBPH events and programs in our quarterly
newsletter,
IN FOCUS.
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Materials
Talking Books, along with talking book machines, are available
to eligible residents who live in a 14 ZIP code area of Detroit and
Highland Park. Loans of the books and machines are made to individuals
and to institutions such as schools, nursing homes and senior residences.
Over 60,000 book titles are available (many in Spanish) as well as some
magazines including Ebony, Good Housekeeping and Sports Illustrated.
Sheet music in Large Print and Braille and recorded music instruction
are available through the NLS office in Washington D.C. All materials
can be provided through the mail Free Matter for the Blind. There is
no cost for the customer.
Online
Resources
NLS Catalog
Digital Download Information:
BARD:
Braille and Audio Reading Download
BARD
Application Instructions
BARD
Application