Don’t let a physical limitation stop you from reading! Audio books and magazines can be loaned free to any Idaho resident who is unable to read standard print, hold a book, or turn pages due to a temporary or permanent physical limitation.[iee_empty_space type=”vertical” height=”10″ width=”10″ hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””][/iee_empty_space]
This free service provides the following to registered users:
How do I Apply
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Talking Book Service, a person must:
- Be legally blind, with vision in the better eye of 20/200 or less with corrective glasses, or
- Have a visual field no greater than 20 degrees in diameter, or
- Be unable to see well enough or focus long enough to read standard print, even with corrective glasses, or
- Be unable to handle print books or turn pages because of a physical disability, or
- Be certified by a medical doctor as having a reading disability due to an organic dysfunction that is severe enough to prevent reading in the usual manner.
The disability may be permanent or temporary.
Applications
- Individual application (English) Note: This fillable form can be completed online, but cannot be submitted. Please print and submit the signed application by mail, fax, or email.
- Individual application (Spanish) Note: This fillable form can be completed online, but cannot be submitted. Please print and submit the signed application by mail, fax, or email.
- Institutional Application
- School Application
Loan Guidelines: conditions for using the Talking Book Service
Using TBS
Description of how TBS works
Keep Talking Book Service current with your address or phone changes, or your desire to discontinue the service for a time or permanently by completing this form.
Account change form here
SUBSCRIBE TO CONNECTIONS NEWSLETTER
Connections: TBS News is a quarterly newsletter of the Idaho Commission for Libraries’ Talking Book Service. Read the latest issue of Connections.