New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center (TBBC)
Who Do We Serve
The services of the New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center (TBBC) are available without charge to anyone living in New Jersey who for any physical reason cannot read regular printed books. Readers served by the TBBC include people with a physical disability that prevents them from holding a book or turning its pages. Any one who is legally blind to those totally blind are also eligible. Individuals with a learning disability that is certified by a medical doctor may also use the TBBC's services.
What Do We Have?
The New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center provides books in Braille, cassette, and large print. The TBBC's collection has more than 60,000 book titles and 76 periodicals available. Books by authors such as Danelle Steel, Nora Roberts and Dick Francis, to name a few, are available. Machines for playing the recorded materials are available on loan from the TBBC. Audiovision, the TBBC’s newspaper reading service, is available to registered residents in New Jersey.
How Do You Get Services?
Each new reader must complete the TBBC's application form and provide a statement from a doctor, nurse, social worker or librarian certifying eligibility for the program. Service from the TBBC is by postage-free mail with each book packaged in its own self-mailing container for easy handling.