“Braille & Talking Books” – Pushing Limits – March 15, 2024

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Denny Daughters interviews people from The Braille And Talking Book Library in Sacramento, Director Mike Marlin and Technology Specialist Morgan Pershing.

The Braille And Talking Book Library is part of a larger national network of libraries called The National Library Service For The Blind And Print Disabled. NLS for short.

Learn how can you sign up for services, how these libraries are different from commercial audio book companies, some of the devices you can borrow, the Marrakesh Treaty, and more.

Braille and Talking Book Library in Sacramento: btbl.ca.gov

To reach Mike Marlin and/or Morgan Pershing call: (800) 952-5666, (916) 654-0640

Mike’s email is: mike.marlin@library.ca.gov; Morgan’s email is: morgan.pershing@library.ca.gov

The National Library Service website is: l

oc.gov/nls

The bard website to download books is nlsbard.loc.gov

This program was edited, hosted and produced by Denny Daughters.

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