ABLE LIBRARY | VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARIES

60 Washington Street, Suite 2, Barre, VT 05641

Eligibility

Individuals who have a disability such as blindness, visual disability, physical disability, who are unable to hold a book or have a organically-based reading disability that prevents them from reading standard print materials

Hours

Administrative Hours: Monday-Friday: 7:45am-4:30pm

8004791711

Voice - Toll Free

8026360020

Voice - Information & Services

https://able.vermont.gov/

Service area

Vermont state

Description

Provides talking books, large-print books, Print/Braille picture books, magazines on tape and descriptive videos. Provides a toll-free, electronic service that allows individuals who are blind or disabled to listen to daily newspapers and magazines. Arranges for home delivery of books and audiovisual materials to individuals unable to leave their homes.

Last Assured

11/13/2024

What's Here

Described Video/DVD/Film Collections People With Disabilities/Health Conditions Reading Services for People with Disabilities Large Print Materials/Collections Braille Materials/Collections Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic Home Library Services

Providing organization

VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARIES

The Vermont Department of Libraries is the state agency responsible for providing library services to all Vermonters. Services include consulting and support services for Vermont public libraries; support for statewide library networks, including interlibrary loans; library services for the blind and physically disabled; continuing education for librarians; state government information by telephone and website for the general public; support for general public research needs, including pro se legal, grant and genealogy information; access to historical and current newspapers published in Vermont; and access to historical documents of Vermont state government and the federal government.