Library For The Blind & Physically Handicapped

Tel: 860-721-2020 or 1-800-842-4516 Fax: 860-721-2056
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Monday - Friday
Unit Head: Carol Taylor
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Connecticut State Library, 198 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067

The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is a network library of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

The Library provides free mail loan of recorded and Braille books and magazines and necessary playback equipment to eligible state residents unable to read conventional print because of a visual or physical disability.

Recorded materials are provided by the National Library Service. The NLS Catalog lists these titles. Additional materials of interest to Connecticut readers are recorded by the Connecticut Volunteer Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Catalogs of these recordings are available from the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

• Directions, parking and map
• Eligibility statement
• Application form for Free Library Service: Individuals
• Free Passes to Mystic Seaport for LBPH Patrons
• Links to Related Websites
• Tape Inspection
• The Sounds of Service: The Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped, an article about LBPH for the "Your Library Services and Technology Act Success Story" program.

Send an e-mail message to the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.