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THE NEW DIGITAL PLAYER:Find images
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WELCOME!
The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Free Library of
Philadelphia, is part of the National
Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of
Congress (NLS), a free library program of braille and audio materials
circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage free
mail.
In Pennsylvania, the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
in Philadelphia serves the eastern half of the state and the Carnegie
Library for the Blind of Pittsburgh serves the western half of the state.
In addition, the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in
Philadelphia serves the entire Commonwealth, Delaware, and West Virginia
with braille materials.
Email LBPH your email!! Coming soon, special events, newsletters, and announcements will go electronic.
Send your information to flpblind@library.phila.gov with the subject "email".
NEWSLINE Are you interested in getting the local newspaper?
Now you can. Newsline is a free telephone newspaper service that synthesizes print
into voice for over 100 newspapers. The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Wall
Street Journal, and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette are some of the many newspapers
available through this free service sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind.
To find out more information and sign up for the service call the library at (800) 222-1754.
INFOEYES LBPH is proud to announce our participation
in a nationwide electronic reference program called InfoEyes. InfoEyes is
a virtual reference and information service for people with visual
impairments.
InfoEyes allows users to ask a librarian to help
find information about absolutely anything! InfoEyes librarians
can find the information you need.
Visit the InfoEyes website to
find out more and to try out the service!
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