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About Us - Departments - Talking Book Services

The Talking Books Program exists to meet the reading needs and interests of New Hampshire residents who are physically unable to see, handle or process printed material comfortably.

Library Services to Persons with Disabilities serves almost 2000 people and lends over 90,000 books each year.

Who's Eligible?
Anyone with a vision problem, a grasping problem, or an information-processing problem that does not affect intelligence. Examples of physical problems that may be eligible

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What's Available?
We lend a wide variety of books and magazines, recorded by professional actors. Most of these are produced by the Library of Congress and a full catalog is available on-line. We also lend the equipment to play these books and magazines. We also have special videos.

What Does It Cost?
It costs eligible borrowers nothing- no rental fees, no equipment fees, no late fines, no postage fees. The national cost averages out to less than 25 cents an American.

Granite Bits
An occasional newletter with information of interest to our users.

Book Notes
The biannual newsletter of the Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library with information of interest to our readers.

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