Library For The Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH)
In 1970, a new division of TSLA, the Tennessee Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped (LBPH) was established. This division's collections consist of public library type books and magazines in audio, braille and large print formats, as well as players for the audio books. The LBPH's collections are loaned to Tennesseans who have physical disabilities which prevent them from using standard print. The materials are delivered to the individual patron's home address utilizing the U.S. Postal Service's "Free Matter" mailing privilege.
Disabilities which make a Tennessee resident eligible to use the service are: blindness; visual disability; manual dexterity problems, which prevent holding a book and/or turning pages; and reading disabilities.
The Tennessee LBPH is a cooperating library with the National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped/Library of Congress.
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