Service Name: TALKING BOOKS AND BRAILLE CENTER - 2ND FLOOR
Organization Name: SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY
Location
Location Name: MAIN LIBRARY
- Accessibility: Fully accessible to individuals using mobility aids
- Physical Address: 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102
- Mailing Address: 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102
- Description: Note:The Talking Books & Braille Center (TBBC) will be closed for a major renovation starting Monday, August 15th, 2022. We anticipate that the renovation will take 6-9 months, but we do not have a set reopening date. TBBC staff will be onsite providing services over the phone, through the mail, and virtually. The service model will be much like what was provided during the library's covid closure. Additionally, some adaptive technology equipment will be available to patrons during closure.
The library is notifying TBBC patrons in advance in a multitude of ways. TBBC staff is individually calling patrons. Emails will be sent out. The website will be updated and include the FAQs. There will be recorded messages for patrons in the emails and on the website. The text and message will be trilingual - English, Spanish and Chinese.
Provides a collection of more than 100,000 digital "talking book" titles. A special player needed to listen to them. The books can be mail for free. To San Francisco residents who have difficulty reading standard print. Collections and services available- Catalog for the Talking Books and Braille Center
- eLibrary Resources
- BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download)
- Audio-described DVDs
- A braille display and an embosser read computer braille and produce braille on paper
- Talking library catalogs with voice output and screen magnification
- CCTVs (closed-circuit televisions) magnify books, letters, etc.
- Reading machines scan printed material and read the text in a computer voice.
- Computer workstations with screen magnification
- Voice output/screen readers, (ZoomText and JAWS) scanners with OCR, and printers
In the TBBC and other Main Library Locations: . Reading machines scan printed material and read the text in a computer voice. . Computer workstations with screen magnification. Also, voice output/screen readers, (ZoomText and JAWS) scanners with OCR, and printers
In Branch Libraries: . Laptop computers with screen magnification and voice output/screen readers (ZoomText and JAWS). Some computer workstations with screen magnification (ZoomText) - Website: https://sfpl.org/locations/main-library/talking-books-and-braille-center
- Email: TalkingBooks@sfpl.org
- Phone(s): (415) 557-4253
- Hours: Mon 9am - 6pm; Tue 9am - 8pm; Wed 9am - 8pm; Thu 9am - 8pm; Fri Noon - 6pm; Sat 10am - 6pm; Sun Noon - 6pm;
- Eligibility: . California residency required to obtain library card; must have a library card to check out materials. . San Francisco residents who have a disability or long-term medical condition that prevents you from visiting the library may use Home Library Services. . Educators living or working in SF may apply for a Teacher Card. . SFPL also offers Welcome, Digital Access, and Visitor cards for those who don't have CA ID. Visitor cards cost $10 and are valid for 3 months.
- Requirements: . Apply online or fill out and print the paper application and then present a valid photo ID in-person at any SFPL location to receive a library card. . People ages 13-18 can show valid ID or have a parent / guardian sign. . A parent / guardian must sign for anyone under age 13.
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Areas Served:
- San Francisco United States
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