The Connecticut Library for Accessible Books (CT LAB), formerly the Connecticut State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH), is a network library of the Library of Congress’ National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS). CT LAB lends books and magazines in audio and braille formats, for free, to any Connecticut resident who is unable to read regular print due to a visual, reading, or physical disability.
Readers register with CT LAB and materials are delivered to individuals via U.S. mail or are downloaded by patrons to their personal computers and mobile devices. The NLS collection includes nonfiction, fiction, bestsellers, magazines, and the NLS music section. Titles are available in a variety of world languages. The collection is intended to appeal to patrons of all ages.
News From CT LAB:
- New Name for LBPH: Connecticut Library for Accessible Books
- Now Available – Print Braille-On-Demand
- Connecticut Reads, The 2022 Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge
- Update from NLS about Talking Book Topics
- LBPH Announces Expansion of Services
- Multiple-Book Cartridges for LBPH Patrons
- The National Library Service has a New Name
- BARD Mobile App iOS: Link to the User Guide
- BARD Mobile ‘How-To Series’
The Library for Accessible Books is funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Connecticut State Library.
