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Available Items

Click on a link below, or scroll down, to view available materials and services available to WLBPD@AADL patrons:

       WLBPD Materials WLBPD Equipment Other Materials & Services

Please note: All Washtenaw County residents who are eligible for WLBPD service, as well as those living in the same household, are also eligible for Ann Arbor District Library borrowing privileges.

WLBPD Materials

The following materials are available for use for free by WLBPD at AADL patrons. Contact WLBPD directly at (734) 327-4224, or email wlbpd@aadl.org, to request any of the following materials:

  • Audio Books in Digital Format: Digital "talking" Book cartridges, or DB, are a USB storage device housed in a plastic easy to handle casing. The check-out period for DB is 4 weeks. No fines are assessed for overdue DB. To search for available titles in DB format, check out these Online Catalogs.
  • BARD: WLBPD patrons are encouraged to download books from BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service offered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. There you will find tens of thousands of books to choose from and dozens of magazines too! Click here for more information about accessing BARD.
  • Large Print Books-by-Mail: AADL circulates over 4,000 titles in Large Print in all areas of fiction and non-fiction. With an AADL card, all WLBPD patrons are also eligible to receive Large Print Books-by-Mail sent to them from the AADL collection. Check our catalog to search for specific books or view all of our Large Print titles. You can also browse the Large Print titles specifically for children and teens. The check-out period for Large Print Books is 4 weeks. Click here for more information about the WLBPD Large Print Books-by-Mail service.
  • Books in Braille: Contact (734) 327-4224, or email wlbpd@aadl.org, for more information about accessing Braille books.
  • Described Videos: Described Videos, or DV, are movies in which the visual elements are described - the action, characters, locations, costumes, and sets - without interfering with the movie's dialogue or sound effects. For a list of all DV available in DVD format click here. To request DV, please contact WLBPD. The check-out period for DV is 4 weeks. No fines are assessed for overdue DV.
  • Magazines: To request magazines on digital cartridge, fill out, and return this Magazine Application Form to WLBPD or call us at (734) 327-4224. Magazines listed on this form are available only to patrons and institutions registered for service through WLBPD.
  • WLBPD at AADL provides materials and support to Youth and Adult book clubs: Please contact us for more information.

Library staff is pleased to select reading materials for WLBPD patrons who do not want or are unable to select their own books. Selections are made based on the reading interests of the patron.

WLBPD Equipment

  • Digital Talking Book Machine (DTBM): The DTBM is required to play DB. The DTBM is able to play DB in ANSI/NISO Z39.86-2002, DAISY 2.02, or CEA-2003 formats. The DTBM can play audio files stored as AMR-WB+, MPEG I/Layer 3 (MP3), and RIFF WAV formats, either as part of a talking book or as stand-alone audio files. The player is equipped with a battery which, when fully charged, will provide approximately 29 hours of play time. 

Are you downloading books from BARD and want to load more than one book onto a cartridge or a USB thumb/flash drive? If yes, you'll want to familiarize yourself with the navigational feature referred to as "Bookshelf." DTBM "Bookshelf" instructions in audio format.

  • Headphones: Lightweight Headphones are available upon request.
  • USB Adapters: If your USB thumb/flash drive sticking out of the side of your DTBM is getting in the way, or if inserting or keeping a USB drive in the USB port is difficult, Assistive Technology Port Adapters are available at no charge. The adapters allow you to insert the USB drive at a right angle and make the USB drive flush with the side of the machine. Please contact us to request an adapter.

Other Materials & Services

If you qualify for WLBPD service, you are also eligible for all of the following free services! Verification of membership with a NLS library such as WLBPD is required. In order for us to verify your library membership with any of these services, you are required to sign a WLBPD Release of Information Form. Click here to download a release form, or call (734) 327-4224 to have one mailed to you.

See the descriptions below for links to the application for each of these services.

 

  • Learning Ally® Please note, there is an annual membership fee to participate in this service. Available in every grade level and most subjects, Learning Ally's textbook and literature titles are used nationwide. In addition to the classics, Learning Ally's digital library provides current editions of state adopted texts ensuring students learn from the same versions as their classmates. For more information and to apply for service, visit the Learning Ally website, email Custserv@LearningAlly.org, or call (800) 221-4792.

 

  • Bookshare®: Offers tens of thousands of digital books, textbooks, teacher-recommended reading, periodicals, and assistive technology tools for all U.S. students with qualifying disabilities. Students in grades K-12 can receive this service at no charge, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. For all others, there is a one-time set-up fee and an annual membership fee to participate in this service. For more information and to apply for service, visit the Bookshare website or call (650) 352-0198.

 

  • NFB Newsline: Thanks to the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), eligible individuals can subscribe to the NFB Newsline service, which provides audio access to over 250 newspapers and a number of magazines, including some in Spanish. By using a touch-tone phone, content of newspapers and magazines can be heard 24-hours a day, 7 days a week via the use of a toll-free phone number. This site will provide you with the appropriate toll-free number based upon your home telephone number. Michigan newspapers include: the Detroit News, the Detroit Free Press, the Flint Journal, the Grand Rapids Press, the Lansing State Journal, and the Mining Journal. National newspapers include: the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the Christian Science Monitor, the New York Times, and USA Today. For more information and to apply for NFB Newsline service, visit the NFB Newsline website, email nfb@nfb.org, or call (866)504-7300 or(410) 659-9314.

 

 

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