Eastland Centennial Memorial Library (ECML) announces that it is a new demonstration site for the Texas Talking Book Program (TBP), a free library service for people who cannot read standard print due to a visual, physical or reading disability, whether temporary or a lifelong need. All equipment and services are free, including return postage. ECML has a digital player and cartridge demonstration, as well as information about TBP, including brochures and applications.
TBP is a division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Since 1931, TBP has participated as a regional library of the National Library Service for the Blind and Printed Disabled (NLS), a division of the Library of Congress.
TBP serves approximately 17,000 readers by processing between 8,000 and 10,000 books on an average weekday. In previous years, TBP circulated over 850,000 books and magazines to its readers, with an average monthly circulation of 71,000 titles.
