Assistive Technology and Services

Books by Mail is a service that provides library materials through the mail to people who are unable to access the library collection due to temporary or long-term physical or visual disability.

Available materials include large print, regular print, DVDs, CDs and new items.

Review the Books by Mail brochure (opens in PDF). View our FAQ about Low Vision equipment.

To get started or to find out more, please contact us for assistance through Ask Us! through our online submission form or call us at 941-861-1110.

Sarasota County residents are served by the Pinellas Talking Book Library, a free service administered through the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative. We can facilitate this process. Please contact our AskUs service for assistance through Ask Us! online submission form or call us at 941-861-1110.

Through the Pinellas Talking Book Library, residents of all ages who are unable to read standard print material due to visual, physical or learning disabilities are provided recorded, Braille and large-print books and magazines as well as a collection of descriptive videos and playaways. 

For more information on the Pinellas Talking Book Library and how to access its services, visit www.pplc.us/tbl/ or call 727-441-9958.

• Pinellas Talking Book Library is part of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), a network of libraries serving people who have difficulty using or reading regular print. 
• For more information on the NLS, please visit www.loc.gov/nls/. 

Sarasota County Libraries are improving access to library resources for living with vision loss.

See what is available at your local library.

View our FAQ about Low Vision equipment.