About Us
The Worcester Talking Book Library (WTBL) provides free services to Massachusetts residents of any age who are unable to read traditional print materials due to a visual or physical disability. The WTBL collaborates with the Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library (BTBL) in Watertown and has access to more than 1,253,000 volumes (145,800 titles), including 88,000 recorded book titles; 21,600 digital book titles; 14,800 large type titles; 2,140 described video titles; 19,170 braille titles and 100 magazine titles in recorded and braille format. Providing mail-order service by telephone, as well as immediate service on a walk-in basis, the Worcester Talking Book Library serves customers from 9 months to over 100 years old. The Worcester Talking Book Library, located at the Worcester Public Library, is funded through an annual legislative appropriation administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.