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Nebraska Talking Book and Braille Service (TBBS)

Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC):

  • Current ONLINE edition (A comprehensive catalog of NLS and Nebraska-produced talking books, radio shows, described movies, and Braille books currently among the Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service holdings.)

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Library of Congress (NLS)

That All May Read Online Catalog Quick Search:

  • Current ONLINE edition (A comprehensive catalog of NLS-produced talking books available direct from the Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service. This catalog also includes titles currently in-process for NLS; titles produced by talking book and Braille libraries across the U.S., which may be available for interlibrary loan; and titles produced in Canada, which are not available for loan; and textbooks and career-specific instructional materials produced by Learning Ally which must be ordered direct from Learning Ally.)

And check out some book lists by subject in our Bibliographies section!  And if you are interested in finding the sequence of series books, visit our searchable Books in Series Database!

Online Browsing Catalogs

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Library of Congress (NLS)

Talking Book Topics Catalog:

Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service Nebraska Magazine Collection
(Magazines produced in our local sound recordings studios)

Nebraska Magazines on Digital:

  • 2012 HTML edition (This edition only lists digital magazines)

  • 2012 AUDIO edition (This audio-recorded edition only lists digital magazines)
Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service Nebraska Book Collection
(Books produced in our local sound recordings studios)

Westerns and Pioneer on Digital and Cassette:

  • 2011 HTML edition (This edition lists cassette and digital books)

  • 2009 AUDIO edition (This audio-recorded edition only lists cassette books)

Books For Young People on Digital and Cassette:

  • 2011 HTML edition (This edition lists cassette and digital books)

  • 2009 AUDIO edition (This audio-recorded edition only lists cassette books)

Nebraska Books on Digital:

  • 2012 PRINTABLE (PDF) edition (This edition only lists digital books)

Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service Descriptive Video Collection
(This collection is static and complete)

You must fill out a registration form in addition to the usual TBBS Application for talking book service in order to receive videos. You can download and print the following video Descriptive Video Registration Form.

Descriptive Videos on DVD and VHS:
  • DVD 2011  PRINTABLE (PDF) edition   (This edition only lists DVD discs)

  • VHS 2011  PRINTABLE (PDF) edition (This edition only lists VHS tapes)

Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service Old Time Radio Show Collection

Radio Shows on Compact Disc and Cassette:
  • NSC Audio Cassettes 2010 PRINTABLE (PDF) edition (This edition only lists cassette tapes)

  • NCD Compact Discs 2010 PRINTABLE (PDF) edition (This edition only lists CD discs)

Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service Youth Braille Collection

Books For Young People in Braille:

  • NBB Nebraska Twin Vision Braille Board Books 2011 PRINTABLE (PDF) edition (Contracted and Uncontracted Braille; with Text and Pictures)

  • NB1 Nebraska Twin Vision Grade 1 Braille Picture Books 2011 PRINTABLE (PDF) edition (Uncontracted Braille; with Text and Pictures)

  • NBR Nebraska Twin Vision Grade 2 Braille Picture Books 2011 PRINTABLE (PDF) edition (Contracted Braille; with Text and Pictures)

  • BR NLS Twin Vision Braille Picture Books 2012 PRINTABLE (PDF) edition (Contracted and some Uncontracted Braille; with Text and Pictures)

  • BBR Nebraska Grade 2 Braille Books 2012 PRINTABLE (PDF) edition (Contracted Braille; No Text, No Pictures)


For more information, contact David Oertli.