Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library

12/11/2025

If you have a DA2 and want to learn more about using it- check out this new video series from the NLS!

In this edition of the DA2 How-To Series, Amber Pearcy describes the player.

09/24/2025

Nearly 200 young people in Wisconsin are both deaf and blind, and they relied on the Wisconsin Deafblind Technical Assistance Project for help. Now the project has been defunded.

09/03/2025

DA2 Training

06/18/2025

WTBBL will be closed June 19th for Juneteenth!

Some Milwaukee County libraries will be closed tomorrow for Juneteenth. Please check the notice at the link below before heading out to the library, to be sure they will be open when you arrive!

https://www.mcfls.org/juneteenth-hours-2025/

06/10/2025

Please Speak Up for Wisconsin Libraries!
Check out this link to find out how you can support our libraries!

What's at Stake for Wisconsin Libraries? On March 31, 2025, all Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) employees were placed on administrative leave, with access to their work systems blocked. The President replaced the agency’s leadership with the Deputy Secretary of Labor. Without leade...

06/05/2025

05/29/2025

https://www.wuwm.com/arts-culture/2025-05-28/wisconsin-talking-book-braille-library-disability
Thank you to WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR for helping us spread the word about Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library!

We visit Central Library to learn more about the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library (WTBBL) — a public service offering audiobooks and brailled materials to blind and disabled Wisconsinites.

05/21/2025

04/28/2025

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03/24/2025

Registration is now open!¡La inscripción ya está abierta! REGISTER HERE Inscríbase aquí Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon 2025What: The Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon is a 24-hour birding event designed for birders who are legally blind. This inaugural event encourages participants to identify as many bird sp...

02/18/2025

Dear ABLE Friends,

I went to hear Malcolm McDowell Woods speak on his book "What the Tide Leaves Behind" for a Tosa All City Read Event yesterday. This is a book not to be missed.

For all patrons of the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library, this book - read in ABLE’s state of the art Sound Center - is available on BARD or by calling WTBBL at 414 286-3045 or 1-800-242-8822.

One of ABLE’s readers Margaret Casey reads this book fabulously. She is one of the best narrators I have ever heard.

Next Sunday, Tosa All City Read is sponsoring:

Zoom Chat with Malcolm & James: https://www.tosasallcityread.com/events/zoom-chat-with-malcolm-james/

This book was influenced by the travels of James and his dog throughout Ireland. You can follow James on social media: James O'Donnell Photography

Cheryl Orgas
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