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The Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped provides free services to Oklahomans who are blind or visually impaired and those with learning disabilities or physical limitations that make it difficult to use standard print.

10/29/2026

Tonight (Thursday, October 29, 2026, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.), the Museum of the Western Prairie (Altus, OK) will host a pre-Halloween event with Jeff Provine, author of Haunted Oklahoma: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Sooner State (DBC18962). Provine's audiobook was recorded in the Oklahoma Library for the Blind recording studio and narrated by: Alyssa Payne, Nancy Cheper, LeAnn Hanna, Kat Jensen and Alison Maruska.

Provine is brimming with stories of eerie occurrences, spooky events, unsolved mysteries, ghostly legends, terrifying specters, and other phenomena. Join the museum for the perfect start to Halloween weekend and hear his stories; some come from right in Southwest Oklahoma!

Please call or text 580-471-1044 to reserve a seat or seats!

10/29/2026

On Monday, November 2, 2026, there will be a FREE screening of the new documentary "Crossroads of America: Oklahoma’s Route 66" at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m., a book signing will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. with authors Michael Wallis, Jim Ross, and Shellee Graham, and the Crossroads screening will begin at 7 p.m.

Please help spread the word and don't miss this chance to meet some of the authors who helped tell the story of the Mother Road on its 100th birthday celebration.

Michael Wallis' book "Route 66: The Mother Road" (DB32610) is available on BARD now!

For more information, visit: https://www.okhistory.org/calendar/event/crossroads-of-america-oklahomas-route-66-film-screening-2/

10/29/2026

Rumor has it that librarians love cats. So on , we’d love to introduce you to the unofficial Library of Congress cat, Brünnhilde. In 1936, an unusually tolerant tabby cat posed for two black-and-white photographs while dressed in a winged helmet and breastplate armor as the valkyrie Brünnhilde from the opera “Der Ring des Niebelungen.” The photographs were published in Advertising & Selling magazine that same year. A star was born.
We’d be remiss if we didn’t also take this opportunity to say that the NLS catalog contains many books and magazines about cats and for cat lovers. The “Cats: Care and Feeding” booklist is a good place to start: www.loc.gov/nls/new-materials/book-lists/cats-care-and-feeding?loclr=fbnls.

[Image: A tabby cat dressed in a winged helmet and breastplate armor. Photograph by Adolph Edward Weidhaas, 1936. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.]

10/23/2026

OKC-area patrons. We'll have a table at the "2026 Rooted Here Family Fall Festival" on Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM at the Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church.

This free event is a welcoming fall celebration for families who have loved ones with disabilities or special health care needs. Festival includes family fun, accessible crafts, children's activities, and so much more.

For more information, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-family-fall-festival-festival-familiar-de-otono-tickets-1994585102735?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/22/2026

Published 100 years ago, Ernest Hemingway’s "The Sun Also Rises (BR16853, DB13421, DB34114)” is widely considered the defining book of the so-called Lost Generation, the war-weary young adults who came of age in the 1920s. Hemingway's first full-length novel, told from the point of view of journalist Jake Barnes, follows a group of hard-drinking, disillusioned expatriates navigating life in Paris and Spain. (Audiobook version DB34114 noted above, by the way, is narrated by the great Alexander Scourby, inspiration for the creation of the Alexander Scourby Awards for excellence in narration.) For a deeper dive, check out "Everybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Hemingway's Masterpiece 'The Sun Also Rises' (DB85714)" by Lesley M.M. Blume, which recounts Hemingway's life in Paris from 1921 through the book's publication in 1926, drawing on the writings of his illustrious circle of literary contemporaries.
For more on Hemingway’s life and work, search the NLS Catalog, https://nlscatalog.loc.gov?loclr=fbnls, or access a panel discussion on Hemingway from the 2017 National Book Festival at www.loc.gov/item/2021690896/?loclr=fbnls.
[Image: A 1956 edition of “The Sun Also Rises” and a 1939 photo of Ernest Hemingway at his typewriter by Lloyd Arnold. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. Background sunrise by iStock.

10/21/2026

Attention Oklahoma Library for the Blind Patrons: The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden's Read for Adventure Promotion is back! Check out one of the 15 participating audio books in this year's promotion and you can earn a pass for free zoo admission (up to four guests) between now and June 30, 2027. Fall is the perfect time to visit the zoo when the weather is cooler and there aren't as many crowds.

Did you know five of the participating Read for Adventure audio books were recorded this year inside the Oklahoma Library for the Blind studio? Here's a list of the audio books recorded locally:

A is for Musk Ok (DBC18992)
When Dinosaurs Came with Everything (DBC18990)
Give Bees a Chance (DBC18993)
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs: As Retold by Mo Willems (DBC18991)
Nugget & Fan, Friends Forever or Snack Time? (DBC18989)

For more information about the Talking Book titles included in this year’s Read for Adventure promotion, please contact at the Oklahoma Library for the Blind at 405-521-3514 or by email at [email protected].

To discover other Oklahoma libraries participating in this promotion, visit: https://www.okczoo.org/READFORADVENTURE.

Offer good while supplies last. Limit one pass per family.

10/15/2026

Every October 15, we celebrate White Cane Day and recognize the important role the white cane can play in the lives of people who are blind or have low vision.

A white cane is more than a mobility tool.

It can help a person detect obstacles, identify changes in the walking surface, and navigate their surroundings. It can also represent something bigger: independence, confidence and the freedom to go where you want to go.

This White Cane Day, we're celebrating every journey, every new route, and every destination made possible through skills, tools, and confidence.

Here's to moving freely and living fully.

10/14/2026

As a result of the severe weather with flood watch and warnings throughout the state, the decision has been made to cancel our 2026 White Cane Safety Day event at the Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped originally scheduled for Thursday, October 15, 2026. We encourage everyone to stay safe and to check out local weather reports for the latest forecast information.

10/09/2026

You are cordially invited to check out a new online documentary called Brailled It. This film follows several young Braille readers and writers from around the world as they meet in Los Angeles, CA to compete in the Braille Challenge. The registration to view the film is free and available now through October 13, 2026, after which time there will be an in-depth movie discussion.

For more information and to learn more about this award-winning movie, visit:
https://marylandlibraries.libcal.com/calendar/ExternalCalendar/BrailledItMovie

To enroll in the movie discussion, sign up here: https://marylandlibraries.libcal.com/calendar/ExternalCalendar/BrailledItDiscussion

Address

300 NE 18th Street
Oklahoma City, OK
73105

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+14055213514

Website

http://www.olbph.org/

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