Talking Book & Braille Center - KDL

01/06/2026

Save the date! Join us on February 20 for the Inclusive Literacy Alliance Convening as we share a year’s worth of work and unveil four pilot project ideas to expand literacy access in Kent County. Your voice matters. Come help shape what moves forward. Register today!
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06/18/2025

We are so proud to be named the 2025 National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled Subregional/AOC Library of the Year!

Kent District Library’s Talking Book & Braille Center (TBBC) has been honored as the 2025 Library of the Year by the National Library…

06/12/2025

Registration for the Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library's Summer Reading program is open now! Be sure to sign up for KDL Summer Wonder too!

Summer Reading Registration is now OPEN!

https://forms.gle/e48KehpzuKVGbMja7

Sign-up with our google form to receive more details. Events, crafts, book lists and more, coming your way soon 😎

Happy (Summer) Reading!

04/30/2025

Happy International Guide Dog Day! Yay for cute puppies that do amazing accessibility work!

04/24/2025

The topic for the May 15, 2025, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker online program will be My Talking Books Skill Preferences Part 1. The second part of the Preferences program will be held in June. After the presentation and demonstration, we will answer any questions you have about the My Talking Books skill for Alexa-enabled smart speakers.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. eastern time and will last for one hour. The meeting will be recorded. To access the meeting, go to:

https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1608433813?pwd=9TOHNW05vt3MzeEr558T4vBxtaP3JP.1

04/11/2025

The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled Smart Speaking to the Smart Speaker program will be on smart speaker system controls and My Talking Book skill controls—when to keep them separate and when to interchange them. The program is scheduled for Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. EST and will be recorded.

The session can be joined by going to https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1616414007?pwd=K42C0BK6fRiacGb8RJAxYBvUMGjBQL.1.