Thanks to a partnership with the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), the Mississippi Library Commission serves as a free public library service for eligible Mississippi residents of all ages and for institutions that serve these individuals, such as schools, hospitals, or living facilities. This free library program allows patrons to receive digital audio, braille, and large print materials directly at their homes. Patrons also have the option of downloading books an

For National Library Shelfie Day, some folks from the NLS Facebook team showed us their bookshelves. Here is a description of the video: The video opens with a handwritten title card that reads “National Library Shelfie Day!” Six photos in rapid succession show NLS staff members — and/or their pets — and their bookshelves. Some bookshelves display a dozen or so books while others show several hundred books, with spines displaying a variety of titles from biography to zoology. In the second half

The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), which is part of the Library of Congress, has the world’s largest collection of braille music scores, from J.S. Bach to Taylor Swift. Here’s how the scores are digitized, which grants NLS patrons more convenient access to the material! | The Library of Congress

NLS provides people who can’t use regular print materials with access to books in audio and braille formats. | National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled