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

Staff from the Library's National Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled read holiday poems and essays, including "Christmas" by Washington Irving, "Now Winter Nights Enlarge" by Thomas Campion, "Spellbound" by Emily Bronte, "Helas!" by Oscar Wilde, "Winter Branches" by Margaret Widdemer, "Winter Fields" by John Clare, "Sonnet to Winter" by Emily Chubbuck Judson, "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind" from "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare, "A Winter Blue Jay" by Sara Teasdale, "Winter" by

15 reactions · 3 comments | Readers Advisor Margaret Smitherman is helping the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped beta test this simple time-saving device that provides almost instantaneous downloads from BARD. Once in use nationwide, it will help break down accessibility barriers and bring the talking book program to even more people. #TalkingBookTuesday | Mississippi Library Commission | Facebook

5K views · 15 reactions | 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 | Facebook