This service is provided by an external organization and is listed only as a community resource.
Perkins Braille And Talking Book Library
The library is located on the campus of Perkins School for the Blind and provides free services to Massachusetts residents of any age who are unable to read traditional printed materials due to a visual or physical disability. It loans braille and recorded materials and the digital player necessary to listen to them.
Service Area
- Amesbury
- Andover
- Billerica
- Chelmsford
- Danvers
- Dunstable
- Haverhill
- Lawrence
- Salem
- Tyngsboro
- Westford
- Beverly
- Boxford
- Burlington
- Byfield
- Dracut
- Georgetown
- Groveland
- Lowell
- Marblehead
- Merrimac
- Methuen
- Middleton
- Newbury
- Newburyport
- North Andover
- Peabody
- Rowley
- Salisbury
- Tewksbury
- West Newbury
- No Restrictions
Eligibility
Resident of Massachusetts who meets one of the following criteria: be legally blind; have a physical condition that makes holding a book difficult; have a reading disability that has a physical basis that prevents a person from reading standard print –
Address
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown
Website
https://www.perkins.org/library/
Phone
800-852-3133
Hours of Operation
Mon., Wed., Thu. 8:30am – 5pm, Tue. and Thu. 8:30am – 7pm.
Languages
- English
- Spanish
