Great Lakes Talking Books in Marquette is part of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) providing a free braille and talking book library service with books and magazines available by the BARD Mobile app, or equipment and digital audio cartridges by mail. Great Lakes Talking Books is located at the Superiorland Library Cooperative. 

Apply for service: Certifying Authorities may submit applications online.  Are you a Certifying Authority?  Everyone else - view and print the application in English or Spanish. Or call 906-228-7697 ext. 0 or Toll Free 1-800-562-8985, ext. 0 to apply over the phone. 

Eligibility: Individuals (all ages) who are blind or have a visual impairment that makes them unable to comfortably read print books, have a perceptual or reading disability, or have a physical disability that makes it hard to hold or manipulate a book or to focus or move the eyes as needed to read a print book. 

Service Area: All counties in the UP and Alpena and Crawford county in the lower peninsula.

Print Newsletter: Read the 2023 Summer Newsletter.

Audio Newsletter: Listen to the 2023 Summer Newsletter.

Newly Released Books: Review the latest issue of Talking Book Topics.

Search the Catalog: Search the NLS Catalog at https://nlscatalog.loc.gov/. Note: Digital Books have NLS book numbers that begin with DB or DBC. 

Order Books: Call or email your book requests or order books online. 

Contact: Tonia Bickford,1615 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette, MI  49855, tb@greatlakestalkingbooks.org, 906-228-7697, ext. 0, Toll Free 1-800-562-8985, ext. 0. If you need help and are unable to reach us, please call the Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL) at 800-992-9012.

Outreach Materials
Contact Handouts - Postcard sized
Information for Veterans
Promotional Flyer
Social Media Promotion
General Program Information (English)
Reading Disability (English)
General Information (Spanish)
Reading Disability (Spanish)
Outreach Talking Points
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)