Alabama Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - AFB Directory Profile
General Information
Alabama Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
6030 Monticello Drive
Montgomery, AL 36130-6000
(334) 213-3906 (Local)
(334) 213-3993 (Fax)
(800) 392-5671 (Toll-Free)
bph@apls.state.al.us
http://webmini.apls.state.al.us/apls_web/apls/apls/?q=Blind
Brief Description
APLS/BPH is part of the National Library Service network system and a division within the Alabama Public Library Service, the state library. It provides recreational and basic reference needs in special format materials.
Hours of operation: Mon.-Fri. 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.
Clients served on average per year: 6900
Number of staff: 7
Staff description: Regional librarian (1); reader advisors (3); library technician (1); warehouse workers (2).
Geographic area served: Alabama (62 of 67 counties)
Publications: WHAT'S LINE (quarterly newsletter)
Staff
Angela Fisher-Hall, Librarian, afisherhall@apls.state.al.us
Services Offered
Services for Adults
- Information and Referral
- Provides information on related organizations and agencies.
- Library Services
- Provides talking books, talking book machines, large-print books, audiocassettes, and braille books for blind and physically handicapped persons.
- Services for Seniors
- Provides recreational and some basic reference materials in special format for those who qualify.
Services for Children
- Information and Referral
- Provides referrals to local, state and national organizations and agencies.
- Library Services
- Offers children's, juvenile and young adult books in braille, print/braille and recorded cassette. Offers Summer Reading Program opportunity.
- Recreation Services
- Offers opportunities for leisure reading.
Members
Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions, Inc.
Deaf-Blind Division of the NFB
Georgia Organization of Parents of Blind Children
National Alliance of Blind Students
National Association to Promote the Use of Braille
National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota
National Federation of the Blind of New York State
National Federation of the Blind Senior Division
National Federation of the Blind Tennessee
New Hampshire Parents of Blind Children
NFB of Alabama
NFB of Alaska
NFB of Arizona
NFB of Arkansas
NFB of California
NFB of Colorado
NFB of Connecticut
NFB of Delaware
NFB of Florida
NFB of Georgia
NFB of Hawaii
NFB of Idaho
NFB of Illinois
NFB of Indiana
NFB of Kentucky
NFB of Louisiana
NFB of Maine
NFB of Maryland
NFB of Massachusetts
NFB of Michigan
NFB of Mississippi
NFB of Missouri
NFB of Nebraska
NFB of Nevada
NFB of New Hampshire
NFB of New Jersey
NFB of New Mexico
NFB of New York
NFB of North Carolina
NFB of North Dakota
NFB of Ohio
NFB of Oregon
NFB of Pennsylvania
NFB Oklahoma
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