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JANUARY – MARCH 2013 AccessiBiLitY seRVices<br />
Accessibility Services<br />
at Toronto Public Library<br />
The library strives to provide all Torontonians with free and<br />
equitable access to our collections, services, programs and<br />
branches — regardless of age, illness or physical disability.<br />
A BRANCH NEAR YOU<br />
With branches across Toronto, we are always close by.<br />
Order materials online and have them sent to your nearest<br />
branch for you or a family member to pick up. Most<br />
branches are wheelchair accessible, some have assistive<br />
listening devices and all provide reading aids such as hand<br />
magnifi ers and computer screen magnifi cation software.<br />
To fi nd out which branch has what, go to<br />
torontopubliclibrary.ca/accessibility/branchequipment.<br />
To request Sign Language interpretation<br />
for library programs you wish to attend in<br />
person, ask at your local branch or call TTY<br />
416-393-7100 to book. A minimum of two<br />
weeks notice is required.<br />
CAN’T COME TO US? We’ll come to you<br />
With our Bookmobile and Home Library Service. The<br />
Bookmobile is our library branch on-the-go, equipped with<br />
a wheelchair lift.<br />
For stops, see page 63 or call 416-395-5560.<br />
If you are unable to come to the library for more than<br />
three months due to age, illness or disability, Home Library<br />
Service can select items that meet your interests and<br />
deliver them right to your door for free.<br />
Home Library Service 416-395-5557<br />
Watch a program from home<br />
Many of our library events are now posted on our website<br />
as videos, so you can tune in from the comfort of your<br />
home. If your child can’t make it into a library for storytime<br />
programs, listen to Dial-A-Story or Hear-A-Story anytime.<br />
Dial-A-Story 416-395-5400<br />
Hear-A-Story torontopubliclibrary.ca/stories<br />
64 torontopubliclibrary.ca<br />
GET BOOKS, MUSIC AND VIDEOS<br />
in regular and alternative formats<br />
Our collections come in various formats. Books, music and<br />
movies are available in both regular formats and special<br />
formats such as:<br />
• Large print<br />
• DAISY Talking Books<br />
• Book kits for all ages<br />
(books with CDs or<br />
cassettes)<br />
• eBooks, eAudiobooks,<br />
Audiobooks<br />
• Closed Caption &<br />
Descriptive DVDs<br />
• Digitized collections<br />
• Text-to-voice databases<br />
• Online articles and research<br />
databases<br />
Check them all out at torontopubliclibrary.ca.<br />
TALK TO US, we’re here to help<br />
We can assist you with placing holds on items, with looking<br />
for information and registering you for programs. If you<br />
use a TTY telephone, register your TTY number at your<br />
local library and the library’s TTY will call you about your<br />
Holds and Overdues.<br />
Our Centre for People with Disabilities can provide you<br />
with books, magazines and information on a wide range<br />
of disability issues.<br />
Centre for People with Disabilities<br />
at Toronto Reference Library<br />
416-393-7099 • 416-393-7100 TTY<br />
QUESTIONS?<br />
torontopubliclibrary.ca/accessibility<br />
Answerline<br />
416-393-7131 or 416-393-7030 TTY<br />
This and other library publications can be provided in<br />
alternative formats upon request.
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