Arizona Talking Book Library

10/22/2026

The nights are getting longer, storms are rolling across the desert, and it is the perfect time to pick up a hauntingly good read to celebrate spooky season! Find these titles on BARD or request them from your librarian today!

The Graceview Patient by Caitlyn Starling (DB 133996) - Margaret's rare autoimmune condition has destroyed her life, leaving her isolated and in pain. It has no cure, but she's making do as best she can -- until she's offered a fully paid-for spot in an experimental medical trial at Graceview Memorial. The conditions are simple, if grueling: she will live at the hospital as a full-time patient, subjecting herself to the near-total destruction of her immune system and its subsequent regeneration. But as the treatment progresses and her body begins to fail, she stumbles upon something sinister living and spreading within the hospital.

We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer (DB 122928) - A young, q***r couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve, while restoring an old house, answer the door to a man claiming to have lived there years before, which sets in motion a chain of uncanny and inexplicable events leading to Charlie's disappearance and Eve's descent into insanity.

The Friend of the Family by Dean Koontz (DB 137362) - The human 'oddities' in the Museum of the Strange are less wondrous than the gawking rubes had been promised. Traveling Depression-era America from carnival midways to speakeasies, Alida is resigned to an exploited and lonely life on the road as the museum's golden ticket--until she's rescued by two compassionate strangers. Franklin and Loretta Fairchild see in Alida a gifted and uncannily well-read girl in need of a loving touch and a family. Despite everyone's overwhelming generosity and acceptance, Alida knows she is still a very different kind of girl. Her dreams bear that out. They're vivid, unsettling, and threatening. Alida fears that they're also warnings--and that it's the Fairchilds who may need rescue from a bad, bad world.

For more information about us and the services we offer, call us at 602-255-5578 or visit azlibrary.gov/tbl

10/21/2026

Are you looking for a fun way to celebrate fall and spooky season? Look no further than the Foundation for Blind Children Fall Festival! And if you come, make sure to stop by our booth to say hi and see what services we provide to our patrons!

For more information about the event, see the post below - we hope to see you there!

10/09/2026

We will be closed on Monday, October 12th, in observance of Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day.

Our normal business hours will resume on Tuesday, October 13th, at 8 AM.

10/08/2026

October is Blindness Awareness Month! Blindness Awareness Month aims to bring attention to the realities of living with blindness and vision loss, which affects nearly 3% of people in Arizona according to the Center for Research on Disability.

We are proud to provide free books and magazines in braille and audio to any Arizonan that is blind or visually impaired. With books for all ages on every topic under the sun, a great selection of magazines, and much more, we have something for everyone!

If you or someone you know is blind or low vision, please call us at 602-255-5578 or visit azlibrary.gov/tbl to learn more about us or the services we offer.

10/07/2026

VRATE is coming up next month, and we can't wait to meet you there!

In the meantime, check out the amazing new VRATE website below to find out more about the event!

What happens when innovation meets lived experience? VRATE is the premier vision rehabilitation assistive technology event in the Southwest.

10/01/2026

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month!

Dyslexia, which affects an estimated one in five Americans, is a reading disability that can also include difficulties with other language skills such as spelling, writing, and pronouncing words, which can make it hard to read standard print books.

The Arizona Talking Book Library provides free books and magazines in audio and braille to any Arizona resident that has dyslexia or other reading disabilities. If you or someone you know has dyslexia, call us at 602-255-5578 or visit azlibrary.gov/tbl to learn more about the services we offer!

09/24/2026

Did you know that our patrons are eligible to receive a free iBill currency reader?

Through a partnership with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), our patrons can receive a free iBill currency reader mailed right to their door from our office located in Phoenix, Arizona!

Eligible individuals receive a free iBill Talking Banknote Identifier, a small hand-held device that denominates all U.S. currency in circulation. When a user inserts a note and pushes a button on the side of the device, the reader announces the note’s denomination in one of three modes: a clear natural voice, a pattern of tones, or a pattern of vibrations for privacy. The iBill runs on a triple-A battery, which is included and typically lasts for a year.

To request an iBill currency reader, learn more about us, or to apply for our services, please call us at 602-255-5578 or visit azlibrary.gov/tbl

09/20/2026

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A man returned a borrowed magazine to a New Hampshire library 48,220 days late, but he won’t have to pay a fine.

09/18/2026

Did you know that in addition to thousands of books and magazines in braille and audio, patrons of the Arizona Talking Book Library also have access to free museum passes for organizations across the state?

Through a partnership with our friends at Act One, our patrons can receive 2 free passes to a variety of museums across the state, as well as information about the museum in large print, audio, or braille format. These passes are an amazing way to explore the things that make Arizona great - and might inspire you to read more about things you learn about at these museums!

September is Library Card Sign Up Month, so there is no better time to sign up for our services! If you cannot read standard print due to low vision or blindness, physical disability, or a reading disability, please call us at 602-255-5578 or visit azlibrary.gov/tbl - we can't wait to hear from you!

09/17/2026

Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15th - October 15th, celebrates the history and impact of the generations of Hispanic people that have contributed to our nation and culture. Check out these titles on BARD or request them from your librarian today!

Valley of Shadows: A Novel by Rudy Ruiz (DB 137892) - Solitario Cisneros thought his life was over long ago. He lost his wife, his family, even his country in the late 1870s when the Rio Grande shifted course, stranding the Mexican town of Olvido on the Texas side of the border. He'd made his brooding peace with retiring his gun and badge, hiding out on his ranch, and communing with horses and ghosts. But when a gruesome string of murders and kidnappings ravages the town, pushing its volatile mix of Anglo, Mexican, and Apache settlers to the brink of self-destruction, he feels reluctantly compelled to confront both life, and the much more likely possibility of death, yet again. As Solitario struggles to overcome not only the evil forces that threaten the town but also his own inner demons, he finds an unlikely source of inspiration and support in Onawa, a gifted and enchanting Apache-Mexican seer who champions his cause, daring him to open his heart and question his destiny.

The Wind Called My Name by Mary Louise Sanchez (DB 137004) - Some days, ten-year-old Margarita Sandoval feels as if the wind might blow her away. The country has been gripped by the Great Depression, so times are hard everywhere. Then she has to leave her familia in New Mexico to move to Fort Steele, Wyoming. When Margarita meets Caroline, she's excited to have a friend her own age in Wyoming. But it often seems like Caroline, like many other people in town, doesn't understand or appreciate the Sandovals' Hispanic heritage. At the same time, the Sandovals discover that Abuelita might lose her home unless they can pay off her tax bill. Can Margarita keep her friend, help her family in New Mexico, and find a place in Fort Steele for good? For grades 4-7

To learn more about us and the services we offer, call us at 602-255-5578 or visit azlibrary.gov/tbl