Talking Book and Braille Service

All applications should be sent to the Nebraska Talking Book and Braille Service. You can fax your application to 1-402-471-6244, email a scanned copy of your application to nlc.talkingbook@nebraska.gov, or mail your application to Talking Book and Braille Service, The Atrium, 1200 N St, Ste 120, Lincoln, NE 68508-2023.

Note: If you would rather receive a paper copy of any of the applications on this webpage contact us and we will send you an application form via the U.S. Postal Service. Please make sure you include a postal address in email or voicemail requests.

Individual Application Forms (For individuals living in their own homes, with family members, or independently in assisted living centers.)

• Individual Application Form PRINTABLE (PDF) Version
• Individual Application Form PRINTABLE (Fillable Form) Version

Facility Application Forms (For individuals living in or receiving service through nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living centers, senior citizen centers. If individual residents prefer to receive service directly (in their own name), they need to submit an Individual Application Form.)

• Facility Application Form PRINTABLE (PDF) Version
• Facility Application Form PRINTABLE (Fillable Form) Version

School Application Forms (For schools or school systems interested in receiving service for use in the classroom for students who are eligible for talking books. You must also submit an Individual Application Form for each student. Also at the beginning of each subsequent school year, send in an Annual Student Enrollment Form to show which students will be receiving talking book service during that particular year.)

• School Application Form PRINTABLE (PDF) Version
• School Application Form PRINTABLE (Fillable Form) Version
• Student Application Form PRINTABLE (PDF) Version
• Student Application Form PRINTABLE (Fillable Form) Version
• Annual Student Enrollment Form PRINTABLE (PDF) Version

You may also use National Library Services' application forms, which are fillable: (After you have entered your answers into the online form, you should print it and send the form to the Nebraska Talking Book and Braille Service (not to the Washington D.C. address on the form).)

NLS Individual Application Form | NLS Institution Application Form

Nebraska Talking Book and Braille Service also offers a limited collection of Descriptive Videos for loan. If interested in receiving these videos, anyone who qualifies for our service may fill out a video registration form in addition to the application for service above. You must complete both the application for service and the Descriptive Video Registration Form to receive videos.

After you have signed up for Talking Book Service, please inquire about our Braille and Audio Reading Download System (BARD). The BARD website has thousands of audio files of recorded books and magazine issues available for download, as well as many web-Braille files. The audiobooks can be played using the NLS Digital Players we furnish our patrons, or by using the BARD Mobile Application on any of your iOS and Andriod devices.

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For more information, contact Gabe Kramer.