Kentucky Talking Book Library
The Talking Book Library will provide patrons with a specially created cassette player on which to listen to our books. Our books are recorded on standard audio cassettes designed to play at half commercial speed (15/16 IPS) and using four tracks. This configuration can pack up to six hours of reading time onto one cassette. This allows us to use fewer tapes and to protect the author's copyright, since they will not play on regular cassette players.
These players are specially designed for those who are blind. They have large keys with raised symbols. An instruction tape comes with it. Special attachments, such as headphones, pillow speakers and sound amplifiers are available by special request.
Repairs or replacement will be made at no cost to the patron. Call us for instructions on how to return or exchange a player. If one of our cassette players is returned to your library, call us and we will send you a postage-free box in which to send it to us.