LOW VISION RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE MILLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Low Vision Resources @ the Millis Public Library
The Millis Public Library offers collections and adaptive equipment to assist patrons with special vision needs. Library staff members are available to help anyone wishing to browse these collections or use this equipment.
Large Print Books
Over 500 titles in easy-on-the eyes large print, including fiction, non-fiction, and inspirational books are available for checkout. If Millis does not own a title in large print, a librarian can help determine if it might be available through inter-library loan.
Audiobooks The library offers a collection of books on tape or CD to listen to your favorite books.
You can also download books to your home computer using our OVERDRIVE Collection.
Overdrive Audio Books are available to anyone with a Millis Public Library card. Explore the growing collection of audio books and use your library card to download audio books to your computer, transfer them to an MP3 player, or burn selected titles onto a CD for listening to while on the go. Available 24/7, now your library is always open!
Optelec Clearview500
Reading even the fine print in books or magazines is easy with this handy monitor with a 56x magnifier. The OPTALEC machine includes one-touch focus, handy zoom, a “movable table” for any printed materials and unparalleled ease of use. This item was donated to the Millis Public Library by a local family, and is available for use at the Library anytime.
Free Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped are also available at the Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library
The Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library, funded in part by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, provides free services to
To contact the Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library, call 617-972-7240, 1-800-852-3133, or email Library@Perkins.org. The fax number is 617-972-7363 and the TTY number is 617-972-7690. A staff member will be available to assist you during regular library hours (
We also have a collection of playaways, self contained units with no CD or tape required…you just put in a battery and earphones and listen!
Braille and Talking Book Library
Perkins School for the Blind
The Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library, funded in part by the Massachusetts Board of Li
brary Commissioners, provides free services to Massachusetts residents of any age who are unable to read traditional print materials due to a visual or physical disability. Click here to visit their website and check out their services...
Food Alerts & Recalls / Public Health Advisories notebook at the Library
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The Town of Millis Board of Health has established a notebook for food alerts, recalls, and public heath advisories that is now available at the Library. The Board of Health updates this information frequently.
If you have a public health concern, you may find answers in this notebook, which is kept behind the Front Desk. |