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Springfield Public Library

Providing Open and Equal Access

Accessible Materials

Springfield Public Library offers a variety of materials in accessible formats.

Large Print Books

We currently hold 400+ large print books in our collection. You can search for large print books in our collection by searching the term “Large Print”, all items with the Call Number starting with LP are part of the Large Print collection.

Libby

Libby is the app to access the E-Libraries Manitoba digital collection which includes more than 13,000 audiobooks and over 45,000 e-books readable in large or OpenDyslexic fonts. Visit our Libby page to explore this accessible digital collection. If you need instructions on how to download the app click HERE.

Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA)

The Centre for Equitable Library Access, CELA, is a national not-for-profit organization that provides accessible reading services to approximately 3 million people across Canada with print disabilities. Through these services, we can now provide audiobook, ebook and e-Braille downloads, and/or physical CDs to patrons who identify themselves as having a print disability. For more information please visit the CELA website.

National Network of Equitable Library Service (NNELS)

If you have a print disability, you qualify to register as a print-disabled library member: this allows you to access resources from NNELS. NNELS is a repository of content owned and sustained by Canadian public libraries, working with partners to make copies of books in accessible formats for readers in Canada who have print disabilities. For more information  please visit the NNELS website.