Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library
Wolfner Library is a free library service for Missourians of all ages who are unable to read standard print materials due to visual impairment, blindness, physical disability or reading disability, either temporary or permanent.
There is no charge whatsoever to the patron for the following:
- Loan of audio, Braille and large print books and magazines
- Loan of digital audio players
- Audiobook downloads available 24 hours a day through the website
- Accessible newspapers and magazines
- Free shipping through the United States Postal Service
The library’s collection includes fiction and nonfiction audio, Braille, and large print books for all ages. Over seventy (70) magazine subscriptions are available, and the library loans digital playback machines to those using audiobooks.
Online Services
If you have access to a computer, tablet, mobile device, or third-party player with internet capabilities, please make use of Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) offered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress and the BARD mobile app for your smart devices, which allows users to access all of our talking books and digital Braille files.
You also may be interested in listening to newspapers and magazines over the phone through the National Federation of the Blind’s Newsline program. For more information about Newsline, call 866-504-7300. You may also call the Xavier Society for the Blind at 800-637-9193 to learn about their selection of books and publications, or JBI International at 800-433-1531.