Free Events for All Ages
Join us in celebrating Disability Pride Month with events for all ages, including craft sessions, storytimes, sensory-friendly exhibition hours, comic book discussions, and more.
Braille Study Group
Saturdays | 10:30 AM–12:30 PM at Heiskell Library; 11:30 AM–12:30 PM Online
Tuesdays | 7–8:30 PM Online
Learners at all levels are welcome! Bring your questions, get support, and learn braille for free—join us at the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, or participate virtually from home.
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Explore the Library’s Treasures
Visitors can explore highlights from our world-renowned research collections with sensory-friendly family days, accessible tours, and more at the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures! Plus, dive deeper into the exhibition with our Audio Guide, available in English, English with verbal descriptions, español (Spanish), and 普通话 (Mandarin)—all on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app, or online.
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New! The Visitor Center at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Discover everything our new Visitor Center has to offer, including digital and tactile displays about the Library's legacy, collection items, maps, and more.
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NYPL’s Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library provides free accessible reading material for patrons who are blind, visually impaired, or are otherwise physically unable to read standard print. These include materials to borrow in a wide range of formats—including braille, talking books, and magazines—for users of all ages, as well as players and apps. Patrons can also find accessible programming and events, individual coaching in assistive technology, group tech workshops, braille study groups, and more. Explore more online and read or listen to the Heiskell Library newsletter.
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Dimensions Lab at Heiskell Library
We all need to understand maps, diagrams, images, and other spatial information. For people who learn and work nonvisually, accessing quality graphics and 3-D models can be a challenge. The Dimensions Lab at Heiskell Library offers free, hands-on training about best practices in tactile design and free, accessible hardware and software that anyone can use to start designing.
Image: Beth Perkins via MIT Technology Review
Present at NYPL’s Accessible Technology Conference!
Deadline: Monday, July 31
This October, the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library will host a free and inclusive conference focused on the impact, affordances, and evolution of accessible technologies used by blind, low-vision, and print-disabled people at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL). The Library is currently accepting conference presenter applications! Learn more and apply today.
Disability Pride Month Recommendations
Celebrate Disability Pride Month with book recommendations in accessible formats for kids, teens, and adults! Discover a wide selection of books and resources that highlight the importance of disability rights and challenge ableism by uplifting and celebrating people with disabilities.
- Disability Pride Month: Recommended Reads for All Ages
- Summer Staff Picks
- Representation Matters: Kids Books That Embrace Disability and Difference
- Listen: Talkin' Talking Books Podcast Episodes
- Watch: Let's Write About Braille
- 15 Books to Celebrate Disability Pride
- Early Literacy Resources for Kids with Low or No Vision

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Watch Now: LIVE from NYPL with Chloé Cooper Jones
Watch Chloé Cooper Jones, author of Easy Beauty, in a recorded conversation about her groundbreaking memoir about disability, motherhood, and a journey to far-flung places in search of a new way of seeing and being seen.
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Watch Now: Disability Pride Author Talks
Revisit these conversations between notable authors who have written about their disabilities.
More Accessible Resources
For more information or for an accommodation needed for a program, please email accessibility@nypl.org. To learn more about the accessibility of NYPL websites and mobile applications, see our Web & Mobile Accessibility Policy.
Find programs and services below for our community members with disabilities:

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Get a Library Card
Sign up for a library card for free online today! Access everything the Library has to offer, from assistive technology coaching in various languages to braille study groups, with your library card.
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Download the NYPL App
Get the power of The New York Public Library, anytime, anywhere. With the NYPL app, you can access everything the Library has to offer from home or while you’re on the go.
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Start Borrowing Today!
The Library makes books accessible to everyone. We provide free access to talking books, talking book players, books in braille, downloadable talking books, and free apps for mobile devices. Plus, if you’re unable to visit a branch, you can get started with our e-reader app or Books by Mail service.
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Connect with Us
Get the latest NYPL events to celebrate Disability Pride Month, plus author talks, classes, and more delivered straight to your inbox.
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Personalized Book Bundles
Tell us what you like to read and we’ll handpick a personalized book bundle just for you! Get Shelf Help in open branches, online, or by calling Ask NYPL at 917-ASK-NYPL.
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Friends of the Library
The New York Public Library's free services and resources (like these!) are made possible thanks to the support of the Friends of the Library. Join this group of Library lovers today and take advantage of special membership benefits.