Digital Talking Books are here!

The public is invited to a reception and awards ceremony for the unveiling of the 2013 art installation at the South Carolina State Library’s Talking Book Services Art Gallery.

May 16, 2013
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
1500 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Please respond by May 13 to
Sandy Knowles at 803-734-4611 or
1-800-922-7818 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The South Carolina State Library’s Talking Book Services Art Gallery features artwork from students who are blind, visually impaired and physically handicapped from around the state of South Carolina. 

Gallery and library hours:
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

For more details, please contact Sandy Knowles, Director of Talking Book Services at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 803-734-4611. 

This week Talking Books Services patrons have been experiencing delays in their book deliveries. We are aware of the issue and apologize for any problems these delays have caused. We are currently working with the postal service to remedy the situation.

Thank you for your patience at this time.

Braille is used throughout the world by people who read a variety of languages.  Louis Braille designed the coding system, based on patterns of raised dots, by which the blind can read through touch.  January 4th is Louis Braille's birthday, and thus, January is also designated to be National Braille Literacy Month.
 
Louis Braille was born January 4, 1809, in Coupvray, France. An injury to his eye at age three resulted in total loss of vision. When he was ten, he entered the Royal Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, the world's first school for blind children. There he would live, study, and later teach. When Louis was fifteen, he developed an ingenious system of reading and writing by means of raised dots.