Care and support

Libraries

Listening Books
Listening Books is a postal audio library service for anyone who suffers from an illness or disability that makes it difficult for them to hold a book, turn pages or read in the usual way. There is a young person’s section offering classic and contemporary books to listen to.

Listening Books
12 Lant Street
London SE1 1QH
Tel: 020 7407 9417
Website – www. listening-books.org.uk

Talking Book Service
Talking Book Service is provided to people who are visually impaired. For a catalogue contact:

Royal National Institute for the Blind Talking Books
PO Box 173
Peterborough PE2 6WS
Tel: 0845 762 6843
Fax: 01733 371 555

The Home Library Service This service provides library books, talking books and music recordings delivered free of charge to your door. The service is available to people who are housebound, whether through a disability or because they are caring for someone else.
For more information contact:

Hertfordshire Library Services
01923 471333
Minicom 01923 471599

Toy Libraries For a nominal fee you can borrow specially selected toys for your local toy library. There are currently 14 toy libraries throughout Hertfordshire. For the most up to date information on your local toy library contact:

The National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries
68 Churchway
London
NW1 1LT
Tel: 020 7387 9592
Website: www.natll.org.uk

Board Games for All
Some of the most popular games such as Scrabble, Backgammon, Chess and Draughts are available in specially adapted versions which make them suitable for blind and partially sighted players, as well as remaining suitable for sighted players. For more information contact:

The Royal National Institute of the Blind
Customer Services
PO Box 173
Peterborough
PE2 6WS
Tel: 01733 375 000