Special Needs

The Library has an Access Technology Center and Services for the Visually Impaired, located in our Computer Access Center.  We also have other equipment and materials of interest to our visually impaired patrons, such as special magnifying devices, Braille and large-type books and magazines, recorded books, and descriptive videos. Qualified library users may also register for participation in the federally funded Talking Books Program. Contact Customer Services at (480) 350-5577.

Homebound Service is available to any citizen of Tempe confined to home by illness or handicap for a period of three months or longer.  Library staff and trained volunteers deliver library materials to homebound patrons on a regular, mutually convenient schedule.  For more information, telephone us at (480) 350-5509 and leave a voice mail message for the volunteers, , or click here to fill out an online form.

A wheelchair is available in the Library for our patrons' use; just ask at the Reference desk.  And, of course, please don't hesitate to ask a Library staff member for help in retrieving books from shelves that are out of  reach.