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Contact:
Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre, Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL
Telephone: 0161 770 8003
E-mail: ecs.talking.books@oldham.gov.uk
Free to the visually impaired and some other people with disabilities.
Oldham Libraries' Talking Book Service provides books on CD and tape for use at home and is provided free to visually impaired people and to some other people with disabilities. Make your choice of reading from over 2700 titles in your own home, and have tapes delivered direct to you by post. The postal service is free and all our tapes and CDs play on an ordinary cassette/CD player.
How do I join?
Just ring Oldham Library Talking Book Service on 0161 770 8003. We will talk to you about how the service work, discuss the books available and send your first book out on the same day.
How do I reserve a title?
You can reserve any title on our online catalogue, by post, by email or on the telephone. Let us know if we don’t stock the titles you require, we may be able to get them for you.
How do I find out about new books?
Your own catalogue will be brought up to date on request and all new titles are announced in the Talking Newspaper.
What if I don’t have a cassette player or CD player?
We can help by putting you in touch with local organisations who will be able to obtain one for you. Contact us at Oldham Library – 0161 770 8003
We have a VIP reading group which meets at Crompton Library on the first Monday afternoon of each month at 2pm. If you would like to join, just ring a member of the Talking Book Service Team on 0161 770 8003 Transport can be arranged if necessary.
A class for making Braille books is held every Tuesday morning at Oldham Central Library. This is managed by Pat Gregory who can be contacted on 0161 770 3110.
We have free computer access with Supernova speech and magnification software on one computer at all of our 12 branch libraries and on every computer at Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre. You will need to be a member of Oldham libraries to use the computers, just ring the library near you to book your free sessions.
We review our provision of equipment for visually impaired customers on a regular basis. We welcome your suggestions and comments.
The Southgate Street car park is next to the Library and Lifelong Learning Centre, with access to the building across Southgate Street. There are several disabled parking spaces on Southgate Street car park and two on Greaves Street, next to the Library and Lifelong Learning Centre.
Oldham Talking Newspaper
Tel: 0161 624 7171
Oldham Council Physical and Sensory Disability Team
Tel: 0161 770 4799