All libraries are open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today.
All libraries are open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today.
All libraries are open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today.
All libraries are open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today.
All libraries are open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today.
All libraries are open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today.
All libraries are closed today.
We are committed to providing an accessible environment for all our customers. For information regarding accessibility standards and services, please refer to the following documents:
CELA is a national non-profit organization established by Canadian public libraries to serve customers who have a visual, learning or physical disability that prevents them from reading conventional print. Our partnership with CELA allows our customers access to:
For more information on CELA services, see celalibrary.ca
To find out if you are eligible, and to register as a CELA user, please contact:
Accessibility Services
519-743-0271 ext. 260
accessibility@kpl.org
Customers who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech restricted can contact us using TTY at 1-877-614-4832.
An accessible computer is available at Central Library. Please call 519-743-0271 or TTY: 1-877-614-4832 to make a reservation.
Magnify or convert text to speech to search the Internet, check email, and read and write documents with the aid of several popular accessibility tools. Features include:
Helps customers with low vision to read, view pictures or see what they are writing. Magnify, highlight, change the contrast of the document, etc. For everything from reading to looking at photos to writing out and signing your cheques.
Provides personal hearing assistance when background noise or distance from the sound source makes listening difficult. Ideal for small groups, presentations or one-on-one personal assistance. To request an FM System, contact the library where the meeting or program is taking place at least three days in advance of the event.
The C-Pen Reader pen scanner is a portable pocket-sized text-to-speech device that reads text aloud with an English, Spanish or French human-like digital voice. The C-Pen reader can be helpful for people with reading difficulties such as dyslexia, for people with some sight loss, and for language learners as well.
Useful at home or on the go, the Explore 5 is a compact electronic magnifier with a 5-inch screen. The image is customizable and you can magnify text up to 22 times. Use it hands-free while reading a book, or adjust is straight out to hold over any object/text you want to magnify.
Hearing loop systems are installed at the Central Library’s Welcome Desk and Level 2 Information Desk. When library staff speak directly into the system microphone, hard of hearing customers with hearing aids or cochlear implants with a telecoil (T-coil) switch will hear the communication directly in their hearing aid or cochlear implant, which reduces background noise.
Light therapy lamps have proven successful helping those suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
Our #Lightbrary initiative provides seasonal access to light therapy lamps in the library, from fall through spring.
DAISY Readers have the ability to play content in the DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) Format. This format provides greater playback capabilities than a traditional audiobook on CD would. These include: placing bookmarks, changing the tone and speed of speech, and enhanced navigation capabilities. The Readers are designed with unique tactile buttons so that operation of the device can be done with limited or no vision.
The DAISY Readers may also be loaded with personalized content by filling out a Content Selection Form in the section below.
The DAISY Readers are also preloaded with 50 books from a variety of genres and subject matter. Parents/guardians or an assigned caregiver should monitor the selection of content for younger children as some books may have mature subject matter. A list of preloaded content is provided below.
DAISY Readers can be borrowed for six weeks by anyone with Talking Book, Accessibility, or Visiting Library status. One renewal for an additional six weeks is available provided there are no holds. Information on Talking Book Status and Accessibility Status is provided in the sections below.
There are two types of DAISY Readers. The Victor Reader Stratus and the Victor Reader Stream.
Contact accessibility@kpl.org for more information.
The Victor Reader Stratus is a larger tabletop or lap-sized DAISY Reader that can play DAISY CDs and MP3 Audiobooks on CD (minus the enhanced navigation capabilities). It can also play content loaded digitally.
The Victor Reader Stream is a pocket-sized DAISY Reader that can play content loaded digitally.
The Victor Reader Stratus and the Victor Reader Stream are both preloaded with a wide variety of content that is refreshed regularly. The list of the current preloaded content is provided below.
Let me Tell You What I Mean By: Joan Didion (Anthology)
To Shape a Dragon's Breath By: Moniquill Blackgoose (Fantasy)
The Catcher in the Rye By: J. D. Salinger (Fiction)
Demon Copperhead By: Barbara Kingsolver (Fiction)
A History of Burning By: Janika Oza (Fiction)
Life of Pi By: Yann Martel (Fiction)
Old Babes in the Woods By: Margaret Atwood (Fiction)
Yellowface By: R. F Kuang (Fiction)
Warlight By: Michael Ondaatje (Fiction)
Coronation Year By: Jennifer Robson (Historical Fiction)
Covenant of Water By: Abraham Verghese (Historical Fiction)
Mad Honey By: Jodi Picoult (Historical Fiction)
The Sleeping Car Porter By: Suzette Mayr (Historical Fiction)
The Fiance Farce By: Alexandria Bellefleur (LGBTQ Romance)
If Beale Street Could Talk By: James Baldwin (Romance)
Every Summer After By: Carley Fortune (Romance)
Happy Place By: Emily Henry (Romance)
Summer Sisters By: Judy Blume (Romance)
The Wedding Planner By: Danielle Steel (Romance)
House in the Pines By: Ana Reyes (Suspense)
Take Your Breath Away By: Linwood Barclay (Suspense)
Year of the Tiger By: Alice Wong (Biography)
Run Towards the Danger By: Sarah Polley (Biography)
Unearthing By: Kyo Maclear (Memoir)
Stay True By: Hua Hsu (Memoir)
Scars and Stars By: Jesse Thistle (Poetry)
Home Body By: Rupi Kaur (Poetry)
Myth of Normal By: Gabor Mate (Psychology)
The Climate Book By: Greta Thunberg (Science)
The Good Life By: Marc Schulz (Self Help)
Joy: Life From a Tuscan Villa By: Debbie Travis (Self Help)
The Body Keeps the Score By: Bessel van der Kolk (Self Help)
The Luminaries By: Susan Dennard (Fantasy)
The Stolen Heir By: Holly Black (Fantasy)
Not Talking About You By: Kevin HeronJones (Fiction)
We Are All So Good at Smiling By: Amber McBride (Fiction)
Chain of Thorns By: Cassandra Clare (Historical Fiction)
Love Radio By: Ebony LaDelle (Romance)
A Thousand Steps Into Night By: Traci Chee (Romance)
How to be a Young Antiracist By: Ibram X Kendi (Social Issues)
Family of Liars By: E Lockhart (Suspense)
Are You There God, It's Me Margaret By: Judy Blume (Fiction)
My Heart Fills with Happiness By: Monique Gray Smith (Fiction)
Pig the Pug By: Aaron Blabey (Fiction)
Spin With Me By: Ami Polonsky (Fiction)
You Will Do Great Things By: Amerie (Fiction)
Haunted Canada 11 By: Joel A. Sutherland (History)
Birds By: Alex Bond (Nature)
The ABCs of Black History By: Rio Cortez (Social issues)
If you would like to have personalized content loaded onto the DAISY Readers please fill out our Content Request Form which is available in both digital and printable formats. Only one of the forms needs to be filled out to have personalized content loaded.
The Digital Content Request Form can be filled out on your computer or mobile device.
The Printable Content Request Form can be printed off, filled out, and returned to the Library.
A: While the device is powered on press the one (1) key on the number pad to enter the bookshelf and keep pressing it until you hear "bookshelf, other books". Press two (2) until you hear "level one" and use the four (4) and six (6) keys to move left and right through the categories. The categories are titled, Adult fiction, Adult non-fiction, Teen, Children and Custom (if you requested custom content). When you hear the category you would like to browse press the eight (8) key until you hear "level two". You can now use the four (4) and six (6) keys to browse left and right through all of the titles in that category.
Press the Play button to select the book you would like to listen to.
If you would like to browse the other categories again press the cancel (*) key and start the process over again by pressing the one (1) key to enter the bookshelf and repeating the aforementioned steps.
Note: If you are using a Victor Reader Stream and no matter how many times you press the one (1) key you don't hear "other books" press the WiFi key (the middle button on the top row). Now when you hit the one (1) key you should hear "bookshelf, other books". You may still have to hit the one (1) key a couple of times to hear it.
A: DAISY Readers can be borrowed by patrons with Accessibility Status or Talking Book Status. See the sections below for more information on Accessibility and Talking Book Status.
A: You can borrow a DAISY Reader for six weeks. If there are no holds on the Reader you can renew it for six additional weeks.
A: The DAISY Readers do not circulate with headphones. Both Readers have headphone ports that will accept headphones with a 3.5mm jack. There is also a high-quality speaker built into both Readers for listening without headphones.
A: If the disc is put in upside down, the Stratus will eject the disc after a few seconds. Flip the disc over and re-enter it into the CD-ROM slot.
A: There is a microphone jack on the right side of the Stream that most headphones will fit into but it will not output audio. Make sure that you plug the headphones into the headphone jack on the top of the Stream.
A: Press the star (*) key a few times and that will take you back to the main menu of the Reader.
People with disabilities may apply for Accessibility Status for extended borrowing periods for most library materials.
People who are unable to read print due to a visual, physical, or learning disability are eligible to request Talking Books Status.
For more information about accessibility services, please contact:
Accessibility Services
519-743-0271 ext. 260
accessibility@kpl.org