Our Library
Whether you are looking for entertaining books in all genres, materials for worship, customized texts for lifecycle events, accessible magazines or Jewish news digests, we are here for you. JBI Library offers a broad spectrum of audio, braille, and large print books, provided free of charge.
The Full CatalogWe are an associate agency of the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress.
Circulating Collection
Circulating Collection
We offer more than 16,000 audio books, braille, and large print titles, encompassing fiction, history, biography, short stories, humor, philosophy, poetry, Jewish studies, memoirs, cookbooks, and more. New titles are added every month.
Liturgical Materials
Liturgical Materials
Large print, braille, and audio versions of religious texts for all denominations are available for your ongoing use, completely free of charge. These include Passover Haggadot, Chumashim, the Yizkor service, prayer books, Megillot, Jewish-reference calendars, and much more. Liturgical texts are also available in Russian and Hebrew. These materials are for our patrons to keep and do not need to be returned. We can also make these items customized to your needs, for instance in giant font or with white text on a black background. Contact our librarians at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 800-433-1531 to learn more.
To request liturgical materials, contact our librarians at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 800-433-1531.
Customized Materials for Individuals
Customized Materials for Individuals
JBI is committed to fulfilling special requests for people of any age who are blind, have low vision, or other print disabilities and are looking to participate in Jewish learning, holidays, community and lifecycle events. Our patrons turn to JBI to request customized audio, large print, and braille materials, which we produce on a personalized basis, free of any charge. From b’nai mitzvah preparation materials to a textbook needed for an adult learning program, to a braille ketubah, JBI is happy to assist with any special request that aids and enhances connection to Jewish life.
To request customized materials, contact our librarians at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 800-433-1531.
Magazines and Periodicals
Magazines and Periodicals
JBI Library offers audio subscriptions to an expanding list of Jewish-interest periodicals including “Hadassah” and “Lilith” magazines. We also create bimonthly publications that aggregate interesting articles from a variety of publications on Jewish culture, discoveries, world Jewry, and notable Jewish Lives. Each issue also presents a theme for discussion at our virtual “Voices/Review Chat Hour,” and also includes pieces written by patrons, clergy, and other members of the JBI community.
Publications Include
JBI Voices
Audio or large print format
JBI Russian Voices
Russian-language audio format
Lilith
Audio format, Independent, Jewish, and frankly feminist
The Jewish Braille Review
Hardcopy braille or ebraille (.brf) format
The JBI Cultural Series
Audio format, features concerts, lectures, poetry, and dramatic readings.
Hadassah Magazine
Audio format, Published by the Hadassah Women’s Zionist Organization of America
Special Collections
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