Burton Barr Central Library offers a variety of accessible services and resources. Accessible parking spaces are available in the parking lot north of the building.

Agave Library offers a dedicated assistive computer workstation. Accessible parking spaces are available in the parking lot north of the building.

Cesar Chavez Library offers a dedicated assistive computer workstation. Accessible parking spaces are available in the parking lot southwest of the building.

Cholla Library offers a dedicated assistive computer workstation. Accessible parking spaces are available in the parking lot north of the building.

Desert Broom Library offers a dedicated assistive computer workstation. Accessible parking spaces are available in the parking lot southwest of the building (south of the pedestrian bridge).

Desert Sage Library offers a dedicated assistive computer workstation. Accessible parking spaces are available in the parking lot west of the building.

Ironwood Library offers a dedicated assistive computer workstation. Accessible parking spaces are available in the parking lot west of the building.

Mesquite Library offers a dedicated assistive computer workstation. Accessible parking spaces are available in the parking lot east of the building.

Palo Verde Library offers a dedicated assistive computer workstation. Accessible parking spaces are available in the parking lot west of the building.

Saguaro Library offers a dedicated assistive computer workstation. Accessible parking spaces are available on the north side of the building closest to the front entrance with a ramp that leads to sidewalk entrance.

South Mountain Community Library offers accessible parking to the east of the library. Additionally, the library has a Disability Resources study room provided bySouth Mountain Community College that includes the following adaptive technology:

MAGic
JAWS
SARA CE
Focus 40

All libraries above are served by Valley Metro light rail and buses. Please note that Desert Broom Library's nearest bus stop is 7 miles away from the library.

Assistive Technology Center

Burton Barr Central Library

Burton Barr Central Library has three dedicated assistive computer workstations located on the 2nd floor for customers with disabilities.

Customers may use the assistive computer stations on a first come, first served basis by presenting their library card at the 2nd Floor computer assistance desk during all open hours. Customers may have one 2-hour session each day.

To ensure that the assistive computers remain available for customers who are unable to use the standard public computers, customers must specify, and be using, at least one of the following features at all times.

Assistive technology programs and adaptive equipment available

Adjustable computer furniture
Trackball mouse
Kurzweil text to speech software with scanner
JAWS screen-reading software
ZoomText screen magnification software

Other equipment

Sorenson Videophone for sign language communication
A Juliet Braille embosser with Duxbury Braille translation software
Two Topaz magnifiers
Four additional height adjustable tables

Two on the 5th floor – with electrical power outlets
Two on the 2nd floor – without electrical power outlets

A Sorenson videophone for sign language calls is located on the 2nd Floor, available on a first come, first served basis.

Other library locations

Agave, Cesar Chavez, Cholla and Ironwood Libraries each have one dedicated assistive computer workstation as well as as well as one Topaz magnifier, using height adjustable tables.

Services Available

Resources

Large Type books and periodicals
Books in Braille
DVS (Descriptive Video Service) videos - closed caption DVDs are shelved with the general DVD collection.

For more information call 602-262-4636. TTY 602-254-8205.

Books by Mail

Phoenix Public Library no longer offers a books by mail service.

Learn about the Arizona Talking Book Library, which is available through the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records.

eResources Accessibility

Many of our eResources have accessibility features including:

Increased font size

Greater Phoenix Digital Library
hoopla
New York Times Online
Press Reader

Dyslexic font for eBooks

Greater Phoenix Digital Library

Audiobooks

Greater Phoenix Digital Library
hoopla

Screen reader compatibility

Greater Phoenix Digital Library
hoopla
New York Times Online
Press Reader

Captions/transcripts for video

hoopla
Kanopy