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<div class="abstract header-blurb"><p>National Library Service (NLS) is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS circulates books and magazines in braille or audio formats, delivered by postage-free mail or instantly downloadable.</p>
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<li>Need a little holiday fun? Enjoy some <a href="item/webcast-9631.html">festive holiday writings</a> narrated by NLS staff on the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/engage">https://www.loc.gov/engage</a> page.</li>
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