LDS Materials
(Note: Utah residents use the Utah Application for Library Services)
The library has a collection of books on cassette or in braille relating to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. These books are available on loan to eligible patrons living in the United States, who are registered with their local National Library Service cooperating library for the blind. Readers may begin service by filling out the application form online or by calling the Utah State Libary for the Blind and Disabled: 801-715-6789 in the Salt Lake City area, toll-free inside Utah at 800-662-5540 or toll-free outside Utah at 800-453-4293.
Search for LDS books by Subject
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Many LDS Church publications, including issues of the Ensign magazine, are available in Braille, compressed audio, and .PDF files for download from www.lds.org.
Ensign Magazine on Cassette
The Ensign Magazine is available on cassette and the New Era and Friend magazines are available on cassette or in Braille. You may sign up through the Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled to receive these magazines, or contact the LDS Special Curriculum Department at the Church Offices at (801) 240-2477 or (800) 453-3860 ext. 22477.
You must be registered with your Regional Library for the Blind in your state and have the yellow half-speed cassette player to listen to these LDS magazines on casssette as they are recorded at half speed.
Search for LDS Books by Subject
To search for LDS books on cassette or in Braille, or a very limited selection in large print, use the Online Catalog - KLAS. Basic instructions for searching the library catalog are listed in the "Ordering Online" section of our website, at the top of this screen. Entering the library catalog takes you to the Basic Search screen. There you may search by author, title or subject.
To search the Library Catalog by subject, enter the letters LDS in the "Search For" field. In the "Search Index" field, click on subject. Then, click on Browse Index. This will bring up an alphabetical list of about 300 subject headings for LDS books. The list also provides the number of titles for each subject heading. Click on a desired subject heading to bring up the list of books. You can limit the books by media (braille, cassette, etc.) by clicking on the Show Search Options button on the Basic Search screen. You can then order the books you want online or call the library with your selections.If you know a key word of the subject you want, enter the letters LDS followed by the subject key word in the "Search For" field. For example, entering "LDS faith" in the "Search For" field results in a list of at least 16 books on the topic of faith. Entering "LDS Hinckley" produces a list of at least 6 books about President and Sister Hinckley. Entering "LDS romance" brings up a list of at least 162 LDS romance novels.