LDS Materials
Apply for Out-of-State LDS Services
(Note: Utah residents use the Utah Application for Library Services)
New LDS and Locally Produced Books
Search for LDS books by Subject
The Whitney Awards
LDS Literature Catalog (.PFD format) Nov. 2007
LDS Fiction & History (.PDF format) Oct. 2007
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 and Canada, who are registered with their local National Library Service cooperating library for the blind. Readers may begin service by filling out the application form above 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.
LDS Materials Available for Download in Alternate Formats
Many LDS Church publications, including issues of the Engisn magazine, are available in Braille, compressed audio, and .PDF files for download from www.lds.org. Follow the links below to access these materials:
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LDS Publications in Braille |
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LDS Publications in Compressed Audio (MP3) |
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LDS Publications in .PDF format |
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. Sign up through the Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled to receive these magazines. You must be registered with your home State Library for the Blind and have the yellow half-speed cassette player to listen to these LDS magazines on casssette as they are recorded at half speed.
LDS Disibility Resources
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now has a section on their website dedicated to disibility resources. From this page you can find materials available in alternate formats, articles about disibilities, and other resources.
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.