CELA

Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries offers access to a collection of over 1 million books, magazines, and newspapers in a choice of accessible formats for people with a print disability through the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA).

• Enjoy a full range of subjects, genres, classics and award winners
• Select from favourites for kids, teens, and adults
• Stay up to date with 50 newspapers and 150 magazines
• Choose your preferred format: audio, e-text or braille.
• Download books or receive home delivery by mail

Access to the CELA collection is available to people who are unable to read conventional print due to a disability, which includes:

• Learning disability: an impairment relating to comprehension of print
• Physical disability: the inability to hold or manipulate a book
• Visual disability: severe or total impairment of sight or the inability to focus or move one’s eyes.

Sign up for CELA service with your public library card, or contact your nearest NLPL branch for assistance.

Access to the collection is offered in a number of ways:

• Download books or magazines to your computer or mobile device, such as an iPhone
• Download books or magazines to a DAISY player over a wireless connection without using a computer
• Receive audio CDs or braille mailed directly to your home.

Educators who work with students with print disabilities in an elementary, secondary, or post-secondary institution may use their public library cards to access materials through CELA’s Educator Access Program. To learn more about this initiative or to register, visit CELA’s Educator Access website.