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Bookshare eBook Accessibility Service

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Could you benefit from Bookshare?
Bookshare is an ebook library that makes reading easier. People with reading barriers like dyslexia, blindness, and physical disabilities can read in ways that work for them with a huge collection of titles in audio, audio + highlighted text, braille, and other formats. The Glen Ridge Library can provide temporary free access to Bookshare for adult Glen Ridge residents who qualify.

Who Qualifies?
​Members must have a qualifying reading barrier to join Bookshare.
Examples include:
  • Dyslexia
  • Learning disabilities
  • Visual impairments
  • Physical disabilities
If you are a student, this service is always free to those who qualify and you do not need to apply for library access. 

How Bookshare Helps
  • Alternative formats: ebooks in audio, audio + highlighted text, large text, braille
  • Huge collection: over 800,000 titles including educational books, textbooks, bestsellers, award-winning titles, young adult novels, children’s books, career resources, nonfiction and periodicals
  • Choose your device: computers, tablets, smartphones, braille devices, and more

Does this sound like a service you or someone you know in Glen Ridge could benefit from? 
Contact us and we will be in touch to set up your account. 

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Library Hours for Holds Pick Up (Grab & Go)
Monday 
9 am - 8 pm
Tuesday 9 am - 8 pm
Wednesday 9 am - 8 pm
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Friday 9 am - 5 pm
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Library Hours for Inside Visits
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Tuesday 10 am - 3 pm
Wednesday 2 pm - 7 pm
Thursday 10 am - 3 pm
Friday 10 am - 3 pm
Saturday 10 am - 3 pm

Glen Ridge Public Library
240 Ridgewood Avenue
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
Phone: 973-748-5482
​Email: glrgcirc@bccls.org
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Site last updated April 22, 2021
  • HOME
  • MY ACCOUNT
  • EVENTS
  • ABOUT
    • Hours & Directions
    • Get Involved >
      • Volunteer
      • Job Openings
    • Board of Trustees
    • 2020 Annual Report
    • 2020-2025 Strategic Plan [pdf]
    • Gifts & Donations
    • Mission & Vision
    • Patron Code of Conduct
  • BORROW
    • Search the Catalog
    • Fine Free FAQ
    • Library Cards & Borrowing >
      • Get a Library Card
      • Requesting, renewing & returning
      • Loan Periods
      • BCCLS & ReBL Libraries
      • Au Pair and Nannies
      • Confidentiality of Patron Records
    • What's New to Borrow? >
      • Books
      • Films & TV
      • Music & Audiobooks
    • Digital Collections >
      • Audiobooks
      • eBooks
      • Magazines
      • Movies
    • Bookshare eBook Accessibility Service
    • Library of Things
    • Wifi Hotspots
    • Book Guides
  • SERVICES
    • Computers & Printing >
      • computer access
      • Print, Copy, Fax & Scan
      • Wireless Printing
    • Genealogy & Local History >
      • Archive & Research Area
      • Local History Database
      • Heritage Quest (from NJ State Library)
      • Submit a Photo to the Archive
    • Homebound Delivery
    • Learn with a Librarian
    • Makerspace
    • Meeting Room
    • Notary Public
    • Online Resources >
      • Digital New York Times
      • Digital Wall Street Journal
      • Jersey Clicks
      • Kanopy Movies
      • NJ DMV Practice Tests
      • Research a Topic
      • Rosetta Stone
      • Tutor.com
      • Universal Class
  • CHILDREN'S & TEENS
    • Children's Activities & Ideas
    • after school clubs
    • Story Time Take Out
    • Storytimes on Demand
    • Safe Child Policy
    • Teen Volunteers
    • Tutor.com
  • CONTACT US
  • Friends of the Library
  • Library Reopening Information