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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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Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
Phone: 973-748-5482
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Site last updated May 15, 2025


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  • 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
    • Digital Collections >
      • Audiobooks
      • eBooks
      • Magazines
      • Movies
    • Library of Things
    • Museum Pass Program
    • Wifi Hotspots
    • Book Guides
  • SERVICES
    • Computers & Printing >
      • Computer Access
      • Print, Copy, Fax & Scan
      • Remote Printing
    • Learn with a Librarian
    • Library of Things
    • Meeting Room
    • Museum Passes
    • Notary Public
    • Pickup Lockers
    • Study Rooms
    • TBBC/BARD Digital Player
  • ONLINE RESOURCES
    • Databases & Online Resources
    • Comics Plus
    • Consumer Reports
    • Digital New York Times
    • Digital Star Ledger
    • Digital Wall Street Journal
    • Freegal Music
    • Research a Topic
  • LOCAL HISTORY
    • Archive & Research Area
    • Local History Database
    • Digital New York Times
    • Heritage Quest (Genealogy database)
    • Submit a Photo to the Archive
  • CHILDREN'S & TEENS
    • Children's and Teen Calendar
    • Story Times
    • After School Clubs
    • Story Time Take Out
    • Safe Child Policy
    • Teacher Project Form
    • Youth Volunteers
  • EVENTS
  • MY ACCOUNT
  • CONTACT US
  • ABOUT US
    • Directions, Hours and Holiday Closings
    • 2024 Annual Report
    • 2020-2025 Strategic Plan [pdf]
    • Board of Trustees >
      • Minutes and Agendas
      • Public Comment Procedures
    • Get Involved >
      • Volunteer
    • Gifts & Donations
    • Inclusive Services Statement
    • Job Openings
    • LCBA Renovation Project
    • Library Policies
    • Mission & Vision
    • Patron Code of Conduct
    • Website Accessibility
  • Friends of the Library