{"id":"state-mi-accessible-library-mi1g","name":"KDL Talking Book & Braille Center — Free Accessible Library Service","provider":"KDL Talking Book & Braille Center","entitlement_type":"library-access","entitlement_type_label":"Library access","entitlement_type_context":{"definition":"Eligibility for a public or specialized library card, collection, lending network, or accessible library service.","domain":"libraries","archetype":"access-program","agent_instruction":"Check residence, work, school, property, age, disability, card type, good-standing, lending, reservation, and service-area rules."},"summary":"KDL Talking Book & Braille Center is a National Library Service Advisory and Outreach Center serving Ionia, Kent, and Montcalm counties. It enrolls eligible readers and provides accessible-format library service remotely or locally.","benefit":{"description":"Free braille, audio, and other accessible books and magazines; BARD digital downloads; reader-advisory help; and, where offered, long-term loan of accessible playback equipment or additional local collections.","estimated_value_usd":null},"discovery":{"focus":"public-service","has_estimated_dollar_value":false},"access":{"relationships":["Person with a qualifying print disability who lives in the library service area: Ionia, Kent, and Montcalm counties"],"requirements":"Available to U.S. residents who cannot read or use regular print because of blindness, low vision, or a physical, perceptual, or reading disability. Enrollment requires an application and certification by an authorized professional; this library’s stated service area is: Ionia, Kent, and Montcalm counties.","activation":"Open the library’s service page or its Library of Congress directory entry, request the NLS application, obtain the required certification, and submit it to the network library serving the applicant’s address. After approval, ask about mailed materials, BARD access, equipment, and locally produced collections.","cost_basis":"no-cost","cost_basis_label":"No-cost access","cost_basis_context":{"classification":"free","definition":"The core benefit has no required payment, purchase, deposit, paid membership, or pre-existing paid-product relationship under the captured terms.","agent_instruction":"Still disclose optional add-ons, transportation, parking, replacement charges, taxes, capacity, and eligibility conditions found in fees or requirements.","variation_patterns":null,"does_not_mean":null},"fees":"NLS service, eligible reading materials, BARD access, and program playback equipment are free to registered patrons. Mailed program materials circulate postage-free. Borrowed equipment and materials remain program property and must be returned when required; optional commercial devices or unrelated library services may cost extra.","personalized":false,"regions":["US","Michigan","MI"],"expires":null},"status":"verified","last_checked":"2026-08-04","claim_url":"https://www.kdl.org/tbbc","source_url":"https://www.loc.gov/nls/find-your-library/","source":{"primary_url":"https://www.loc.gov/nls/find-your-library/","evidence":[{"source":"Library of Congress NLS network-library directory entry for Michigan","url":"https://www.loc.gov/nls/find-your-library/","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"}]},"parent":null,"coverage":{"level":"state","family":"accessible-library-service","jurisdiction":"Michigan","maturity":"direct"},"web_url":"/benefits/state-mi-accessible-library-mi1g","taxonomy":{"version":"1.0","url":"/api/v1/taxonomy"}}