Registered adults and children may borrow a variety of books and magazines plus the necessary playback machines. Books are available on many different subjects such as poetry, politics, religion, sports, and travel. The collection also includes bestsellers, classics, mysteries, romances, and westerns. Magazines range from Good Housekeeping to U.S. News and World Report and from National Geographic to Sports Illustrated . Children's magazines include Cricket , National Geographic World and Young Adult Magazine of the Month .
Cassette books require a special cassette player which is available on free loan to readers.
A disc machine which plays this special speed is also available on free loan . Accessories including key extenders, amplifiers, and puff switches, are available for use with the equipment on loan. Braille books and magazines are available for adults and children. The Philadelphia Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped provides braille services to the entire state of Pennsylvania as well as West Virginia and Delaware. Large print books are available to partially sighted individuals who have difficulty reading standard print.