Talking Books cover a large variety of popular adult reading interests. The collection of recorded books available is similar to that of any public library. It includes bestsellers, mysteries, westerns, science fiction, romances and biographies for all ages. Books in foreign languages and reference books are also available. Readers may request specific titles and authors or they may ask the librarian to select books for them based on their reading interests.
Readers can also choose from over fifty popular magazines recorded on disc, cassette or in braille.
Nevada's collection of talking books includes over 60,000 titles and more than 109,000 copies. Over 325,000 titles are available through interlibrary loan on the NLS national network of libraries. In FY 1999 over 117,000 books were circulated to eligible Nevadans. The recorded books must be played on special machines designed specifically for this use. Several different playback machines and accessories are available to adapt the machines to an individual's needs.