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PUBLIC LIBRARIES
KITCHENER PUBLIC LIBRARY
- all branches have large print books
- audio collection (tapes) at all branches
- TTY phone line 743-3727
- ramps or level walks to all entrances at all branches
- wheelchair accessible washrooms on all floors at all branches
- accessible parking at all branches
- visiting library for people who can't visit library themselves, for information call 743-0271 and ask for Volunteer Services
- you can use your computer and modem to access the KPL catalogue from home
MAIN BRANCH
- 743-0271
- 85 Queen St. North
- special collection of talking books for people with a certified visual impairment
- closed caption videos
- descriptive videos (they include a voice that describes what is happening during the parts of the video when no one is talking)
- adjustable table to accomodate wheelchairs
- wheelchair accessible carrels
- arkenstone reader - scans text and reads aloud
- bookstands for those who have difficulty holding a book while reading
- television system which magnifies text
- illuminated stand magnifier - provides light and magnification
- hand held magnifying glasses which can be signed out from information desk
- reading lamps
- wheelchair accessible entrance with automatic door
- wheelchair accessible catalogue terminals
- public telephones with volume control
- on a bus line
FOREST HEIGHTS BRANCH
- 743-0644
- 251 Fischer-Hallman Rd.
- wheelchair accessible entrance with automatic door
- wheelchair accessible tables, carrels and catalogue terminals
PIONEER PARK BRANCH
- 748-2740
- 150 Pioneer Dr.
- public telephones with volume control
STANLEY PARK BRANCH
- 896-1736
- 146 Trafalgar Ave.
- wheelchair accessible tables, carrels and catalogue terminals
WATERLOO PUBLIC LIBRARY
- Dialpac (computer and modem) access to catalogue
- available 6 a.m. to midnight daily
- dial 886-0896 (use settings 8,N,1)
- have your library card handy to type in number if you want to place holds or renew books
- Telecirc (automated phone system) to check your record for books out, fines owing etc.
- you must be calling from a touch-tone phone to use this system
- available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- call 886-5481
MAIN BRANCH
- 886-1310
- 35 Albert St.
- has wheelchair access
- NOT right on a bus line, you have to walk a few blocks
- has talking books, large print books
McCORMICK BRANCH
- 885-1920
- 500 Parkside Drive, in Albert McCormick Community Centre, entrance off Glenelm Crescent
- wheelchair accessible
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
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