Accessible Formats
The Bowen Library has a variety of accessible formats for readers with print disabilities such as vision impairment and dyslexia.
NNELS - The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) is an online collection of downloadable ebooks and audiobooks for library members with print disabilities. With NNELS, librarians and readers have instant access to thousands of accessible books—and patrons can request titles to be made available in various accessible formats.
CELA - (Coming Soon!) The Bowen Island Library will soon have access to the collection of the Centre for Equitable Library Access, which provides patrons with print disabilities access to over 1 million titles in multiple accessible formats, including audio, braille, printbraille and text.
eBooks, eAudiobooks, & eMagazines - Our patrons can access our collections of eBooks (with resizable text and other accessibility features), eAudiobooks, and eMagazines through the Libby app or web app.
TumbleBooks - TumbleBooks is an online K-6 children’s eBook database, available through your browser, free to Bowen Library patrons. It presents full colour pages of eBooks for kids and parents to read aloud and to read along with (many are animated and have audio). All Tumblebooks eBooks are instant-access (no wait times or holds), and no logging in is required.
Large Print Books - Did you know you can filter your search of our online catalogue by Large Print format? Either type "large print" into the smart search bar, or use the filters to refine your search to only include large print books.
