Perkins Library

12/19/2025

Happy holidays from Perkins Library! Friends and family recently gathered in our festively decorated warehouse to celebrate. 🎄🕎 Everyone came wearing their jolliest attire, even Pomeranian Aurora and German shepherd Idabelle!

12/18/2025

This December, share more festive moments with the young readers in your life with these holiday-themed recommended reads! 🎁 Read on: https://bit.ly/44i9MVh

This December, share more festive moments with the young readers in your life with these holiday-themed recommended reads.

12/17/2025

Our yearlong celebration of braille's 200th anniversary came to a conclusion with a special viewing of “Young Heroes: Louis Braille,” a dramatization of the ambitious young inventor's life. 📽️ Perkins School for the Blind students and teachers joined us for the film presentation, stories shared by staff, and delicious braille cupcakes!

This may have been our final Braille 200 celebration, but we will continue to celebrate braille every day!

12/16/2025

Today is Jane Austen's birthday! 🖋️ Fun fact: Austen's publisher did not believe that her novel, Sense and Sensibility, would be successful, so she had to pay for the production, advertising, and commission herself. Fortunately, the novel was a great success and is still considered a literary classic to this day!

Find Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and other works by Austen in accessible formats at Perkins Library! Reach out: https://bit.ly/4d4iwjK

12/15/2025

Check out the newest talking book machine from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled! 🔊📚 New features include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity; a streamlined and lighter design; storage capacity; and more!

Interested patrons can learn more by calling Cory at 617-972-7580 or emailing him at Cory.Kadlik@Perkins.org.

12/14/2025

When it comes to for users, some tools, such as screen reader-incompatible password generators, actually make online safety more difficult, while others, such as fingerprint scans, have proven to be more useful. Read more: https://bit.ly/4oznY3T

Blind and low-vision users face the same password demands as everyone else, but tools meant to simplify protection often create new one.

12/13/2025

Olivia Thomakos, a poet with low vision, explores how disability, blindness in particular, manifests in poetry and how it can be used to drive the creative process. Read more: https://bit.ly/3M1vaHV

Doctoral student and poet Olivia Thomakos invites readers to see what is unseen about blindness.

12/12/2025

Braille opens doors to literacy and creativity! 💙

12/12/2025

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is offering sighted guides for their upcoming Hanukkah celebration featuring musical performances, a sensory scavenger hunt, and spotlight tours! 🕎

🗓️ Thursday, December 18, 2025
🕔 5:00-9:00 p.m.
📍 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

If you are interested, please contact Access@MFA.org by Tuesday, December 16. Learn more about the event at: https://bit.ly/4abEV0q.

Come together for an evening of art, music, and activities in celebration of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights.

12/11/2025

12/11/2025

Don't forget to find time to savor the simple pleasures of the holiday season! 🎄 🕎 Grab a cozy blanket, a hot cocoa, and one of these December holiday-themed recommended reads! Read on: https://bit.ly/4pqg91f

Grab a cozy blanket, a cup of steaming cocoa, and a plate of seasonal goodies as you settle into these December holiday-themed reads.

12/10/2025

On this Human Rights Day, remember that access to reading and learning materials is a human right! ✊ That's why we are proud to offer accessible reading options to our patrons all year long! 📖

Whether it's through braille, audiobooks, large print, or something else, what's your favorite way to read?