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The Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled provides Iowans resources, programming, and accessible reading materials for those who are blind or whose physical abilities require the use of books and magazines in audio, braille, or large print. Our Instructional Materials Center provides Iowa students with accessible educational materials.

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D-List This Month

Book cover for Looking for Alaska by John Green, featuring a black background with a dramatic plume of fine, white smoke rising up the center. The title is written in bright yellow, hand-drawn-style lettering alongside a yellow circle noting the 20th Anniversary Special Edition.
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
Book cover for The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, featuring a yellow silhouette of a woman standing with a bicycle against a dark navy background filled with intricate floral vine patterns and red poppies. The title appears on a parchment-style label above her figure.
The Dictionary of Lost Words
by Pip Williams
Book cover for Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus featuring a bright orange background and a pop-art style illustration of a woman's face with a blonde updo and cat-eye glasses reflecting laboratory glassware. A yellow pencil tucked into her hair bears the text
Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus
Book cover for The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins against a mint green background featuring a tall, slightly askew stack of hardcover books surrounded by magical golden sparkles. In the background behind the stack sits a light green armchair with red piping and floral details.
The Book Charmer
by Karen Hawkins
Book cover for A Separate Peace by John Knowles against a light teal background featuring dark, leafless tree branches with a few yellow autumn leaves scattered throughout. The title and author’s name are prominently displayed in large white text interwoven with the branches.
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles

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