Page Category: Services

  • Accessibility

    From state-of-the-art equipment to seamless reading options, we are committed to making our spaces and services accessible to everyone. That’s why we are proud members of CELA (Centre for Equitable Library Access), a public library service for Canadians with print disabilities. 

    Accessible Facility 

    The building is all on one level, with automatic doors for easy entry and five accessible washrooms (including one with an adult change table). All shelving is AODA compliant and stands at 48 inches in height.

    The Library will not charge support workers accompanying persons with disabilities for admission to any Library event, but they should notify the Library in advance of their attendance. This protocol falls under The Municipality of Meaford Integrated Accessibility Standards Policy, revised as of August 2017.

    Homebound Service

    Meaford Public Library will deliver library materials to Meaford residents living in urban areas. Speak with staff at the main circulation desk to register for this service.

    • Accessibility enhanced public computer with a large monitor, large track ball mouse, large print keyboard, and JAWS screen reader.
    • NEW ClearView One+ Reader by Optelec, an auto-focus desktop electronic magnification system. The device, located in the public computer section of the Library, magnifies and enhances text, objects, and images in different colours, and modifies brightness and contrast. Thank you to Grey Roots Museum & Archives for their kind donation of this reader.
    • DAISY Players (Victor Stratus Readers), a specialized player that works with DAISY discs from CNIB/CELA. The devices can be borrowed by customers.
    • Hand-held magnifiers, a broad selection of various sizes to enhance your reading, some of them with built-in lighting.
    • Stand-alone lighting with moveable magnifiers and daylight reading lamps that can be used in the reading room when you need some extra magnification or light.

    Large print books

    The Library offers large print books, including many bestsellers, in fiction and non-fiction. New items arrive weekly.

    Books on CD

    The Library provides books on CD in fiction and non-fiction, with new titles added regularly.

    Closed Captioned Movies

    Closed captioned films including subtitles are available on a wide range of films in our collection.

    Descriptive Videos

    Descriptive videos (DVDs), which provide special narration of the action, characters, costumes, locations, and sets to viewers with visual disabilities, are available on a large selection of the films in our collection.

    Playaway Digital Audio Players and Viewers

    Pre-loaded audiobooks and video players the size of an iPod, and playaway devices mean no downloading, Wi-Fi, or set-up time is required.

    DAISY Discs

    Designed for the visually impaired, in partnership with CELA, these discs work with the DAISY Victor Stratus player available for loan. They also play on MP3 CD or DVD players or on your computer with this software from the company AMIS.

    Decodable Books for Dyslexia

    Designed to align with explicit, systematic phonics instruction, decodable books are simple stories constructed using almost exclusively words that are phonetically decodable. Discover the collection in our catologue.

    Downloadable Materials

    Visit the Library’s online resources section to download free eBooks and eAudiobooks from our various vendors including Overdrive, Hoopla, and RBdigital magazines.

    CELA – Centre for Equitable Library Access Member Services

    Do you have difficulty reading print? If you or someone you know has trouble reading print because of a visual, physical or learning disability, a partnership between Meaford Library and CELA offers lots of other ways to read. Meaford Library is a proud member of the Partners Program with CELA. Through this Program we provide free access to:

    • CELA’s circulating collection as well as the Library’s own collection of Daisy audiobooks
    • CELA’s digital library which also includes magazines
    • Access to the Victor Stratus DAISY reader

    To register with CELA fill in their online registration form, contact staff at the main circulation desk or email: