HiVis in Lewisham Libraries

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Losing your sight doesn't mean you or someone you know will not be able to enjoy reading anymore.

Next week marks the start of Hi VIS fortnight. HiVis2021 will runs from the 7th - 20th June 2021.
Hi VIS (formerly Make A Noise in Libraries) fortnight seeks each year to highlight the wonderful world of accessible reading. Reading is something that can and does bring us together, regardless of what or how we read. Hi VIS fortnight provides an opportunity to connect people with a vision or print impairment to what is available in libraries, to reading, and to fellow readers.

The theme of #HiVis2021 is the diversity of reading.

Lewisham Libraries have a wide range of Audiobooks on CD and tape, eAudio books  in all our branches. 
The Home Library Team can also deliver these to you in your home.


Books in Large Print









  • We have over 5000 large print books in our branches.
  • These include bestsellers, classics, non-fiction, thrillers, mysteries, romance and much more.
  • You can also put requests in for other audiobooks from the London Library Consortium. Please ask in branch for more details.



Audiobooks on CD and Tape









  • We over 3000 audiobooks in out collection.
  •  They are mostly CD but we have a small amount of books on tape as well.
  • These include bestsellers, classics, non-fiction, thrillers, mysteries, romance and much more.
  • You can put requests in for other audiobooks from the London Library Consortium. Please ask in branch for more details.








eAudio and eBooks



Reading Settings in OverDrive






  •  Access eAudio through Overdrive   Libby/Overdrive
  • Nearly 13,000 eAudio Books through Overdrive
  •  Nearly 45,000 eBooks through Overdrive than can be adapted for those who are partially sighted
  • You can increase the size of the font, lighting etc in Reading Settings to suit you
  • Includes thrillers, humour, literature, biographies, language courses, mystery and more.










    • Home Library Team








    You can register with our Home Library Team. A regular member of staff member will visit monthly.
    You can make specific requests, which are also provided free of charge. They will also advise on reading choices and give you new authors to try.

    If you would like us to deliver books to you at home or your Care Home please contact us.




    Home Library Service
    Tel:   020 8314 6254
    Email:  libraries@lewisham.gov.uk




    Need more information?


    You can speak to your doctor or contact the RNIB.


    The RNIB  Library is the largest of its kind in the UK, and it's completely free with over 60,000 items in the collection.

    The RNIB Library website is your gateway to the entire collection in one place: Talking Books, braille, giant print and music - there's so much to access, borrow and enjoy.

    To join the RNIB Library you can call RNIB's Helpline on 0303 123 9999 from 8am - 8pm weekdays and Saturdays from 9am - 1pm, or email helpline@rnib.org.uk.


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    Location: Lewisham, London, UK

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