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The adventure begins on June 1 and continues through August 8!

This year we are trying something new for our TBP Summer Reading Program! The theme is Oceans of Possibilities. You will be able to get themed book lists and matching activity ideas, and enter a prize drawing at the end of summer by writing book reviews.

Sign up is open now and available for ALL AGES—children, teens, and adults!

For more information, keep reading, or call us at 1-800-252-9605.

We also encourage you to participate in your local library’s summer reading program for extra fun!

Summer Reading Program Guidelines:

• The TBP Summer Reading Program will run from June 1 to August 8, 2022. Participants must be registered with the Talking Book Program. If you are not a patron of the Talking Book Program, visit our online application page.
• Registration for the TBP Summer Reading Program is FREE and open now through August 8.  
• After you register, you will receive an email or mail from us containing your Summer Reading Program book lists and activities to try.
• Books for the Summer Reading Program are available both on BARD to download and by mail.
• For more information check out our Summer Reading Program Blog: Click here.
• To enter win the grand prize $50 Amazon gift card, you can submit up to five book reviews.
• There are three options for submitting your review:
  • Submit online.
  • Email your completed review to tbpRAL@tsl.texas.gov.
  • Mail it to us. If you are mailing in your reading log, remember to write your name on it. Book reviews postmarked after August 1, 2022, will not be accepted.
    Talking Book Program
    PO Box 12927
    Austin TX 78711-2927

  • Sign up NOW through August 8, 2022.

    If you feel more comfortable, give us a call 1-800-252-9605.

    Book Lists

    Youth Book List
    Teen Book List
    Adult Book List

    Large Print Young Adult and Adult Book List

Get Books: You can have instant access to all of the titles on the book list if you are signed up for our Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) service. Every title on the reading lists can be found in BARD. Contact a reader services consultant if you are not signed up for BARD and get registered so you can download books directly to your Android or Apple devices. We can also send you cartridges with your book selections. Email us at tbp.bard@tsl.texas.gov or call 1-800-252-9605.