Free Braille Books Program

In 1997 the AAF started this program to provide blind children a free Braille book every month from a popular children’s reading series. The books are for the children to keep and collect for as long as they want them. The titles published every month are the same titles that are available in bookstores and public libraries everywhere. In the past ten years over one hundred seventy titles from popular children’s reading series were distributed to thousands of blind children.

Each year the AAF breaks new ground by offering fresh and interesting titles and series that are sometimes overlooked in the Braille community. In 2004, AAF's choice of the newly released Matt Christopher sports books series was a big hit with the program's participants. The sports theme was continued through 2008 with the Sports Heroes and Legends series.

In 2009, the AAF moved from the playing field to the kitchen, offering children's literary-themed cookbooks. Braille cookbooks are difficult to find. It is our hope that children will treasure these books for years to come. 

The choices for 2010 are the Fluffy series by Kate McMullan and the Classic Starts series.

Participants may choose to receive all or any combination of these titles, as they like. And the books are free and theirs to keep. Blind youth, blind parents, teachers of the blind, schools, and libraries serving the blind are eligible to participate in this program. Participants may enroll in or withdraw from the program at any time.

To register, fill out our Free Braille Books online application, or use the Word version of our Free Braille Books application to mail, fax, or e-mail  to the address below:

American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Free Braille Books Program
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9315, ext. 2287
Fax: (410) 659-5129
www.actionfund.org