Service Alert

CD service concludes July 31, 2025

CELA's audiobooks and magazines are available in Direct to Player and downloadable formats. We no longer mail out CDs. Please contact us for more information.

Intermittent problems with Direct to Player titles

Some users are experiencing problems accessing titles on their Direct to player bookshelf, including with DAISY players, apps or Alexa devices. We are investigating the issue and we apologize for any inconvenience.

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Featured titles

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Three Parties

By Ziyad Saadi

Family stories, LGBTQ+ fiction

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JFK: Public, private, secret

By J. Randy Taraborrelli

Politics and government biography

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The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective

By Jo Nichols

Gentle mysteries, Mysteries and crime stories

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How to read books from CELA

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We are sharing CELA and industry news, book recommendations and reviews, and interesting stories about the world of reading and accessible publishing.

We add new content regularly so visit often! 

New on the blog: CELA launches new smart speaker service

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Bookshare collection

CELA members with proof of disability can access books from our Bookshare collection. Bookshare offers 1,000,000 titles, including books for all ages, best sellers, and more, in electronic text, braille and audio formats; please note that most audio versions are in synthetic speech (computer voice).

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Which devices can I use to read books and magazines from CELA?

Answer: CELA books and magazines work with many popular accessible reading devices and apps. Find out more on ourCompatible devices and formats page.

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The Centre for Equitable Library Access, CELA, is an accessible library service, providing books and other materials to Canadians with print disabilities.

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