New to CELA? How to get started.

Video: Introduction to the CELA website (YouTube) (Word transcript)

Training: Webinars about CELA services

Learn about allowing a designate to manage your account (optional).

• Tutorials on how to get books, magazines and newspapers
• What is Direct to Player service?
• Ways to get your books delivered to you
• Get your books automatically selected for you
• Need help searching for books? Read our search tips

Manage your CELA service through My account.

Get information about:

• Available ZIPs to download (downloadable audio, e-text and e-braille books)
• Direct to Player bookshelf
• Holds (CDs, braille and printbraille books you have requested)
• Changing your password
• History
• Magazine subscriptions
• Communication preferences
• Search preferences
• Proof of disability for access to Bookshare collection

Help with My account

Is there a limit on the number of holds I can request? What do the terms “synthetic audio” and “synthetic braille” mean? How many items (books or magazines) can I have at one time? How do I suggest a title?

The answers to all of these questions and more can be found in this section.

Frequently asked questions

• Welcome to CELA (Youtube)
• What is an accessible book? (Youtube)
• What is in our collection? (Youtube)
• What is printbraille? (Youtube)
• CELA for kids and teens (Youtube)
• CELA for educators (Youtube)