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May 19 – Victoria Day

Due to Victoria Day, CELA will be closed on Monday, May 19. Our office will reopen and our Contact Centre services will resume on Tuesday, May 20. Enjoy your holiday!

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Services for Public Libraries

What CELA is

Check out our CELA Essentials page for information about:

  • Offering CELA at your library
  • How CELA is funded
  • Our service agreement
  • And more!

The Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) provides a collection of books, magazines and newspapers in multiple accessible formats, including audio, e-text and braille, for people living in Canada who have a print disability. A print disability is a learning, physical or visual disability that prevents a person from reading conventional print.

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News for public libraries

Important information about CELA's CD service

We are informing you about an important change to our CD production and distribution services. As of July, 31, 2025, CELA will no longer send out CDs to our users and to libraries.

Learn more on our CD Transition page

  • Email template for library staff for patrons using CELA CDs without CELA account (Word doc)
  • Phone script for library staff for patrons using CELA CDs without CELA account (Word doc)
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CELA at your public library

Learn how your library can support registering your patrons with print disabilities, connecting them with books, training staff, promoting CELA and including CELA in your other services.

How to register patrons with CELA

  • Guide for registering library patrons for CELA (Word document)
  • Phone script for libraries calling to register CNIB clients for CELA (Word document)
  • More information on the Library Patron Registration page

How to access CELA books and magazines for your eligible patrons

  • Accessing books for your patrons
  • Direct to player for libraries
  • Deposit collection of CDs
  • Envoy Connect for libraries
  • DAISY guide for Member Libraries (Word document)
  • Book clubs and community reading programs
  • Latest CELA titles - Printable list May 2025 (Word document)

CELA training

  • Sign up for a webinar or event
  • Recorded webinars and videos

Statistics

  • About CELA registration and usage statistics for your library system
  • About deposit collection statistics you share with us

Promoting CELA and reaching new patrons in your community

  • Best practices for outreach for persons with disabilities
  • Community outreach toolkit
  • Organizations and venues for your outreach activities
  • Printed promotional materials

Child and teen library services

  • CELA accessible books for kids! downloadable poster
    • 8 x 10" PDF and 11 x 17" PDF
  • Resources for supporting kids and teens with disabilities
  • Accessible library programming for kids and teens
  • Summer reading clubs for kids
  • TD Summer Reading Club Accessibility Award
  • Join the Child & Teen Library Accessibility Interest Group

FAQ

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.

Go to Frequently Asked Questions page

About us

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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CELA welcomes all feedback and suggestions:

  • Join our Educator Advisory Group
  • Apply for our User Advisory Group
  • Suggest a title for the collection
  • Report a problem with a book

Contact Us

Email us at help@celalibrary.ca or call us at 1-855-655-2273 for support.

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