Donate
Your gift puts a book in someone’s hands.
In Arizona, more than 65,000 visually and physically challenged individuals, in ages ranging from 5 to 105 years, are eligible to use the free services offered by the Braille and Talking Book Library. Your donations make it all possible.
Make a donation
Monthly gifts keep recording studios staffed and players working all year. Change or cancel any time, or switch to a one-time gift above.
Give by mail
Print the donation form, fill it out, and mail it with your check.
- Payable toArizona Friends of Talking Books
- Mail to1030 N. 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008
Legacy, estate & planned giving
A bequest, IRA qualified charitable distribution, or gift of stock can support Arizona readers for generations.
Employer matching & donor-advised funds
Many employers match charitable gifts. Search for “Arizona Friends of Talking Books” in your matching portal or DAF.
- Tax ID86-1008453
Your gift is tax-deductible
Arizona Friends of Talking Books is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. No goods or services are provided in exchange for donations. You will receive a written acknowledgment for your records.
Questions about giving?
What your donation is going to
Your dollars fund what public money cannot.
- $25A month of postage-free audio books and player service for one reader
- $50Studio time to record a chapter of an Arizona book available nowhere else
- $100Places and maintains a digital talking-book player for a new patron
- $250Adds audio-described movies to the collection
- $500Keeps a volunteer recording studio equipped for a month
- $1,000Funds outreach to a community that has not heard of the library
Impact examples are illustrative. Client to confirm or adjust figures.
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
Helen Keller
Why donate?
A free library needs three things public funding does not cover: outreach so people know it exists, local recordings worth hearing, and players that keep working. Your gift pays for all three, for your neighbor with low vision, a child with dyslexia, or a veteran with a brain injury.