Audio Visual & Young Adult

The Audio-Visual Department has most of the non-book items in the library. Movies and games can only be checked out by an adult 18 years of age or older, while audiobooks can be checked out by all age groups.

Looking for something for whole Family to enjoy that's FREE? Look no further! We have great selection of movies, new releases, old time favorites, TV series and many more to pick from. Come in and see what we have- make it a family movie night at your house tonight.

There is an outside dropbox for Audio Visual items, (movies & audio books) for your convenience. When you're in a hurry and don't have time to come inside you can now turn in your audio visual items. It's quick and easy. But please remember since there are limits on how many audio visual items you can have checked out if you want to check out more audio visual items
you must bring your items inside with you so they can be checked in.

One of the most popular destinations for many of our patrons is our audio book area. Our collection of audiobooks is constantly growing. Many parents find our children's videos to be useful for entertaining and/or instructing. We also have a number of how-to videos for adults as well as videos on travel, history, science, exercise, and many other subjects.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW AUDIO BOOKS!

Free audio magazine for adults with impaired vision or other disability

Magazines are a source of entertainment and intellectual stimulation for millions of Americans. Magazines of all types—general interest, specialty, and literary—enrich our lives by bringing us articles on every subject imaginable, not to mention short stories, poetry, essays, and interviews. Most of us take the everyday pleasure of reading magazines for granted. It’s easy to forget that many people have a visual or physical condition that prevents them from reading. If you or someone you know loves magazines but can’t read them, or can read them only with great difficulty, we can help.

Choice Magazine Listening is an audio anthology of high-quality magazine writing, offered completely free of charge to eligible adults all over the country. CML’s exceptional, unique service isn’t only for those who are blind. It’s for anyone who has difficulty reading, or even holding a magazine, due to a visual or physical limitation. Such conditions include, but are not limited to, macular degeneration, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, dyslexia, ALS, stroke, and more.

Each 12-hour issue of CML contains several dozen unabridged articles, plus a few pieces of fiction and poetry, carefully selected by our three experienced editors from approximately 100 magazines. The selections are recorded by professional audio book narrators and brought to you four times a year: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Not only is CML absolutely free, but the special player you will need is provided free by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress (NLS)..

Ector County Library
321 West 5th Street
Odessa, Texas 79761
Phone: (432) 332-0633
Library Hours
Monday - Saturday 9:00am - 7:00pm
(2nd and 3rd Floors closed Saturday 1:00-2:00 for lunch)
Closed Sunday

Computer Lab Hours
Monday  - Saturday 9:30am - 6:30pm
Closed Sunday

Audio Visual Phone
432-332-0633 ext 2114