Library Services for Deaf and Hearing Impaired people

Induction Loops

All Tameside Libraries have induction loops to assist people who use hearing aids.  Please ensure your hearing aid is set to the 'T' position.

Deaf and British Sign Language collections

Stalybridge and Denton Libaries have Deaf/BSL collections that include:

• Books and DVDs to support you when you are learning British Sign Language
• Early years signing books
• Books on deaf issues and culture
• Books for parents and carers on childcare and education of children who are deaf

Deaf issues and resources in our Parents and Carers Collections

Some books are specially designed to help children and their parents or carers deal with new or demanding situations. All Libraries (except Newton) have parents and carers collections.  One of the topics covered in these collections is Deafness and Sign Language.  Resources include: 

• Signing with babies and toddlers
• Children's books with signs
• Children's books with deaf characters
• Books with deaf characters for young people
• Books about situations aimed at children such as Oliver gets hearing aids by Riski and Klakow
• Children's videos with BSL

DVDs and Closed Caption Videos

Tameside Central Library in Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, and Droylsden Libraries have DVD collections with titles for adults and children.  These have an english subtitle option.

Tameside Central Library in Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, and Droylsden Libraries have a a small selection of closed caption videos. Closed captions are subtitles that can only be viewed if you have a small adaptor called a closed caption video reader. You can tell if a film has closed captions by looking for the yellow symbol you can see at the right of the screen on the back cover of the video.
N.B. Our video collections are small as we are only buying new titles in DVD format.

Contacting Tameside Libraries

Textphone / Minicom
Tameside Libraries has a dedicated textphone/minicom number that will be answered by staff at our Information Service. 
 0161 342 2044 (please use the announcer).

RNID Typetalk
If you prefer to contact your local library via RNID Typetalk, insert the prefix 18001 before the full telephone number. 
18001 0161 342 2031 (Tameside Central Library)

Text Message Service
Tameside Libraries can be contacted via mobile phone text.
07968 993869

Fax Service
Most Tameside Libraries have Faxes and are happy to be contacted in that way. For a full list of Fax numbers visit our contact details pages. 
0161 330 4762 (Tameside Libraries Information Service)

Send us a message
You can contact Tameside Libraries electronically by sending us a message.
 Send a message to the Libraries Information Service