TELEPHONE READER
With the Telephone Reader, you can listen to the newspaper
and other publications to be fully-informed.
How does it work?
From the Midland/Odessa area, place a free call and follow the instructions you hear over the phone.
What information do you hear?
Currently, we offer recordings of the Midland Reporter Telegram,
the Odessa American, weekly grocery ads from Albertson's, H.E.B., Super Mercado, Walgreens and Target, Texas Monthly magazine, USA Today, Parade Magazine, USA Weekly, TV Guide articles, news about what's happening at the Recording Library and other newsletters and publications of interest. We're continually adding more publications, so keep checking back. Download the menu to see everything we currently offer. Go here for the menu or download (Word format).
Who's eligible?
Anyone who is already signed up for our services or
the Texas Talking Books Program. For more information or to subscribe, call the Recording Library at 432.682.2731. There is no charge to become a subscriber.
Try it out now!
It's easy and it's a freeservice of the Recording Library of West Texas.
1.Call 432.617.5555
2. Enter 5555 on your touch-tone phone for a 15 minute demonstration.
3. Listen to the menu and make your choice.
4. When listening to an article, press 5 for help instructions.
Here's the list of user commands:
- [1] RESTART article
- [2] NEXT article
- [3] BACK 10 seconds
- [4] FORWARD 10 seconds
- [5] HELP
- [6] SKIP TO LAST article in category
- [7] SPEED, 3 faster speeds, 1 slower
- [8] VOLUME, louder, back to normal
- [9] PAUSE
- [*] EXIT PUBLICATION
- [0] EXIT CATEGORY
- [#] EXIT TELEPHONE READER