Assistive Services

The Hales Corners Library offers a variety of special services and adaptive technologies to assist those with diverse needs.

Services for those with mobility concerns

Parking – handicap accessible parking is located at the main entrance and at the lower level entrance, for events held in the Hunt Room
Building Entrance – the main entrance to the library and the lower level entrance to the Hunt Room feature no steps and automatic doors
Handicap Accessible Restrooms – in the library and on the lower level
Wheelchair Accessible Computers – in the library

Retrieval of Library items – books, periodicals, CDs, DVDs, and so on. Just ask!
Specialized materials
- large print books
- audiobooks (on CDs and digital)
- captioned DVDs
- downloadable Audiobooks and eBooks
- Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library (information and applications)
- Access to highly interactive, instructor led courses that you can take entirely online through Gale Courses
OverDrive – available through Wisconsin’s Digital Library (OverDrive) link, materials which can be read with computers, assistive reading devices, braille printers, and MP3 players
Interlibrary Loan – obtaining items from other libraries
Homebound Delivery –
- Homebound Delivery is for Hales Corners residents who are physically unable to come to the library because of a permanent or temporary disability or illness. Material is checked out on the individual’s library card, but a proxy name can be added to pick up the books for the account holder. All library circulation and registration policies apply. Please call the library for more information
Photocopying assistance

Hearing Loop – available in the Hunt Room (A hearing loop is a system that transfers sound directly to a hearing device or cochlear implant via a t-coil receiver. The t-coil may need to be activated by an audiologist.)
Assistive Listening Devices – available upon request for use in the Hunt Room
Low-Vision-Equipped Computer – all public computers have magnifying software