The National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, administers a free national library program for persons with visual or physical handicaps who cannot use normal print materials. The following features of this service are discussed: (1) types of materials chosen (full-length books and magazines for adults and children at all grade levels except those with short attention spans or those who need high-interest, low- vocabulary materials); (2) media and equipment (braille and recorded discs and cassettes which require special cassette and record players); (3) distribution mechanism (to cooperating regional and subregional libraries that circulate the materials to eligible borrowers); (4) legislative authority and eligibility (expansion of the program by Public Law 89-522 to include individuals with physical impairments that prevent the reading of regular print in a normal manner); (5) the physical disabilities covered (which exclude non-physically based reading disabilities), and requirements for medical certification of reading disabilities; (6) application procedure (including an address for forms and information); (7) Recording for the Blind Program (including the distinctions between this private organization and the NLS and an address and phone number for further information); and (8) an address and phone number for acquiring further information about the NLS. (BRM)