Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Education / The Library of Work and Play: Guide and Index / Braille

The Library of Work and Play: Guide and Index ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

366,769 braille cells · 382 embossed pages at 40×25 · 354 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠼⠉⠃⠊⠤⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠗⠡⠊⠞⠑⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠙⠁⠏⠞⠬⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠇⠁⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠏⠥⠗⠏⠕⠎⠑⠂⠀⠠⠙⠀⠼⠋⠂⠀⠼⠁⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠁⠍⠻⠊⠉⠁⠝⠀⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠧⠻⠎⠥⠎⠀⠉⠳⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠓⠕⠍⠑⠎⠂⠀⠠⠙⠀
⠼⠉⠋⠑⠤⠉⠋⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠃⠥⠝⠛⠁⠇⠪⠂⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠀⠯⠀⠑⠇⠑⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀
⠠⠉⠀⠼⠙⠋⠑⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠔⠬⠤⠗⠕⠕⠍⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠂⠀⠠⠙⠀⠼⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠋⠇⠕⠕⠗⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠂⠀⠠⠙⠀⠼⠓⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠂⠀⠠⠙⠀⠼⠊
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠅⠊⠞⠡⠢⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠂⠀⠠⠙⠀⠼⠁⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠇⠊⠧⠬⠤⠗⠕⠕⠍⠀
⠏⠇⠁⠝⠂⠀⠠⠙⠀⠼⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠍⠕⠙⠑⠇⠀⠓⠳⠎⠑⠂⠀⠠⠙⠀⠼⠉⠤⠉⠉⠀
⠏⠁⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠂⠀⠠⠙⠀⠼⠁⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠀⠔⠀⠗⠑⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠙⠑⠉⠕⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠯⠀⠋⠥⠗⠝⠊⠩⠬⠎⠂⠀⠠⠙⠀⠼⠁⠃⠤⠁⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠏⠗⠔⠉⠊⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠛⠝⠂⠀⠠⠙⠀⠼⠙⠤⠑⠂⠀⠼⠁⠉⠤⠁⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠺⠁⠇⠇⠀⠁⠗⠑⠁⠎⠂⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠬⠂⠀⠠⠙⠀⠼⠁⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠑⠑⠀
⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠠⠃⠥⠊⠇⠙⠬⠆⠀⠠⠉⠜⠏⠢⠞⠗⠽⠆⠀⠠⠉⠕⠞⠞⠁⠛⠑⠎⠆⠀
⠠⠋⠳⠝⠙⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠆⠀⠠⠏⠻⠛⠕⠇⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠗⠡⠊⠍⠫⠊⠁⠝⠀
⠎⠉⠗⠑⠺⠂⠀⠠⠃⠀⠼⠁⠙⠉⠤⠁⠙⠑⠔⠔⠂⠀⠼⠉⠙⠙⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠁⠗⠍⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠍⠍⠑⠞⠻⠀⠁⠗⠍⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠠⠑⠀⠼⠃⠊⠀⠀
⠙⠽⠝⠁⠍⠕⠀⠁⠗⠍⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠠⠑⠀⠼⠊⠂⠀⠼⠁⠁⠤⠁⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠁⠗⠗⠪⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠶⠠⠏⠇⠁⠝⠞⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠡⠜⠁⠉⠞⠻⠊⠌⠊⠉⠎⠂⠀⠠⠛⠀
⠼⠉⠋⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠗⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠕⠏⠽⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠬⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠎⠀⠷⠀⠁⠗⠞⠂
⠀⠠⠃⠀⠼⠙⠃⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠗⠹⠥⠗⠂⠀⠠⠅⠬⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠠⠅⠬⠄⠎⠀
⠠⠅⠊⠞⠡⠢⠒⠀⠌⠕⠗⠽⠂⠀⠠⠓⠀⠼⠃⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠗⠞⠊⠡⠕⠅⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠊⠝⠙⠕⠕⠗⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠞⠬⠀⠐⠞⠂⠀⠠⠛⠀⠼⠃⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠗⠞⠎⠀⠯⠀
⠠⠉⠗⠁⠋⠞⠎⠲⠀⠠⠎⠑⠑⠀⠠⠃⠁⠎⠅⠑⠞⠀⠍⠁⠅⠬⠆⠀⠠⠃⠑⠁⠙⠀⠐⠺⠆⠀
⠠⠃⠇⠕⠉⠅⠀⠏⠗⠔⠞⠬⠆⠀⠠⠃⠗⠁⠎⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠺⠆⠀⠠⠉⠕⠏⠏⠻⠀
⠐⠺⠆⠀⠠⠑⠍⠃⠗⠕⠊⠙⠻⠽⠆⠀⠠⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠍⠁⠅⠬⠆⠀⠠⠇⠑⠁⠮⠗⠀⠐⠺⠆⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.