Program areas at Indiana State Library Foundation
The Indiana State Library Foundation supports the visually impaired services of the Indiana State Library by funding the addition of large print versions of books as well as the talking book and braille Library. The Indiana talking book and braille Library (tbbl) provides free Library service to residents of Indiana who can not use standard printed materials due to a visual or physical disability.
The Indiana State Library Foundation provides support in the purchase of materials and equipment vital to the continued preservation of invaluable books, maps, and reference material, along with making accessible, the history of Indiana to all residents.
The genealogy collection has developed over time to become one of the largest collections of family history information in the midwest. The collection includes more than 40,000 print items (family histories, indexes to records, how-to-books,cemetery transcriptions, family history magazines, and more), as well as military pension information. The emphasis of the collection is on Indiana and bordering states, as well as eastern and southern states. in addition, the Indiana State Library Foundation enables the Indiana State Library to host workshops, tours, and one-on-one history consultations.
Indipress and a literary composition collection (letters about literature) are other functions that further the tax exempt purpose of the Foundation.