If you’re not interested in bidding, but would still like to help - you can donate directly online (use the donate button in the middle of the page) or by mailing a check to:

Seedlings Braille Books for Children

14151 Farmington Rd.

Livonia, MI 48154 

*Please add “online auction” in the memo

Please also consider sharing our Facebook event page with your friends and family!

Have questions? Contact:

Barrie Brown or Katelynn Lucas at

734-427-8552 ext. 301 or 307

or email all4braille@gmail.com

A heartfelt thank you to the following sponsors of this year’s auction!

Diamond Level Sponsor

Sterling Heights Lions Club, Ernie and Jill Natalini, Enviro-Tote, Inc., Embassy Title Agency, Inc., Consolidated Document Solutions, LLC, Rashida Tlaib for Congress, Michigan Educational Credit Union, Marston Optometry, Lesnau Printing, Weingartz, In Memory of Melvyn D. Shewach, Dearborn Heights Lions Club, Wolverine Orthotics, Inc., Altrusa International of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Vibe Credit Union, Leader Dogs for the Blind

Image description: Lettie is pictured sitting on a couch, reading a print-braille-and-picture book.

Lettie (pictured) is one of our readers. Read this quote from her parents…

“Lettie is a 3-year-old girl. She loves her braille books. She reads through the books by herself. She does not know braille yet but feels through the pages and tells the story. In the photo she has a Clifford book. She knows the story is about a dog so when she reads the book she is telling a story about a dog going "ruff ruff." She also loves story time and feeling through the books as we read them out loud.”

Happy reading, Lettie!

The 2024 catalog has arrived in homes featuring 44 new titles!

If you haven’t received a catalog but would like a copy, please call 800-777-8552 or email info@seedlings.org.

Image Description: a GIF is shown flipping through a few pages of Seedlings' print 2024 catalog.

Seedlings is so excited to share that we have a BRAND-NEW website coming later this year! Our new website will allow you to follow all of our latest news, browse our extensive catalog of braille books and place orders easily, quickly and securely.

Our new site will have a variety of new features, including:

- Responsive design, adaptable to popular devices

- Enhanced search capabilities

- Improved account access and features

- Streamlined special programs

- Personalized accessibility settings

And so much more that we can’t wait to share with you!

Image description: Image shows a screen shot of our new website home page. The Seedlings logo is in the top left corner with navigation words, like shop, donate, about us, free programs, how to help and more in the upper right corner. The banner image is a photo of our Director, Debra and one of our readers, Khara, with text to learn more about our Book Angel Program. Below the banner is our mission statement and an "about us" button. Below that is a thumbnail for our virtual open house video and a blue braille image that spells “children” with text about every $10 creating another braille book with a "donate" button.

Image Description: Pictured is a holiday tribute card, featuring a blue winter scene with tribute text.

Are you looking for the perfect holiday gift to honor a family member, friend, co-worker, teacher or another special person in your life? Seedlings’ Holiday Tribute Cards are the perfect holiday gift for everyone! For each $10 donation to Seedlings Braille Books, you will receive an elegant card (see image) to give to the special people on your list.

In order to receive your order of braille books and gifts in time for the holiday season, we recommend placing it by the following dates:

USPS Free Matter for the Blind Shipping: Friday, December 1

UPS Shipping: Friday, December 15

Children ages birth to 21 who have vision loss and live in the U.S. or Canada, can receive 5 FREE one or two volume braille books per calendar year through our Book Angel Program!

Certified Teachers of the Visually Impaired in the United States can also order 5 FREE one or two volume books from Seedlings for the 2023 calendar year!

Image Description: Pictured is one of Seedlings' readers, smiling while reading a print-braille-and-picture book.

Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Federal ID 38-2565354. All donations are tax deductible.