Since 1995, when it first opened to the public, the library has slowly been updating its collection. The Library for the Blind is the first public library to open after it was created through House Bill No. 5379 and was authored by then Rep. Estelita G. Juco, sectoral representative for the disabled.

It is the only division in the TNL allowing the lending out of its collections. It also has a reading room located on the ground floor of the east wing of The National Library. Many users however, prefer to borrow the books instead because mobility is still a problem. The staff extends their services to the members by allowing them to borrow through the telephone, which is more convenient for them.

The collections to be borrowed are arranged beforehand so that it can be easily picked-up by the blind or their representatives. These are only a few of the advantages and privileges that the library offers to the blind so that accessibility will no longer be a hindrance for them. The three major sections in the Library for the Blind are the Braille, Large Print, and the Tape section. The Braille section is primarily designed for the totally blind and this is the reason why the collections, which are in Braille manuscript, are open shelved. It allows them more freedom in choosing and browsing through the materials before they borrow it. Since the users usually just borrow the books and most of them don't stay long in the reading room. The collections of the Large Print section are intended for the visually impaired. While the Tapes section on the other hand, are voice recordings of the collections of the library. This is helpful to those who only want to listen to the contents of the books they want. The tapes are housed in an air-conditioned room where the Blind can listen to their choice of the "Talking Books" The staff records these when the users want to tape the contents of a book that is not in Braille.

To give the blind users a good service, the TNL has three librarians who will provide personalized services to the blind users: a sighted librarian, a blind librarian and the chief librarian Flora A. Valmonte. Proving once again that the TNL is an institution that is handicap friendly, Librarian Lea Vilvar proved to be an asset much like her sighted counterpart Rosalinda M. Varron. Since she is the only visually impaired librarian among the three, she knows how to relate with the users and read the Braille manuscripts as well as record them.

It has been a long time since the library started and little by little the collections are being updated to cater to the needs of the 129 members. The members mostly from schools which have special education for the blind such as De La Salle University, Manila Science High School, Ramon Magsaysay High School in Espana and the Philippine Christian University are given and sent membership forms for the use of the Library of the Blind. There is a continuous effort in updating the collection specially the Filipiniana collection. Other subject matters that are found in the Library for the Blind are Philosophy, Literature, History, and Religion. While dictionaries and encyclopedias also in Braille can also be found here.

As of 1998, the Library for the Blind boast of a total of 462 titles in 1,740 volumes for the Large Print alone. While the Braille section consist of 922 titles in 4,209 volumes and the Tapes include 880 titles and 10,439 volumes. The serials have now 157 titles in its collection with 535 volumes.

Originally, the collections come from various institutions for the blind such as Resources for the Blind Incorporated and the Xavier Society for the Blind. Today, the aim is generally to balance the collection. While there are books intended for entertaining the users, the Filipiniana is still lacking because of problems that cannot be easily solved such as the insufficient publishers for Braille manuscripts in Filipino. Instead, the staff augments these resources by reading and recording in order to strengthen the Filipiniana collection.

The Library for the Blind is also coordinating with some Non-governmental Organizations (NGO) to facilitate the further improvement of the library.

The Library for the Blind proved to be not just an asset to TNL itself but also to the countless of students, researchers and professionals or professional blinds. The help it gives is not just through educating but also through entertaining which is evident on the number of people who flock to the library just to borrow the resources available.

We should make it a point to cultivate this vision so that we, the sighted individuals, can share whatever privileges we are enjoying now. Let us lead them to the path where they want, the path to enlightenment through books and other resources that can inform and educate. This is why the Library for the Blind was established to better the chances of the blind and the visually impaired to have equal opportunities to education and employment.