Stručni rad
Croatian library for the blind – departments and services
Sanja Frajtag
Sažetak
Croatian Library for the Blind is the only such library in the Republic of Croatia. The Library was founded in 1965 as a part of the Croatian Association of the Blind. In 2000, according to the Decree of Croatian Government, the library became an independent cultural institution named the Croatian Library for the Blind.
Besides the lending library and Braille printing department, the studios for audio production are also part of the Croatian library for the Blind. The library collection consists of Braille books (Braille-tactile letter for the blind) and talking books on audio cassettes and CD-s.
Library users are the blind, partially sighted, and all other print disabled persons. The mission of the library is to bring information, knowledge and culture closer to the users, and to respond to the needs and requirements of the users, to offer high-quality services that promote reading, contribute to being well informed, better education, and enrichment of cultural life.
Ključne riječi
library for the blind; Braille books; talking books; the blind; partially sighted and other print disabled persons
Hrčak ID:
80987
URI
Datum izdavanja:
8.10.2010.
Posjeta: 3.131 *