Central library for the blind and North German hearing library for the blind

The Central Library for the Blind and the North German Hearing Library for the Blind e. V. in the Hamburg-Altstadt district of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is a facility that lends Braille books and DAISY audio books to visually impaired and blind people free of charge .

history

The library for the blind was founded in 1905. In 1983 the private law foundation Central Library for the Blind was established. The non-profit association Norddeutsche Blindenhörbücherei has existed since 1958. The association was founded by the Association of War Blind Germany and the North German associations in the German Blind Association . The foundation and the association work together.

literature

1. Elke Dittmer: 100 years of knowledge - a library celebrated its birthday . In: War Blind Yearbook 2006, published by the Bund der Kriegsblinden Deutschlands e. V., Bonn (self-published) n.d., pp. 119-122.

Web links

• Norddeutsche Hörbücherei e. V. , accessed on January 12, 2020.

Coordinates: 53 ° 33 ′ 13.6 "  N , 10 ° 0 ′ 13.3"  E