The German Central Library for the Blind (DZB) Deutsches Zentrum für barrierefreies Lesen, earlier Deutsche Zentralbücherei für Blinde
Location
Gustav-Adolf-Straße 7 04105 Leipzig, Germany
Established
1894
Collection
Size
72,300[1]
Access and use
Circulation
192,600[1]
Other information
Director
Dr. Thomas Kahlisch
Employees
77
Website
http://www.dzb.de/
The German Central Library for the Blind (German: Deutsches Zentrum für barrierefreies Lesen, earlier Deutsche Zentralbücherei für Blinde), abbreviated DZB, is a public library for the visually impaired located in the city of Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Its collection of 72,300 titles is amongst the largest in the German speaking countries.[1] The institution consists of a lending library, a publishing house, and a research center for barrier-free communication. It also has production facilities for braille books, audiobooks, and braille music. The DZB publishes about 250 new titles annually.[2] Founded in 1894, the DZB is the oldest library for the blind in Germany.[3]
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^The DZB: About Us Archived 2016-11-17 at the Wayback Machine. Leipzig: DZB, 2011. Retrieved 08-Aug-2012
^Dagmar Giersberg: Online "All Ears and within Reach – The German Central Library for the Blind in Leipzig." Bonn: Goethe Institute, November 2006. Retrieved 08-Aug-2012
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