Reading aids

Custom-made services for the visually impaired are offered by the Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired . You can take advantage of the offer of audio books, compensatory aids, or board games. The department regularly organizes lectures, cinema, and eye yoga exercises.

On Laurinská and Kapucínska, it is also possible to use special magnifying glasses, which make reading easier by enlarging the letters, increasing the contrast, etc.

Registration at the Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired is free of charge, but the right to use its services must be proved by a medical certificate.

The department has barrier-free access (by elevator) and is also equipped with a sound beacon. For loans, you can also use the free bicycle delivery service .

Many of the library services are also available remotely – you can register via online form and order or reserve books through the online catalog ↗ . You can also use the free bicycle delivery service .

Except for the Summer Reading Room U Červeného Raka, the entire library has barrier-free access.

As part of the Communication Without Barriers ↗ project, the library provides the possibility of interpreting from and into Slovak sign language and transcribing spoken language in real time.

Learn more HERE ↗ .