The National Braille Library (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय ब्रेल पुस्तकालय) is the first library for visually impaired people in Nepal, and as of 2020, the only one. It is located in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, in the building of the Nepal Association for the Welfare of the Blind. It was established on 27 March 2009[2] by Nirmala Gyawali, who herself has a visual impairment.[3] All the books in the library are in English.[1][4]
| National Braille Library | |
|---|---|
| राष्ट्रिय ब्रेल पुस्तकालय | |
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| 27°41′28″N 85°18′59″E / 27.6911379831668°N 85.31639586293527°E | |
| Location | Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Established | 2009 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 25,000 [1] |
The library had about 15-20 visitors per month as of 2017.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Country's only library for visually impaired has no visitors". Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ "2609 Mahavir- Nepali Times". Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ a b "M&S Vmag-How Nirmala Gyawali built the National Braille Library--brick by brick A Complete Video Magazine". Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ "A (non) inclusive state – South Asians for Human Rights". Retrieved 2020-07-26.
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