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a world of audio and braille books, newspapers

SALB Library

SALB South African Library for the Blind Library opens up a world of audio and braille books, newspapers, magazines and podcasts for people who are blind, have low vision or live with a print disability.

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SALB Membership is free and available to people who are blind, have low vision, or have a print disability.

Children and youth library

Features a range of books, resources, magazines and services for young people who have low vision.

Explore our Collection

Members can access thousands of books, magazines, braille titles, audiobooks, and a lot of children’s study material.

Player guides and Training

Learn more about devices supported by our library.

Library News

Keep upto date with the latest SALB news, events and newsletters.

Explore our Collection

Members can access thousands of books, magazines, braille titles, audiobooks, and a lot of children’s study material.

Explore our Collection

Members can access thousands of books, magazines, braille titles, audiobooks, and a lot of children’s study material.

Join our Library

An Open world of Audio, Braille books, magazinesand more, all for free

  • Blind or with low vision
  • People unable to hold or manipulate books (eg. amputees, people with severe arthritis)
  • Unable to focus or move eyes (eg. people with MS, brain injury)
  • Perceptual disability (eg. people with dyslexia or a visual processing disorder).

Our Catalogues

VIOPAC

Visually Impaired Online Public Access Catalogue is an online electronic library catalogue offered to members by the South African Library for the Blind which is screen reader friendly.

Pressreader

PressReader is a digital newspaper distribution and technology channel distributing over 7000 digital newspapers and magazines from around the globe. Our members will get access to some of the world’s top publications as soon as they’re available on shelves. For your access, the SALB subscription helps support the production of quality journalism, both internationally and locally.

Overdrive

An audio library catalogue which is powered by ‘Overdrive’ which allows members to search/browse all titles with ease.

Members can loan audio books for a period of two weeks and these can be download or listened to online at leisure.

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How to Guides

If you are unsure how to access our catalogues, please download one of the four how to guides via the links below. If you are not yet a member of SALB, please first register here.

  • How to use VIOPAC to download audiobooks on a Windows computer (updated 14 March 2023)
  • How to use Libby App to download audiobooks on a Android phone (updated 14 March 2023)
  • How to use Envoy Connect to listen to Audiobooks (updated 14 March 2023)
  • How to use PressReader App to read magazines and newspapers on a Android phone (updated 14 March 2023)
  • How to use PressReader App to read magazines and newspapers on a Windows computer (updated 14 March 2023)

Links to the Catalogues.