Nota (library)
Danish library for those with print disabilities
Nota, or the Danish Library and Expertise Center for people with print disabilities (Danish: Nationalbibliotek for mennesker med læsevanskeligheder), is a state-run library under the Danish Ministry of Culture that produces audiobooks, e-books and Braille books for people who cannot read ordinary printed text. The organization is headquartered in Nakskov, Denmark.
History
The Danish Print Shop and Library for the Blind was founded in 1924 (Danish: Statens Trykkeri og Bibliotek for Blinde) as a department of the Danish Royal Institute for the Blind. The library was later to become part of the Ministry of Culture in 1985. Changes took place at that time, with trained librarians being hired. Over time, the organization's focus shifted from printing material for the blind and visually impaired to becoming a library. In 2009, the library changed its name from Danmarks Blindebibliotek ('the Danish Library for the Blind') to Nota as it aims to provide resources not only for the blind and visually impaired, but also those with reading disabilities.
Online library
Nota's online library has over 50,000 e-books, audiobooks, and Braille books. Nota members can also play audiobooks directly from Nota's player on their computer, mobile phone, or tablet. Local newspapers and national newspapers are also available in an accessible format.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q12329322. VIAF identifies the subject as 263557133. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1924, 1985 and 2009.
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This entry incorporates text from “Nota (library)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.