The Norwegian Library of Talking Books and Braille is a library

Library

In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...

 organization based in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, Norway.

It was established in 1989 when the state took over library responsibilities from the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted. It collects braille

Braille

The Braille system is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write, and was the first digital form of writing.Braille was devised in 1825 by Louis Braille, a blind Frenchman. Each Braille character, or cell, is made up of six dot positions, arranged in a rectangle containing two...

 and talking books, mostly in the DAISY

DAISY Digital Talking Book

DAISY is a standard for digital talking books. DAISY books are typically used by people have "print disabilities," including blindness, impaired vision, dyslexia...

 format. The organization is situated in Oslo, at Solli plass.
The board of directors elected in 2008 consists of Åge Nigardsøy

Åge Nigardsøy

Åge Johan Nigardsøy was a Norwegian organizational leader and disability rights activist.He was born in Bremanger, and moved to Trondheim after school. He was hired in the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted, running a local radio station in Trondheim. He became active in the...

 (died 2008, replaced by Elisabeth Bratland), Gunnar Haugsveen, Siri Bjerkestrand, Pål Hals, Fred-Arne Ødegaard, Lisbeth Tangen, Tone Eli Moseid and Helena Kettner Rudberg. The Director is Øyvind Engh.