SALB Blog
SALB Commemorates Blindness Awareness Month
19 May 2022We celebrated Blind Awareness Month and Africa Month in Ezibeleni, Queenstown, with our members 18 May 2022.
SALB training - Babirwa MiniLibrary
22 April 2022Lethabo Dikgale, the Limpopo Coordinator conducted training at Babirwa MiniLibrary on 21 April 2022 in celebration of World Book and Copyright day.
SALB conducts door to door reading campaign in Kimberley
22 April 2022Bongile Matini from SALB took part in a door to door reading campaign as part of the World Book Day initiative in the Northern Cape.
SALB donates books to Retlamelang Special School in Kimberley
22 April 2022As part of the World book and Copyright day celebrations SALB donated braille books to the Retlameleng Special School in Kimberley.
SALB celebrates World Book and Copyright Day
20 April 2022As a build up of World Book and Copyright Day celebrations a creative writer's workshop in Northern Cape is taking place today, a collaboration between Northern Cape Department of Sport Arts and Culture, National Library of South Africa and SALB.
We would like to introduce you to a new companion, the Envoy Connect!
20 April 2022The South African Library for the Blind, has started rolling out the Envoy Connect players to our members.
SALB commemorates World book Day in Mpumalanga
25 March 2022Our Mpumalanga Coordinator Ms Shobi Mudaka recently organized an event at Klarinet Library to commemorate World Book.
SALB 191st Board Meeting
25 March 2022The 191st Meeting of the Board of the South African Library for the Blind took place on Friday, 25th March 2022 at 09h00 in Port Elizabeth
SALB speaks on the Postal Services challenges
24 March 2022It has come to our attention that the Postal Services is experiencing transport challenges and that is affecting the outgoing and incoming of books.
SALB commemorates Human Rights Day
22 March 2022Yesterday as part of Human Rights Day the President, Cyril Ramaphosa, opened a new library in Koster, the library has a Mini- Library inside and SALB representative attended and explained the services and the type of devices that we have that are used by members.
SALB commemorates Library Week 14-20 March in Bizana
21 March 2022SALB had a programme for school learners at Zamokuhle School for the Blind in Bizana
The South African Library for the Blind is celebrating Library Week with LIASA and the NLSA
15 March 2022The South African Library for the Blind is celebrating Library Week with LIASA and the NLSA. 14 - 20 March 2022
Pressreader is offered for all members! Free of Charge!
04 February 2022Members now have access to Pressreader which offers access to thousands of titles
Mr Xolisa Yekani is welcomed as the Chair of the SALB Board
04 February 2022Mr Xolisa Yekani has officially been appointed as the Chairperson of the SALB Board, effective until September 2022.
Opening Message from the CEO - January 2022
13 January 2022Message from the CEO
Message from Acting Board Chairperson Xolisa Yekani
13 December 2021Message from Acting Board Chairperson Xolisa Yekani
A Festive Season MESSAGE FROM THE CEO
13 December 2021A Festive Season MESSAGE FROM THE CEO
Service Interruption 4 and 5 November
02 November 2021Electricity supply will be cut off at the Library during Thursday the 4th and Friday the 5th of November to allow the contractor who is doing on-going renovations at SALB to move the genset and complete all the required electrical connections relating to these changes.
SALB is looking for volunteers for the Mdantsane Studio
11 October 2021SALB is looking for people who are fluent in isiXhosa who can narrate books into audio for members at the Mdantsane studio in East London.
SALB introduces Pressreader catalogue for members!
11 October 2021