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World Braille Day 2020

The BA Taha Hussein Library organizes an exhibition to celebrate the World Braille Day on Monday 6 January 2020, in the main library entrance The exhibition will include a collection of braille books, periodicals, and some braille writing tools. For the first time, one of the patrons of Taha ...

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“DAISY: Opening the Door to the World of Reading” Seminar

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Information Services Department, in cooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), organizes a seminar entitled “DAISY: Opening the Door to the World of Reading” on Monday, 9 December 2019, at 1:00 pm, in the BACC Delegates Hall. The seminar ...

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The Taha Hussein Library Monthly Programs

Being the first digital library of its kind in Egypt, the Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired organizes special monthly programs to enhance the research and reading skills of blind and visually impaired adults and children, and also provides services for sighted people. The ...

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“The World of Archaeology” Workshop at the BA

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum, affiliated to the Cultural Outreach Sector– in collaboration with the Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired – organizes a mid-year-vacation workshop for blind and visually impaired children entitled “The World of Archaeology” on 28 ...

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The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Celebrates the White Cane Safety Day

The BA Taha Hussein Library for the Visually Impaired, in cooperation with Hans Seidel Foundation, organizes the International White Cane Safety Day, on Wednesday, 6 November 2019 at 10.00 am. This celebration comes as part of the cultural and enlightening role of the BA towards various segments of ...

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