Dates of publication and update

Website publication date:  2015-01-01 .

Last major update date:  2020-01-27 .

Status in terms of compliance with the Act

The website is partially compliant with the Act on Digital Accessibility of Public Entities' Websites and Mobile Applications due to the inconsistencies listed below.  Work is currently underway to adapt the website to legal requirements. We declare that the website will soon meet accessibility requirements.

Content unavailable:

• missing alternative descriptions and titles for some photos and images
• some PDF documents are not read correctly by programs for the visually impaired
• some hyperlinks do not have titles assigned

Date of preparation of the Declaration and method of assessing digital accessibility

The statement was prepared on:  2020-03-31 .

Date of last declaration review: 2024-03-27

The declaration was prepared on the basis of a self-assessment conducted by the institution.

Keyboard shortcuts

Internet browsers allow you to enlarge a website using keyboard shortcuts or appropriate settings. This is especially helpful for people with visual impairments. If you want to learn how to easily enlarge or reduce the content displayed on the screen, go to the page:  Enlarging and reducing pages in Windows.

Feedback and contact details

The library has established an accessibility team consisting of: Katarzyna Samojluk (accessibility coordinator), Katarzyna Zborowska, Mariusz Gabrysiak, Dagmara Batóg, Ewelina Tulko, Joanna Grzelczyk. The aim of the team is to improve the accessibility of the Tadeusz Mikulski Lower Silesian Public Library in Wrocław in the design and implementation of the cultural offer and to open it to cooperation with people with disabilities and the elderly.

In case of accessibility problems, please contact us to establish alternative possibilities. For this purpose, you can contact the accessibility coordinator  ; phone: 71 3352-244; or the secretariat

• by phone: 71 3352-204;
• in writing to the following address: Tadeusz Mikulski Lower Silesian Public Library in Wrocław, ul. Rynek 58, 50-116 Wrocław;
• via e-mail to the address: 
• in person, by reporting to the Library during office hours 8:00-15:00

Information about the procedure

Everyone has the right to submit a request to ensure the digital accessibility of a website, mobile application or any of their elements. You can also request that information be made available through an alternative means of access, for example by reading a digitally inaccessible document, describing the content of a film without audio description, etc.

The accessibility request should include:

1. applicant's contact details,
2. indicating the barrier that hinders or prevents accessibility in terms of architecture or information and communication,
3. indication of how to contact the applicant,
4. an indication of the preferred method of ensuring accessibility, if applicable.

The public entity shall ensure accessibility within the scope specified in the application without undue delay, but no later than within 14 days from the date of submission of the application. If it is not possible to meet this deadline, the entity shall notify the applicant of the reasons for the delay and indicate a new deadline no longer than 2 months from the date of submission of the application to ensure accessibility.

Where ensuring accessibility to the extent specified in the application for ensuring accessibility is impossible or significantly difficult, the public entity shall immediately notify the applicant about the impossibility of ensuring accessibility and shall provide alternative access.

In the event of failure to provide accessibility, the applicant has the right to file a complaint about the lack of accessibility. The complaint is filed with the President of the Management Board of PFRON, within 30 days, in accordance with the provisions of Article 32 of the Act on ensuring accessibility for people with special needs.

Architectural accessibility

• The building of the Tadeusz Mikulski Lower Silesian Public Library in Wrocław is partially adapted for use by people with disabilities.
• The library does not have parking. There are public parking spaces available nearby, as described below.
• You can enter with an assistance dog.
• The entrance to the building is made difficult by a step and heavy iron entrance doors opened by muscle power. Behind the entrance door there is a room (so-called vestibule) measuring 2.25 x 2.30 m, allowing for free maneuvering of a wheelchair; then a door with a small threshold and then access to the wide main hall.
• There is access to a passenger lift from the main hall. The lift travels to all floors designated for visitors. There is no voice information in the lift.
• In the hall there is a Registration Point, Bibliographic Information Point and resting places.
• The general plan of the building is located at the entrance and in the elevator. There are plans of the individual floors in the staircase. There are no typhlographic plans.
• There are no contrasting signs with room and floor numbers in the building.
• The corridors and stairs are not currently equipped with any accessibility features. The corridors on the upper floors and the stairs are carpeted.
• The building is not equipped with ramps, platforms, voice information or induction loops.
• On the ground floor there is a toilet adapted for people with disabilities.

How to find us?

The main entrance to the library is located on the northern side of the Market Square. The pavement adjacent to the buildings surrounding the Market Square (also along the front and entrance to the library) is lined with the so-called szpilkostrada. The szpilkostrada is made of granite blocks laid by hand, specially cut, with the gaps between them filled with mortar. The surface is therefore even and safe. Thanks to it, the path is accessible to people using wheelchairs, as well as parents with prams and people in high heels.  However, it should be remembered that the use of this part of the surface may be severely limited by the gardens of restaurants and pubs, the Christmas Market or other outdoor events on the Market Square.  

Cultural events and parties organised in the Market Square and near the library may generate significant noise and involve a large number of participants (crowds).

The entrance to the building is made difficult by a step and heavy iron entrance doors that are opened by muscle power. There is a bell button on the right side of the door - you can use it if you need help getting inside. Behind the entrance door there is a room (so-called vestibule) measuring 2.25 x 2.30 m, allowing for free maneuvering of a wheelchair; then a door with a small threshold and then access to the wide main hall.

Below you will find information about routes from selected points (stops, parking spaces) and links to the routes in Google Maps.

Public transport stops:

Below we have described the location of public transport stops near the library. The closest tram stop to Rynek 58 is Wita Stwosza 10009. Please note that:

• distance from the tram stop to the building: 300 m
• you have to cross the road
• there are obstacles on the road (e.g. posts, uneven pavement, badly parked cars, high curbs, narrowing of the pavement)
• intersection with a bicycle path
• partially accessible without barriers (see tram timetable)

"Wita Stwosza" stop, post 10009, trams: 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 20:  Google Maps .

• Head south on Szewska towards Wita Stwosza - 57 m, turn right onto Wita Stwosza - 90 m, then straight on to Rynek - 160 m. The destination will be on the right. 

The route from the remaining stops is described below: 

Stop "Świdnicka", post  10002,  trams:  3, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18 and buses K, 110, 245, 253, 602:  Google Maps .

• Head east on Kazimierza Wielkiego towards Świdnicka - 21 m, turn left onto Świdnicka - 190 m, turn left onto Oławska - 10 m, turn right onto Rynek - 160 m, turn left to stay on Rynek - 160 m. Your destination will be on the right. 

"Zamkowa" stop, post  10017,  trams: 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18:  Google Maps . 

• Head west on Kazimierza Wielkiego - 13 m, cross the pedestrian crossing - 37 m, turn right onto Eugeniusza Gepperta - 93 m, continue along Plac Solny - 93 m, continue straight onto Rynek - 150 m, turn right, staying on Rynek - 25 m. The destination will be on the left.

Stop "Rynek", post  10004,  trams: 3, 10, 12, 13, 18 and buses D, K, 110, 243, 245, 247, 248, 253, 255, 257, 259, 602:  Google Maps . 

• Head south on Kazimierza Wielkiego towards Święty Antoni - 84 m, Cross the pedestrian crossing, use the stairs - 260 m, Slight left onto Rynek - 150 m, Turn right, staying on Rynek - 25 m. Destination will be on the left.

Stop "Rynek", post  10006,  trams: 4, 6, 7:  Google Maps . 

• Head north on Kazimierza Wielkiego towards Ruska - 110 m, turn right onto Ruska - 38 m, continue along Białoskórnicza - 140 m, turn right onto Świętego Mikołaja - 250 m, turn slightly right onto Rynek - 37 m. Your destination will be on the left.

Stop "Uniwersytet Wrocławski", post  10015,  trams 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12: Google Maps . 

• Head southwest on Grodzka towards Most Pomorski - 57 m, turn left onto Odrzańska - 270 m, turn left onto Rynek - 38 m. Destination will be on the left. 

Parking spaces

The library does not have its own parking spaces. The nearest public parking spaces are located at Kiełbasnicza Street and Solny Square. The proposed walking routes from these locations to the library run through the dense development surrounding the market square, the surface of the streets and sidewalks is paved with cobblestones or paving slabs.

Kiełbaśnicza Street, parking lot next to the wall of St. Elizabeth's Church:  Google Maps .

• To get to the library from Kiełbaśnicza Street, head south toward Santa Claus, then turn left onto Santa Claus, then turn slightly right onto Market Square. Your destination will be on the left. 

Solny Square, parking lot next to the wall of St. Elizabeth's Church:  Google Maps .

• To get to the library from Solny Square, head north toward Ruska Street, then turn right to stay on Solny Square, then left onto the Market Square. Go straight toward the fountain. Your destination is the tenement house located on the same axis just behind it.