In our library you will find a wide variety of print and audiovisual material on different Germany-related topics. Our media cover cultural and social interests as well as German literature and material to learn and practice German. Most of our DVDs and videos have English subtitles and we offer English translations of German books to cater for the non-German speaking clients, interested in German/Germany.
Among others we offer:
- German literature (novels, short stories, etc.)
- English translations of German authors
- Reference material and encyclopaedias
- Media on German culture and society
- German language study material
- German newspapers and magazines
- Music CDs and audio books
- DVDs and Videos - fiction and documentaries
- Books, CDs, DVDs and magazines for children and youths
- PCs and Internet-access
- Access to online-databases and electronic newspapers
Our core focus areas are German as a foreign language, German literature, and the Arts in Germany. Within our fiction section, we offer a comprehensive collection of Africa-related literature by German authors. On this topic, we maintain an extensive website:
Writing about Africa
Most books and all other media can be taken out or read, watched or listened to in our library.
The online library catalogue records the library's holdings; these can be searched for according to title, author, keywords, etc. here:
Catalogue of the Library of the Goethe-Institut
in Johannesburg
Please also take note of our offer to order media which do not form part of our holdings via the South African interlending system:
Interlibrary loans
If you would like to make suggestions concerning our holdings, you will find the corresponding form below:
New media request Form
If you would like to make suggestions concerning our library offers or service, please make use of the following form:
Feedback Form
