German Libraries: A Portrait - Bavaria

Würzburg Public Library, exterior view, copyright: Stadtbücherei Würzburg

Spookily Good – The Würzburg Public Library

Innovative ideas, a high degree of flexibility and great dedication on the part of the staff make the Würzburg Public Library one of Germany’s most modern public libraries.More ...
Exterior view, Bavarian State Library, Munich; Copyright: Verena Hütter

“Parzival” as an App – The Bavarian State Library in Munich

The Bavarian State Library houses precious manuscripts and incunabula from all over the world. Scanning robots assist in the library’s project of digitising its enormous collections.More ...
Internationale Jugendbibliothek München

A castle full of books – the International Youth Library in Munich

The International Youth Library is the largest library of its kind anywhere in the world. Children’s and young people’s literature from around the world is collected in Blutenburg Castle in the west of Munich.More ...
Cop: Münchner Stadtbibliothek/Foto: Michael Nagy

A Wide Network Offering a Great Deal of Service – Munich City Library

Munich City Library, the largest municipal library system in Germany, records more than 18,600 visitors every day – and as such is more intensively used than any other cultural institution in the Bavarian capital.More ...
Copyright: Stadtbibliothek Rosenheim

The Rosenheim Public Library

Lying at the heart of the community, Rosenheim's public library (Stadtbibliothek am Salzstadel) is also a centre of the cultural life of the small Upper Bavarian town.More ...

Weblog: Librarian in Residence

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Text and the City

Expand your concept of beauty by reading our new collection of literary extracts inspired by the Ruhr Metropolis in Germany.