German Libraries: A Portrait - Berlin

Anton Saefkow Library in Berlin is “Library of the Year 2011”: because it plays a central role in the local community as a place where people of all ages and ethnic origins are welcome.More ...

The Bundestag library provides German Members of Parliament with up-to-date literature and information at a place steeped in history.More ...

In the Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Center, the Humboldt University of Berlin has the first central library in its history – and one that is being inundated by inquiring readers.More ...

With over 23.5 million media units, the Berlin State Library – Prussian Cultural Heritage is Germany’s largest general academic research library.More ...

Unlike other big cities in Germany, Berlin does not have a library system with a network of numerous branches.More ...

Since June 2006 – when a law finally came into force after a long spell in the pipeline – Germany has had a national library not only de facto but also in name.More ...