German Libraries: A Portrait - North Rhine-Westphalia

German National Library of Medicine in Cologne, Copyright: Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Medizin

The Rhineland Giant – The German National Library of Medicine

The German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED) provides scientists, students and medical professionals with information in the fields of medicine, health, nutrition, the environment and agriculture.More ...
Entrance to the Cologne Municipal Library headquarters; Copyright: Sabine Tenta

Cologne: Service Point Municipal Library

Neither the city zoo nor the football club 1. FC are the really big hits with the public. It’s the Municipal Library! The library is counting on youthful energy both among visitors and employees to keep things that way.More ...
Entrance of the Information Center at the Museum of History; © Südpol Redaktionsbüro/S. Tenta

The Press in the German Democratic Republic - Library for the History of the GDR

The Library for the History of the GDR is one of the most comprehensive libraries on the division of Germany. Among its treasures is a considerable newspaper and magazine archive.More ...
Magazine of the West German Audio Library for the Blind; © Westdeutsche Blindenhörbücherei

The Audible Gate to the World: The West German Audio Book Library for the Blind

For many blind and visually impaired people, this means the possibility of taking part in the world. The participation is made possible by, among others, the West German Audio Book Library for the Blind.More ...
Gerhard Peschers; Copyright: Herr Wölk

Prison libraries – the road to reason

Gerhard Peschers works at Münster Prison running the prison library, which has been voted Library of the Year 2007. We talked to him about prison libraries in Germany.More ...
© Stadtbüchereien Hamm

Spreading the Joy of Reading – Hamm Municipal Libraries Voted "Library of the Year 2005"

On 24 October, aka International School Library Day, Germany’s one-and-only national library award was officially presented for the sixth time.More ...
Copyright: Herby Sachs / version - The Director of Germania Judaica, Mrs. Dr. Annette Haller

Literature on the History of the German-Speaking Jewry: Germania Judaica in Cologne

Germania Judaica was founded with a view to combating anti-Semitism by disseminating information about Jewish religion and culture. This makes it a specialized library, to be sure, but it is by no means intended only for specialists.More ...
Reading Ruler Copyright: colourbox.com

"Shock your Teachers – Read a Book!": Brilon Municipal Library as an Out-of-School Learning Location

Reading Ruler, Picture-Book Cinema, Library Licence, Summer Reading Club: these are just some of the numerous programmes offered by Brilon Municipal Library to encourage reading.More ...

Weblog: Librarian in Residence

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Impressions, ideas and insights from the library scene in New York and beyond

Text and the City

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