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Diverse. Open to all.

In the library you will find a selection of media in German and in translation: books, magazines, films, music and games. Get inspired, find out about current topics and trends, and get to know Germany.

Bibliothek Zeitschriften/Leseraum im Goethe-Institut Montreal © Jean Guy Lambert

One feels in the library as in the presence of a great capital that silently produces unpredictable interest.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Driven by curiosity and the lust for life, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s body of work encompassed a wide range of topics. Photo (detail): © picture alliance/akg-images

Borrowing books and media

Book of the week Penelopes Sch( )iff

Every week, we present a book from our collection that we find particulary interesting, exciting, educational, or otherwise worth reading. This week, related to International Women's Day:

Ulrike Draesner: "Penelopes Sch( )iff" (Penguin Verlag, 2025)

The Odyssey retold as the story of its overlooked heroines.
How can one do justice to the greatest myth in Western cultural history? You pack it into a pickle jar—after all, it has to be transported.

At least, that's what Penelope and her companions do when Ulrike Draesner sends them out to sea to give the world an alternative narrative to the patriarchal original.

Ulrike Draesner. Penelopes Sch()iff © Penguin Verlag, Shutterstock

Search for books and media in the catalog

BibToGo

BibToGo

The "BibToGo" library app from the Goethe-Institut.

The "BibToGo" library app from the Goethe-Institut. Your personal library account, which gives you access to our media and services at any time.

APP – BibToGo

Your personal library account, which gives you access to our media and services at any time.

APP – BibToGo

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Reading made easy

When "easy reading texts" are too easy: For learners of German from levels B2 and C1, we recommend e-books from our digital library, the Onleihe.

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Until March 22 2026:
Mon:
5:30 - 8:30 pm
Tue:
2 - 8:30 pm
Wed:
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Thur:
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Fri:
4:30 - 7:30 pm
Sat:
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March 23 to 29 2026:
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Fri:
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Sat:
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Address

In the form of a local corporation
1626 boul. St-Laurent
Bureau 100
Montreal H2X 2T1
Kanada

Contact

Tel.

+1 514 4990159 105

Email

bibliothek-montreal@goethe.de

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Further reading on literature

  • Video & Literature

    Booktubing

    BookTube is a portemanteau of Book and YouTube and refers to book-related videos on the YouTube platform. Contemporary literature from our library, presented in an entertaining video format.

    Booktube © Pixabay © Pixabay

  • Focus

    Current Literature in Germany

    The literary scene in Germany is as diverse and colorful as the population. Be it groups of young writers or magazines in very small, self-published editions, find out more about exciting things from the German literary scene!

    Fliegende Seiten © Shutterstock © Shutterstock

  • Focus

    Literature for Young Readers

    Reading promotes development, expands both language vocabulary and horizons, and stimulates the imagination. It helps to understand others and discover new worlds. On this page, we present great new publications for young readers from the German-speaking world.

    Junge Lesende © Oriol San Julian at Shutterstock © Oriol San Julian at Shutterstock

Our services

  • Translation grant program

    Our translation funding programme supports the publication of books by German authors in another language.

    Goethe-Institut Translation Grant Program Photo: Goethe-Institut/Loredana La Rocca Photo: Goethe-Institut/Loredana La Rocca

  • Service for librarians

    Events, specialist information and cooperation services for librarians.

    Annual Report Photo: Goethe-Institut/Bettina Siegwart Photo: Goethe-Institut/Bettina Siegwart

Services and activities

  • DaF-Information Center

    German teachers can borrow books and audio-visual media from the DaF-Information Center Montréal a dedicated section in the Library. 

    Counseling and service Photo: Goethe-Institut/Sonja Tobias Photo: Goethe-Institut/Sonja Tobias

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