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.
Every week, we present a book from our collection that we find particularly interesting, exciting, educational, or otherwise worth reading. This week a children's book:
Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? Band 48: "Wir erforschen die Nacht" (Ravensburger, Ravensburg 2021)
Why does it get dark in the evening? Why is sleep important? Why do we celebrate certain nights? This book sheds light on the darkness and answers children's questions about the night. With the help of flaps, children can go on their own nighttime exploration tour: they discover what glitters in the sky...
The series Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? (Why? Why? Why?) is one of the most popular and successful German children's book series. In an amusing way, all kinds of phenomena from nature and society are examined and explained in a child-friendly way – from ants to brushing your teeth.
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.
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!
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.