Lending

In our library you will find books, magazines, films, music, apps and games in German. Our translated titles also offer non-German readers the opportunity to find out about literature, culture, society, politics and current affairs in Germany. Another focus is our collection of German as a foreign language.
 

Registration and library membership

The library is open to the public and the use of books and media is free of charge. A valid user card is required to borrow media. You must register in person at the library or online.

Registration is possible via our online form. Please fill in the form to enter the most important data for your registration and confirm your e-mail address. Then come to our library within 28 days to complete your registration. You will need an identity card. You can also fill out a printed registration form during our consultation hours.

Registrations, membership renewals and fee payments can only be completed during consultation hours.

Library membership free for all.

Registration for a child under 12 years of age is made under the name and responsibility of one of their parents, who is responsible for the child's subscription privileges.

You can browse our library's online catalog (OPAC) around the clock and get an overview of the books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and electronic resources in our collection.

If you are a library member, you can create your own user account in the online catalog (OPAC). The personalized use of the OPAC offers you the following advantages:
  •     Display of the media you have borrowed, including due date
  •     Extension of the loan period of your media
  •      Insight into outstanding and paid fees
  •     Transmission of acquisition suggestions for the library's media stock
  •     Commenting on media
  •     Overview of the media you have borrowed in the past

Would you like to create an online user account? Here you will find further information and the registration form.

Borrowing conditions

In our Media Lounge, you'll find an up-to-date selection of printed and audiovisual media in German and English to keep you informed about the latest trends and current issues. Our collection specializes in the following subjects: literature, German learning, Children- and Youth, Art, Arthistory, Photoraphy, Film, Theater, Comics, Music and Architecture. 

A maximum of 10 items can be borrowed.
The loan period is 4 weeks.

Renewals

Extension of the loan period is possible. Media can be extended twice for a further 4 weeks if they are not reserved.
 

Borrowed titles can be reserved online in the OPAC, on site or by email.

We will notify you when they arrive. Reserved media will be held for you for one week.

Items can be returned during the library's opening hours.

Please treat all media with care and do not make any underlining or entries in the books. The borrower is liable for any damage or loss. Borrowers are responsible for compliance with copyright regulations.

Onleihe

Would you like to read German-language e-books and newspapers, listen to audio books, watch films online or search for materials for learners of German? Install the Onleihe app on your smartphone.

Would you like to read German-language e-books and newspapers, listen to audio books, watch films online or search for materials for learners of German? Install the Onleihe app on your smartphone.

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