Library

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 Widerstand.

Every week we present a book from our collection that we find particularly interesting, exciting, instructive or otherwise particularly worth reading. This week:

Niels Schröder: "Widerstand. Tony Sender, Julius Leber, Theodor Haubach - Im Kampf für Freiheit und gegen Diktatur" (BeBra Verlag, Berlin: 2024)

Tony Sender, Julius Leber and Theodor Haubach were among the most consistent defenders of democracy in the Weimar Republic. Tony Sender had to go into exile after Hitler came to power. Julius Leber and Theodor Haubach remained in Germany and campaigned against National Socialism to the very end. The graphic novel interweaves these three rebellious lives and tells of the courageous fight for freedom and the resistance of the Social Democrats and the banner of the "Reich" in black-red-gold.

Widerstand. Im Kampf für Freiheit und gegen Diktatur. © BeBra Verlag/Das Bundesarchiv/Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung

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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Opening hours

Mon, Fri 5 - 8 pm

Tue, Wed, Thur 2 - 8 pm

Sam 9:30 am - 1:30 pm

Address

1626 boul. St-Laurent
Bureau 100
Montreal H2X 2T1
Kanada
Goethe-Institut Montreal © Jean-Guy Lambert

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

European Literature in Canada

Readings at festivals and discussions as part of an European reader circle

Lisez l'Europe © Lisez l'Europe © Lisez l'Europe

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