Library

Restricted access to the library

Dear library users*,
Due to renovation work the library of the Goethe-Institut Kamerun reopens to you in a different location from 29th July 2024 for use restricted to loans (to be pre-registered online). You can now find us on the second floor of the SIKABAT building, opposite the Ecole Publique Bastos, with new opening hours (Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm)

You can:
- pre-register a book loan online and collect the document within 2 days.
- or place a hold on a borrowed document, which will be made available to you as soon as it is returned.

- or take out a subscription by visiting us during opening hours.

The information service is available again.

If you have any questions about the library, please contact us at Bibliothek-Yaounde@goethe.de  or by WhatsApp on 681 55 31 79 (no calls please).
 


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Contact

Tel. +237 655 498 869

Bibliothek-Yaounde@goethe.de

Address

Rue Joseph Mballa Eloumden (Rue 1.077)
P.O. Box 1067 Yaounde
Cameroon

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

Saturday to Sunday Closed

Our offer

Translation programme

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

Service for librarians

Events, specialised information and cooperation services for librarians.

Service für Bibliothekare Goethe-Institut Kamerun © Bernhard Ludewig / Goethe-Institut © Bernhard Ludewig / Goethe-Institut

BibToGo

How about having all services of our library at your fingertips, anytime and anywhere? This is now possible with our digital membership app BibToGo!

BibToGo: Libary - App © Goethe-Institut Indonesien © Goethe-Institut Indonesien

Our projects

L’aprèm’ du livre

L'aprèm' du livre is the monthly book presentation organised by the Goethe-Institut Cameroon.It enables authors to present their works to a broad public and to enter dialogue with the audience.

aprempetitest2 ©Goethe-Institut Kamerun ©Goethe-Institut Kamerun

Studying in Germany: How-to videos

Yulu is a young high school graduate who would like to study in Germany. To find out more, he researched online to find out how to go about it. Among other information channels, he takes part in one of the many online information sessions offered by German universities.
 

viedoexpl695 ©Goethe-Institut Kamerun ©Goethe-Institut Kamerun

Comic art

AFRICOMICS

Artists from 14 African countries meet in workshops and create a new (comic) world together! Discover new perspectives, learn more about African comic art in videos and follow the creation of new stories!
 

Africomics © Mosab Zakaria © Mosab Zakaria

Artificial Intelligence

Diversity and AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not neutral. The way robots are built, trained and used has a great impact on our daily life and society.

 Goethe-Institut Robot in Residence in Yaounde © Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut

Cameroon-German History

Between 1884 and 1916 the territories of Cameroon were part of the German Colonial Empire.
The Goethe-Institut Kamerun supports acitivities that help to bring more light into this episode of common history.

Kamerunisch-deutsche Geschichte © Goethe-Institut Kamerun © Goethe-Institut Kamerun

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