Our library is a public space for anyone who wants to read, work, listen to music or just take a coffee break in an oasis of calm. Visit us and explore the culture of today's Germany. A colourful place where Europe and the rest of the world come together.
The Coding & German course is a co-operation between the library and the language course department. The project teaches children and young people basic programming skills and improves their German language skills at the same time - an ideal combination for the digital future.
The Onleihe is Goethe-Institut’s digital library (eLibrary). About 20,000 German language eBooks, audio books, movies, materials for German language learners, magazines and newspapers are available for downloading from the Onleihe.
This Open Access search gives you access to around three million freely accessible scientific online publications in various languages, mainly German and English, but also other languages.
For those needing a desk to work or study, the library offers a variety of settings, some with iPads. Experiment with our interactive artwork: Seat #12.
German as a foreign language is a focus point of our collection. Goethe-Institut language students, German teachers and A-level students will find a wide choice of materials on offer.
Non-German speakers might be surprised to hear that the library has a wide choice of English language materials. From German novels in translation to subtitled films, we hope to cater for your interests.
A robot as a librarian? Learn more about our media collection, get some special recommendations and experience what talking to a humanoid machine feels like.