Library

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  • 'Welcome Room' of Library Photo: Goethe-Institut Glasgow
  • 'Welcome Room' of Library Photo: Goethe-Institut Glasgow
  • 'Welcome Room' of Library Photo: Goethe-Institut Glasgow

Opening Hours

Mon - Tue: 16:00 - 19:00
Wed - Thu: 11:00 - 19:00
Sat: 09:30 – 13:30
May Closures:
Mon 6th, Sat 25th & Mon 27th

Contact

Goethe-Institut Glasgow
3 Park Circus
Glasgow G3 6AX
Tel. + 44 141 3322555
library-glasgow@goethe.de

What we offer

Lending

The library is open to the public and use of books and media in the library is free of charge.

Library Catalogue

Search our catalogue for an up-to-date and representative selection of media in German language and in translation, reflecting trends and current topics in Germany.

eLibrary

The eLibrary is a digital service offered by the Goethe-Institut libraries in the UK allowing you to borrow digital media.

Meeting Point for Translators

A regular opportunity for literary translators to discuss practical and theoretical joys and issues related to their work. Free Admission!

Meet and Practice

Various free events around the topics of German language and culture take place at the Institute on a regular basis. Enhance your knowledge of Germany! All welcome.

Translation funding

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

Latest news

German Books in Translation © Goethe-Institut Glasgow

Book Blog: Literary Tastings

Putting German books in translation alongside recent UK book trends.

The Leipzig Book Fair attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Photo (detail): © picture alliance/dpa-Zentralbild/Sebastian Willnow

Leipzig Book Fair
 The book fair – a piece of German history

Every year, the Leipzig Book Fair is the first major get together of the book and media sector in Germany. Backed by centuries of tradition, publishers trot out their new crop of spring books to enthusiastic readers every March.
 

New Books in German

New Books in German

Reviews of new German-language titles - a selection from Austria, Germany and Switzerland.