Library
 New York

GINY Library © Daniel Albanese

In our library you'll find the only collection of its kind in the US, offering German-language books and media that inform about current trends and contemporary themes from Germany.

The library remains closed until further notice.

All materials currently out on loan will be automatically renewed. All expiring library memberships will also be automatically renewed.Please check our homepage or social media channels for up-to-date information. You can best reach us at library-newyork@goethe.de.

Should you wish to return borrowed items, this is currently only possible via mail. Please address all book returns to: Goethe-Institut New York Library, 30 Irving Place, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10003.

 

What we offer

Lending Service

Our library is open to the public and the use of books and media are free of charge. Membership is required for borrowing privileges. Library members may register for a personalized account in order to renew borrowed media via the Online Catalog.

eLibrary

The eLibrary is the free, virtual library of the Goethe-Institut. Once you've registered, this service allows you to borrow digital media -- such as ebooks, audio and video files, and electronic newspapers and magazines -- for a predetermined period of time, by downloading them either directly onto your device or via app.

Information Service

We're here to answer your questions relating to German language and culture.

Translation Prizes

Gutekunst Prize © Moa Karlberg

Gutekunst Prize of the Friends of Goethe New York

In 2010, the Goethe-Institut New York received a generous donation in memory of Frederick and Grace Gutekunst. A prize was created to identify outstanding young translators of German literature into English and assist them in establishing contact with the translation and publishing communities.

Photo: Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach Photo: Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach

Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize

The annual Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize is awarded each spring to honor an outstanding literary translation from German into English published in the USA the previous year. The translator of the winning translation will receive US $10,000.

Translation Grant Program

The Goethe-Institut’s translation grant program supports non-German publishers in publishing German-language literature, with the aim of making works accessible to non-German speaking readers.