Library

Diverse. Open to all.

Our library is a place for everyone who wants to read, find out about Germany and German culture, get inspired and meet people.

Lending

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Search for books or other items in the catalogue

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23. - 24.03.2026 Temporary Closure

To accommodate the German exams, the library of the Goethe-Institut Hanoi will be temporarily closed on March 23 and 24, 2026.
We will resume normal operation on March 25, 2026.

Lending books and media

In the library

Lending

The library is open to the public. A reading card is required to use and borrow books and media in the library.

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Digital library

Onleihe

More than 35,000 German language media are available for downloading from our Onleihe.
Free. Anytime. Anywhere

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BibToGo

The library app "BibToGo" from the Goethe-Institut.

The library app "BibToGo" from the Goethe-Institut. Your personal library account, with which you have access to our media and services at any time.

Your personal library account, with which you have access to our media and services at any time.

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Online films

Streaming tipps

We have compiled a fantastic selection of German films and series for you to enjoy that are currently available in the media libraries of the public broadcasters and on various streaming services in Germany.

© Goethe-Institut / Tobias Schrank © Goethe-Institut / Tobias Schrank
Translation funding

German-language literature in Vietnamese translation

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

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Series of articles

Future Libraries

Libraries lead us through a flood of analogue and digital information, can be a platform for exchange, space for encounters or social anchors in the city.

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