List of libraries in Germany
This is a list of libraries in the Federal Republic of Germany. There is a much more extensive list available on the German Wikipedia. There are about 6,313 public libraries in Germany.[1]
National Libraries
- German National Library (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek; incl. Collection of German Prints (Sammlung Deutscher Drucke)), Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig
- German National Library of Economics (Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften), Kiel and Hamburg
- German National Library of Medicine (Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Medizin), Cologne
- German National Library of Science and Technology (Technische Informationsbibliothek), Hanover
State and regional libraries
- Baden State Library (Badische Landesbibliothek), Karlsruhe
- Bamberg State Library (Staatsbibliothek Bamberg), Bamberg
- Bavarian State Library (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek), Munich[2]
- Berlin State Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin), Berlin[3]
- Berlin Central and Regional Library, the library for the city and state of Berlin
- Darmstadt University and State Library (Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt), Darmstadt
- Düsseldorf University and State Library (Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf
- Göttingen State and University Library (Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen), Göttingen
- Prussian Heritage Image Archive (Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz), Berlin
- Saarland University and State Library (Saarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek), Saarland[4]
- Saxon State Library (Sächsische Landesbibliothek), Dresden
- Württemberg State Library (Württembergische Landesbibliothek), Stuttgart
City libraries
- Braunschweig Public Library (Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig), Braunschweig
- Cologne Public Library (StadtBibliothek Köln), Cologne
- Stuttgart Public Library (Stadtbücherei Stuttgart), Stuttgart
- Berlin City Library (Stadtbibliothek Berlin), Berlin
List of City Libraries in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Koblenz City Library (Stadtbibliothek Koblenz), Koblenz[5]
- Central Library (Zentralbibliothek Koblenz)
- Koblenz-Horchheim District Library (Stadtteilbücherei Horchheim)
- Koblenz-Karthause District Library (Stadtteilbücherei Karthause)
- Koblenz-Pfaffendorfer-Höhe District Library (Stadtteilbücherei Pfaffendorfer-Höhe)
- Ludwigshafen City Library (Stadtbibliothek Ludwigshafen), Ludwigshafen
- Mainz City Library (Stadtbibliothek Mainz), Mainz
- Trier Public Library (Stadtbibliothek Trier), Trier
- Worms City Library (Stadtbibliothek Worms), Worms[4]
Specialized libraries
- American Memorial Library (Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek), Berlin
- Berlin Art Library (Kunstbibliothek Berlin), part of the Berlin State Museums
- Deutsche Fotothek, a picture library in Dresden, Saxony
- Duchess Anna Amalia Library, Weimar, Thuringia
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek, Hanover
- German Esperanto Library, Aalen, Baden-Württemberg
- German Central Library for the Blind (Deutsche Zentralbücherei für Blinde), Leipzig
- Herzog August Library, Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony
- Library of Friedrich Nietzsche (Nietzsche-Archiv), Weimar, Thuringia
- Lippe State Library, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Monacensia, Munich, Bavaria
- Phantastische Bibliothek Wetzlar, Wetzlar, Hesse
- Philatelic Library Hamburg (Philatelistische Bibliothek), Hamburg
- UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Library, Hamburg
- Virtual Library of Musicology (Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Musikwissenschaft), Munich, Bavaria
- West German Library for the Blind (Westdeutsche Blindenhörbücherei), Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Zeno.org, a German digital library
University libraries
- Augsburg University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Augsburg), Augsburg
- Bamberg University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg), Bamberg[6]
- Bonn University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Bonn), Bonn
- Braunschweig University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Braunschweig), Braunschweig
- Darmstadt University and State Library (Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt), Darmstadt
- Düsseldorf University and State Library (Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf
- Frankfurt University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main), Frankfurt
- Freiburg University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg), Freiburg
- Göttingen State and University Library (Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen), Göttingen
- Greifswald University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Greifswald), Greifswald
- Heidelberg University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg), Heidelberg[7]
- Hamburg University Library (Universitätsbibliothek der Universität Hamburg), Hamburg[8]
- Hanover University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Hannover), Hannover
- Kaiserlautern University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Kaiserlautern), Kaiserlautern[4]
- KIT Library (Universitätsbibliothek Karlsruhe), Karlsruhe
- Kassel University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Kassel), Kassel
- Koblenz-Landau University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Koblenz-Landau), Koblenz and Landau[4]
- Leipzig University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig), Leipzig
- Ludwigshafen University Library (Hochschulbibliothek Ludwigshafen), Ludwigshafen
- Mainz University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Mainz), Mainz[9]
- Mannheim University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim), Mannheim
- Philological Library (Philologische Bibliothek) of the Free University of Berlin
- Potsdam University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Potsdam), Potsdam
- PsyDok, a digital Psychology library supported by Saarland University, Saarland
- Saarland University and State Library (Saarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek), Saarland[4]
- Stuttgart University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Stuttgart), Stuttgart
- Tübingen University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen), Tübingen
- Ulm University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Ulm), Ulm
- Wuppertal University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Wuppertal), Wuppertal
German libraries abroad
- Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Florence, Italy
- Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History, Rome, Italy
- German Historical Institute Library, Rome, Italy
- German Historical Institute Library, Paris, France
- German Historical Institute Library, London, England
- German Historical Institute Library, Washington, D.C., USA
- German Historical Institute Library, Warsaw, Poland
- German Historical Institute Library, Moscow, Russia
- Goethe-Institut libraries (95 locations)[10]
Former libraries in Germany
- Bibliotheca Palatina, the most important library of the German Renaissance, Heidelberg
- Berlin Singakademie Library, looted in 1945 and as of 2000 temporarily housed at the Berlin State Library
- Königsberg Public Library in Königsberg, East Prussia
- Königsberg State and University Library in Königsberg, East Prussia
Library associations
- International Association of Technological University Libraries, Düsseldorf
- Verein Deutscher Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare (est. 1900)
See also
- Books in Germany
- List of archives in Germany
- List of libraries in Hamburg
- Open access in Germany to scholarly communication
- Adjacent countries
References
- ^ "Libraries and museums – Germany".
- ^ "IFLA Members" (PDF), ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 2026-01-06
- ^ "EBLIDA Members", eblida.org, Netherlands: European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations, retrieved 2026-02-23
- ^ a b c d e "Bibliotheken in Rheinland-Pfalz - regionalgeschichte.net". www.regionalgeschichte.net. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "Über uns". Stadt Koblenz (in German). Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "Library Publishing Directory 2024", librarypublishing.org, US: Library Publishing Coalition, retrieved 2026-02-23
- ^ "List of LIBER Libraries", libereurope.eu, Netherlands: Association of European Research Libraries/LIBER Europe, retrieved 2026-02-23
- ^ "Institutions: Germany", europeana.eu, Netherlands: Europeana Foundation, retrieved 2026-02-23
- ^ "Links zu Bibliotheken in Rheinland-Pfalz". Regional Geschichte. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "The libraries of the Goethe-Institut". goethe.de. Goethe-Institut. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
Further reading
- in English
- Edward Edwards (1859), Memoirs of Libraries: Including a Handbook of Library Economy, vol. 2, London: Trübner & Co., pp. 383–491 – via HathiTrust. (Includes several chapters about Germany)
- Peter Vodose (2001). "Library History in Germany: A Progress Report". Library History. 17 (2). UK. doi:10.1179/lib.2001.17.2.119.
- Claudia Lux (2016). "Germany". Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (4th ed.). US. ISBN 978-1-4665-5259-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "'Oldest library in Germany' unearthed by Cologne archaeologist", BBC News, UK, 2 August 2018
- in German
- "Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie", Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie (in German), Vittorio Klostermann, ISSN 0044-2380 1954-
External links
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- Bibliotheken in Deutschland (in German)
- List of Libraries in Germany
- Dossier Goethe-Institut "Deutsche Bibliotheken im Porträt" (in German)
- "Library Map of the World: Germany", ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions