List of libraries in Germany

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This is a list of libraries in the Federal Republic of Germany. There is a much more extensive list available on the German Misplaced Pages. There are about 6,313 public libraries in Germany.

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

Main article: State libraries of Germany

Baden State Library (Badische Landesbibliothek), Karlsruhe
Bamberg State Library (Staatsbibliothek Bamberg), Bamberg
Bavarian State Library (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek), Munich
Berlin State Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin), Berlin
Berlin Central and Regional Library, the library for the city and state of Berlin
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
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
- 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

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
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
Hamburg University Library (Universitätsbibliothek der Universität Hamburg), Hamburg
Hanover University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Hannover), Hannover
Kaiserlautern University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Kaiserlautern), Kaiserlautern
KIT Library (Universitätsbibliothek Karlsruhe), Karlsruhe
Kassel University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Kassel), Kassel
Koblenz-Landau University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Koblenz-Landau), Koblenz and Landau
Leipzig University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig), Leipzig
Ludwigshafen University Library (Hochschulbibliothek Ludwigshafen), Ludwigshafen
Mainz University Library (Universitätsbibliothek Mainz), Mainz
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
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

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

References

"Libraries and museums - Germany".
^ "Bibliotheken in Rheinland-Pfalz - regionalgeschichte.net". www.regionalgeschichte.net. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
"Über uns". Stadt Koblenz (in German). Retrieved 2021-12-09.
"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.

External links

Bibliotheken in Deutschland (in German)
List of Libraries in Germany
Dossier Goethe-Institut "Deutsche Bibliotheken im Porträt" (in German)

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