List of libraries in Germany

The German National Library (DNB), Leipzig

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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 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

Main article: State libraries of Germany

• 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  [ de ] (est. 1900)

See also

• Books in Germany
• List of archives in Germany
• List of libraries in Austria
• List of libraries in Belgium
• List of libraries in France
• List of libraries in the Netherlands
• List of libraries in Switzerland
• Open access in Germany to scholarly communication

References

1. "Libraries and museums - Germany".
2. "IFLA Members" (PDF), ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 2026-01-06
3. "EBLIDA Members", eblida.org, Netherlands: European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations, retrieved 2026-02-23
4. "Bibliotheken in Rheinland-Pfalz - regionalgeschichte.net". www.regionalgeschichte.net. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
5. "Über uns". Stadt Koblenz (in German). Retrieved 2021-12-09.
6. "Library Publishing Directory 2024", librarypublishing.org, US: Library Publishing Coalition, retrieved 2026-02-23
7. "List of LIBER Libraries", libereurope.eu, Netherlands: Association of European Research Libraries/LIBER Europe, retrieved 2026-02-23
8. "Institutions: Germany", europeana.eu, Netherlands: Europeana Foundation, retrieved 2026-02-23
9. "Links zu Bibliotheken in Rheinland-Pfalz". Regional Geschichte. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
10. "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   9781466552593.
• "'Oldest library in Germany' unearthed by Cologne archaeologist", BBC News, UK, 2 August 2018

in German

• "Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie  [ de ]", Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie (in German), Vittorio Klostermann  [ de ], ISSN   0044-2380 1954-

External links

• 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