The Berlin Central and Regional Library (german: Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin) or ZLB is the official library of the
City and State of Berlin,
Germany
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. It was established as a Foundation by two State laws, initially in 1995 and amended in 2005, combining the following institutions:
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America Memorial Library (german: Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek), one of the largest public libraries in Berlin opened in 1954 and initially co-funded with a grant from the United States
*Berlin City Library (german: Berliner Stadtbibliothek), the municipal library of the city founded in 1901
*Berlin Senate Library (german: Senatsbibliothek Berlin), the official library of the
Berlin Senate
The Senate of Berlin (german: Berliner Senat) is the executive body governing the city of Berlin, which at the same time is a state of Germany. According to the the Senate consists of the Governing Mayor of Berlin and up to ten senators appoint ...
, founded on 22 December 1948.
*Berlin General Catalog (german: Berliner Gesamtkatalog or BGK)
In 2011 the library system had more than 3.4 million electronic and printed media.
The Foundation is a legal deposit library for all publications appearing in Berlin. The ZLB also has significant historical and estate collections, and operates the Center for Berlin Studies in Ribbeck-House. The ZLB is a member of the ''Public Libraries in Berlin (VÖBB)'' and the ''Cooperative Library Network of Berlin-Brandenburg (KOBV)''. Partner libraries are the
Centre Georges Pompidou
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in
Paris
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and the Rudomino All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature in
Moscow
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.
[Website of the ZLB]
in English, retrieved 01-Mar-2012
Locations
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Berlin-Kreuzberg
Kreuzberg () is a district of Berlin, Germany. It is part of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough located south of Mitte. During the Cold War era, it was one of the poorest areas of West Berlin, but since German reunification in 1990 it has ...
Blücherplatz 1 (America Memorial Library)
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Berlin-Mitte
Mitte () (German for "middle" or "center") is a central locality () of Berlin in the eponymous district () of Mitte. Until 2001, it was itself an autonomous district.
Mitte proper comprises the historic center of Alt-Berlin centered on the chu ...
Breite Strasse 30-36 (Berlin City Library)
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Berlin-Charlottenburg
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(Berlin Senate Library)
There had been plans to combine the three institutions in a new building at the former
Tempelhof Airport
Berlin Tempelhof Airport (german: Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof) was one of the first airports in Berlin, Germany. Situated in the south-central Berlin borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg, the airport ceased operating in 2008 amid controversy, leav ...
, but a 2014 referendum ended the
Berlin Senate
The Senate of Berlin (german: Berliner Senat) is the executive body governing the city of Berlin, which at the same time is a state of Germany. According to the the Senate consists of the Governing Mayor of Berlin and up to ten senators appoint ...
's plans to open parts of the airport's outfield for development. Debate about a centralised location continued, and in 2018, Blücherplatz was slated as the site for a new central library building. The existing America Memorial Library, which is listed as a historic monument, will have to remain part of the new ensemble. Construction is not expected to start before 2025.
See also
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Berlin State Library
The Berlin State Library (german: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin; officially abbreviated as ''SBB'', colloquially ''Stabi'') is a universal library in Berlin, Germany and a property of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. It is one of the larg ...
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German National Library
The German National Library (DNB; german: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its task is to colle ...
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Kunstbibliothek Berlin
The Berlin Art Library (german: Kunstbibliothek Berlin) is an agency of the Berlin State Museums under the auspices of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. It has approximately 400,000 volumes and ranks among Germany's leading institutions s ...
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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.
National Libraries
* German National Library (''Deutsche ...
References
External links
ZLB Official Website an
(English)
Website der of the Berlin Senate LibraryVÖBB Online Catalog with the holdings of the ZLBE-Loan to the Berlin public libraries
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Education in Berlin
Libraries in Berlin
1995 establishments in Germany
Deposit libraries