The Berlin Central and Regional Library (german: Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin) or ZLB is the official library of the City and State of Berlin,

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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: * 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

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, 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

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and the Rudomino All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature in

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.Website of the ZLB
in English, retrieved 01-Mar-2012

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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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Breite Strasse 30-36 (Berlin City Library) *

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(Berlin Senate Library) There had been plans to combine the three institutions in a new building at the former

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, but a 2014 referendum ended the

'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.

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External links

ZLB Official Website
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(English)
Website der of the Berlin Senate Library

VÖBB Online Catalog with the holdings of the ZLB

E-Loan to the Berlin public libraries
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