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. 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
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(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, 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 and the Rudomino All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature in
Moscow.
[Website of the ZLB]
in English, retrieved 01-Mar-2012
Locations
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Berlin-Kreuzberg Blücherplatz 1 (America Memorial Library)
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Berlin-Mitte Breite Strasse 30-36 (Berlin City Library)
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Berlin-Charlottenburg (Berlin Senate Library)
There had been plans to combine the three institutions in a new building at the former
Tempelhof Airport, but a 2014 referendum ended the
Berlin Senate'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
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German National Library
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Kunstbibliothek Berlin
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List of libraries in Germany
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