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 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
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
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
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)
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 (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
Further reading
"Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie", Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie (in German), Vittorio Klostermann, ISSN 0044-2380 1954-
Claudia Lux (2016). "Germany". Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (4th ed.). US. ISBN 9781466552593.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"'Oldest library in Germany' unearthed by Cologne archaeologist", BBC News, UK, 2 August 2018
External links
Bibliotheken in Deutschland (in German)
List of Libraries in Germany
Dossier Goethe-Institut "Deutsche Bibliotheken im Porträt" (in German)