Berlin Central and Regional Library

Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin (ZLB)
(Berlin Central and Regional Library)
Country Germany
Type City and Regional library
Established 1995
Location Berlin-Mitte
Berlin-Charlottenburg
Berlin-Kreuzberg
Collection
Size 3.4 million
Legal deposit Yes, Berlin Senate and State
Access and use
Circulation 4.24 million (2008)
Other information
Director Hans Joachim Rieseberg
Website www.zlb.de

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:

  • American 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, 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 in Paris and the Rudomino All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature in Moscow.[1]

Locations

There had been plans to combine all these institutions and locations at the former Tempelhof Airport. Construction was slated to begin in 2016.[2] Currently the debate for a new building is being discussed anew. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Website of the ZLB in English, retrieved 01-Mar-2012
  2. ↑ New Building for Central Regional Library defended 28.02.2012 at rbb Online (in German), retrieved 01-Mar-2012.
  3. ↑ , retrieved 01-Oct-2016.

Coordinates: 52°30′55″N 13°24′16″E / 52.5153°N 13.4045°E / 52.5153; 13.4045

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