State libraries of Germany
This article is about libraries at the State level in Germany. For all libraries in Germany, see List of libraries in Germany.
This is a list of the state libraries (German: Landesbibliothek) for each of the Länder of the Federal Republic of Germany. These libraries hold the right for legal deposit for the publications in their respective state.
Landesbibliothek
Image | Library Name | German State | City |
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Badische Landesbibliothek | Baden-Württemberg | Karlsruhe | |
Württembergische Landesbibliothek | Baden-Württemberg | Stuttgart | |
Bavarian State Library | Bavaria | Munich | |
Berlin Central and Regional Library | Berlin | Berlin | |
Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Potsdam | Brandenburg | Potsdam | |
Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen | Bremen | Bremen | |
Staatsbibliothek Hamburg | Hamburg | Hamburg | |
Hessian State Library | Hesse | Wiesbaden | |
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt | Hesse | Darmstadt | |
Göttingen State and University Library | Lower Saxony | Göttingen | |
Landesbibliothek und Murhardsche Bibliothek der Stadt Kassel | Kassel | Kassel | |
Oldenburg State Library | Lower Saxony | Oldenburg | |
Landesbibliothek Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Schwerin | |
University Library of Bonn | North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn | |
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf | North Rhine-Westphalia | Düsseldorf | |
Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Dortmund | North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund | |
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster | North Rhine-Westphalia | Münster | |
Pfälzische Landesbibliothek | Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer | |
Rheinische Landesbibliothek | Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz | |
Saarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek | Saarland | Saarbrücken | |
Saxon State Library | Saxony | Dresden | |
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt | Saxony-Anhalt | Halle (Saale) | |
Eutiner Landesbibliothek | Schleswig-Holstein | Eutin | |
Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesbibliothek | Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel | |
Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek | Thuringia | Jena |
Staatsbibliothek
The historic National Libraries of the former Kingdoms, now States of Germany (Länder), are called Staatsbibliothek (state libraries). Among the libraries named Staatsbibliothek are:[1]
- the Bavarian State Library (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek or BSB) in Munich, one of the world's largest libraries and the former library of the Kingdom of Bavaria
- the Bamberg State Library (Staatsbibliothek Bamberg), a library in Bamberg, Bavaria
- the Berlin State Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin), the largest academic library in the German language and former library of the Kingdom of Prussia
- the Göttingen State and University Library (Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen) is among other things the Staatsbibliothek of Lower Saxony
- the Saxon State Library (Sächsische Landesbibliothek − Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden) is among other things the Staatsbibliothek of Saxony and the former Royal Library of the Dukes of Saxony
Stadtbibliothek
Stadtbibliothek ("City Library") refers to a major city library. All major cities in German-speaking countries have these and some also have legal deposit requirements. Large Stadtbibliothek include:
- Berlin City Library (Stadtbibliothek Berlin), with legal deposit for the city of Berlin.
- Cologne Public Library (Stadtbibliothek Koln), is among the biggest and most important public libraries in Germany.
- Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig, in Braunschweig
- Stadtbibliothek Bremen, in Bremen
- Stadtbibliothek Mainz, in Mainz
- Stadtbibliothek Hannover, in Hannover
- Wiener Stadtbibliothek, the library in Vienna
See also
References
- ↑ Bibliotheken mit Pflichtexemplar in Deutschland. DBI, Berlin 1995 (Aufstellung über alle Pflichtexemplarbibliotheken und die historische Aufteilung der Pflichtexemplare in Deutschland)
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