WEIMAR, Germany (AP) -- A fire that ripped through one of Germany's most precious historical libraries destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of irreplaceable books, although some 6,000 works, ...

Books and beer are more than just a great late-night combination; they’re also both integral to Magdeburg, Germany’s new Open Air Library. The pop-up library started with the facade of an old ...

The explosion of online content and digital media poses a challenge for librarians, who are used to dealing with archives of physical material. Still, most libraries are learning to adapt; the US ...

ZB MED and open access publisher Frontiers signed on 12 December 2023 a National Open Access Publishing Agreement for Germany. Frontiers and the German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED) have ...

A special library has been established here, devoted to the aim of “bringing light to the question of the relation of Germany to her Jewish population. ” An official announcement made here today ...

Beneath the soil in Cologne, Germany, lies a bibliophile's dream: an ancient Roman library that once held up to 20,000 scrolls, according to news reports. Archaeologists discovered the epic structure ...

Visitors to Stadtbibliothek Siegburg are directed towards 'mixed media', 'comics', 'games' or the 'flea market'. The library was named Library of the Year in Small Communities and Regions 2025. Photo: ...