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Berlin Central and Regional Library

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Country
  
Germany

Size
  
3.4 million

Circulation
  
4.24 million (2008)

Established
  
1995

Founded
  
1995

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Type
  
City and Regional library

Location
  
Berlin-Mitte Berlin-Charlottenburg Berlin-Kreuzberg

Legal deposit
  
Yes, Berlin Senate and State

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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.

    Locations

  • Berlin-Kreuzberg Blücherplatz 1 (American Memorial Library)
  • Berlin-Mitte Breite Strasse 30-36 (Berlin City Library)
  • Berlin-Charlottenburg (Berlin Senate Library)

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

    References

    Berlin Central and Regional Library Wikipedia
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