Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek
open until closed until
Berliner Stadtbibliothek
open until closed until

Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek
Blücherplatz 1, 10961 Berlin

open until closed until
  • Mon – Fri 10am – 9pm
  • Sat 10am – 9pm
  • Sun 10am – 6pm
Mon – Fri
10am – 9pm
Sat
10am – 9pm
Sun
10am – 6pm

Children's and Youth Library

  • Mon – Fri 1pm – 7pm
  • Sat 10am – 7pm
Mon – Fri
1pm – 7pm
Sat
10am – 7pm

Berliner Stadtbibliothek
Breite Straße 30-36, 10178 Berlin

open until closed until
  • Mon – Fri 10am – 9pm
  • Sat 10am – 9pm
Mon – Fri
10am – 9pm
Sat
10am – 9pm

Berlin Collections

  • Mon – Sat 10am – 7pm
Mon – Sat
10am – 7pm

The ZLB remains closed on public holidays. There is no on-site library consultation on Sundays.

Branches

Branches

Opening hours and contact details of the Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin (ZLB)

Together, our two locations are Berlin's best-attended public cultural and educational institution. We know that the division into the two houses is inconvenient and uncomfortable for you. Therefore, we are planning and working on merging the library into one location. Until then, you can reach us as follows:

Exterior view of the brightly lit BStB at night

©ZLB | Foto: Stefan Melchior

Berliner Stadtbibliothek (BStB)

Mondays – Fridays 10 a.m – 9 p.m. 
(Service hours 10 a.m – 8 p.m.)
Saturdays 10 a.m – 9 p.m. 
(Service hours 10 a.m – 7 p.m.)

Berlin Collections
Mondays – Saturdays 10 a.m – 7 p.m.
1st floor: Service hours are the same as the opening hours 
2nd floor:  Service hours Mondays – Fridays 1 p.m – 4 p.m.

Breite Str. 30-36
10178 Berlin-Mitte
Phone +49 30 90226-401

Bus: 200 | 147 | 248 | 265

U: Museumsinsel | Alexanderplatz | Märkisches Museum | Rotes Rathaus | Hausvogteiplatz

S: Alexanderplatz

The Berliner Stadtbibliothek in Berlin-Mitte has specialist natural sciences, medicine and economics collections, for example, and also looks after the Berlin Senate Library local government studies and law collections. The ZLB's Berlin and historic collections have their own dedicated reading rooms and offer extensive collections of materials that focus on Berlin's past and present.

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Exterior view of AGB at night

©ZLB | Foto: Vincent Mosch

Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek (AGB)

Mondays – Fridays 10 a.m – 9 p.m. 
(Service hours 10 a.m – 8 p.m.)
Saturdays 10 a.m – 9 p.m.
(Service hours 10 a.m – 7 p.m.)
Sundays 10 a.m – 6 p.m. 

Children's and Youth Library
Mondays – Fridays 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. 
Saturdays 10 a.m – 7 p.m.

Blücherplatz 1
10961 Berlin-Kreuzberg
Phone +49 30 90226-401

Bus: M41 | 248

U: Hallesches Tor | Mehringdamm

At the Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek in Kreuzberg, you will find specialist collections related to the humanities and the fine arts, fiction, films, music and the "Artothek". It is also home to the Children's and Youth Library with its learning centre.

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