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

Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek
Blücherplatz 1, 10961 Berlin

open until closed until
  • Mo – Fr 10.00 – 21.00 Uhr
  • Sa 10.00 – 19.00 Uhr
  • So 11.00 – 17.00 Uhr
Mo – Fr
10.00 – 21.00 Uhr
Sa
10.00 – 19.00 Uhr
So
11.00 – 17.00 Uhr

Children's and Youth Library

  • Mo – Fr 13.00 – 19.00 Uhr
  • Sa 10.00 – 19.00 Uhr
  • So 11.00 – 17.00 Uhr
Mo – Fr
13.00 – 19.00 Uhr
Sa
10.00 – 19.00 Uhr
So
11.00 – 17.00 Uhr

Berliner Stadtbibliothek
Breite Straße 30-36, 10178 Berlin

open until closed until
  • Mo – Fr 10.00 – 21.00 Uhr
  • Sa 10.00 – 19.00 Uhr
Mo – Fr
10.00 – 21.00 Uhr
Sa
10.00 – 19.00 Uhr

Berlin Collections

  • Mo – Sa 10.00 – 19.00 Uhr
Mo – Fr
10.00 – 19.00 Uhr
Sa
10.00 – 19.00 Uhr

Bitte beachten Sie abweichende Servicezeiten. Die ZLB bleibt an gesetzlichen Feiertagen geschlossen.

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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:

Public holidays and deviating opening hours

WeekdayDateEventStatus
ThursdayJanuary 1, 2026New Year’s Dayclosed
SundayMarch 8, 2026International Women’s DayAGB open, BStB closed
FridayApril 3, 2026Good Fridayclosed
SundayApril 5, 2026Easter Sundayclosed
MondayApril 6, 2026Easter Mondayclosed
TuesdayApril 21, 2026internal eventService starting at 1.30 p.m.
FridayMay 1, 2026Labour Dayclosed
ThursdayMay 14, 2026Ascension Dayclosed
FridayMay 22, 2026Carnival of CulturesAGB closed from 4 p.m. / BStB open
SaturdayMay 23, 2026Carnival of CulturesAGB closed / BStB open
SundayMay 24, 2026Whit Sunday (Pentecost Sunday)closed
MondayMay 25, 2026Whit Monday (Pentecost Monday)closed
TuesdaySeptember 22, 2026internal eventopen without Service
SaturdayOctober 3, 2026German Unity Dayclosed
ThursdayDecember 24, 2026Christmas Eveclosed
FridayDecember 25, 2026Christmas Dayclosed
SaturdayDecember 26, 2026Boxing Dayclosed
ThursdayDecember 31, 2026New Year’s Eveclosed
FridayJanuary 1, 2027New Year’s Dayclosed
Exterior view of the brightly lit BStB at night

©ZLB | Foto: Stefan Melchior

Berliner Stadtbibliothek (BStB)

Mondays – Fridays 10 a.m – 9 p.m. 
Saturdays 10 a.m – 7 p.m. 

Service hours
Mon 10 a.m – 8 p.m.
Tue - Fri 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sat 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Service hours Berlin Collections
Mon & Sat 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tue – Fri 11 a.m – 7 p.m.

Berlin Collections
Mon - Sat 10 a.m. – 7 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 houses the local government studies and law collections. The ZLB's Berlin and historic collections have their own dedicated reading room 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. 
Saturdays 10 a.m – 7 p.m.
Sundays 11 a.m – 5 p.m. 

Service hours 
Mon 10 a.m – 8 p.m. 
Tue - Fri 11 a.m – 7 p.m.
Sat 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Children and young adults’ library
Mondays – Fridays 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. 
Saturdays 11 a.m – 5 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 and young adults’ library with its learning centre.

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Questions regarding opening and service hours

Staff members are available for advisory services, registration, and lending during these hours.

Services unavailable during self-service hours:

  • Library cards: Issuing or renewing library cards.

  • Support: Personal consultation, technical assistance, reporting lost items (media), and lost and found inquiries.

  • Same-day requests: Retrieving items from the closed stacks (archives) on the same day.

  • Interlibrary loans: Collection and on-site consultation of interlibrary loans.

  • Printing/Copying: Topping up printing or copying credit.

  • Special collections: Borrowing items from the Artotheque, the "Library of Things," and media not suitable for self-checkout.

  • Facility use: Use of the Media Lab (Medienwerkstatt) and the piano room.

  • KiJuBi (Children’s and Youth Library): Borrowing board games, specific console games (Nintendo DS/3DS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series, PlayStation 5), and Ozobots.

  • KiJuBi tech: Use of PCs and gaming stations.

  • Berlin Collections: Collection or consultation of items from the Berlin Collections.