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 – 7pm
  • Sun 11am – 5pm
Mon – Fri
10am – 9pm
Sat
10am – 7pm
Sun
11am – 5pm

Children's and Youth Library

  • Mon – Fri 1pm – 7pm
  • Sat 10am – 7pm
  • Sun 11am – 5pm
Mon – Fri
1pm – 7pm
Sat
10am – 7pm
Sun
11am – 5pm

Berliner Stadtbibliothek
Breite Straße 30-36, 10178 Berlin

open until closed until
  • Mon – Fri 10am – 9pm
  • Sat 10am – 7pm
Mon – Fri
10am – 9pm
Sat
10am – 7pm

Berlin Collections

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

Please note the varying service hours. The ZLB remains closed on public holidays.

Branches

Branches

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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

Weekday Date Event Status
Thursday January 1, 2026 New Year’s Day closed
Sunday March 8, 2026 International Women’s Day AGB open, BStB closed
Friday April 3, 2026 Good Friday closed
Sunday April 5, 2026 Easter Sunday closed
Monday April 6, 2026 Easter Monday closed
Friday May 1, 2026 Labour Day closed
Thursday May 14, 2026 Ascension Day closed
Saturday May 23, 2026 Carnival of Cultures AGB closed / BStB open
Sunday May 24, 2026 Whit Sunday (Pentecost Sunday) closed
Monday May 25, 2026 Whit Monday (Pentecost Monday) closed
Saturday October 3, 2026 German Unity Day closed
Thursday December 24, 2026 Christmas Eve closed
Friday December 25, 2026 Christmas Day closed
Saturday December 26, 2026 Boxing Day closed
Thursday December 31, 2026 New Year’s Eve closed
Friday January 1, 2027 New Year’s Day closed
Außenansicht der hell erleuchteten Berliner Stadtbiblitohek bei Nacht

©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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Außenansicht der Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek bei Nacht

©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.