Branches
+++On 27 May 2023, the Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek (AGB) is closed. The Berliner Stadtbibliothek (BStB)
is open from 10.00 - 20.00.
On 28 and 29 May, the ZLB will be closed. .+++
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:
©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 – 7 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.
©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 – 7 p.m.
(Service hours 10 a.m – 7 p.m.)
Sundays 11 a.m – 5 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.