The Bavarian State Library, one of the biggest libraries in the German-speaking world, has agreed to participate in Google Inc.'s project to scan books from the world's great collections. By Reuters, ...

WEIMAR, Germany (AP) -- A fire that ripped through one of Germany's most precious historical libraries destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of irreplaceable books, although some 6,000 works, ...

WEIMAR, GERMANY — The restoration of Germany’s famed Anna Amalia Library, gutted by fire three years ago, has been completed, and the building will reopen next week, officials said Thursday. The $18.2 ...

The three-year partnership between the American Library Association (ALA) and Bibliothek und Information Deutschland (BID) kicked off at the 6th Library Congress in Leipzig, Germany, March 14–17. Then ...

In Germany, information is considered a significant factor in economic and social progress. Information-sharing establishments, which include libraries, play one of the central roles in this context.

Books and beer are more than just a great late-night combination; they’re also both integral to Magdeburg, Germany’s new Open Air Library. The pop-up library started with the facade of an old ...

For someone writing under the name Robert Basic, it seemed too good to be true. “My parents are never going to believe I’m going to be catalogued by the German national library,” the blogger wrote ...

American Library Association (ALA) President Courtney Young and Barbara Lison, a representative of the German library association Bibliothek & Information Deutschland (BID), signed an agreement on ...

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