Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Deutscher Platz 1
04103 Leipzig
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Adickesallee 1
60322 Frankfurt am Main
+49 341 2271-0 (Leipzig) / +49 69 1525-0 (Frankfurt)
Frank Scholze
Building in Leipzig (1914-1916): Architect Oskar Pusch
First Annex to the building in Leipzig (1934-1936): Architects Oskar Pusch and Karl Julius Baer
Second Annex in Leipzig (1959-1963): Architecct Gerhart Helmer
Third Annex in Leipzig, Book tower (1976-1982): Architect Arnd Schultheiss
Forth Annex in Leipzig (2007-2011): Architect Gabriele Glöckler
Frankfurt am Main:
Building in Frankfurt am Main (1992-1996): Architects Mete Arat, Hans-Dieter Kaiser, Gisela Kaiser
1912
The German National Library is Germany’s central archival library and – with the German Museum of Books and Writing, the German Exile Archive 1933–1945 and the German Music Archive – an archive and museum. Our services and offerings promote freedom of information and expression while strengthening the core values of our democracy.
Our collections encompass a wide range of sources and can be accessed by anyone interested. This can encourage critical thinking and spark inspiration. We stand for variety, inclusion and diversity and respect the different experiences, needs and backgrounds of our users and visitors. Our services encourage active participation. We do not give space to anti-Semitism, racism, hate or agitation.
On the library’s website you can find out more about our tasks and activities, our strategy for the next few years, our organisation, the employment and training opportunities we offer, and the history of the German National Library.
To all professionals from libraries, archives and memory institutions: The next symposium of the “Network for machine-based cataloguing processes“ will take place on 29 and 30 January 2026 at the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main – two hands-on workshops will be held on 28 January.
