Libraries in Bremen

The central library is located at the Wall and is therefore not only easy to reach on foot, but also by bus and train. In addition to the numerous books and media on offer, regular events are also organised here, which can be found on the city library's website.

From Monday to Saturday, you will find plenty of time to stroll through the aisles of the Vahr library and find books you like. But you won't be short of space here either, because with around 600 square metres, the library offers a wide range of books for everyone.

Reading enthusiasts can also find what they are looking for in Vegesack! With its 40,000 media, it is the largest branch of the city library. In addition to a youth area, the branch also has a picture book room where picture books are projected onto the wall.

In addition to the range of media on offer, the modern building also has five internet stations and a computer to play on for children. Regular events are also organised here, which can also be found on the city library's website.

The Osterholz District and City Library is located in the former district savings bank building and offers a wide range of books, films, DVDs and games especially for teenagers and children.

Fancy a book while you shop? The Huchting library is located in the Roland Center and offers a large collection of media on around 1000 square metres.

The library in Lesum offers a total of 23,500 media items. This includes books, films, audio books and console games and radio play figures, the so-called Tonies. Occasionally, reading events are organised for children.

The bus library brings your books to you! Entertainment, information and knowledge, novels and guidebooks await you at 22 stops throughout the city.

The central library is located at the Wall and is therefore not only easy to reach on foot, but also by bus and train. In addition to the numerous books and media on offer, regular events are also organised here, which can be found on the city library's website.

From Monday to Saturday, you will find plenty of time to stroll through the aisles of the Vahr library and find books you like. But you won't be short of space here either, because with around 600 square metres, the library offers a wide range of books for everyone.

The Black Children's Library in the Bremen Viertel district specialises in diversity-conscious children's and youth literature that focuses on Black children and young people as the heroes of the stories. Under the motto "Together we read", it offers a repertoire of books that centre on the realities of life and everyday worlds of people of colour and thus aims to create more positive visibility and representation of people of colour. There is also a bookshelf for adults - all are welcome in the Black Children's Library.

The KiBi children's library in the Viertel district is the perfect place for children interested in reading. The library offers a total of over 11,000 items. In addition to comics, picture books, non-fiction books, novels and short stories, the library also has many CDs with stories, thrillers and music as well as DVDs.

Although the children's library in Drebberstraße is a school library in the Wilhelm-Olbers-Oberschule in the Hemelingen district, it is open to all children. It has an extensive and well-stocked range of children's and young adult literature, interesting non-fiction books as well as current novels for adults. CDs, DVDs and audio books can also be borrowed here.

On Julius-Brecht-Allee, the secondary school has a modern school library where pupils can borrow current children's and youth literature. The library's collection was made possible by donations.

The Black Children's Library in the Bremen Viertel district specialises in diversity-conscious children's and youth literature that focuses on Black children and young people as the heroes of the stories. Under the motto "Together we read", it offers a repertoire of books that centre on the realities of life and everyday worlds of people of colour and thus aims to create more positive visibility and representation of people of colour. There is also a bookshelf for adults - all are welcome in the Black Children's Library.

The KiBi children's library in the Viertel district is the perfect place for children interested in reading. The library offers a total of over 11,000 items. In addition to comics, picture books, non-fiction books, novels and short stories, the library also has many CDs with stories, thrillers and music as well as DVDs.

The State and University Library is the perfect place for pupils and students in particular to find academic literature. But anyone else interested can also borrow or read specialised literature here.

In addition to staff and students of the University of the Arts, those interested in music can also spend time in the music section of the library and browse through specialised literature. Among other things, the library offers a range of medieval music and contemporary modern music.

The art sublibrary offers a wide range of specialised literature. From art history and media history to fashion design, there is everything that anyone interested in art could wish for.

The Departmental Library of Economics contains specialised literature on the subjects of economics and business administration. With a stock of approx. 30,000 volumes, it offers a wide range of books.

The Technology and Social Services Branch library is located on the Neustadtswall campus and offers a comprehensive range of specialised literature on topics from the faculties of "Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environment", "Social Sciences", "Electrical Engineering" and "Nature and Technology".

The branch library of the Business and Nautical Department is located on the Werderstraße campus. Here you can find specialised literature in the fields of economics and nautical science.

The State and University Library is the perfect place for pupils and students in particular to find academic literature. But anyone else interested can also borrow or read specialised literature here.

In addition to staff and students of the University of the Arts, those interested in music can also spend time in the music section of the library and browse through specialised literature. Among other things, the library offers a range of medieval music and contemporary modern music.

The Übersee-Museum's library gives everyone the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the subjects of ethnology, natural science, trade studies and colonial history. With around 60,000 monographs and periodical volumes, the library offers a comprehensive range.

The library of the Bremen "Handelskammer" is one of the oldest libraries in Bremen and has a collection on economic topics. It is characterised on the one hand by its old holdings, but on the other hand also by its holdings of Bremen's more recent history.

The library of the Kunsthalle Bremen has a collection of around 95,000 volumes and offers a comprehensive range of art-related topics. Anyone can use the library after prior registration.

The library of the Focke Museum is one of the five large museum libraries in Bremen. With a stock of more than 29,000 media, the library offers a comprehensive range of historically important books from the 16th century onwards.

The library of the Bremen State Archives contains a total of around 90,000 volumes on the history of Bremen and north-west Germany. It also contains information on regional and folklore history as well as general historical and contemporary literature.

The LIS library offers students studying to become teachers at the University of Bremen, employees of the State Institute for Schools (LIS) and Bremen teachers and trainee teachers in particular the opportunity to further their specialist knowledge.

The Bremen Information Centre for Human Rights and Development (BIZ) offers various media for use in educational work. These include materials for organising lessons, advice and offers for further training.

The Religious Education and Media Library (RMP) is a specialist library for religious education, where you can borrow books and films as well as material kits on world religions and other topics.

The State Church Library is part of the Bremen Protestant Church and offers more than 50,000 volumes and over 200 journals on the topics of Protestant theology and church as well as church law and administration. As it is a public library, everyone has the opportunity to use the library.

The Übersee-Museum's library gives everyone the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the subjects of ethnology, natural science, trade studies and colonial history. With around 60,000 monographs and periodical volumes, the library offers a comprehensive range.

The library of the Bremen "Handelskammer" is one of the oldest libraries in Bremen and has a collection on economic topics. It is characterised on the one hand by its old holdings, but on the other hand also by its holdings of Bremen's more recent history.