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Leipzig: Mittwoch, 30.04.2025

Die Lesesäle im Hauptgebäude der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek in Leipzig schließen wegen einer Veranstaltung um 14 Uhr. Der Museums- und der Musiklesesaal sowie der Servicebereich sind bis 18 Uhr geöffnet. Die Ausstellungen des Deutschen Buch- und Schriftmuseums sind von 10 bis 18 Uhr geöffnet.

Frankfurt am Main: Reparaturarbeiten Telefonanlage

Am 2. Mai ist der Frankfurter Standort der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek von 9:30 - 11:30 Uhr wegen Reparaturarbeiten telefonisch nicht erreichbar.

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Catalogue of the German National Library

Our catalogue contains more than 49,7 million media works. Here you will find books, newspapers, journals, music, digitised works, maps and special collections such as those held by the German Museum of Books and Writing, the German Exile Archive 1933–1945 and the German Music Archive.

The catalogue is part of a portal in which we bundle other library services. If you are a publisher, for example, you can use the portal to submit your mandatory deposit copies. You can also obtain bibliographic and authority data.

Searching the catalogue

You can search our catalogue from any location, view the full texts of more than 2.7 million open access publications or display the tables of contents of more than 2.7 million titles.

Simply enter your search term in the adjacent catalogue box or click directly on the magnifying glass.

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Do you want to use our reading room services? If so, you will have to register for a user account – ideally online before you visit us for the first time.

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Do you have questions about using the German National Library, our collections or the copying and scanning service? Or do you need help searching for literature? Our information team is here to assist you!

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