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Tuesday, 17 June 2025

The German National Library will be closed at both locations due to a staff meeting. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing in Leipzig will open from 10:00 to 18:00. The exhibitions of the German Exile Archive 1933-1945 in Frankfurt will be closed.

Thursday, 19 June 2025

Thursday, 19 June 2025: The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main will be closed.

Leipzig: Friday 20 June 2025

The Museum Reading Room at the German National Library in Leipzig will close due to an event at 17:30. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will be open until 18:00.

Where can I find titles not indexed in the DNB catalogue?

In order to establish the commercial availability status of titles not indexed in our catalogue, please use the following union catalogues:

  • Gemeinsamer Verbundkatalog (catalogue of the Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund (Common Library Network, GBV)) (only available in German)
  • SWB-Online Katalog (catalogue of the Südwestdeutschen Bibliotheksverbund Baden-Württemberg, Saarland, Sachsen (South-West-German Library Consortium Baden-Wurttemberg, Saarland, Saxony, SWB)) (only available in German)
  • Gateway-Bayern (Shared portal of the Bibliotheksverbund Bayern (Bavarian Library Consortium, BVB) and the Kooperativer Bibliotheksverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (Co-Operative Library Consortium of Berlin-Brandenburg, KOBV)) (only available in German)

All the works indexed therein feature a unique union-catalogue-ID, via which you can establish the current availability status using VW-LiS.

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