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2 to 5 October 2025

The map reading room in Leipzig will be closed from October 2 to October 5.

Special collections

Our holdings are enhanced by a number of special collections. These include the Anne Frank Shoah Library, the Collection of Exile Literature, the Library of the Frankfurt Parliament of 1848/49, and the archive and library of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Book Traders’ Association). You will find these collections and other interesting items in the German Museum of Books and Writing, the German Exile Archive 1933–1945 and the German Music Archive. These unique collections are supplemented by gifts, donations and legacies, each focusing on specific areas.

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