Library

Diverse. Open to all.

In the library you will find a selection of media in German and in translation: books, magazines, films, music and games. Get inspired, find out about current topics and trends, and get to know Germany.

Bibliothek Zeitschriften/Leseraum im Goethe-Institut Montreal © Jean Guy Lambert

One feels in the library as in the presence of a great capital that silently produces unpredictable interest.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Driven by curiosity and the lust for life, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s body of work encompassed a wide range of topics. Photo (detail): © picture alliance/akg-images

Borrowing books and media

Lending

The library is open to the public and use of books and media in the library is free of charge.

Pre-registration for the library on site

Terms and conditions of lending

Online catalogue

Acquisition suggestion
Onleihe

The Onleihe is a digital service offered by the Goethe-Institut Kanada library which allows you to borrow digital media.

eLibrary ("Onleihe")

Information and how to register to Onleihe

Book of the week Klarkommen

Every week we present a book from our collection that we find particularly interesting, exciting, instructive or otherwise particularly worth reading. This week:

Ilona Hartmann: "Klarkommen" (Ullstein Buchverlage, Berlin: 2024)

“Klarkommen” tells the story of Mounia, Leon and the narrator herself, who take the plunge into the big city together after leaving school and quickly realize that the books, films, series and songs have been lying: The party is either already over or never started.

Ilona Hartmann's book touches with subtle observations and intense moments that powerfully and truthfully tell of life in all its lows, highs and shades of gray.

Hartmann: Klarkommen © Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH