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 Die Trauer der Tangente

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

Fabian Saul, "Die Trauer der Tangente" (Matthes & Seitz, Berlin: 2024)

What is the ground we walk on talking about? In Fabian Saul's first, deeply human novel, certainties are shaken: a friend dies, a love falls apart. In a world where the stones speak of the past, the protagonist encounters his own feelings in the topography. Everything knows about transience - and knows everything about him.

Fabian Saul Die Trauer der Tangente © Matthes & Seitz Berlin