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Our library is a place for everyone. You can come here to read a book, to listen to music, to watch a film, to get inspired and to meet other people.

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Glossary on Paper Conservation in six languages

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Literature Night Hong Kong 2024

Literature Night Hong Kong 2024 is a local edition of the project Literature Night organized by Czech Centers and EUNIC, which has been taking place in Prague since 2006. The aim is to introduce contemporary European literature through public readings in non-traditional venues.

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Reading Xi Xi

If everybody is a book, the book of Xi Xi would probably be an intriguing one. One that the more you read, the more interesting it becomes. In the second December after Xi Xi’s death, Goethe-Institut Hongkong is pleased to collaborate with many of Xi Xi’s friends in organizing a series of 3 talks.

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

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Onleihe - Digital Library

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

BibToGo

BibToGo is the Goethe-Institut library app.

BibToGo is the Goethe-Institut library app. It is also your personal library account. It gives you access to our media and services whenever you need them.

It is also your personal library account. It gives you access to our media and services whenever you need them.

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Online free learning resource
Practice German For Free!

At the Goethe-Institut , you learn German from professionals. At home or at anywhere else, you can continue practising German at your own pace, with our digital offers, for free! We have developed lots of free media for you to practise your German: from apps with learning materials, videos, podcasts and games to social media and community supports. No matter how well you already speak German and why you want to improve: the main thing is that you get started - and have fun doing it.

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The German Comic Scene
Modern Myths and Historical Anecdotes

The covid pandemic caused a fair amount of disruption in many areas: trade fairs were cancelled, publications were delayed, and things came to a standstill everywhere. This was not the case on the comic scene: we take a look at the new publications over the past year.

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Online Portal and Translation Programme
Litrix.de - German Literature Online

Litrix.de presents new publications from the German book market which are selected by a jury of critics on a regular basis. Information on these books is provided on our portal in the form of 1. book reviews by well-known literary critics, 2. sample passages, 3. details on authors and publishers, in German, English and the current special-focus language.
Focus of the Year
Being Kafka

Why does Franz Kafka's spell remain unbroken a hundred years after his death? Why do we still perceive Kafka as so modern and contemporary? Because Kafka wrote such beautiful letters? Because we love drama queens? Because we feel that the world has never been more Kafkaesque than it is today? Join us as we step into Kafka's world! Be Kafka!

Illustration by Roberto Maján