Library

Diverse. Open to all.

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


In der Bibliothek sitzen Menschen mit Masken © Goethe-Institut

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Translation funding

Our translation funding programme supports the publication of books by German authors in another language.

Books on a shelf Foto: © Goethe-Institut Budapest Foto: © Goethe-Institut Budapest

Service for librarians

Events, specialist information and cooperation services for librarians.

Servicio para bibliotecarios Foto: © Goethe-Institut Foto: © Goethe-Institut

Streaming

Goethe on Demand

On the streaming platform of the Goethe-Institut we present a variety of online film programs, film festivals and film series that can be streamed from home. The films are presented in original language with subtitles. They are accessible online and free of charge after registration.

Goethe on Demand (Key Visual): Scene from the film "The Ordinaries". © Bandenfilm © Bandenfilm

Insights into the library work

Robot in Residence in Lagos

With the open call “Robots in Residence” we would like to address questions of artificial intelligence, machine learning, the effects of algorithms and the question of the extent to which AI is neutral or can normalize, consolidate or reduce racism.

Nao Robot in Lagos . .

Photo Documentary

Goethe-Institut’s Library on the Go, in collaboration with Hassan Abiodun, a Lagos based photographer, is a photo series which celebrates the under-acknowledged readers of Lagos.

Bookshop Lagos © Goethe-Institut Nigeria © Goethe-Institut Nigeria

Kultursymposium Weimar

For this year's Kultursymposium <<A Matter of Trust>>, we are staging the play, The Gods Are Strange by Bukola Ayinde, in two communities here in Nigeria, namely the Corona Secondary School in Agbara and in Jos at the Jardin reading garden.

A stage play written by Bukola Ayinde © Goethe-Institut Nigeria/by Victor Asowata © Goethe-Institut Nigeria/by Victor Asowata

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Lending Currently no lending is possible.

Hands holding a smartphone with a picture of a house © Goethe-Institut Lagos, Foto: Tope Asokere

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