Step 1: Are you already a library member?

You can learn about the terms of use of our library on our website. The library team will gladly advise you should you visit in person. If you’re already a library member, you can continue to Step 2.

Step 2: Have you already registered for a free account on Mein Goethe.de?

If you haven’t already registered on Mein Goethe.de, you can easily set up an online account now. You will use your login credentials for Mein Goethe.de to login to the Online Catalog. With Mein Goethe.de you’ll also be able personalize other online services of the Goethe-Institut from our language, culture and library departments. If you already registered for Mein Goethe.de in the past, you don’t need to register again. Continue directly to Step 3.

Step 3: Activate your account!

In order to activate your account, the library team needs the email address with which you registered on Mein Goethe.de. Please fill out the Registration for OPAC Use and send it to the library. The library team will inform you once your account to the Online Catalog has been activated. Activation generally takes no more than two business days.

Online Catalog

Registration for the Online Catalog

In our library’s Online Catalog (OPAC), you can browse our holdings around the clock and gain an overview of the books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and electronic resources that make up our collection.

If you are a library member, you can sign in to the Online Catalog with your account. The personalized OPAC offers the following advantages:

View media you currently have out on loan, including due date
Renew the loan period for your media
View open and paid fees
Suggest acquisitions for the library
Comment on media
View media you’ve previously borrowed

What do I need to register for the Online Catalog?

In order to take advantage of the personalized functions of our Online Catalog, you need to have a valid library membership and have registered for a free Mein Goethe.de account.

Here are three simple steps to gain access to your personalized Online Catalog.

Questions or problems logging in? Contact us anytime!

library-newyork@goethe.de

Registration for OPAC Use

In order to activate your account access to the Online Catalog, we need the information below. Please fill out the form and then click on “Send”.

First Name

Last Name

Email address used for Mein Goethe.de

Please enter the email address with which you registered on Mein Goethe.de.

Library card number

You’ll find your library card number on the back of your library card.

I request the activation of my Online Catalog account.

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