City Library Media Centre

Reading - Knowing - Doing

The city library is not a haven of silence but more a media market. And that describes how busily things happen here:

between 200 and 500 children, youth, students, adults and seniors meet here daily to talk, read, research and browse, and to enjoy the casual, cosy atmosphere of the place.

"Well, what are you doing here?” is the most common way our guests greet one another. Last year about 110.000 visitors took advantage of what the library has to offer and borrowed 425.000 media. The city library thus counts as one of the most frequented facilities within Marburg’s cultural landscape.

Among the media available are non-fictional works, novels and fiction, foreign language literature (that is, other than German), children’s and young adults’ literature, maps, language courses, audio books, CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and much more.

In order to get acquainted with this broad selection, you can find information available on each floor by using our PCs with the online-catalogues and by asking our trained personnel at the information desks for assistance.

Information from A to Z

In this short alphabetical overview you can find all the important information about what we offer and how to use it.

Current Notice: Closing Times for Christmas Holiday
The city library will be closed from December 24th through 31st. As of Monday, January 3rd, we will be open again at our usual opening hours.

Registration

In order to register for a user’s card we require the official proof of your first or second address of residency. Please have your passport with you and, if necessary, a certification of residence from the city registrar. For persons under the age of 14 we also require a written consent from a legal guardian.

The user’s card can be issued in a matter of minutes and costs for persons under 18 years of age 1,50 Euro and for persons over 18 years 2,50 Euro.

Lending Periods

Books, language courses and maps can be checked out for a period of four weeks, whereas CDs, CD-ROMs, cassettes, audio books, and periodicals are loaned for two weeks. DVDs can be borrowed for one week.

Extensions are possible and can be arranged by telephone during the opening hours or via Internet, unless the media have been reserved by other users.

By the way: The loan of media (with the exception of DVDs) is free of charge!

Guided tours

The city library offers special guided tours, for example for kindergartens, school classes and trainees, which are conducted outside the opening hours.

Fees

The loan of media (with the exception of DVDs) is free of charge. The fees for special services or for late returns are listed in the online fee catalogue under "Dateien” (data files).

Internet and Multimedia

On the second floor you will find five Internet connections where you can surf for a small fee. Persons under the age of 14, however, must have a declaration of consent from a legal guardian.

Opening Hours and Address

Stadtbücherei Marburg (Marburg City Library)
Ketzerbach 1
35037 Marburg
Tel.: 0 64 21/2 01-2 48
FAX: 0 64 21/2 01-7 35
E-Mail: stadtbuecherei@marburg-stadt.de
Internet: http://www.stadtbuecherei-marburg.de

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Online Catalogues

Are you looking for the author or title of a book? Would you like to survey literature on a particular topic or reserve a borrowed book? You can use our terminals on the second and third floors.

And, you will find our catalogue for extending lending periods, reserving media and many more pieces of information about the city library in our portal.

Guide

First floor: media loan, media return, reserved media, administration, wardrobe, lockers

Second floor: information and registration, Internet access, online-catalogues, copy machines, children’s and young adult books, audio-visual media, fiction, periodicals

Third floor: information, online-catalogues, non-fictional books, multimedia location, maps, language courses, foreign language books (non-German)

Reservations

Media that are borrowed at the time can be reserved for a small fee. You will receive a written notice from us and must pick up the media within one week. You can also reserve borrowed media through our Internet address.