Stadtbibliothek Göttingen, Göttingen

Name: Stadtbibliothek Göttingen
Address: Gotmarstr. 8, Göttingen, Germany

#43 among attractions in Göttingen

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Facts and practical information

With approximately 190,000 media - in addition to books including DVDs, CD-ROMs, city maps, sheet music, audio books and games - the Göttingen City Library forms a center for information transfer and entertainment. An online catalog informs about the current media offer.

Internet workstations, office PCs, CD-ROMs and games PCs, Internet training courses, guided tours of the library, special offers for kindergartens and schools, and an extensive calendar of events round out the library's offerings. The library's event activities focus on the Schoss children's program, reading aloud for children and adults, as well as activities for senior citizens and cooperation with schools.

In addition to an extensive collection for adults, the central library offers a separate children's library as well as a youth area and a parents' area. The library system also includes branches in the districts of Elliehausen, Geismar, Grone, Nikolausberg, Roringen and Weende. As a branch on the Internet, the "Onleihe" provides media for download.

On April 8, 2008, the former Stadthaus, home of the Göttingen City Library, was named after the international law expert Thomas Buergenthal. In Göttingen, the US-American lawyer of German-Jewish origin had once found his mother again after having survived two ghettos, the Auschwitz concentration camp and the so-called death march to Sachsenhausen as a child.

Since October 2009, users of the central library have been able to check out their media at three self-checkout terminals. Since February 2010, the municipal library has been entitled "Library with Quality and Seal", which it was awarded for a period of three years under the certification program for public libraries in Lower Saxony.

Coordinates: 51°32'1"N, 9°56'1"E

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Gotmarstr. 8Innenstadt (Goethe-Allee)Göttingen Germany

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Day trips

Stadtbibliothek Göttingen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alter Botanischer Garten, Gänseliesel, SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Historische Sternwarte.

~1950 ftNE
Park, Botanical garden, Sculpture
Alter Botanischer Garten, Göttingen
10 min walk • The Old Botanical Garden of Göttingen University, with an area of 4.5 hectares, is an historic botanical garden maintained by the University of Göttingen. It is located in the Altstadt at Untere Karspüle 1, adjacent to the city wall, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, and open daily.
~450 ftSE
Fountain, Sculpture
Gänseliesel, Göttingen
3 min walk • The Gänseliesel is a fountain which was erected in 1901 in front of the mediaeval town hall of Göttingen, Germany. Although rather small in size, the fountain is the best-known landmark of the city.
~350 ftW
Church, Gothic architecture
SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Göttingen
2 min walk • The Paulinerkirche in the historic city center of Göttingen was completed as a minster in 1304. Today it serves as a convention and exposition centre for the Göttingen State and University Library.
0.5 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Historische Sternwarte, Göttingen
14 min walk • Göttingen Observatory is a German astronomical observatory located in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany.
0.4 miE
Cemetery
Albanifriedhof, Göttingen
10 min walk • Albanifriedhof is a cemetery in Göttingen, Germany just outside the city wall to the southeast. It is most famous as the final resting place of Carl Friedrich Gauss.The cemetery is named after St. Albani Evangelical Lutheran Church in Göttingen.
0.6 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theater im OP, Göttingen
17 min walk • The Theater im OP, abbreviated ThOP, is a community theater on the former premises of the Georg-August-Universität medical center. The stage is situated in the former anatomical theater. The theater's name refers to this, OP standing for German: Operationssaal, lit. 'operating hall'.
0.4 miN
Library
Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen, Göttingen
12 min walk • The Göttingen State and University Library is the library for Göttingen University as well as for the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and is the state library for the German State of Lower Saxony.
~360 ftSE
City hall
Old Town Hall, Göttingen
2 min walk • The Old Town Hall in Göttingen was built in several stages starting in 1270 and was the seat of the council and administration of the city of Göttingen until 1978. It stands on the west side of the market square in the middle of the old town.
0.9 miS
51°31'16"N • 9°55'42"E
Freibad Brauweg, Göttingen
23 min walk • Amusement, Water park, Swimming
~1720 ftE
Museum
Sammlung für Völkerkunde, Göttingen
9 min walk • The Sammlung für Völkerkunde at the Institute of Cultural and Social Anthropology of the University of Göttingen is one of Germany's most important ethnological collections. The museum was founded around 1780 and revived around 1930, and is now funded by the state of Lower Saxony.
~1140 ftNE
Museum
City Museum, Göttingen
6 min walk • The Göttingen City Museum is a collection on the history and cultural history of the city and region of Göttingen.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Stadtbibliothek Göttingen?

Nearby attractions include St. John's Church, Göttingen (1 min walk), AnimalBase, Göttingen (2 min walk), SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Göttingen (2 min walk), Old Town Hall, Göttingen (2 min walk).

How to get to Stadtbibliothek Göttingen by public transport?

The nearest stations to Stadtbibliothek Göttingen:

Bus

Markt • Lines: 11, 12, 22, 31, 32, 34, 41, 42, 50, 61, 62, 71, 72, 73, 80, 91, 92, E, E11, E41, E61, E71, E80, F, N10, N5, N6, N7, N8, S (2 min walk)
Groner Straße • Lines: 31, 32, 41, 42, 50, 71, 72, 80, E, E41, E71, E80, F, N10, N8, S (3 min walk)

Train

Göttingen (11 min walk)