State libraries of Germany

This is a list of the state libraries ( for each of the Länder of the Federal Republic of Germany. These libraries hold the right for legal deposit for the publications in their respective state.

Landesbibliothek

Staatsbibliothek

The historic National Libraries of the former Kingdoms, now States of Germany, are called Staatsbibliothek. Among the libraries named Staatsbibliothek are:

the Bavarian State Library in Munich, one of the world's largest libraries and the former library of the Kingdom of Bavaria
the Bamberg State Library, a library in Bamberg, Bavaria
the Berlin State Library, the largest academic library in the German language and former library of the Kingdom of Prussia
the Göttingen State and University Library is among other things the Staatsbibliothek of Lower Saxony
the Saxon State Library is among other things the Staatsbibliothek of Saxony and the former Royal Library of the Dukes of Saxony
Stadtbibliothek

Stadtbibliothek refers to a major city library. All major cities in German-speaking countries have these and some also have legal deposit requirements. Large Stadtbibliothek include:

Berlin City Library, with legal deposit for the city of Berlin.
Cologne Public Library, is among the biggest and most important public libraries in Germany.
Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig, in Braunschweig
Stadtbibliothek Bremen, in Bremen
Stadtbibliothek Mainz, in Mainz
Stadtbibliothek Hannover, in Hannover
Wiener Stadtbibliothek, the library in Vienna