State libraries of Germany
# State libraries of Germany

This is a list of the state libraries (German: Landesbibliothek) 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

| Library Name | German State | City |
| - | - | - |
| Badische Landesbibliothek | Baden-Württemberg | Karlsruhe |
| Württembergische Landesbibliothek | Baden-Württemberg | Stuttgart |
| Bavarian State Library | Bavaria | Munich |
| Berlin Central and Regional Library | Berlin | Berlin |
| Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Potsdam [de] | Brandenburg | Potsdam |
| Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen [de] | Bremen | Bremen |
| Staatsbibliothek Hamburg [de] | Hamburg | Hamburg |
| Wiesbaden State Library | Hesse | Wiesbaden |
| University and State Library Darmstadt | Hesse | Darmstadt |
| Göttingen State and University Library | Lower Saxony | Göttingen |
| Landesbibliothek und Murhardsche Bibliothek der Stadt Kassel [de] | Hesse | Kassel |
| Oldenburg State Library [de] | Lower Saxony | Oldenburg |
| Landesbibliothek Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [de] | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Schwerin |
| University Library of Bonn [de] | North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn |
| Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf | North Rhine-Westphalia | Düsseldorf |
| Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Dortmund [de] | North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund |
| Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster [de] | North Rhine-Westphalia | Münster |
| Pfälzische Landesbibliothek [de] | Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer |
| Rheinische Landesbibliothek [de] | Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz |
| Saarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek [de] | Saarland | Saarbrücken |
| Saxon State Library | Saxony | Dresden |
| Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt [de] | Saxony-Anhalt | Halle (Saale) |
| Eutiner Landesbibliothek [de] | Schleswig-Holstein | Eutin |
| Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesbibliothek [de] | Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel |
| Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek [de] | Thuringia | Jena |

## Staatsbibliothek

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

* the Bavarian State Library (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek or BSB) in Munich, one of the world's largest libraries and the former library of the Kingdom of Bavaria
* the Bamberg State Library (Staatsbibliothek Bamberg), a library in Bamberg, Bavaria
* the Berlin State Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin), the largest academic library in the German language and former library of the Kingdom of Prussia
* the Göttingen State and University Library (Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen) is among other things the Staatsbibliothek of Lower Saxony
* the Saxon State Library (Sächsische Landesbibliothek − Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden) is among other things the Staatsbibliothek of Saxony and the former Royal Library of the Dukes of Saxony

## Stadtbibliothek

Stadtbibliothek ("City Library") 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 (Stadtbibliothek Berlin), with legal deposit for the city of Berlin.
* Cologne Public Library (Stadtbibliothek Koln), 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
