Königsberg Public Library [SEP] dissolved or abolished
The Königsberg Public Library was destroyed in August 1944 during the Bombing of Königsberg in World War II.
Königsberg Public Library
The Königsberg Public Library () was a public library in Königsberg, Germany.
Background.
The library developed from the personal collection of Johannes Poliander, who donated it to the town council of Altstadt in 1541. J. Lomoller donated 300 predominantly legal works in 1594. It was housed in Altstadt's pauper house after its construction in 1628. To it was added the collection of vice-mayor Heinrich Bartsch (1627–1702). His son, city secretary Heinrich Bartsch Jr., created a librarian position in