Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek
open until closed until
Berliner Stadtbibliothek
open until closed until

Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek
Blücherplatz 1, 10961 Berlin

open until closed until
  • Mon – Fri 10am – 9pm
  • Sat 10am – 7pm
  • Sun 11am – 5pm
Mon – Fri
10am – 9pm
Sat
10am – 7pm
Sun
11am – 5pm

Children's and Youth Library

  • Mon – Fri 1pm – 7pm
  • Sat 10am – 7pm
  • Sun 11am – 5pm
Mon – Fri
1pm – 7pm
Sat
10am – 7pm
Sun
11am – 5pm

Berliner Stadtbibliothek
Breite Straße 30-36, 10178 Berlin

open until closed until
  • Mon – Fri 10am – 9pm
  • Sat 10am – 7pm
Mon – Fri
10am – 9pm
Sat
10am – 7pm

Berlin Collections

  • Mon – Sat 10am – 7pm
Mon – Fri
10am – 7pm
Sat
10am – 7pm

The ZLB remains closed on public holidays. There is no on-site library consultation on Sundays.

Branches
Older woman smiling and pulling DVD from shelf in library

©ZLB | Foto: Moritz Haase

Cinematheque

The ZLB Cinematheque offers the most extensive collection of films accessible to the public offered by any public library in Germany.

Borrow films, just watch them or become actively involved yourself

The international collection in many languages includes all forms of films and genres: contemporary feature films, documentaries, art house films, classics and silent films, TV series, music films and live performance recordings, as well as animated and experimental films. You can conveniently borrow more than 70,000 films in the Blu-ray, 4K UHD, DVD and VHS formats from us. The Cinematheque also regularly organises events: from screenings to workshops and guided tours of the city with a film history focus.

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Services & offers

Older woman in library holds DVD in her hands and looks at it with a smile

©ZLB | Foto: Moritz Haase

Borrowing

All of our films are shown in, and can be borrowed via, the VÖBB catalogue. Learn more here.

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©ZLB | Foto: Moritz Haase

Media booths

At the America Memorial Library (AGB), you can watch films in various formats and with different region codes in special viewing booths, and use our VHS digitisation booth.

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Streaming

AVA Library and Filmfriend are streaming platforms with an exceptionally well-chosen selection. How to access them for free.

Contact us

Eva Kietzmann, Christian Lenz

Fachlektorat Film