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The German National Library, Leipzig – Pic of the Week

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This post may not surprise other librarians or bibliophiles. While on vacation in Germany this past month, I paid a visit to the German National Library (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) in Leipzig.

I first shared this with a colleague who remarked he thought the national library was in Frankfurt am Main. Well, he is not mistaken.  The German National Library has two branches, one in Leipzig and a second in Frankfurt. The current institution traces its history to 1912 with the founding of the German Library (Deutsche Bücherei) in Leipzig. The division of Germany following World War II led to the establishment of the German Library in Frankfurt in 1946. Essentially, there were two German national libraries: one in East Germany and one in West Germany. With the reunification of the country in 1990, the institutions were merged but retained locations in both cities.

German National Library, Leipzig. [Photo by Kurt Carroll]

The mission of the library is to collect works published in Germany from 1913 to the present. Also collected are German-language works published outside of Germany, translations of German-language works, and foreign-language (non-German) titles about Germany.

Each branch holds special collections. One can find the German Exile Archive 1933-1945 in Frankfurt, while the German Music Archive and the Anne Frank Shoah Library reside in Leipzig.

German Museum of Books and Writing. [Photo by Kurt Carroll]

For the non-researcher, members of the public may visit the German Museum of Books and Writing.  Just prior to my visit to the library and museum, I had been photographing graffiti nearby.  I found it appropriate that the museum featured a can of spray paint in its exhibition on “Signs – Books – Networks: From Cuneiform to Binary Code” which shows the many ways in which mankind has expressed itself or left its mark.

Graffiti, urban art, Leipzig. [Photo by Kurt Carroll]

The Cité Judiciaire (“Judicial City”) of Luxembourg – Pic of the Week

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The following is a guest post from Nicolas Boring, foreign law specialist covering French speaking jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to spend a few days in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for a conference. During a walking tour of the old city, I was able to see […]

A New Chinese Court in an Old American Building – Pic of the Week

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A few months ago, I wrote a Global Legal Monitor article on a decision by China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee to create the country’s first financial court in Shanghai, the Shanghai Financial Court. According to the decision, the new court is specialized in handling financial cases. It has the status of an intermediate court and […]

Pic of the Week – A Look inside the Public Vault at the Congressional Cemetery

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A shared fascination with Washington D.C.’s history draws people from across the world to visit the United States Capitol, the Library of Congress, the White House, the Supreme Court and the District’s many museums. One site that visitors frequently overlook is the final resting place of many of the authors of Washington’s early history, the […]

Library of Congress Hall of Educators and Horace Mann – Pic of the Week

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October 5th is World Teachers’ Day, an annual commemoration of the signing of the Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and International Labor Organization (ILO).  In honor of today, we bring you an interesting tie-in among education, the Library, and Congress. In the Jefferson Building […]

Trinity College Library in Dublin, Ireland – Pic of the Week

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Carrying on the tradition of Law Library staff visiting, and taking photos of, beautiful and interesting libraries around the world, today I bring you pictures from my recent visit to the Library of Trinity College Dublin. The Trinity College Library opened in 1592 and is the largest library in Ireland, currently holding ”over 6 million printed […]

Congress.gov at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park – Pic of the Week

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Summer and travel go hand in hand.  A manager who oversees Congress.gov, Bill Kellum, was visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park when he noticed the following legislation from the Library of Congress website. H.R.267 – Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017, sponsored by Representative John Lewis, became Public Law […]