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E-books, audiobooks and e-magazines in German, English, Spanish, French, and more. Readable and audible in the browser and in the Libby app!

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Read e-books and e-magazines

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Our e-papers and e-magazines, e.g., all issues of Der Spiegel from 1947 to today, The Washington Post, The Guardian or Der Tagesspiegel.

Overview of our most important e-papers and e-magazines

Access to more than 5,000 newspapers, magazines and journals from around the world, from 100 countries in over 50 languages, including Der Tagesspiegel – up-to-date, true to the original layout, and often even before the print edition is released.

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Read newspapers

German-language newspapers and magazines like Berliner Zeitung or Handelsblatt, up-to-date and partially with PDFs. Perfect for research in a large number of current media.

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Overview of our most important e-papers and e-magazines

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A "farm shop for journalism" – that's how the winners of the Grimme Online Award describe themselves. Here you'll find thoroughly researched reports, features, and other news, straight from the source.

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Have over 1,500 stories – read by professional narrators – read aloud in your own native language or any other of the 70 available audio languages! Usable in the browser or as an app!

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E-books and interactive "Superbooks" for children aged between two and ten years. Access via the TigerBooks app.

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Over 40 city and country guides from the popular Vis-á-Vis travel series by DK Publishing House shorten the waiting time until your next vacation and serve as practical travel companions on your smartphone or tablet while on the go!

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Read travel guides

Numerous digital sources on Berlin's regional studies and urban development as well as the regional and cultural history of Berlin – mostly freely accessible.

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Mostly German-language e-books, newspapers, and magazines.

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Streaming and downloading of over 18 million songs from 200 music genres, diverse playlists, and popular audiobooks for children and adults, now with personalized content recommendations!

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Listen to music and audiobooks

Classical music, jazz, and world music - more than 3 million tracks from over 240,000 albums. Also, over 5,000 audiobooks in English and German.

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Listen to music and audiobooks

Audiobooks for streaming and downloading.

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Find audiobooks

Here you can find the Libby app from Overdrive:

Audiobooks for children aged between two and ten years.

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The Enote app offers musicians unlimited access to a huge selection of sheet music – focused on classical repertoire, with an increasing number of contemporary compositions and current arrangements.

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German-language audiobooks for all age groups.

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Filmfriend brings movies, series, and documentaries directly to your home — you need nothing but your smartphone, tablet, or computer. The collection is constantly expanding! Show Filmfriend films in the catalog

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Stream movies and series

European and international arthouse cinema as well as exclusive programs from European film festivals — conveniently watchable from home. Discover the curated selection of short, documentary, and feature films at AVA. Show AVA films in the catalog

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Stream films

The oral history project "Archive of Refuge" by HKW Berlin gathers filmed interviews with 41 protagonists who fled to Germany between 1945 and 2016. Provided by AVA.

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Stream interviews

The StreamBerlin collection on AVA showcases Berlin's cultural life in all its diversity. Included are the Konzerthaus Berlin, the streaming initiative United We Stream, the Quasimodo Club, the interfilm short film festival, and the European Film Academy.

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Stream videos

The largest online catalog of classical music videos. Including jazz collections, documentaries, and master classes.

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Stream classical and jazz videos

Now also available as an app for iOS and Android:

Full-length videos from concerts, operas, ballets, and music documentaries. Extensive repertoire of classical music.

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Stream recordings

Learning aids for important school subjects (e.g., German, Mathematics, Physics, and English), visually prepared and made understandable. For all levels from elementary school to High School.

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For students: With the e-learning offer from Brockhaus, you can learn and practice the basics of the subjects German, English, French, Latin, and Mathematics at your own pace!

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How do I recognize fake news? What is a secure website? How do I use other people's texts and images on the internet? The research training helps students find and evaluate the right information online.

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For adults: The online course "Fit on the Internet for Adults" offers you the opportunity to deepen your basic knowledge about the internet and actively expand your competencies.

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Become Internet Savvy

For students: With phase6, you can sustainably and efficiently learn and train a vocabulary collection from a textbook used in your class.

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The digital education offer from ZEIT publishing group with high-quality online courses on business, digital future, career, economics, and fine arts. Learn comfortably online, efficiently and flexibly!

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Learn from professionals. The focus of the offer is on IT, business, and creative topics.

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Borrow e-learning courses

E-learning courses (in German and English) for private and professional training and further education, including IT, business, and personal development.

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Borrow e-learning courses

Online language courses in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and German as a foreign language, including interactive exercises and learning games.

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Borrow language courses

The Enote app offers musicians unlimited access to a huge selection of sheet music—the focus is on classical repertoire, with more and more contemporary compositions and current arrangements added.

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Use sheet music with mobile devices and computers. Upload your own sheet music to Dimusco, add fingerings and markings, and synchronize between different devices. For musicians or groups like choirs, ensembles, and orchestras.

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Use Digital Sheet Music

Direct access to verifiable and relevant statistics on societal topics, politics, and economy: Over one million statistics, studies, and reports from more than 22,000 sources.

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The knowledge service "The World's Climate" offers extensive information on climate change, presented simply and understandably. With many infographics, films, animations, and articles.

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Learn everything about climate

The digital Brockhaus offers you access to the proven encyclopedia on art, culture, and science. With children's and youth lexicons!

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The standard works from Duden provide concise answers to all questions about language and selected special topics like economics, law, and medicine.

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Learning aids for important school subjects (e.g., German, Mathematics, Physics, and English), visually prepared and made understandable. For everyone from elementary school up to high school graduation.

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Biographies, country information, dictionaries, and encyclopedias: Knowledge from various fields, bundled in one source. With access to the Lexicon of International Films, Kindler's Literature Lexicon, the Critical Lexicon of Contemporary German Literature, "Composers of the Present," and other databases.

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The successful children's non-fiction book series "memo Wissen entdecken" ensures optimal knowledge transfer with a combination of many pictures and short, easy-to-read texts and is an ideal supplement to school lessons. Particularly suitable for children from 8 years old.

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Discover non-fiction books for children

The bestselling series "Big Ideas: Simply Explained" offers an accessible introduction to important topics and central theories — providing well-founded and vivid knowledge brought to the point graphically.

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Look up great achievements directly

German-language newspapers and magazines like Berliner Zeitung or Handelsblatt, up-to-date and partially with PDFs. Perfect for research in a large number of current media.

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The world's unique, scientifically based work lexicon of international literature from the beginnings to the present: In more than 22,900 articles, 13,000 works from world literature are vividly explained.

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In the "District Politics Simulation Game," you take on the role of a district councilor of the fictional Berlin district of Biberfelde and debate with other players about a current motion from the district council assembly (BVV). The games are organized by the public libraries and their cooperation partners. For (young) adults from 16 years old—also suitable for school classes. Currently only offered in German.

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The quiz with eight questions about the district council assembly (BVV) offers a first introduction to Berlin district politics. In addition to each question, there are selected newspaper articles with backgrounds, anecdotes, and information about what Berlin district politics has to offer.

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