Tag: libraries
Munich: New learning center for students at the LMU – Munich
Maxi says she particularly likes the bean bags. The 20-year-old, who is studying economics in her sixth semester, has just sat down with her friend Kerstin in two of the…
Munich: New learning center for students at the LMU – Munich
Maxi says she particularly likes the bean bags. The 20-year-old, who is studying economics in her sixth semester, has just sat down with her friend Kerstin in two of the…
Health: Arsenic: How toxic green causes problems in libraries
In the 19th century, green containing arsenic was a trendy color – the questionable color pigment can also be found on old books. Libraries are now struggling to find the…
Reopening of the children’s library in Blutenburg – Munich
A lot of perseverance was necessary, but it was worth it: Since the youth library moved into Blutenburg Castle, its circulation point, the children’s library in the former stables, had…
Libraries check arsenic levels in books: Why green is poisonous. – Culture
For a long time now, the color green has hardly been associated with the adjective “poison green”. It stands for harmony with nature or for repairing this harmony when it…
Long queue in front of the Philologicum: Why do so many people want to get in there?
It is the exam period at Munich universities. Jobs in university libraries are highly competitive, but probably nowhere more so than in the Philologicum. Only a sprint can secure the…
Five for Munich: Gisela Schneeberger and Julian Nida-Rümelin get involved – Munich
Break tradition Circumcision of girls is a brutal tradition in some regions of Africa. Children who suffer it are scarred for life. The Munich association Nala has been raising awareness…
The city’s literary memory: "She knew who needed what"
Christine Hannig was a librarian at the Monacensia for 40 years, helping historians and authors with their research. Now she has retired and takes with her an enormous amount of…
Libraries: City Council calls for libraries to be open on Sundays
Libraries City Council calls for libraries to be open on Sundays Borrow a book or browse the library on Sunday? So far this is not possible. photo © Robert Michael/dpa…
The children’s library in Blutenburg Castle is closing for renovation. – Munich
After 40 years, the time has now come: The children’s library in Blutenburg Castle will be modernized and will therefore be closed from November 1st to March 21st, 2024. Although…