Due to construction work, the reading room at the Martin Opitz Library will be closed through October 30, 2026. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you wish to return books, please check in on the 1st floor. The Martin Opitz Library Team

Andreas Kossert will read from his new book *Elsa’s World: In the Footsteps of My Grandmother. A Family History from Łódź* (Siedler Verlag, 2026) on Thursday, 19 November 2026, at 6 pm in the Library’s lecture room (2nd floor).

As part of the refurbishment work currently taking place, some areas of the library have been rearranged. As a result, a new digitisation workshop has been set up on the second floor of the Martin-Opitz-Library. Our scanners, which we are happy to use to digitise printed materials for our users on request, are now brought together in one central location within the library.

Extensive fire safety improvement works are currently being carried out at the Martin Opitz Library. As a result, access to books and other media may be restricted until early 2027.

In 2025/26, the Martin Opitz Library participated in the ÖKOPROFIT project (Ecological […]

New publication co-edited by Prof. Heidi Hein-Kircher This publication reflects on twelve […]