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Vor 200 Jahren waren Bücher etwas besonders. Büchern waren teuer. Viele Menschen konnten sich keine Bücher kaufen. Deswegen waren Bibliotheken beliebt. Hier konnten die Menschen Bücher ausleihen. Damals entstand die Idee für Bücher-Busse. Die Bücher-Busse sollten Bücher zu allen Menschen bringen.

Heute ist Bewegung mit Fahrzeugen selbstverständlich. Wir fahren mit dem Auto, Zug, Flugzeug und vieles mehr. Früher war das anders. Manche Menschen sind mit dem Pferd geritten. Aber Pferde waren teuer und viele konnten kein Pferd bezahlen. Menschen ohne Pferd mussten zu Fuß gehen. Das war anstrengend und dauert lange. Aber dann wurde das Fahrrad erfunden.

In cinema, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are currently completing the perception of Barbie from an exclusively consumerist, superficial character to a feminist icon. Barbie, however, has an exciting story to tell beyond that, which surprisingly begins in post-war Germany. And even more astonishing: in the Bild newspaper.

On June 20, 2023, the Ukrainian delegation visited the German Digital Library in Frankfurt, Germany, and on June 22, 2023, in Berlin, Germany. The visit aimed to establish a National Digital Library of Ukraine.

Der BiblioCON 2023 (23.-25. Mai) in Hannover war nicht nur ein Treffpunkt für Bibliothekar*innen und Enthusiast*innen, sondern auch eine Plattform für innovative Ideen und spannende Vorträge. Die Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek war ebenfalls mit einem Stand und einem informativen Vortrag vertreten und konnte die Teilnehmer*innen für sich gewinnen.

The State Archives of Baden-Württemberg is the memory of the state and its preceding territories since the Middle Ages. It takes over, stores, preserves and makes accessible all documents of lasting value from the authorities, courts and other agencies of the state.

It began with mockery, insults and pelted rubbish, when the Englishman Jonas Hanway came back from a trip to France in the early 1750s and went for a walk in London. His fellow citizens were amazed and even shocked by his behaviour, but Hanway was undeterred by their reactions.

The Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Berlin State Library – Prussian Cultural Heritage) is one of the most important libraries worldwide. It is a centre for the supply of national and international literature. Nearly 12 million volumes alone starting from the year 1661 comprises its accumulated printed inventory. Additionally, another 2.2 million printed works and often unique materials are in the special collections and in addition to this over 12.5 million photos, slides and other photographic material as well as over 5.4 million AV materials, microforms and other material.

The Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library) recently celebrated its 10th anniversary and the launch of its new user-oriented portal. The Europeana Initiative was there to commemorate the occasion. Read on to discover the event, find out about a decade of partnership between the two institutions and explore what’s planned for the years to come.

The 111th BiblioCon2023 will take place from 23–26 May 2023 in the Congress Centrum Hannover (HCC) (Hanover Congress Centre)with the motto "Forward into the unknown". The industry meeting, which is both a networking meeting and a training event with numerous workshops, discussions and lectures as well as a large trade exhibition, is organised by Bibliothek und Information Deutschland (BID) (Library and Information Germany) and the Verein Deutscher Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare (Association of German Librarians) (VDB).