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Welcome

Something for everyone – no strings attached!

Discover a wealth of free items you can borrow on site: books for every age, games, Tonies, Tonieboxes, magazines and much more. There is plenty to use on site as well, such as free wi-fi, Kuti, a reading café and a makerspace. [more]

No more gaps in your knowledge!

Use free access online, anytime and anywhere, to a broad range of content: biographies (of public figures, sportspeople and pop icons), the Brockhaus encyclopaedia, DUDEN works, commemorative dates, a children's encyclopaedia, country profiles, media literacy, school knowledge (Duden-Basiswissen Schule, student training) and current affairs. [more]

The "digital shelf" – open around the clock!

Every day, 24 hours a day, you have free online access to digital books, audiobooks and numerous current newspapers and magazines from around the world. Quality feature films, documentaries, series and short films for every age are there for you too. [more]

Our opening hours

Mondays 16:00 – 18:00
Tuesdays 14:30 – 17:30
Wednesdays 17:00 – 19:00
Thursdays 09:30 – 11:30
until 31 Dec 2026Testbetrieb bis Jahresende
Fridays 15:00 – 17:00

Currently closed.

Next lending days

Friday 6 November 2026 15:00 – 17:00
Monday 9 November 2026 16:00 – 18:00
Tuesday 10 November 2026 14:30 – 17:30
Wednesday 11 November 2026 17:00 – 19:00
Thursday 12 November 2026 09:30 – 11:30

→ Overview of lending days

News

  • New: Open Thursdays from 9:30am to 11:30am (trial period until the end of the year).
  • Monday, 16 November 2026, 6:30 pm: Leselieblinge meet-up on crime novels and thrillers.
  • Wednesday, 25 November 2026, 7–8 pm: Laughter Yoga at the library.

→ veranstaltungen.owbib.de

Guide

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