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Zentralbibliothek with kids

Large central library of the Bücherhallen near the main station, with an extensive children's area, picture-book cinema, and free read-aloud events.

3 events today

Address
Hühnerposten 1 (Eingang: Arno-Schmidt-Platz), 20097 Hamburg
Age
1–3 years
Price
Free
Weather
indoors, works in any weather

Here today

On the programme

  • Monster Hat Workshop
  • Girls Code with Scratch
  • Medien-Kids
  • Picture Book Cinema with Blue-Bots
  • Graffiti Workshop for Teens
  • Rhyme Time
  • Storytime
  • Games Deck for Library Day
  • Bracelet Braiding Workshop
  • Picture Book Cinema with Sara Khojasteh

When it's on, for which ages and what it costs is in the miri app. Get the app

Good to know

At the Zentralbibliothek, families can borrow picture books, early readers, non-fiction, manga, comics, Tonies, audiobooks, DVDs, and games across several floors. The Library of Things also provides robotics kits, tools, and more. Free events take place regularly: Gedichte für Wichte for the youngest visitors, picture-book cinema, and read-aloud sessions for daycare and primary-school children, plus workshops, holiday hands-on activities, and formats for teens around gaming or creative writing.

For families, the Zentralbibliothek is appealing because it's one of Germany's largest public libraries and holds multilingual collections. The rooms are bright, with plenty of seating and workspaces, a cafe, and group rooms — good for a half-day of reading, browsing, and breaks.

The entrance is on Arno-Schmidt-Platz, just minutes from the main station, making the library conveniently reachable from all of Hamburg and the surrounding region, and easy to combine with a stroll through the city.

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And tomorrow? It's in the app.

The weekend and the holidays, too. Two weeks free.