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Please note: From 06.11.2023 apply changed opening hours for the central and children's library, as well as the learning centers |
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The Detmerode, Hansaplatz, Fallersleben and Vorsfelde district libraries will remain closed until further notice. The library's digital services are accessible around the clock and can be used with a valid BildungshausCard. Further information can be found at ebibliothek.stadt.wolfsburg.de/ |
Since 1962, the city library in the world-famous Alvar Aalto House of Culture in the middle of the city center has been a reliable point of contact for the people of Wolfsburg when it comes to information and media provision.
In the Alvar-Aalto-Kulturhaus, we are represented by the Central Library and the Children's and Youth Library on the first floor. Together with 5 library branches in the Wolfsburg districts of Detmerode, Nordstadt (at Hansaplatz), Fallersleben, Vorsfelde and in Westhagen, 4 libraries in school centers and a mobile library, we span a dense library network across Wolfsburg.
"We are open to everyone" - during opening hours at the respective locations and also online with our online services, which are available to you around the clock.
Upon presentation of a valid ID card - in exceptional cases, another official ID card may be sufficient, if necessary in conjunction with a confirmation of registration - we will issue you a library card, the so-called BildungshausCard. The BildungshausCard is not transferable to other persons and is needed for borrowing media in the entire library network and for using the Onleihe, the databases and the interlibrary loan. It is not needed to use the library and its media on site. Nevertheless, we recommend that you always have your BildungshausCard with you.
Minors need the written consent of their legal guardian for registration, as soon as they have reached the age of 18, additionally a valid identity card.
For the borrowing of media, we charge a user fee for adults (21 years and older) who register. This fee is lower for pupils and students 21 years and older who present proof of age. Borrowing is free of charge for:
- Adolescents up to the age of 21.
- Individuals involved in children's and youth work, for example kindergartens
- Beneficiaries with a valid social security card
Loss of the BildungshausCard/changes
In your own interest, please contact us immediately if you ever lose your BildungshausCard or if a name or address changes. We charge a fee for issuing a replacement card. The City Library's Schedule of Usage and Fees applies.
Wolfsburg City Library has a special offer for its users, and not just during the Corona crisis. From now on, anyone who is thinking about registering at the public library can do so from home using an online form. This is possible around the clock, convenient and uncomplicated with the online form below.
Those who register now will even receive a free trial month from the library. With the library card (BildungshausCard), users can also access the attractive online services of the city library, among other things.
With a valid BildungshausCard you can borrow and reserve our media in the libraries in the Alvar-Aaltohaus (Central, Children's and Youth Library) and also in all other library branches.
Our online catalog allows you to search the entire media holdings of the City Library and thus also the digital media of the Onleihe. In addition, you can place interlibrary loan orders online and manage your user account with us, i.e. get an overview of the borrowed media, extend the loan periods or reserve media borrowed by other users for yourself. The online catalog is supplemented by the city library app (for iOS and Android), with which you can also find all catalog functions on your smartphone or iPhone. All services are available around the clock.
The media can be found at different locations within the overall system, depending on the topic , content and form: at the headquarters in the Aaltohaus, you will find children's and youth media in the Children's and Youth Library. If you are interested in non-fiction media such as advice books and novels, the Central Library on the first floor is the right place for you. The media here are divided into groups and subgroups according to a certain system and are also arranged in this way. You can find out more about this at the information desk and the circulation desk, or by searching the online catalog.
The total of over 250,000 media can be found at different locations within the overall system, depending on the topic, content and form.
With a valid BildungshausCard, you can borrow a wide range of digital media such as eBooks, ePapers, eVideos and audiobooks from the Onleihe free of charge and download them for use on your computer or mobile devices such as EBook readers, smartphones or tablets. For use on smartphones or tablets, please download the Onleihe app from the Playstore (Android) or from the App Store (iOS / Apple). The digital media delete themselves after the loan period has expired.
The total of over 250,000 media can be found at different locations within the overall system, depending on the topic, content and form.
Based on the renowned "Encyclopaedia Britannica", the online research portal Britannica Library offers specifically prepared knowledge from all subject areas in 3 age-appropriate Britannica libraries for children, pupils and young people, for students and for adults.
With a valid BiblioCard, you also have free access to the latest editions of over 5,000 international, national and regional daily newspapers, magazines, tabloids and sports newspapers from nearly 100 countries in over 60 languages. The offering is updated daily and continuously expanded. The individual titles are available in their original layout with advertisements, photos and illustrations and can be searched in full text.
Furthermore, the newspaper articles can also be listened to via Windows Media Player or translated into various languages via an integrated tool. A 90-day archive rounds off the offering.
TigerBooks is an app for children that can be found in the App Store (iOS) and Play Store (Android). With a valid BildungshausCard (library card), you sign up for TigerBooks through the Wolfsburg City Library and can download the digital media onto your smartphone or tablet free of charge for 7 days.
More specifically, with TigerBooks you can access a very large digital offering of over 2000 eBooks and audiobooks for children between the ages of 2 and 12. These include, for example, the children's book heroes "Die Olchis", "Hexe Lilli" and "Bibi und Tina". There is also an age recommendation for each title in the app.
An integrated read-aloud function, an audio recorder, sound and animations as well as memo and learning games round off the offer.
The following link provides detailed instructions on how to use TigerBooks.
In addition to the Central and Children's Library in the Alvar Aalto House of Culture, there are numerous other locations in the city area where we provide books, magazines, DVDs, videos and other media.
The city library asks its users to keep an eye on the return deadlines for borrowed media themselves. This is generally possible on site in the Central Library or online via user account and the city library app.
Borrowed items can currently only be returned at the Central Library (Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 10:00 to 18:00, Wednesday and Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00).
Users can always extend the loan periods of borrowed media online via user account and the city library app, on site and by telephone during the opening hours of the Central Library (telephone: 05361 28-2530) or by e-mail(stadtbibliothek@bildungshaus-wolfsburg.de).
More offers and tips
- #BuchistBuch: Equal rights for e-books in libraries
- Free offers and information on learning German
- Offers for school classes
- Wool reads
The initiative "SCHAU HIN! Was Dein Kind mit Medien macht" (What Your Child Does with Media) is a parents' guide to media use that helps educators empower their children in their use of media.
The German Foundation for Monument Protection supports the restoration of the furniture in the Alvar Aalto House of Culture
City of Wolfsburg
City Library
Acting directors: Inna Günther and Lorena Ruschlau
Alvar Aalto House of Culture
Porschestraße 51
38440 Wolfsburg
Telephone: 05361 28-2530