Public Library; Checkout

If you have limited mobility, you can order books and media online and have them delivered to your home within Erlangen and picked up again. To use the delivery and ordering service, you need a valid library card.

Convenient and digital: Simply fill out this online application directly in your web browser. In many cases, this saves you a trip to the government office.

You can use this online form to order media and/or a surprise package online. To use the media ordering service, you need a valid library card.

Convenient and digital: Simply fill out this online form directly in your web browser. In many cases, this saves you a trip to the government office.

With this online application, you can let us know online what media items you’d like us to purchase, such as young adult books, DVDs, or other items.

Convenient and digital: Simply fill out this online form directly in your web browser. In many cases, this saves you a trip to the government office.

With this online application, you can borrow not only e-books but also digital magazines, newspapers, and audiobooks. This service is available to children, teens, and adults. Borrowing is easy with your library card and at no additional cost.

Convenient and digital: Simply fill out this online application directly in your web browser. In many cases, this saves you a trip to the government office.

You can easily send a message to the City Library using this online contact form.

User-friendly and digital: Simply fill out this online contact form directly in your web browser—whether you’re on the go or at home.

Here you can browse the collection of the Erlangen City Library. By logging into your account, you can reserve items, add them to a wish list, or renew them. You can also renew your library card and pay fees online.

Convenient and digital: Simply fill out this online application directly in your web browser. In many cases, this saves you a trip to the government office.

filmfriend offers 3,500 feature films and documentaries, TV series, and an extensive selection of children’s content that can be watched online. To use the service, you need a valid library card. Log in with your library card number and password (your date of birth: dd.mm.yyyy). Age restrictions are automatically verified during login.

With OverDrive, we offer you another platform for e-media in addition to Onleihe. The selection includes German-language e-audiobooks and English-language e-books for children, teens, and adults. You can download these digital media to a computer, e-reader (except Kindle), tablet, or smartphone.

You can use PressReader for free with your library card.

Back issues are available for up to 90 days. With the included full-text search, you can search specifically for certain articles and topics. You can also print out articles or send them via email. There is also a read-aloud feature.

Digital picture book theaters are also called "Boardstories." In particular, the combination of text, narration, and thoughtfully animated images guides children's attention through the story and increases their motivation to read.

The Naxos Music Library is the largest online database for classical music with a built-in streaming service. Here, you’ll find over two million tracks from more than 150,000 albums. In addition to playlists, you also have access to informational texts, work analyses, and biographies.

In the Naxos Music Library Jazz, you’ll find over 20,000 albums and nearly 235,000 tracks.

Use of the service is free with a valid library card.

RiffReporter is a collaborative portal run by independent journalists. Its thoroughly researched in-depth articles cover topics in the environment, science, technology, society, and world affairs.

As a member of the city library, you receive free access to all articles. If you’d like, you can subscribe to a free newsletter that will keep you regularly informed about the latest research.

The City Library provides access to all issues of the news magazine DER SPIEGEL through the Munzinger Online database. Users can search for content.

The archive database contains all SPIEGEL articles—from 1947 to the current issue.

Duden Basiswissen Schule offers a wide range of textbooks and reference books for students to help them expand and reinforce their knowledge across a variety of school subjects.

The encyclopedia articles are divided into three levels of difficulty. This makes the encyclopedia accessible even to those with limited English skills.

Britannica also includes 3 million royalty-free images, graphics, and illustrations. You can use these for school, work, websites, blogs, flyers, and other publications.