Internationale Jugendbibliothek

The International Youth Library Foundation is a public trust organization founded under civil law. It was registered in 1995 by publisher Christa Spangenberg.

The Foundation’s aim is to promote education and scholarship. It supports individuals and institutions involved in circulating and communicating children’s and youth literature, including parents and teachers, helping to inspire and strengthen appreciation for the value of children’s and young adult books. Within the purview of scholarship, it promotes research in the area of international youth literature.

The Foundation’s goals are especially realized through the International Youth Library in Munich, whose operation took over in 1996.
The International Youth Library fulfils its statutory tasks through the collection, cataloguing, and dissemination of children’s and youth literature from at home and abroad and through its engagement with the cultural education of young people and promotion of cross-cultural understanding. An international board of trustees supervises the realization of the Foundation’s mission. Its executive committee manages Foundation business and carries out the decisions of the board of trustees.

Bank details for donations:
Stadtsparkasse München
IBAN: DE 7970 1500 0000 5112 8999
BIC: SSKMDEMMXXX

Board of the International Youth Library Foundation