Ali Mitgutsch is considered the father of the wimmelbook, a genre that made him famous. But his body of work is far more extensive. He created more than 70 picture books: wimmelbooks, non-fiction…
IYL Fellowship Programme
The International Youth Library's fellowship programme is one of the rare international research initiatives in the field of children's and young adult literature worldwide…
House Rules and Regulations of the International Youth Library
The Children's Library (KiBi)
The children's library is housed in beautiful premises and, in addition to an international lending…
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18 September 2026, 4:30 pm: Stories, Geschichten, Contes - International reading session for the whole family
Language: Korean Participation is free of charge. More information
18 September…
Sponsors of the International Youth Library
The International Youth Library is institutionally funded in varying proportions by the German Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior…
Offers for school classes, after-school clubs and groups
We offer a program of readings and writing workshops on children's and youth literature topics for schools and groups. School classes can…
Literanauten at the International Youth Library
Literanauten is a nationwide reading promotion project of the Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur e.V. (AKJ - The Association for Children's and Youth…