When books were burned in Berlin on 10 May 1933, Erich Kästner stood in the crowd and watched as people threw stacks of his works into the fire. Children's books were also on the Nazis' ‘blacklist’…
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…
Visual Storytelling as a Superpower
Visual storytelling has become increasingly popular, varied, and sophisticated: One finds a huge variety of styles, and topics, including challenging…
Offers for school classes, kindergarden, after-school clubs and groups
We also offer guided tours of the castle for schools and groups with different thematic focuses.
English or French language…
Offers for school classes, kindergarden, after-school clubs and groups
We offer a programme of readings, writing workshops and workshops on the exhibitions and on children's literature topics for…
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press release exhibition Crazy Machines
press release "down by the river"
press release "anniversary programme: 100 years of James Krüss"
press release James Krüss prize 2026
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