— The event will take place on Wednesday, 29th October 2025. —
Lena Gorelik, born in St. Petersburg in 1981, came to Germany as a child with her Russian-Jewish parents in the early 1990s.…
“Der kleine Siebenschläfer” (The Little Dormouse) is a popular German children's book series by Sabine Bohlmann that focuses on the adventures of the little dormouse and his friends.
In this…
— On the 8 & 9 October, the conference takes place in the Jella-Lepman-Hall in the International Youth Library. On the 10 October the conference takes place in the Lyrik Kabinett. —
The…
Jella Lepman's founding of the International Youth Library immediately after the end of the Second World War was an unusually idealistic and positive project of hope in a time of total destruction,…
The Michael Ende Museum in the International Youth Library houses a large part of Michael Ende's personal estate, including furniture, books, pictures, his stone collection, his guitar and much more.…
Trailer for the 7th White Ravens Festival 2023
Trailer for the 5th White Ravens Festival 2018
Festival impressions 2016
Trailer for the 4th White Ravens Festival 2016
White Ravens Festival
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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…
About us
The International Youth Library is the world’s largest library for international children’s and youth literature. Founded in 1949 by Jella Lepman, it has grown to become an…