After a break of three-year, we are happy to continue the series "Books of Childhood", in which personalities from public life, culture, society and politics talk about early reading experiences and…
Fanny Hensel died unexpectedly of a stroke in May 1847. Her brother Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was so devastated by her death that he retreated to the Swiss mountains: "Up to now I have not been…
Wind can strike many keys: sometimes purring softly, sometimes roaring loudly, sometimes whistling an angry tune, sometimes blowing gently. Musicians from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra use…
Sponsors of the International Youth Library
The International Youth Library is institutionally funded in varying proportions by the German Federal Ministry for Families, Seniors, Women and Youth,…
Erich Kästner
The writer Erich Kästner was a close companion of Jella Lepman. They met in Munich in the publishing rooms of the Neue Zeitung and the magazine Heute. Erich Kästner was senior editor…
Combi Prices
On weekends there is the option to book the whole castle.
Prices:
Euro 1.250 winter (Jan-April) Euro 1.500 summer (May-Oct), inkl. court yard, fridays Euro…
Jella-Lepman-Hall
Plain hall with beautiful open wooden roof truss, parquet flooring, approx. 170 sqm. Dancing is not possible here for static reasons, but in the adjoining the staircase area of the…
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…