The White Raven needs your help because he has a few puzzles to solve in order to save the Great Conference of the Animals. Together with your feathered friend, you will roam the International Youth…
The Erich Kästner Society has set itself the task of preserving the writer's enlightened, socially critical ideas through publications, lectures and events.
At irregular intervals, the society…
In 1983, an Erich Kästner memorial room was set up in the clock tower of Blutenburg Castle, where first editions of Erich Kästner's works as well as some documents and photos were on display. After…
Humour is the umbrella of the wise
Erich Kästner used the most diverse facets of humour; they are a constitutive element of his poetics. Even everyday self-help literature makes use of the author's…
Fellowship Programme
The International Youth Library's fellowship programme is the only international research initiative in the field of children's and young adult literature worldwide and has been…
Dr. Sabine Solf
Clara Fernández López
Dr. Rolf Griebel
Dr. Max Medrisch
Uta-Christina Biskup
Dr. Christiane Raabe
Christopher Franceschelli
Dr. Elisabeth Donoughue
Bärbel Dorweiler
Henning…
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Our work is guided by the conviction that children’s and young adult books are an essential part of the cultural life of a society and of a country, and as such…
Blutenburg Castle
Since 1983, the International Youth Library has been housed in Blutenburg Castle, situated in Obermenzing, a quarter in the western part of Munich. The historical building…
Educational projects
2022, the IJB realized projects on literature mediation with school classes with various cooperation partners. On this page you will find current calls for applications for…