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The dates for the first seven months of 2025 are available online now. The rich and varied course programme has been complimented by several new courses in English, which are directed to our international users, as well as the webinar "Mission possible" on searching databases and research materials relating to studies of eastern Europe. All dates can be found in our course schedule.

The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek receives the personal papers of Eugen Roth (1895 – 1976), one of the best-known German lyricists of the 20th century. The personal papers of the Munich-born author include, among other things, the manuscripts of his printed and unprinted works, press articles, diaries and his correspondence. The personal papers of Eugen Roth constitute one of the most important recent acquisitions of the library’s collection of personal papers.

Rafael Seligmann donates his entire literary work to the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. The pre-death estate includes, in addition to his literary work, also over 2,000 articles, essays, reviews of his books, television plays, radio shows, interviews, his correspondence with personalities from political and cultural life, as well as numerous personal documents

After you have logged in on the web page of our booking system, you can now view and manage your bookings in a newly designed overview.

Count Franz von Pocci (1807 – 1876) was not only a court official and court poet, but also an untiring draughtsman and watercolourist. As a member of the gentlemen’s club "Old England", he created caricatures of the club members, among which there were high-ranking aristocrats and commoners. The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek has expanded its considerable collection of Pocciana by the so-called "Anglia Albums".