Exhibition, Trips & Tours
Nationwide Night of the Libraries also in the Schwerin State Library
Friday, 04/04/2025 / 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM / Landesbibliothek Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Günther Uecker
- for families and kids
Night of the Libraries at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Library Günther Uecker with readings, guided tours and many other program items, free admission
The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Günther Uecker State Library in Schwerin is taking part in the first nationwide Night of Libraries on April 4 from 5 pm. The program includes a reading by Helga Schubert from "Der heutige Tag", a book presentation on Gottfried Haufe's "Die Welt des Fischbrötchens", magazine tours, reading old writings and many other activities.
The Night of the Libraries is an initiative of the German Library Association (dbv) and its 16 regional associations. Under the motto "Knowledge. Share. Discover.", libraries throughout Germany will open their doors on April 4, 2025 with a diverse program.
The program of the state library in Schwerin at a glance:
Readings:
17:00 - 18:00
Helga Schubert reads from "Today"
Helga Schubert is one of the most renowned authors of contemporary literature. In 2024 she received the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Culture Prize. The award was given in recognition of "Helga Schubert's profound and moving literature, which has been characterized by empathy, courage and personal openness for decades". We are taking this honor as an opportunity to open the Night of Libraries with a reading by Helga Schubert. The author will read from "Der heutige Tag". The reading will be moderated by Katerina Schumacher, Head of the Culture Department of the Ministry of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs.
Location of the event: Reading room 1st floor, Attention: limited seating!
19:30 - 20:30
The world of fish sandwiches - reading with Gottfried Haufe
Brand new or freshly caught and already in the State Library: Gottfried Haufe serves up the first book on the North German national dish with his new publication and presents a thoroughly entertaining, well-founded cultural history of the fish roll. How did the roll come to be served with fish? What variations of preparation are there? Where can you find the fish roll hotspots? Which creations have Marteria and Monchi fallen for? A bow to the culinary beacon of the north, a book as a delicacy. To be enjoyed without the risk of being snatched away by a seagull. Although, who knows ...
Location of the event: Reading room 1st floor, Attention: limited seating!
Jane Kanieser from the bookshop littera et cetera will be in charge of a book table for the readings.
Guided tours:
Leaves. Sheets. Books - Magazine secrets rediscovered
Start: 6:30 pm / 7:00 pm / 8:30 pm
Join us in a dark area of the library building that is normally closed to you - our stacks. Join us to discover old and new features of the collection. Come in and join us! During a half-hour guided tour, visitors are given an insight into the stacks of the State Library and can try out whether a shelf full of books can be moved with just two fingers. In addition, long-standing questions will be answered, e.g. why you actually open a book and what a sheet has lost in a book.
Meeting point: Information desk
Theme stations:
17:00-21:00
What grandma could still do: Reading old writings
Uropa's love letters are written in Sütterlin and the name of her beloved is a family secret? You can't cook Aunt Hilde's recipes in German handwriting? Then let's decipher all this and much more together!
At the station, visitors can carry out palaeographic exercises and acquire their own reading skills in German Kurrent script using documents they have brought with them from the family estate. Dr. Kathleen Jandausch, senior archivist at the Schwerin State Archives, will be on hand to support and guide them.
Location of the event: Old building
17:00 - 21:00
Schwerin's treasures are a gift: sponsorships for historical books in the State Library
Would you like to inscribe your name in the historical memory of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Library? Or are you simply looking for a very special, bibliophile gift? Then become a book sponsor!
In a small exhibition, the State Library is showing restored copies from its book sponsorship project, which has been running since 2019.
The diversity of the restored works and the interests of the book sponsors in the library's collection are thus impressively visible. Gritt Brosowski, Head of Department at the State Library, will provide guests with vivid information about old and new cases of restoration and damage to the old collection.
Location of the event: on the glass bridge/ in the entrance area to the old building
17:00 - 21:00
Register and take along
The staff look forward to welcoming you as new users on this evening. Register at the circulation desk and you will receive your own library card during your visit. The card is free of charge. Please bring a valid identity document with you when you register. We look forward to seeing you!
Location of the event: Lending desk
17:00 - 21:00
Fidget fingers in the state library
In the craft corner, our youngest visitors can create coloring pictures, bookmarks and paint fabric gloves.
Location of the event: Training room
All events, readings and guided tours are free of charge. There are only limited places available for the readings and guided tours. The library opens for the Night of the Libraries on April 4 at 4:30 pm.
About the host
The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Günther Uecker State Library dates back to the Ducal Government Library founded in 1779 and, as a critical infrastructure, holds important historical collections as well as a large collection of works from and about Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has legally tasked the state library in Schwerin with collecting, cataloging and archiving the state's current printed works for the future. According to the state law and ordinance on the delivery of printed works, all printed products published in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern must be delivered to the state library free of charge within one month of publication. Titles about Mecklenburg-Vorpommern that are published outside the state are acquired by the State Library. The State Library is a department of the State Office for Culture and Monument Preservation. The old building at its location on Johannes-Stelling-Straße is now part of Schwerin's UNESCO World Heritage ensemble.
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