Library of non-fiction

Television series
Original title	Library of non-fiction
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Year (s)	Since 1993
length	30 minutes
Episodes	143
genre	Information broadcast
idea	Armin Maiwald
production	Flash Filmproduktion GmbH Armin Maiwald
occupation
Armin Maiwald

The Library of Factual Stories is a television program by Armin Maiwald in which he presents (his) factual stories from the program with the mouse . A normal program is about 30 minutes long on average and was broadcast mainly on ARD-alpha on Sunday mornings from January 11, 2009 to February 19, 2017 at 10:15 a.m.

Each broadcast is dedicated to an initial letter. After the alphabet was through, but there was still enough broadcast material, it was decided to number the series. Some programs were broadcast in several parts that still have a number together.

Length of episodes	number
24-30 minutes	98 episodes
30-40 minutes	29 episodes
40-60 minutes	09 episodes
60-90 minutes	06 episodes
90-120 minutes	01 episode

The following programs consist of several parts:

• B8 on the organic farm, two-part
• B9 Summer trip 2012 Train trip from Sylt to Oberstdorf, in three parts
• F4 aircraft construction, from the first sheet metal to the finished aircraft, two-part (special length: two times 58 minutes)
• K10 with classics, two-part
• M3 Mainreise - By ship from Bamberg to Mainz, two-part
• O4 Baltic Sea Trip - A trip along the German Baltic Sea coast, in two parts
• R7 bike tour around the Ruhr area (special), two-part
• W7 on the hiking trail of German unity, in three parts

Some programs received a new intro by Armin Maiwald and older factual stories were replaced by newer ones, e.g. B. L2 and O2. Some episodes, e.g. B. M2 or F1, have been completely revised. The changed episodes (with the exception of A2) are only available in the updated version. In some cases, however, older episodes that have not been revised are no longer available.

In addition, two packages (referred to as P11 and P12) are currently offered, each containing 10 different episodes.

List of broadcasts

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

7 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
A1		Car splashes Alternative fuels Highway lanes Car signs Roller coaster	1992
A2 (old)	Nuclear power	How small is an atom ? Where do you find atoms? Atoms are not indivisible What is a " chain reaction "? What does the "chain reaction" cause? What is dangerous about the nuclear power plant ? When " particles " come out How long are “particles” active? other options Tear-open box		Special broadcast due to the Chernobyl reactor disaster
A2 (new)	Nuclear power	Atoms Chain reaction What causes a "chain reaction"? Nuclear power plant radiation	2011	On the occasion of the Fukushima catastrophe , the "atomic mouse" and the episode "A2" were updated
A3		ABC in the shopping street Astronaut loo ABC in Morse code Highway construction ABC with flags Apple juice Apple - fruit color	2000
A4	Car manufacturing	from the first sheet metal to the finished car	2000	using the example of a Ford Focus
A5	Farewell to the shell	Farewell to the shell	2004	Special broadcast about death
A6	Drives	Aircraft engine Rocket engine Sail drive Magnetic drive	2014
A7	Ouch & Co.	Everyone has had it on their buttocks: the penate cream Great help with minor ailments: the adhesive plaster Special glasses for a special country How does the headache pill know to put it in the head? A tiny needle that isn't: the cannula	2014

B.

11 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
B1		flash Pear in the bottle bun ball Blümchen drinks water Flashing as the car is shared	1992
B2	Bridge building	Elsetal bridge near Kirchlengern is built pencil	1996
B3		Tree climbing Lightning trick Banana ripening Why is the banana crooked? pencil sharpener Station history	2000
B4 (old)	Postage stamps	Postage stamps A stamp was printed 20 years ago Printing a stamp today (Maus special stamp) How is the stamp on the stamp?	2001
B4 (new)	Bayreuth Festival	Bayreuth Festival
B5		Paper clip manufacturing Bundestag election How does the federal election work? How do you count the votes? Candy with filling	2001
B6		Banana mustard frying pan How are glasses made? Glasses: myopia and farsightedness	2005
B7		to skip work Inland boatmen Blindfold Lightning  I Lightning II Tree rings	2007
B8	Organic farm	Spring on the organic farm Summer on the organic farm Autumn on the organic farm Winter on the organic farm	2010	two-part
B9	Train journey from Westerland to Oberstdorf	Sylt → Hindenburgdamm → Husum → Lunden → Hamburg → Maschen Lüneburg → Uelzen → Lüneburg Heath → Faßberg → Celle Hildesheim → Goslar → Lynx in the Harz Mountains → Bad Langensalza Gotha → Paulinzella → Probstzella border station , praline manufacture Kronach → Coburg → Lichtenfels → Fürth → Nuremberg Schwabach → Augsburg → Kaufbeuren → Oberstdorf	2012	Summer trip 2012
B10	Boards and Cars	Longboard Skateboard (slow motion) Snowboard Bobby car	2015
B11	Handcraft	Craft scissors Adhesive tape Shaky image Thumbtack

C.

3 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
C1		Camembert Computer / calculator Coober Pedy (place in Australia where opals are found underground) champagne
C2		cornflakes Computer letter Christmas tree cowboy	1999
C3		Computer keyboard computer mobile phone	2007

D.

3 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
D1		Turntable ladder (fire engine) Dominik's arm broken Discus (sports equipment) Perm	1993
D2		tin opener Dowel , the invention of the dowel steam train
D3		D-check Do data have a weight? thunder Mug of Justice	2009

E.

7 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
E1	oil	oil	1992
E2		Egg (third oldest mouse film from 1969), from laying the egg through the sales channel to the breakfast table Egg experiments, eggs are boiled and cut open every minute to see how far the egg is already hard Egg of Columbus Egg breaks (slow motion) Eggs roll (rod Ei), producing a Stangenei s Ice cream, Manufacture of ice cream	1997
E3		E-Werk on the Ruhr Lizard birth Eucalyptus oil Eucalyptus - Bonbon Polar bear (in slow motion), shakes water from its fur	2000
E4	railroad	Train dispatch IC Train washing system / train washing railcar 423 Railway depot	2007
E5	Journey along the Elbe	From the source to Bad Schandau Dresden and Meissen From Torgau to Dessau Rühstädt From Rüterberg to Hitzacker From Hamburg to Cuxhaven	2008	Summer trip 2008
E6	A person arises		2014
E7	Earth , sun and moon	Earth, sun and moon

F.

10 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
F1 (old)		Colours Colors made from natural materials Color as a gag story Soccer ball through disc Window pane Flight with balloons	1992
F1 (new)	Floors	Linoleum floor artificial grass Laminate	2012
F2 (old)		Parachute jump Fiber pen ( felt pen ) Make a fire in Australia Photocopier Frog hops (in slow motion)	1997
F2 (new)	Breakfast table	Why do buns have a slit on top? A special bread is baked. Can you make butter yourself? What does a breakfast table actually look like from the perspective of a fly?	2014
F3		Fly start (in slow motion) Football (production using the example of the official Tricolore match ball from the 1998 World Cup ) ferry Fire Brigade Song ( Link )	2000
F4	Aircraft construction	from the first sheet to the finished plane		using the example of an Airbus A321 Pictures of the Lufthansa -Airbus A321-100 " Flensburg " (D-AIRY) with mouse sticker: front part of the aircraft Airplane taking off
F5	Take off an airplane	What has to happen before an airplane can blow up?
F6 (old)		Bicycle chain Firework rocket Fishing net ; How does fishing work underwater? Fly ; Flight of a fly over a breakfast table	2001
F6 (new)	Fireworks	Sparkler (Slow Motion) Firework rocket Fire wheels (solar vortex) Fireworks bombs	2015
F7		Filter bag thimble frog Football shoe (manufactured for the 2006 World Cup , using Michael Ballack's shoe as an example )	2007
F8		Television fees Ticket machine	2009
F9	Movie tricks	Glasshot Glasshot chair Arrow on wire Sugar bottle Left foot	2011
F10	Fire department turntable ladder	from the chassis to the finished fire engine

G

10 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
G1		Goethe, a steamship Blade of grass Birthday package, a birthday package will be sent by post	1992
G2	money	Groschen , how is it made? Money, barter of goods for goods Money, medium of exchange, stones, salt, etc. Money, gold as a medium of exchange , first coin Money, Pounds Sterling , Marca ( Mark (weight) and Mark (currency) ) Money, paper money , check , credit card Money, the "value" of money
G3		gummy bear Ghosts closed Function of an incandescent lamp goose bumps Glass marble Good Morning	2000
G4	Bell pouring		1999	Creation of the "Thank You Bell" at Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock for the St. Nikolai Church in Berlin-Spandau
G5		fork Gift ribbon I Gift ribbon II tide Structure of an incandescent lamp	2001
G6	Legislative process	How is a law created ?
G7		Coin: How is the euro made? ATM filament Lightbulb	2005
G8		Globe 1 Globe 2 Moon globe Solar eclipse 1 Solar eclipse 2	2007
G9		fork Glass recycling Bell clapper ( Dresden Frauenkirche )	2008
G10	Frontier stories	First stage: From Hof ​​to Hirschberg Second stage: in the air and underground Third stage: tricks people from the east used to try to get to the west	2014	Summer trip 2014: Along the former German-German border

H

6 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
H1 (old)		Flood Hemiunu (builder of the Great Pyramid of Cheops ) House numbers Chicken lays egg (2 posts) Dog (obstacle jumps)	1993
H1 (new)	DIY and hobbies	Cover film Natural colors Ring spanner Crazy machine	2012
H2 (old)		Hop growing Dog swims (in slow motion) Dog is drinking milk (in slow motion) Hydrant sign, see: Signs for road fixtures	1997
H2 (new)	Old craft	Can you make music with chopsticks ? The glass marble , a children's toy that hardly exists any more Can you pick up a car with milk? Three years and a day on the road: Die Walz	2014
H3		Staples Hosts honey High wire artists	2001
H4	Household - bathroom	water tap siphon Toilet bowl Washing machine	2011
H5	Flood	Flood Dyke construction rubber boots
H6	High tech archeology	High tech archeology

I and J

3 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
I / J1		Jeans, the fabric Internet Jeans, the pants Inner life, the small intestine	2001
I1	ICE 4	Construction of an ICE 4
J1	Juvenile court	Juvenile court

K

10 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
K1		Candles (homemade) Candle flame (what burns with a candle?) Coffee from Kenya toilet paper Coconut drop test (a coconut is thrown onto a wooden plank at ever greater intervals)	2010
K2 (old)		cork fridge Kikeriki double bass Cow dung - roulette	1997
K2 (new)	kitchen	fridge Microfiber cloth House dust Garbage cans	2012
K3	Hospital stories	roentgen Nurse Sew laceration anesthesia Hospital laundry	2001
K4		Calendar : The year using the example of a tree Calendar: where do the names of the months come from ? Roman calendar kangaroo Chewing gum production Chewing gum : how can you remove it?	2001
K5		Sled base chair Cork recycling cooking pot stud	2005
K6		pen Cheese slices To blow out the candle Bottle caps Fair	2007
K7	Potatoes	Potato harvester French fries History of the potato Potato Chips The saying "to drop like a hot potato" Boil potato under the microscope	2007
K8		Climbing crane Arborist Heavy duty crane	2008
K9	carnival	Carnival mouse Rag costume Carnival police horse	2009
K10	classic	Part 1: Cork (1972/73) Birthday Surprise (1976) Garbage Man Song (1976) gummy bear How the mouse (animation) is made Part 2: Holes in the cheese (1989/90) Toothpaste -Rap ( toothpaste strips, 1991) Kikeriki vitamin C	2011	two-part

L.

4 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
L1		Glue from milk Holes in the cheese Left foot (or: the crazy breakfast)	1993
L2 (old)		Magic lantern ( slide , flip book , miracle drum ) Pinhole camera spoon Lego brick air weigh
L2 (new)		Magic lantern ( slide , flip book , miracle drum ) Pinhole camera Lego brick air weigh	2010
L3	Mouse songs	Tram song Junk song Pizza song Toothpaste rap Garbage man song Mouse tour song
L4		lighthouse linoleum Air pump (1973) lemonade	2002

M.

9 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
M1	rubbish	A week of garbage from 66 families How is rubbish created? Landfill Amount of garbage / incineration separate trash avoid trash	1993
M2 (old)		How the mouse (animation) is made Mouse sticker Maus-Kilometer (filming locations in Germany) Mouse Matryoshka (from Russia)	1997
M2 (new)	Painting and writing	brush Brush made from animal hair Felt pen ink pen Stabilo pins	2012
M3 (old)		Don't get angry : Production: a) figure, b) dice, c) print, d) playing surface Marketplace Memory metal	2001
M3 (new)	Main trip	By ship from Bamberg to Mainz		Summer trip 2013
M4	metal	Iron extraction The crown of Hieron , Archimedes / Archimedes principle From spark to fire
M5		milk milking Milk pack: milk can , beverage carton and beverage hose Corn Tit dumplings	2007
M6		Permanent magnet Steel tape measure coins Sort Gauze bandage	2008
M7	metal	Blacksmith anvil Open die forge Splice rope Ski lift	2011
M8	Moscow	Moscow	2013
M9	Sea , beach , ships	Fishing net lighthouse Sand on the beach tide

N

4 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
N1	Post-war period - part 1	How did it look with us back then? How were we dressed 'back then'? The 'new' sweater How did we live 'back then'? What was there to eat? School 'then'	1993
N2	Post-war period - part 2	Post war luxury apartment Post War Inventions Post war toys Post war pants Cod liver oil	1998
N3		Natural plastics Needle and thread Pasta sewing machine
N4	North Sea trip	A trip along the German North Sea coast

O

4 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
O1 (old)		Otto von Guericke in search of "nothing" The Magdeburg hemispheres Otto discovers the pressure of the air Otto and the weather Onyx, a vaulting horse
O1 (new)		Otto von Guericke in search of "nothing" The Magdeburg hemispheres Otto discovers the pressure of the air Otto and the weather Structure of an organ	2010
O2	Olympic Sports	Mountain bike Synchronized jumper Pole vault Dressage riding Eighth
O3	Ancient Olympic Games	Olympic games Olympia (Greece)
O4	Baltic cruise	A trip along the German Baltic Sea coast	2015	Summer trip 2015; two-part

P

5 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
P1		parking meter Police stories ( fingerprint ) Popcorn Arrow on wire (film trick) Brush in a paint bucket	1994
P2		brush Horse birth Horse galloping (in slow motion) Penaten Creme Police baker (how a police dummy is made)	1998
P3		pump Cleaner Printen Poodle trim Cobblestone	2003
P4	Passive house	Passive house	2005
P5		Paper ship Why does a ship swim ? What is the Pope wearing ? Porcelain plate Phenomenta moon glider	2007

Q

1 episode

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
Q1	Quiz, nonsense and quark	Quark as a modeling clay Nonsense: "the same" and "the same" Quiz: The 9 best ways to cross a river Nonsense: peel the potato Troublemaker counts from 1 to 100 Bullshit: applesauce Nonsense: Berliner Ballen	1994

R.

8 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
R1 (old)		Lawn mower for large areas Lawn mower, how does it work? Beef , what is made of it? zipper Ritter, Armin tries on armor
R1 (new)		Lawn mower for large areas Lawn mower, how does it work? Beef , what is made of it? Zipper (new version) Ritter, Armin tries on armor	2010
R2	The ancient Rome	The moment zero Who was Augustus ? What do you wear in Rome? How did you live then? The largest sundial in the world, Solarium Augusti What we didn't tell ( mouth of the truth )
R3		Beet mouse Turnip tops Combination wrench Woodchip wallpaper Reflector	2002
R4		radio Real lightning umbrella	2003
R5		How does a smoke alarm work ? What do you have to do when there's a fire? Radar reflectors backpack
R6	Racing car	Racing car Tire change	2009
R7	Bike tour around the Ruhr area	Museum of the German Inland Shipping Gasometer - diving tower Duisburg Duisburg- Marxloh DITIB Merkez Mosque Emscher Museum Railway Wesel Protect King of Krudenburg Lippe ferry Baldur Dorsten coal memorial Gas balloon LWL Roman Museum Haltern Canal cross dates Bummannsburg Bergkamen Coal mine Waterworks Westphalia Werdringen moated castle Steinhausen Castle Stone sculptor Muttental Ruhr Valley Railway Red cabbage - wall paint Ostrich farm Canoe polo Virtual water	2010	Summer trip 2010, two-part
R8	recycling	PET - reusable PET recycling Fleece

S.

13 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
S1	salt	Catching hares with salt Salt , obtained from sea ​​water Salt, how does it get into the sea? Pretzel Sticks Rock salt from Wesel	1994
S2 (old)		Throwing stones (in slow motion) Sand on the beach Sock rap Barcode Sawing (in slow motion)	1998
S2 (new)	Sweets	What is a beet mouse? gummy bear Chocolate kiss Puffed rice	2013
S3	Stone age house	A stone age house is being built, from logging to the sun terrace	2001	The Stone Age house is now in the Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen
S4	Stone age	chewing gum Bow making Arrow building Fashion show
S5	shipbuilding		2001
S6	solar power		2004
S7		Demolition Concrete recycling slate	2004
S8		Sandpaper Solar oven , solar cooker Locker at Cologne Central Station Shoelaces school board	2005
S9	electricity	What is power ? battery Volta element	2007
S10		Distance runner Rock wool chocolate dishwasher cistern	2007
S11		matches Matchbox asparagus	2008
S12	steel	steel Steel transport screw	2008
S13	Shoes	shoe Shoemaker Shoe factory	2009

T

4 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
T1		TÜV (Technical Inspection Association) , recreated scene of a vehicle inspection at TÜV wallpaper flashlight Teabag Tiger (in slow motion)	1994
T2		Clay marble tea Baton tomato ketchup Tape	1998
T3		Manufacture of a toilet bowl s Trapezoid Truffle pig, a domestic pig searches for truffles in France tube	2002
T4		door High diver tractor Whistle Sachet soup

U

1 episode

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
U1 (old)	Clock	Clock: egg timer , hourglass Clock, time announcement Watchmaker A so-called flower clock is used to try to read the time based on the individual opening times of the flowers	1996
U1 (new)	Under the earth	How does our water get into the house? And how does the wastewater get out again? Where does the natural gas actually come from? And the winding paths of the telephone lines ? How are seamless tubes made?

V

3 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
V1 (old)		Valve vacuum Bird photographer vitamin C	1996
V1 (new)	packagings	Clips Teabag Tube production Spray cans Shirt packing	2012
V2	Varus battle	Varus Battle (5 pieces) Archaeological excavations (2 parts) Making-of Varus Battle ( Playmobil )	2005	There is a short and a long version; the making-of is only included in the long version
V3	Transformations	Anamorphosis Leaf colors Why does hair turn gray? Cell phone recycling	2013

W.

8 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
W1	Wool	Wool from Australia Wash and comb wool Spin , twist and dye wool Wool ver knit Weave	1996
W2		water tap Water balloon (bursts in slow motion) Wave pool Winkemann, construction site notice in the form of a construction worker whose arm is waving a flag Seesaw Water in the glass	1998
W3		Shaky image Walz Washing machine Sparkler	2002
W4	Tools	Nails Hammer manufacture 1975 Hammer manufacture 2003 Spanner Hexagon nut Screw nut
W5	Christmas	Postal package Walnut kernels Christmas tree ball	2007
W6	water	Water in nature Water drops (in slow motion) Flower water Beach ball (beach ball ) Hand warmers	2008
W7	German Unity Trail	From Aachen to the Eifel In the Sauerland Thuringia The Rennsteig Ore Mountains From the Elbe to Görlitz on the Polish border	2009	Summer trip 2009, in three parts
W8	Viticulture	From the bare vine to the full grape

X and Y

no titles published yet

Z

5 episodes

episode	Subject / title	content	year	Remarks
Z1		sugar toothbrush toothpaste Toothpaste strips	1996
Z2		brick Train washing system ( n-wagon ) Lemon battery Sugar bottle	1998
Z3	Newspaper production	How was and is a newspaper created - 30 years ago (1970s) and today (2002)?	2002
Z4		Pliers Cut the onion Sugar cubes
Z5	time	Plato's alarm clock Radio controlled clock Flower clock	2011

Web links

• Library of non-fiction
• Library of factual stories in the Internet Movie Database (English)

The following web links refer not only to stories from the library of stories , but also to the other stories from the show with the mouse:

• Factual story videos

Individual evidence