Göppingen City Library
| Göppingen City Library | |
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| founding | 1912 |
| Duration | approx. 88,000 |
| Library type | Public library |
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Göppingen 
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| ISIL | DE-1079 (Göppingen City Library) |
| operator | City of Göppingen |
| management | Angela Asare |
| Website | www.stadtbibliothek.goeppingen.de |
The Göppingen City Library is in the immediate vicinity of the Göppingen town hall and is located in the historic Adelberger Kornhaus, a listed half-timbered building.
It is the central institution for lifelong learning in Göppingen . 100,000 media are available on four levels for schools, training and further education, leisure activities and everyday management.
history
Against dirt and trash
In the period between 1907 and 1910, on the initiative of Rabbi Aron Tänzer, the positive fight against the poisoning of young people with dirt and trash was taken up and the basis of 1000 books was collected for a good library. The inspection and development of the holdings and other organizational preparatory work was done by Rabbi Dancer in his apartment. It was not until 1912 that the “Städtische Bibliothek” found a suitable eatery in a room on the ground floor of the town hall, and on September 16, 1912, it had its first lending lesson.
The first move took place in 1913, the library moved to the higher boys' school on the corner of Schulstrasse and Kirchstrasse. The First World War not only obligated Rabbi Dancer to do other things, but also his sons, who had continued to look after the library for a while. In 1917 the library was closed and the books were packed in boxes and stored.
After his return home, Aron Tänzer declared that he was ready to take care of the library again and by 1918 had already bought around 700 books from the army for the library. Once again, his willingness to act was thwarted by the unresolved issue of space. The reopening in 1922 was followed by a temporary closure 1925–1926. Around this time there was also criticism of the content-related work of Rabbi Dancer, who finally withdrew from his commitment to the library.
A public library with a new direction
The municipal public library was opened in the commercial school in 1931, with a clear focus on the people. By 1941, the inventory grew to the unimaginable number of 4,300 books for the time, and for every inhabitant of Göppingen there was one book read every year before the course of success was interrupted by the war. In October 1946, after the Second World War , the municipal public library resumed its work in the commercial school.
The rush after the war years was so great that a year later the library was occupied full-time and opened 5 days a week, although the American lending library on Mörikestrasse had started lending in spring 1947. In 1948 a new management took over the city library with approx. 3375 volumes. In the process of building up the inventory, which was difficult in these times, the focus was on books for young people and non-fiction. In 1951 the American library was transferred to the city library with the condition that the open access system of the American library be adopted.
The lack of space determines the library work
Even after the new beginning, the library's situation was determined by tight spatial conditions. Good ideas could only be implemented late because the narrow space did not allow any changes. After a “stopover” at Kirchstrasse 13, the library moved in 1953 to the corner house at Mörikestrasse / Wilhelmstrasse. For a few years there was calm. How provisional the accommodation was, however, was shown by the fact that the library conquered room after room of the former residential building over the next few years. In 1956 the children were given their own reading room. The adult readers wanted to emancipate themselves and choose their books themselves from the shelf. For the redesign of the magazine library for open access library , however, the room was missing. From 1961 onwards, readers' complaints appeared in the press about the lack of space in the library:
"So that everyone understands me correctly: I like to get a few bruises if I only get the book I want for that"
There was a desire for work tables in school circles. Conversions in 1965 and 1966, and the inclusion of a second floor, created a little relief. The top floor was later expanded as a working library for schoolchildren. It was not until 1965 to 1968 that the conversion to the open access library finally succeeded. The clear change in the self-image of library work was commented on as follows:
“How did Göppingen's bookworms behave towards the 25,000 books which, arranged in a certain system and broken down by card indexes, mean a volume that the reader can hardly keep track of? ... The rapid increase in use makes it clear that the new form of work corresponds to the mentality of today's people "
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The question of space occupied the political bodies again and again. The Wilhelmstrasse building did not meet the requirements of the city library. The static load limit was exceeded as early as 1972: the rearrangement of shelves was prohibited, and old books were required to be removed when new books were purchased. According to one expert, even a class tour with 25–30 children could become a source of danger. In addition, in 1978 the right to use the building had to be renegotiated.
Perspectives for a sustainable library
In 1976, following the example of other cities, the Adelberger Kornhaus came up for discussion as a new possible domicile for the city library, a cultural monument and an important historical building. The decision was taken in October 1977. After a long period of renovation, the opening was celebrated in the Adelberger Kornhaus on November 6, 1981.
Since November 2006, the Göppingen City Library has been equipped with three self- checking machines ( RFID technology), which are used by the customer. After a further renovation phase in 2009, it can also be returned using two more machines.
New media are changing the inventory:
- 1981, one of the first "new" media: "Speaking German in Everyday Life", a 3-part cassette work.
- In 1987 the first videos were in the library.
- In 1989 CDs found their way into the library.
- In 1995 a "software filling station" was set up in the library.
- Publicly accessible internet places have been available to visitors to the city library since June 1996 .
- PC games were added to the inventory in 2000.
- In 2001, the DVD took the place of the videos and replaced this form of media.
- Internet portals help with cross-database searches for information on the Internet.
- Console games have enriched the youth library since 2007.
- With the online library , a virtual branch was opened in 2008 with only electronic media for downloading.
- Electronic documents from databases have been researched and downloaded via the city library catalog since 2009.
- In 2011, the first Blu-Ray discs can be found in the media offer of the Göppingen City Library.
Library work today
The city library is the central facility for media and information in Göppingen and an important instrument for lifelong learning in Göppingen. 100,000 media are available on four levels for schools, training and further education, leisure activities and everyday management.
Special target groups
In the “grotto”, a mix of library and youth club, young people are looked after by educational staff. Target group-specific media such as youth magazines, music CDs and console games as well as a cozy sofa corner and a Playstation are intended to ensure entertainment and varied afternoons.
Networked
Catalogs and databases
- Online catalog - research in the entire media range of the city library, pre-ordering of borrowed titles and extensions
- Public internet places with word processors and printers
- Databases for research in the library and at home.
Online library
Since April 2008 the three municipal libraries in Göppingen, Geislingen an der Steige and Esslingen am Neckar have been running a network branch on the Internet. This network has now increased to 26 participants. Books, audio books, music, films and magazines can be downloaded from the online library. The eLibrary is open around the clock. The loan is limited in time: After the deadline, the media protected by DRM can no longer be used.
service
General services
- Guided tours for adults
- Loans
- Reader requests
- Reading lists
- Events on literary and current topics for adults and children
Services for schools and kindergartens
- Guided tours for all types of schools and grade levels
- Learning aids for all subjects, as well as extensive materials for exam preparation for secondary school, secondary school leaving certificate and Abitur
- Media boxes for schools and kindergartens
Reading promotion for children and young people
- Story island - reading mentors read from children's books on a voluntary basis
- International Story Island - native speakers read aloud on a voluntary basis
- Letterheinz - online library game in which you hunt for the correct letters
- Education partnership with the open all-day school . For the afternoon working groups, various modules for promoting reading and imparting information skills to children and young people at the library can be used.
In the nationwide library ranking " BIX ", the Göppingen City Library took first place in its size class.