Wuppertal City Library
| Wuppertal City Library | |
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 Listed facade of the central library in Wuppertal-Elberfeld
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| founding | 1852 |
| Duration | approx. 700,000 media |
| Library type | library |
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Wuppertal 
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| ISIL | DE-62 (Wuppertal City Library) |
| Website | www.wuppertal.de |
The Wuppertal City Library is a public library in Wuppertal . The city of Wuppertal is responsible for this. In addition to the central library, the city library system includes nine district libraries. The history of the city library goes back to the year 1852, when library rooms with public book collections were set up almost simultaneously in the two town halls of the then still independent cities of Barmen and Elberfeld .
history
In the course of Bücherhalle motion calls for the establishment of a major city library was loud in the late 19th century and was followed on October 26 in 1900, in Barmen, the opening of the new public library in the Hall of Fame , and subsequently on 14 June 1902 in Elberfeld the Opening of the library on Neumarkt . In the year of the municipal reorganization of the municipalities of Barmen, Elberfeld, Beyenburg , Cronenberg , Ronsdorf and Vohwinkel into the city of Wuppertal, the inauguration of the new library building at Kolpingstrasse 8 in Elberfeld, which is still in use today, was celebrated on February 3, 1929. The director of the new Elberfeld City Library was given overall management of the public libraries, and a Wuppertal library system was created, consisting of the main scientific library in Wuppertal-Elberfeld and the Barmen district library, as the central advice center for the "popular" district libraries of Cronenberg, Langerfeld , Ronsdorf and Vohwinkel . In the time of National Socialism , the city library took part in cleansing campaigns very early on , in which so-called “un-German” literature was “eradicated” from the library with the help of “black lists” . A commemorative plaque attached to the outer facade of the central library in 2004 commemorates the book burnings and library cleanups by the National Socialists in Wuppertal.
In 1973, a uniform public library system was formed from the scientific city library and all city and youth libraries with central inventory and inner-city lending. The scientific city library, the Elberfeld city library and the music library have been combined to form the system's central library. Based on the Anglo-Saxon model, a “general information service” was set up with an extensive reference inventory and specially trained staff. In 1995 library IT was introduced. In 2009 the first self-checker was used in what was then the bookship. In the following years, the central library and the district libraries of Barmen, Ronsdorf and Vohwinkel were equipped with self-bookers. This allows users to borrow and return their media independently. Since 2006, a pay machine has been available to users in the central library to pay the outstanding fees. The external return facility, which was put into operation in 2015, enables borrowed media to be returned outside of opening hours.
Historical old stocks
The Wuppertal City Library still has around 20,000 volumes of historical holdings . These include 74 incunabula , almost 400 volumes from the 16th century, 650 volumes from the 17th century and around 2,000 volumes from the 18th century.
A part of the historical old stock comes from acquired collections. The holdings of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein were taken up in 1917 as a deposit in the rooms of the city library. Also in 1917 the library of the Natural Science Association, comprising almost 4,000 volumes, was taken over as a deposit. The old high school library with around 12,000 volumes, which went back to the Elberfeld Latin School founded in 1592 and in which predominantly early editions of ancient authors and educational specialist literature are represented, took place beforehand . Around 25,000 volumes of the valuable old stock were lost during the Second World War. In a large-scale salvage operation, the library's valuable holdings were initially relocated to the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress and then transferred to a bomb-proof cellar near Cologne-Mülheim for increased protection . In the last days of the war, the special stock fell victim to looters who caused a fire that completely destroyed the stock. These included 25 incunabula, valuable manuscripts and autographs , numerous prints from the 16th and 17th centuries, as well as a large part of the Bergisch native literature.
organization
The city library is operated as a public facility by the Wuppertal city administration and is assigned to the 2.2 Culture & Sport and Security & Order division within the city administration. The website of the city library and the Facebook page of the friends' association provide information on current developments, campaigns and events. The public relations work of the city library also extends to the Internet presence in the network library. Upcoming events of the city library are presented there with a brief profile. This gives users an overview of what the city library has to offer.
Central Library
The building of the central library, which is now a listed building, was designed as a scientific magazine library when it was built.It had a spacious, self-supporting magazine with the then modern Lipman shelving system over five floors, but only a relatively small amount of space for the public areas. A library cultivation and the opening of parts of the magazine for the audience were necessary to the increasing space requirements by portfolio growth and especially the conversion of inventory presentation in the usual in public libraries open access correspond to the early 1970s. The media offer ranges from books and magazines to music CDs and audio books to films. Traditional board and card games as well as digital games complete the offer. In addition, daily and weekly newspapers are made available to users in a separate room. International newspapers and magazines can be accessed by users via the digital database. The central library offers its users a WLAN hot spot as well as various PC workstations with internet access and printing.
Bookship - central children's library
The bookship, the central children's library, has been located in the newly designed rooms in the central library since November 2013. The collection is aimed at children up to the age of 12, their parents and everyone who works in the educational field. In addition to picture and children's books, the bookship has comics , children's magazines, CDs, DVDs , Nintendo and Wii games, learning aids, parenting guides and all of the educational literature available for loan. Children's books in 26 languages from Amharic , Arabic and Russian to Turkish and Urdu , monolingual or bilingual, on CD or as a dictionary complete the collection. The variety of languages is also intended as a welcome offer for refugees and immigrants . The main goals of the work in the bookship are to convey joy in literature, to strengthen the children's motivation to read and to convince parents of the importance of reading. Like the nine district libraries, the book ship participates in the nationwide project Lesestart - three milestones for reading and offers reading events, guided tours for kindergarten groups and professional training for multipliers. Primary schools are invited to class tours that build on each other, and teachers and educators find an extensive range of media boxes. In addition, the book ship organizes readings by authors , children's theater , game afternoons and gaming offers.
4Teens
With the relocation of the book ship to the premises of the central library, a new concept for the city library was implemented - the spatial separation between children's and youth literature. The youth literature is now in its own area - the 4Teens corner - connected to the adult literature. There the youngsters will find novels and non-fiction that are tailored to their needs for their leisure time . PlayStation , Wii and PC games as well as a wide selection of audio books complete the offer. In addition, there are regular gaming meetings and do-it-yourself activities in the 4Teens area , such as As a manga - Workshop instead. The youngsters can test the latest Wii games from the city library together and find out interesting news in the area of do-it-yourself and implement them straight away. Furthermore, guided tours are offered for pupils from the 7th grade for all types of schools. During these tours, students can easily answer questions about the library, the library catalog or the 4Teens corner using the BIPARCOURS app (supported by education partner NRW). When searching for the right answers, the students can also come across the geocache hidden in the central library .
Authors archive
The City Library regards it as a special and important obligation to look after the memory of the great Wuppertal authors Else Lasker-Schüler, Armin T. Wegner, Paul Pörtner, Paul Zech and other Wuppertal authors and to make these collections available to the public in an archive . The works of the Wuppertal authors (including the living ones) can be viewed on request.
Else Lasker-Schüler
Else Lasker-Schüler was born in Elberfeld in 1896. She was one of the most extraordinary poets of her time. In addition to the Marbach Literature Archive and the Jewish National and University Library , the Wuppertal City Library is the contact point for scientists, filmmakers, students and everyone who deals with the life and works of Else Lasker-Schüler. The archive includes first and subsequent editions, valuable luxury editions with hand-signed original graphics, translations, newspaper articles, scientific papers, autographs , photographs, audio tapes and video recordings as well as theater programs, posters and tickets to events by Else Lasker-Schüler.
Armin T. Wegner
Armin T. Wegner was born in Elberfeld in 1886 and was an important lawyer and writer . After his death, he bequeathed his library and some of the furnishings in his study to the Wuppertal City Library . This was set up together with independent works by Armin T. Wegner as well as reprints of his books, secondary literature , newspaper clippings, video tapes with television documentaries, autographs and photographs in a separate room as the Armin T. Wegner room.
Paul Portner
Paul Pörtner was born in Elberfeld in 1925 and worked as a writer, translator , radio play author and director . In accordance with his wishes, his entire literary estate was given to the city library on permanent loan. His estate includes short stories , sketches , poems , manuscripts for radio plays and plays as well as his diaries and notebooks, postcards and envelopes.
Paul Zech
Paul Zech was born in Briesen , West Prussia , in 1881 . Due to his close ties to Else Lasker-Schüler, works by Paul Zech have been included in the Wuppertal authors' archive. Paul Zech worked as a writer and translator. The archive houses autographs, typewritten manuscripts with handwritten changes, free transfers, secondary literature, and hidden print and newspaper clippings.
District libraries
In addition to the Elberfeld Central Library, the city library system includes nine branches in the various parts of the city.
- Barmen district library , Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 4–6 in the “House of Youth” on Geschwister-Scholl-Platz ( Barmen ), holdings as of 2017: 43,391 media, the Barmen district library also offers a free WiFi hotspot
- Beyenburg District Library , Am Kriegermal 22 ( Beyenburg ), holdings as of 2017: 7,563 media
- Cronenberg district library , Borner Straße 1 ( Cronenberg ), holdings as of 2017: 18,954 media
- District library Langerfeld , Schwelmer Straße 11 ( Langerfeld ), holdings as of 2017: 8,891 media
- Ronsdorf district library , Marktstrasse 21 ( Ronsdorf ), holdings as of 2017: 17,714 media
- District library am Rott , Rödigerstraße 69 ( Rott ), holdings as of 2017: 7,246 media
- Uellendahl district library , Röttgen 149 ( Uellendahl ), holdings as of 2017: 9,822 media
- Vohwinkel district library , Rubensstrasse 4 in the Vohwinkel town hall ( Vohwinkel ), holdings as of 2014: 16,165 media
- Wichlinghauser Markt district library , Wichlinghauser Straße 103 ( Wichlinghausen ), holdings as of 2017: 7,412 media
All nine district libraries are centers for reading promotion and competent partners for schools, children and youth facilities for media education and reading promotion in the district. The offers range from reading events, book boxes and media boxes, picture book cinemas and apps, library rallies to year-specific class tours that build on each other. There is a 4Teens area in all district libraries. In addition, reading meetings take place in the district libraries, which are intensively and continuously supported by reading mentors. The reading mentors are trained in the Barmen district library in cooperation with the Catholic family education center.
24 hour library
In addition to on-site use, registered users of the city library can also access various online offers from the city library regardless of location.
Bergisch eMedien
In cooperation with the public libraries of the cities of Remscheid and Solingen , the Wuppertal City Library has been offering the Bergisch eMedien digital lending platform since 2007. Digital media such as e-books , digital newspapers and magazines , audio books or videos can be borrowed via their homepage or via the online loan app and downloaded directly to mobile devices such as e-book readers , tablets , smartphones or laptops . Users who do not yet have an e-book reader can borrow and test various types of devices in the central library. The central library also offers regular e-book consultation hours. Here, those interested can get advice from the specialist staff on the use of an e-book reader, borrowing and returning media and all other questions relating to e-books.
Bergisch Bib
BergischBib offers the "Bergisch" view of DigiBib, the digital library of North Rhine-Westphalia . With one click, users have access to the holdings of the four largest libraries in the Bergisches Städtedreieck. The search area can be extended to North Rhine-Westphalia, the whole of Germany or international library catalogs. In addition, free literature and full-text databases , reference works, checked Internet sources, etc. licensed by the participating libraries can be included in the literature and information research. Media that are not available in the library on site can be ordered online by the user directly on the screen via the connected end-user interlibrary loan. The BergischBib library portal is operated in cooperation with the Solingen City Library, the Remscheid City Public Library and the Wuppertal University Library .
OPAC
The OPAC online catalog of the Wuppertal City Library lists all electronically recorded media in the inventory of the City Library, provides information on the exact location and current availability. Convenient research options support the user in their search for a specific title. In addition, the OPAC offers a range of self-service functions, such as extending loan periods, making reservations and ordering from other branches or reserving borrowed titles.
Online databases
For research and information gathering, users of the city library can access various databases licensed by the library from home or on the go. These include the Munzinger information service , the Pressdisplay press database, the LexisNexis database and the Kurion legal portal.
Support association
The development association Association of Friends of the Public Library Wuppertal eV was founded on 23 June 1903 and is one of the oldest library support associations in Germany. The friends' association was founded at that time under the name "City Library Association" and had the purpose of supplying the city library with funds to supplement and maintain its stock of books. The Friends' Association supports the cultural and educational work of the Wuppertal City Library. He is committed to the expansion of a comprehensive, attractive and modern range of media. In addition, the preservation of all district libraries and the anchoring of the city library in the consciousness of the population and on a political level are supported. The friends' association financially participates in projects of the city library through membership fees and donations as well as the expansion and expansion of the media offer. In addition, the association supports current projects of the city library such as reading promotion and refugee work.
Bibliography
- Wolfgang van der Briele (Ed.): 100 Years of the Wuppertal City Library. From the chronicle of the city libraries. 1st edition. Wuppertal 1952.
- Wuppertal City Library (Ed.): 125 years of Wuppertal City Library. 1st edition. Wuppertal 1977.
- J. Geiß: Incunabula in Wuppertal. Old books in modern libraries. In: History in Wuppertal. 11, 2002, pp. 17-26.
- J. Schärpel (Hrsg.) DFW - Documentation Information: Journal for general and special libraries, libraries and documentation centers. Volume 28, special issue Librarian's Day Wuppertal 1980, Hanover, May 1980.
- B. Weise: The Wuppertal Authors Archive. Diploma thesis for the examination for the public librarianship course. Cologne 1990.
- J. Römer: The Wuppertal City Library - Your Development from the City Book Collection to the City Library System. Term paper for exam for senior library service. Cologne 1982.
- B. Fabian (Hrsg.): Handbook of the historical book inventory in Germany. Volume 4, Hildesheim 1992-2000, p. 353 ff.
Web links
- Entry in the Wuppertal monument list
- Association of Friends of the Wuppertal City Library eV
- Handbook of historical book collections in Germany
- Organizational chart of the city administration of Wuppertal
- Homepage of the Wuppertal City Library
- Bergisch Bib
- OPAC Internet catalog of the Wuppertal City Library
- Bergisch eMedien
Individual evidence
- ↑ wuppertal.de ( Memento of the original from December 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
