Library

View of an aisle in the library. There are shelves with books on both sides.
The library contains 15,000 media units (Photo: Documentation and Cultural Center of German Sinti and Roma)
A woman and a man stand in front of a pulled-out drawer and leaf through the documentation center's collection of posters.
Part of the library is an extensive collection of posters (Photo: Documentation and Cultural Center of German Sinti and Roma)

Contact

Daniela Ott
Mail
Phone: +49 6221 981122

Library Catalog

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Visitor information

Computer workstations and a printer and scanner are available for use.

Office hours

Monday-Thursday: 9am – 5pm
Friday: 9am – 3pm

The library of the Documentation and Cultural Center for German Sinti and Roma is a specialized scientific library with valuable old holdings and modern specialized literature. As a service facility for the scientific and educational work of the Center and the Central Council for German Sinti and Roma, it is also available to the interested public.

The library’s approximately 15,000 media units include print media, audiovisual media and sound recordings. The most important collection items are:

  • the 600-year history of German Sinti and Roma
  • the genocide of Sinti and Roma during National Socialism
  • the civil rights work of the Sinti and Roma after 1945 until today
  • Antigypsyism
  • Literature in Romani

The library collection is available for research online at our Library Catalog and ist listed in the catalog of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Gedenkstättenbibliotheken (AGGB-Catalog).