| Native Name: | Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin (ZLB) |
| Native Name Lang: | de |
| Berlin Central and Regional Library | |
| Library Logo: | Berlin Central and Regional Library logo.png |
| Country: | Germany |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 |
| Type: | City and Regional library |
| Location: | Berlin-Mitte Berlin-Charlottenburg Berlin-Kreuzberg |
| Established: | 1995 |
| Collection Size: | 3.4 million |
| Annual Circulation: | 4.24 million (2008) |
| Legal Deposit: | Yes, Berlin Senate and State |
| Director: | Hans Joachim Rieseberg |
The Berlin Central and Regional Library (German: link=no|Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin) or ZLB is the official library of the City and State of Berlin, Germany. It was established as a Foundation by two State laws, initially in 1995 and amended in 2005, combining the following institutions:
In 2011 the library system had more than 3.4 million electronic and printed media.
The Foundation is a legal deposit library for all publications appearing in Berlin. The ZLB also has significant historical and estate collections, and operates the Center for Berlin Studies in Ribbeck-House. The ZLB is a member of the Public Libraries in Berlin (VÖBB) and the Cooperative Library Network of Berlin-Brandenburg (KOBV). Partner libraries are the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Rudomino All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature in Moscow.[1]
There had been plans to combine the three institutions in a new building at the former Tempelhof Airport,[2] [3] but a 2014 referendum ended the Berlin Senate's plans to open parts of the airport's outfield for development.[4] Debate about a centralised location continued, and in 2018, Blücherplatz was slated as the site for a new central library building. The existing America Memorial Library, which is listed as a historic monument, will have to remain part of the new ensemble. Construction is not expected to start before 2025.[5] [6]