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English Books & Libraries in Munich Germanyhttp://www.berklix.com/~jhs/txt/libraries/One of Other Texts by Julian Staceyhttp://www.thebookshelf.deMunich main city library
Has an English section. So do various of the sub libraries.
GEA Cellar Cupboard
Sometimes once a month or so, GEA invites people to bring
books, & then GEA now Sells ! them for a low price to
people same night to raise club funds. Sometimes books left
over go in the cupboard.
(One recent committee member this 21st century seemed to think this was a new idea, not so, & I rather regret they Sell them, not continue Giving them: About 10/ 15 years back I was taking piles of books down, & leaving them in an upturned smokey perspex record player lid/cover, with a sign marked "Free Books but do Not take the box!" Sometimes others gave me books to put in box or brought their own to put in box. Alistair has since given me a few piles of books to give away, which I have individually given on free. Probably before my perspex box, people were bringing books to give away periodically, just not quite as organised, sharing books is hardly a new idea  .
Beer Gardeners on Fridays.
We occasionally bring books to give away same night. Some of
Alistair's books have moved that way. (As it's a moving
venue, no cupboard for them to go in).
Pub
A pub in Schwabing ( Twisted Bavarian, now closed ) used to
have a free English lending library, the philosophy was what
you'd normal spend on book purchase/ borrowing, you should
instead spend on food & drink at their bar :-) If you'r
interested in the concept, seek out Dori Dutton.
Prisoners Support Group
Volunteers collect books & magazines for social workers
to take on prison visits. Some can read English better than
German, even if not their native language. Their web at
14.02.2007 being worked on & empty, should be back up in
a month or so. Until then this from an organiser:
We collect English language books, either at church
on Sunday's or directly to me .... delivered to Stadelheim
a few at a time twice a month with magazines ... One of the
pastors and/or one of the social workers then distributes
them directly to the English speaking prisoners, and I get
the impression they are passed around amongst the
guys.
Click to email an
organiser (& edit out the .NOSPAM bit).
CD Libraries
I
read here that Garching Stadt- Bucherei has a CD lending
library, come to think of it, I think many do.
Commercial book shops .
In Schelling Str: Anglia I think is name of the deliberately
disorganised one. Newer organised one is Wordsworth I think.
Maybe Hugendubel @ Marienplatz too ?
International Presse by rail tracks in Haupt- Bahn- Hof has day old high priced newspapers, & magazines etc. |
