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Zentralbibliothek and Prediger Church as seen from ETH Zurich plateau. Zentralbibliothek Zürich (Zürich Central Library) is a library in Zürich, Switzerland.It is the main library of both the city and the University of Zurich, housed in the Predigerkloster, the former Black Friars' abbey, in the old town's Rathaus quarter.
The Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich (PBZ) is the public library of the City of Zürich, Switzerland. It operates a total of 14 branches. It operates a total of 14 branches. The PBZ financed primarily through contributions from the city government, with a small contribution from the cantonal government.
ETH Zurich in the evening. The ETH Library, serving as the central university library at ETH Zurich, has a notable collection of scientific and technical information. It is considered one of the largest public scientific and technical libraries in Switzerland [citation needed]. Furthermore, it also offers resources for the public and companies ...
During its founding phase, the James Joyce Foundation was located in Zurich's Old Town (Altstadt) at Augustinergasse 28, before moving in March 1989 to the third floor of the Strauhof Literature House at Augustinergasse 9 — thus remaining within the historic center of Zurich, in close proximity to Zürich's main street, Bahnhofstrasse. [12]
Pestalozzianum emerged from a decision of the school association of the city of Zürich from 2 February 1875, to establish a Swiss permanent school exhibition with adjacent museum. Enhanced with a specialized library and a reading room, the collection should present the entire teaching aids offered in Switzerland.
As the Ministerial Library was too specialised in theological literature and not accessible to the public, some citizens of Schaffhausen founded their own library in 1636, modelled on the Zurich Civil Library. This public library is above all a scientific library which is intended to satisfy the urge of the times for general scholarship.
The Swiss National Library (at 5.1 million volumes) and Basel University library (at 3.1 million volumes) are the country's largest. Switzerland also has a comprehensive public system with 2,344 branches holding a total of 28 million volumes. Important specialized institutions include the Swiss Federal Archives and the United Nations Office at ...
Literaturfestival Zürich (alternative spelling: Zürich Literature Festival, formerly: Openair Literatur Festival Zürich) is an annual week-long international literary festival in Zürich. It enjoys a reputation as one of the "best literary festivals in the world". [1]