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The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main will be closed from 10 to 22 March 2025. The exhibitions of the German Exile Archive will open Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 21:30 and on Saturdays from 10:00 to 17:30.

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OPEN BOOKS KIDS

Book Fair

Logo OPEN BOOKS KIDS

begin 19.10.2024, 10:00

end 19.10.2024, 18:30

location Frankfurt am Main

This year, OPEN BOOKS KIDS will again be bringing funny, exciting new publications for children aged between 5 and 12 to Frankfurt am Main.

Numerous authors, among them Axel Scheffler, Ariane Grundies, Kristina Andres, Nils and Svenja Kretschmer, will be presenting their stories in entertaining readings, interactive formats and a premiere reading. The “Lesekünstler des Jahres 2024“ will also be a guest, we are looking forward to Jochen Till. Visitors will have the chance to discover “Ponti Pento: Die Abenteuer eines Pinguins“ and “Grüffelo“, “Luzifer junior – zu gut für die Hölle“, “Als Anders in mein Leben rollte“, “Bastian – oder Wie man aus einer Ente eine Rakete baut“ and “Zicke Zacke Igelkacke“.

OPEN BOOKS KIDS is the children’s part of the OPEN BOOKS reading festival that accompanies the Frankfurt Book Fair. It is organised by City of Frankfurt Department for Culture/Kulturamt in cooperation with various publishers of German-language children’s books and the German National Library.

More information at www.openbooks-frankfurt.de.

Information and contact

Venue: Lecture hall, German National Library in Frankfurt am Main

Costs: Free admission

Booking: Registration not required.

Cloakroom info: Please leave your coats, jackets and umbrellas in the cloakroom. You will need two two-Euro coins to store your bags and jackets in the lockers.

Accessibility: The area in which the event will be taking place is barrier-free accessible.

Contact: veranstaltungen@dnb.de

Address and getting here

German National Library
Adickesallee 1
60322 Frankfurt am Main

Getting here

We advise you to use public transport.

1 / By public transport

By rail

From the main railway station (underground level), take the U5 in the direction of Preungesheim and get off at the stop “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”. Journey time approx. 10 minutes.

By plane

From the airport (regional station), take S-Bahn S8 in the direction of Hanau or the S9 in the direction of Offenbach and get off at “Konstablerwache”. Change to the U5 in the direction of Preungesheim and get off at the stop “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek”. Journey time approx. 30 minutes.

By bus

The “Deutsche Nationalbibliothek” bus stop is served by the number M32 bus.

2 / By bike

The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main can easily be reached by bike. You can get to the DNB by taking the cycle paths on Adickesallee, Nibelungenallee, and Eckenheimer Landtraße.
Covered bicycle racks are located right at the main entrance.

3 / By car

The address for navigation devices is Eckenheimer Landstraße 165. The building is accessed from the underground car park. The maximum entrance height is 2.0 m.

Approaching from the west

Take the A66 to the end of the autobahn in Miquelallee and follow the signs for Fulda/Hanau; at the third intersection, turn right into Eckenheimer Landstraße in the direction of the city centre; follow the signs and turn right into the underground car park.

Approaching from the north

Take the A661 to the Eckenheim exit, get into the lane for the city centre/Eckenheim, continue straight on to the third major set of traffic lights and cross these. The entrance to the underground car park is located at the German National Library building around 100 metres further on the right.

Parking

Our car park has 100 parking spaces for visitors on the first basement floor.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 6:00 to 22:00, Saturday 8:00 to 18:00.
Fees: 2.00 Euro/hour, cash or card payment.
The permanent rental of parking spaces is not possible.

For on-street parking spaces in the Holzhausenviertel district, the City of Frankfurt of Main charges 50 cents per quarter hour or part thereof from Monday to Friday between 7:00 and 19:00.

4 / Accessibility

The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main has designated disabled parking spaces in its car park and next to the building in Schlosserstraße. The Library's public rooms can be accessed by lift from the underground car park. Barrier-free access to the main entrance is also available from Schlosserstraße.

Last changes: 16.09.2024

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