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The article informs on an annual report of the IFLA National Committee Germany 2021/22 from September 2021-June 2022 including the 8th Leipzig Library Congress on May 31, 2022 on library.

The demographic development shows that the proportion of senior citizens in the German population is growing. Therefore, this section of the population becomes more and more significant and it is important to deal with this target group. The offers which libraries can develop for the target group of senior citizens depend on the respective local prerequisites and the resources of each library (personnel, budget, premises). Senior citizens are a heterogeneous group of several generations, characterised by different interests and levels of education, as well as different intellectual and physical conditions. The library should develop its range of offers within a concept with clear objectives to make it successful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article deals with the specific target groups for vocational training. The focus is on the satisfaction with the libraries' offers and on possible services to increase their attractiveness and thereby strengthen the role of Berlin's public libraries as educational agents for those who left school. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Public libraries offer easy, free access to information, education and entertainment to individuals from all sections of society. Today, their offers play an important role in promoting and supporting media competence. This article examines how well libraries enable immobile persons and inhabitants of less developed areas to take part in society, based on the results of the study 'Use monitoring for public libraries', a project of the Berlin public libraries (NuMoB study). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the storage capacities in both buildings of the State Library of Berlin have been exhausted, a new storage library has been built in Berlin-Friedrichshagen. The architect for this building was Eberhard Wimmer from Munich. In phase one of the building work, space has been created for about 6 Million volumes. This space is going to be used by the State Library, the Ibero-American Institute, and the Bildagentur für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz. All volumes will be equally available to all users. Also, for the first time, the storage library will be operated by an external service company. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

More than ever, libraries today are faced with the question of how to make their services more attractive. Thus, it only seems logical to actively integrate users into the design process. The re-implementation of the KOBV Portal (http://portal.kobv.de), a regional search in the holdings of libraries in Berlin and Brandenburg, consistently follows the path of co-design. Users are regarded as development partners. The Berlin School of Library and Information Science acts as a project partner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]