University and State Library Darmstadt

The University and State Library Darmstadt (German: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt (ULB)) supplies literature and information for members of the Technische Universität Darmstadt and the population of Darmstadt and southern Hesse. Its purposes include education, research, and teaching. As of 2021, the library has a stock of 4,756,277 publications with an annual circulation of 302,200; ULB has 220,000 visitors and employs a staff of 103.66 FTE. The ULB offers learning rooms and spaces for over 1000 people at three locations. Director is Thomas Stäcker. ULB Darmstadt is member of the Hessisches Bibliotheksinformationssystem (hebis). History The library's basis was the book collection of George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1567, the year the landgrave moved to Darmstadt. In 1595, the collection comprised c. 750 works. The Darmstädter Hofbibliothek was located in the Residential Palace Darmstadt (Schloss). Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt acquired the library of the Hanau Privy Councilor Johann Michael Moscherosch (1601–1669) with c. 2300 books, which was placed in the Glockenbau (bell building), part of the Schloss. The first librarian Johann Balthasar Moscherosch took office in 1692. Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse (1753–1830), with his passion for collecting, promoted the library (1789: 16,000 volumes). During secularization in 1803, libraries of the Benedictines in Seligenstadt, the Dominicans in Wimpfen, the Capuchins in Bensheim and Dieburg and the Carmelites in Hirschhorn were brought to Darmstadt. A substantial addition in 1805 was the collection of Cologne's Baron von Hüpsch (1750–1805). In 1834, under Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, the library moved to the new Baroque part (De-la-Fosse-Bau) of the Schloss. It was the ninth largest library of the German empire in 1902, grown to 564,000 volumes in 1914 and named Hessische Landesbibliothek in 1920. In the During the fire night (Brandnacht) on 11 to 12 September 1944 the library in the Schloss was partly destroyed and the majority of the books were burned. In 1948, the institution was merged with the former Technische Hochschule library to the Hessische Hochschul- und Landesbibliothek. After its integration into the Technische Universität Darmstadt in 2000, it received its new name in 2004. In 2012, ULB Darmstadt moved to a new building. Collections Baron von Hüpsch Collection Keyserling estate Hitda Codex Prayer book of Stephan Lochner Gero Codex Golden Bull of 1356, Cologne edition Manuscripts by Christoph Graupner Gallery Main building City Centre (Stadtmitte), Magdalenenstraße 8, 64289 Darmstadt (ISIL DE-17) The building, designed by the architecture firm Bär, Stadelmann, Stöcker Architekten BDA, opened on 12 November 2012. Branches Sources: Lichtwiese, Franziska-Braun-Straße 10, 64287 Darmstadt (ISIL DE-17-2) (opened 27 May 2013) Residential Palace Darmstadt (Schloss), Residenzschloss 1, 64289 Darmstadt (focus on humanities) Map See also Technische Universität Darmstadt References Further reading Gebert, Björn; Göller, Andreas; Hahn, Thomas; Svenshon, Helge; Uhlemann, Silvia; Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt (2017). 450 Jahre Wissen – Sammeln – Vermitteln von der Hof- zur Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt : 1567 – 2017 (PDF) (in German). Darmstadt: Justus von Liebig Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87390-402-6. OCLC 1012103953. Svenshon, Helge; Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt (2014). Neue Mitte(n) die Bibliotheksneubauten der Technischen Universität Darmstadt (in German). Darmstadt: Justus von Liebig Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87390-351-7. OCLC 892746174. Corsten, Severin (1991). Handbuch der historischen Buchbestände in Deutschland: Hessen, A-L (in German). Vol. 5. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag. ISBN 978-3-487-09579-0. Schmidt, Adolf (18 July 2023). Baron Hüpsch Und Sein Kabinett (in German). Legare Street Press. ISBN 978-1-02-027594-4. External links Official website (in German and English) hebis [HD] Ein Medienstandort zieht um on YouTube