Turkish music cassettes, CDs and video cassettes can be found in numerous Turkish shops. German librarians were in fear of ordering foreign literature with fundamentalistic or nationalistic tenor. But above mentioned services could remove this fear. Many libraries however offer Islamic literature. Numerous Turkish authors living in Germany as well as in Turkey hold lectures at public libraries.
Libraries organize expositions of Turkish artists.
Library services for Turkish Children and young adults Children and young adults of the third generation use the public library services in order to get information about the culture of their ancestors. More and more they are looking for Turkish lite rature translated into German. Duisburg Public Library recently made up a useful bibliography of Turkish literature translated into German. Turkish girls are under more control in their families than Turkish boys. Young adults can get information about the Islamic religion, borrow the Koran without being forced to contact a mosque.