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. If they have to cope with difficulties at school, remedial material can be found in public libraries, i.e. German Grammars, literature on cassettes, language courses, training material for all sc hool subjects. For many children and young adults a library is a place where they are not disturbed and under parental control and where they can occupy themselves or meet friends. Children from Turkey and other countries take part in special activities of the library at Christmas, carnival and in the summer. Libraries organize meetings with foreign authors of children's books who live in Germany or abroad.