It's a library... what more can I say. It's big... but not massive, the people are nice, the…read morelocation is right off the Rosenheimer Platz S-Bahn stop, a library card is relatively cheap. My biggest complaints are: the DVD selection sucks and most of all NO WIRELESS INTERNET?!?!?! This is a LIBRARY for goodness sake, what are we in the 90's still? When I study I like to use my own computer that has my files on it, uses my internet browser, and makes it easy to study wherever I want in the library. No luck. Other than that... the library serves its purpose... but I still can't believe they don't have free wireless internet.

I've been to Munich multiple times during the past several decades, but I've never had occasion to…read morevisit Amerikahaus. However; I want to describe a very special program they sponsored many years ago, which has had a wonderful impact on my life. Way back in late 1994 - during the internet's Stone Age - I was at a card store (remember those?). There was a little sign saying something to the effect that if anyone was interested in having a penfriend in another country, they should send their age & interests and the country where they'd like to have a penfriend. Apparently that information had also been provided to institutes in many countries. I sent a letter and said I'd like to have a German (female) penfriend. Meanwhile; a woman my age who lives about 1 1/2 hours from Munich had attended occasional events at Amerikahaus, and they were one of the institutes participating in that program. A few weeks later, I received a letter from Edith - and we've been very close friends ever since. I've visited her & her family four times and they've visited us three times. Edith & I have very frequent e-mail contact, and I'm also close to her two children (they live in other cities and we also visit them whenever we're in Germany). My life has been impacted significantly by having such a wonderful friend, and I'll always be grateful to Amerikahaus for facilitating this friendship.

From the owner: Die Stiftung Bayerisches Amerikahaus gGmbH ist die größte Institution Deutschlands, die sich der…read morePflege der transatlantischen Beziehungen widmet. Neben einem vielfältigen Veranstaltungsprogramm mit Lesungen und Vorträgen, Ausstellungen, Theateraufführungen und Konzerten bietet das Amerikahaus mit dem Angebot der Bibliothek und den vielfältigen Recherchemöglichkeiten dort, sowie der Abteilung Austausch- und Studienberatung besondere Services für junge Menschen, die sich für die USA und Kanada interessieren. Für Lehrkräfte und Schulklassen bietet das Amerikahaus spezielle Leistungen wie zum Beispiel Fortbildungen oder Abi-Vorbereitungskurse an, die ihnen dabei helfen, Amerika besser zu verstehen. Die Bayerische Amerika-Akademie fördert die interdisziplinäre wissenschaftliche Kooperation und Internationalisierung im Bereich der sozial- und geisteswissenschaftlichen Nordamerika-Forschung. Sie unterstützt Forschung und Lehre zu Nordamerika an den bayerischen Universitäten und vergibt Stipendien.