Huge library with books about almost everything you look for. There is a children's library in the…read morebasement and a seating area with magazines on the 2nd floor. They have some English books too, I think. The building is the former Jewish orphanage of Berlin Pankow, which was shut down under the nazi regime.

This place is all light and silver and books. I was worried, when I moved to Berlin, that my trek…read moreto a library would be a sort of exodus - living in Berkeley, where I could stretch out my arms and touch three libraries with my fingertips, I had gotten used to both quality and proximity, and the Gedenkbibliothek fills both those criteria. Almost a hundred sun-facing tables with spindly-legged chairs line the back windows. They fill up quickly in the morning, so get there early (by 11 or half-past) to nab a spot. The youth section, downstairs, is colorful and charming; entering the main library feels like walking into MI6 but for books. The selection of English books is sparse, but if you read German, you're golden, especially in terms of nonfiction: I've seen a generous heaping of everything from art to philosophy to travel on the shelves.

A very nice library right above the shopping center das schloss. The big room has lots of windows…read moreand enough places to have a seat and look through the book you want to take home with you. The whole library system is automatized, so you just need to make a membership card and can do the whole borrowing procedure by yourself. Unfortunately this takes away parts of the cozy atmosphere. There are plenty of german books and if you miss something you can let them send it over from another library. There are lockers, a coffee shop and a very big and well ordered music section too!