Overview

• Germany observes Library Day on October 24, with numerous institutions in Saxony-Anhalt staging special programs, including offers for children and teenagers.
• Stendal’s city library is running a “blind date with a book” promotion from October 20 to 24.
• Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal will introduce 24/7 badge-access at its Magdeburg library on October 24, enabling round-the-clock borrowing as the first service of its kind in the state.
• Official 2024 statistics report 143 public libraries statewide, down ten from the prior year, with about 87% of residents retaining access.
• Access varies sharply by district, with Börde counting 26 libraries yet 21% of people without access and Mansfeld-Südharz at eight libraries with 41% without access, while libraries recorded about 1.78 million visits and over 5.1 million loans last year.