Come along and borrow books, movies and magazines from our German language library at Das Zentrum, Griffin Centre in Genge Street, Canberra. Current opening hours: Wednesday and Thursday 3:30-5:30pm.   You can ring us at (02) 62300441 to confirm that one of our volunteers is available. If leaving a message, make sure you give your name and number , as our answering machine does not record your number. We would love to see you there!

The Canberra German Book Club will be meeting again on 17 March 2026. We still have a few places available, so if you have ever considered joining a German book club - why not come along? We will be discussing "Über Menschen" by Juli Zeh. Registration is required, please go to https://www.daszentrum.org.au/event-details/b2-deutscher-buchklub-german-book-club-2026-1-2026-03-17-18-15 Registration is valid for Semester 1 (Feb-June). Membership of Das Zentrum is required for i

Join us for our monthly Kaffeeklatsch on 28 Feb 2026, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm at Das Zentrum, Australian-German Institute, Griffin Centre, Level 1, Room 1.03/20 Genge St, Canberra. What is a Kaffeeklatsch? Kaffeeklatsch is an opportunity to meet, chat and make new friends. Please bring a small plate of nibbles, fruit or biscuits to share! We will provide hot drinks (coffee and tea). Our library will open at the same time for our end of year borrowing bonanza - the perfect opportun

Join us for our very first German movie screening of 2026 at Das Zentrum on Friday, 13 March 2026. We are showing " Die Goldfische " a German comedy from 2019. German with English subtitles! The Canberra German Movie Club is looking forward to seeing you there. The movie is free but registration is required. Places are limited! For more information on this film or to find out which other movies are coming up, please check out the German Movie Club page. Would you like to s

Registration for 2026 Semester 1 is now open. Please note that places are limited, so sign up early to avoid disappointment. To find out more, go to https://www.daszentrum.org.au/book-club

After a successful start in 2025, the Deutscher Buchklub will continue in 2026! We will be meeting once a month on a Monday. Looking forward to meeting all our existing and new Buchklub members! The number of participants is limited to 12. If you are interested in joining and are not yet part of the Buchklub, leave your details to go on the waiting list !

Our borrowing bonanza is back on 6 December 2025 at Das Zentrum, 1:30-2:30pm. Before we close for the Summer break come and check out our updated space and borrow to your heart's content for your holiday reading pile! You don't need to register for this event - just come along and join us, we'd love to see you there! For more information, please go to https://www.daszentrum.org.au/event-details/book-borrowing-bonanza-2025

Bald ist es wieder soweit! Der deutsche Buchklub trifft sich am Montagabend, 1. September, im Zentrum. Diesen Monat diskutieren wir “Das...

Join us for Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake) and a nice chat in German at Das Zentrum on Saturday 30 August at 1pm!

Hast Du Lust, unserem Buchklub beizutreten? Wir haben noch ein paar Plätze frei. Wenn Du noch nicht Mitglied bei unserem Buchklub bist,...

Current library hours are Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, 3:30pm - 5:30pm. Drop in and say hello to our volunteers or borrow from our extensive libraryl For more information on our library, library open times and events and to find our updated library catalogue, please check out the library page.

Concerts, exhibitions, social gatherings - Find out what German events are happening in Canberra and beyond! Join us for Das Zentrum events such as Kaffeeklatsch or Buchklub, and learn about German music events or movie screenings. Hope to see you soon!

A small but eager group of youngsters came along to the Kinder-Lesestunde (German story time) at Das Zentrum this Saturday. They listened...

29 June, 1:00-1:30pm: Join us for our German story-time for kids. This is followed by our monthly Kaffeeklatsch from 1:30-pm-2:30pm at Das Zentrum.

We stock the latest editions of famous German magazines Der Spiegel and Der Stern and the German women's magazine Brigitte.

Interested in joining our German book club? Wir treffen uns einmal im Monat, um in entspannter Atmosphäre auf Deutsch über deutsche Bücher zu sprechen. Das erste Treffen ist am 2. Juni im Zentrum. Alle sind herzlich willkommen, Teilnahme ist kostenlos - bitte RSVP, damit wir wissen, wie viele kommen!

Borrow from our range of textbooks, grammar books, German bilingual readers and the German Language Magazine "Deutsch Perfekt"

A great thank you to the German Ambassador Grzeski who came to visit our library today! If you haven't been to our library or haven't...

The author and political scientist Dr Marcel Dirsus will be in conversation with will be in conversation with Allan Behm, Director,...

We have a great library that is worth visiting! We stock a large range of German language books, DVDs and current subscriptions to German...