International Youth Library
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The International Youth Library (Internationale Jugendbibliothek) is the largest library for international children's and youth literature in the world. It was opened in 1949 by Jella Lepman and has been housed in Blutenburg Castle
in Munich
since 1983 .
Blutenburg Castle
Blutenburg Castle is an old ducal country seat in the west of Munich, Germany, on the banks of river Würm.-History:The castle was built between two arms of the River Würm for Duke Albert III, Duke of Bavaria in 1438–39 as a hunting-lodge, replacing an older castle burned down in war...
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
since 1983 .
Exhibitions
The International Youth Library mounts several exhibitions, for adults as well as for children, in the halls of Blutenburg Castle every year.Prizes
The library also has its awards, called White Ravens Awards:- http://www.ijb.de/files/HM_4/whiteravens.htm.
External links
- From German Wikipedia.