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Bibliothek & Information Deutschland
(BID) e.V.

Bibliothek und Information Deutschland (BID) e.V. (Library and Information in Germany – Federal Union of German Library Associations) is the umbrella organization of all institutional and personal members‘ associations of German librarianship. BID represents the joint interests of its members at national and European level, and on international committees.

Library Congress

Every three years BID hosts the Library Congress in Leipzig, one of the largest professional conferences in Europe.

The Congress has traditionally been held immediately before the Leipzig Book Fair in March.

 The next Library Congress will take place in 2022

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International Activities

BID is a member of IFLA and at European level represents German libraries and library associations in EBLIDA. LIBER, NAPLE and the Anna Lindh Foundation are partners of BID. BID’s permanent commission BI-International (Library and Information International) promotes international professional exchange by means of a grants programme which enables foreign library and information specialists to participate in professional visits to Germany. Likewise it funds study tours and professional visits by German librarians to other countries.
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Karl Preusker Medal

The Dutch architect and creative guide Aat Vos was presented with the Karl Preusker Medal 2021 on 28 October in Ludwigshafen am Rhein. 

Press release Berlin, 20 September 2021

BID awards the annual Karl Preusker Medal (Karl-Preusker-Medaille) in memory of Karl Benjamin Preusker (1786-1871) who founded the first German public library in Grossenhain near Dresden in the year 1828.
The medal is awarded to committed individuals or institutions in recognition of special services to German librarianship.

In 2021 the Karl Preusker Medal was redesigned by the sculptor Carsten Theumer.

Karl-Preusker-Medaille – Front (H. 125 mm)

Image: 2021 / Carsten Theumer

Karl-Preusker-Medaille – Reverse Side

Image: 2021 / Carsten Theumer

Members of BID

In addition to the three institutional and professional associations dbv, BIB and VDB members of BID include the Goethe Institute and the library suppliers ekz.

Deutscher Bibliotheksverband e.V. (dbv)

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Berufsverband Information Bibliothek e. V. (BIB)

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Verein Deutscher Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare e.V. (VDB)

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Goethe-Institut e.V.

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ekz.bibliotheksservice GmbH (ekz)

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President - Governing Board

http://www.bideutschland.de

President: Dr. Sabine Homilius (sabine.homilius@stadt-frankfurt.de)
Vice-President: Dr. Ute Engelkenmeier
Vice-President: Prof. Dr. Andreas Degkwitz

http://www.bibliotheksverband.de

Prof. Dr. Andreas Degkwitz
Dr. Jochen Johannsen
Hella Klauser
Marion Mattekat
Barbara Schleihagen

http://www.bib-info.de

Prof. Dr. Tom Becker
Dr. Ute Engelkenmeier
Sylvia Gladrow

http://www.vdb-online.org

Anke Berghaus-Sprengel
Dr. Klaus-Rainer Brintzinger

http://www.ekz.de

Johannes Neuer

https://www.goethe.de

Brigitte Döllgast

Contact

Office: Executive Secretary

Dr. Monika Braß

Bibliothek und Information Deutschland (BID) e.V.
c/o Deutscher Bibliotheksverband

Fritschestr. 27-28
10585 Berlin

Phone: +49 (0) 30 644 98 99-20
Fax: +49 (0) 30 644 98 99 27
E-Mail: bid@bideutschland.de

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Heinrich Heine

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