Ms. Hend Elshennawy and Ms. Marwa Elgharabawy from the Library of Alexandria visited the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library) and the Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin (ZLB – Central and State Library of Berlin). In their report they go through the departments of these libraries, taking a look at their scopes and operation practices.
In October 2025 Suciu Marian visited the Hamburg Public Library (Bücherhallen Hamburg), Hilden City Library (Stadtbibliothek Hilden), Dortmund City and State Library (Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Dortmund) and the Melle City Library (Stadtbibliothek Melle) in Germany. In his report, he compares them and looks at the strengths each of them has.
Rabab Shaker Bedeir traveled to Bremen to participate in the 113ᵗʰ BiblioCon (9ᵗʰ Bibliothekskongress) and present the outcomes of a project shaped by insights he gained during a previous professional visit to Germany. In his report, he briefly recounts his impressions of the conference, his presentation and what he could take away this time.
Im Juni und Juli tauschte die ungarische Marianna Eszter Feketéné Balogh sich in Augsburg, in Hannover und in Bremen mit deutschen Kollegen aus. Für BII erzählt sie ausführlich von allem, das sie beobachten konnte und welche Programme die verschiedenen Einrichtungen betreiben.
Neun Präsentationen der öffentlichen Arbeitssitzung beim Bibliothekskongress in Bremen
Hélène Brousseau too visited Berlin to attend the IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section Conference and Mid-Year Meeting, held from June 10–13, 2025. This report has a more personal angle than the previous one and is enriched with pictures to go along with the topics and items discussed.
In May 2025 Almoataz Mohamed Gad Elkarim traveled to Baden-Württemberg, Germany, to participate in a professional exchange with the Württembergische Landesbibliothek-Stuttgart. In his report, he details the projects and proceedings of the Württembergische Landesbibliothek and other institutions he was able to visit.
Mirjana Nešić went to Berlin to attend the IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section Conference and Mid-Year Meeting, held from June 10–13, 2025. In her report, she presents the topics discussed, an outlook on future ventures and what places she was able to see and projects she heared about.
Agnieszka Wolańska went to Berlin to attend the International Conference on Economics and Business Information (INCONECSS). In her report, she gives a brief overview of the topics discussed there and what she learned from the sessions and other perspectives in the field.
Alison Annet Kinengyere, Glorias Asiimwe and Winfred Namusoke Lubambo went to Münster, Germany, for a professional study tour of german libraries. In their report they record what they were introduced to and their lessons learned abroad.
