Anniversary festival: Celebrate 60 years of the center library on the Kottbusser Tor!

Anniversary festival: Celebrate 60 years of the center library on the Kottbusser Tor!

60 years of the focus library on Kottbusser Tor: A Feast of Community and Culture

The focus library at Kottbusser Tor, an important cultural meeting point in Berlin, celebrates its 60th birthday. The celebrations on Saturday, September 7th, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., invite not only residents, but also literary enthusiasts from all over the city, to participate in this special event.

The event takes place at Adalbertstraße 2, 10999 Berlin, and offers a diverse program that ranges from creative workshops to musical performances. This is not only a review of the past six decades, but also an outlook on the role that play cultural institutions such as the library in city life.

The diversity of the offers

• The activities for the whole family include handicrafts for jewelry and buttons, opportunity for face painting as well as creative projects such as braiding braids and screen printing.
• The program is enriched by a children's theater and a picture book cinema that connects German and Arabic. Such offers not only promote language development, but also the intercultural understanding.

A special highlight is the evening program, which begins at 4 p.m. Here DJ team appearances and an art campaign from the Kotti shop. Circular dances under the guidance of Christine Nimtsch and a concert by the Adar Ensemble, which connects Kurdish melodies with blues and rock, round off the colorful firmly. These events reflect the cultural diversity of the neighborhood and show how music and art can bring people together.

The chairwoman of the district, Clara Herrmann , emphasizes the importance of the library as the place of encounter and the exchange of knowledge. "The focus library is not just a place for reading, but a center for cultural events and community education," she explains. Free admission and the fact that no registration is necessary underline the goal of addressing a wide audience.

Especially at a time when digital media dominate, it is essential to create physical spaces where people can come together. Events like this not only promote reading culture, but also social cohesion in the neighborhood. They contribute to the fact that the library is perceived not only as a source of information, but as a lively part of the community.

For more information, media contact is available at press@ba-fk.berlin.de and by phone at (030) 90298-2843

The focus library at Kottbusser Tor: a place that has been promoting community and culture for 60 years and will continue to remain an essential part of life in Berlin in the future.