Culture and sports

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
German National Library ("Deutsche Bücherei")
Books, periodicals, musical scripts, manuscripts, papers, maps (units)	13 621 814	13 955 020	14 261 807	14 545 118	14 858 855
Users of reading rooms	160 479	185 695	139 640	154 907	135 722
Registered users	15 297	13 854	11 920	11 081	12 650
Units lent	482 486	469 167	471 886	438 232	418 226
University Library "Bibliotheca Albertina"
Books, newspapers and journals by volumes (units)	4 290 815	4 348 437	5 236 607	5 278 752	5 320 644
Dissertations (units)	822 453	823 872	825 184	826 616	828 183
Registered users	25 988	26 779	26 721	26 279	29 565
Units lent	852 047	858 542	920 759	964 769	1 017 934
Leipzig Municipal Library
Bibliographic units	974 564	988 922	900 087	859 522	822 410
incl. …
Poetry and fiction	197 475	191 687	173 574	167 661	159 399
Children's and youth literature	123 755	119 747	108 893	104 725	103 018
Non-fiction and special literature	375 555	359 087	324 503	305 079	283 139
Audio-video materials	163 034	168 585	145 532	136 530	131 009
Visitors/users	905 037	838 757	853 001	836 311	803 673
Units lent	2 968 042	2 951 667	3 341 324	3 687 337	3 587 174
incl. …
Poetry and fiction	573 928	559 275	558 178	587 207	598 398
Children's and youth literature	326 408	328 928	359 750	413 406	426 950
Non-fiction and special literature	813 600	740 810	706 374	706 015	629 353
Audio-video materials	1 054 818	1 138 294	1 527 005	1 773 918	1 740 613
German Library for Blinds
Bibliographic units in braille	45 263	46 964	48 827	51 729	54 304
Audio materials	137 229	135 200	122 391	122 244	117 771
Visitors/users	7 370	7 849	8 351	8 754	9 113
Units lent	145 774	156 931	164 362	174 156	180 696
"Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde", Geographical library
Bibliographic units	202 574	205 924	209 281	212 736	215 571
Visitors/users	3 330	3 317	3 168	4 085	1 047
Units lent	18 474	16 056	15 772	11 179	7 093
Environment library
Bibliographic units	18 375	18 969	19 491	20 263	20 091
Visitors/users	2 497	2 496	2 500	2 430	1 914
Units lent	7 395	8 247	7 650	7 570	5 526

Source: The institutions listed