University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg

• Native Name — Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg • Name — University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg • Country — Germany • Established — (predecessor) • Location — Bockenheimer Landstraße 134–138, Frankfurt • Service Area — Hesse and Hessian Interlibrary loan region (Alzey-Worms, Mainz, Mainz-Bingen, Worms) • Num Branches — 9 • Items Collected — books, magazines (both print and digital) • Collection Size — • Criteria — scientific literature, all publications published in Frankfurt, all German prints of the years 1801 till 1870 • Legal Deposit — Yes, Frankfurt am Main area • Annual Circulation — • Pop Served — Hesse • Members — • Budget — • Director — Daniela Poth (since 2020) • Num Employees — FTE • Architect — Ferdinand Kramer • Req To Access — Students and employees of Goethe University Frankfurt, also people, who study, live or work for at least 3 months in Hesse or in Hessian Interlibrary loan region; Library card or Goethe card is required to visit the reading rooms • Public Transit — * Bockenheimer Warte • 16 Bockenheimer Warte • 32, 36, 50, N1 Bockenheimer Warte

It originated in the 15th century as a town library and can be dated back to 1484. After the founding of the university (1914) it became the Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (StUB). In 1945, the libraries Alte Stadtbibliothek Frankfurt, Rothschild'sche Bibliothek, Bibliothek für Kunst und Technik, Medizinische Zentralbibliothek, Manskopf'sches Museum für Musik- und Theatergeschichte merged. 2005 the StUB and the Senckenbergische Bibliothek united.

The Frankfurt University Library is one of the largest academic libraries in Germany and a member of the Collection of German Prints, the virtual German national library, covering the years 1801 till 1870. In 2021, the library has had 805,019 visitors. UB Frankfurt is a member of the Hessisches Bibliotheksinformationssystem (hebis) (Hessian library information system).

• Zentralbibliothek (central library), Bockenheimer Landstr. 134–138, 60325 Frankfurt am Main (ISIL DE-30) (Library card or Goethe card is required to visit the reading rooms)

Sources: • Medizinische Hauptbibliothek (medicine), Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Haus 10, 60596 Frankfurt am Main • Bibliothek Naturwissenschaften (natural sciences), Ruth-Moufang-Str. 2, 60438 Frankfurt am Main • Bibliothek Recht und Wirtschaft (law and economy), Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 4, 60323 Frankfurt am Main • Bibliothek Sozialwissenschaften und Psychologie (BSP) (social sciences and psychology), Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6, 60323 Frankfurt am Main • Bibliothek Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften (linguistics and cultural studies), Rostocker Straße 2, 60323 Frankfurt am Main • Bibliothekszentrum Geisteswissenschaften (humanities), IG Farben Building (Q1 und Q6), Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main • Bibliothek für Sportwissenschaften (sports science), Ginnheimer Landstraße 39, 60487 Frankfurt am Main • Mathematikbibliothek (mathematics), Robert-Mayer-Straße 8, 60325 Frankfurt am Main • Informatikbibliothek (computing), Robert-Mayer-Straße 11–15, 60325 Frankfurt am Main

The modern library building by Ferdinand Kramer was erected in 1964 and inaugurated on 29 April 1965. At the entrance to the reading rooms stands the bronze figure Prometheus by Ossip Zadkine.

• Illustration — Inside the central library • Illustration — Inside the central library, area accessible to readers • Illustration — Bulgarus – Apparatus De regulis iuris, 13th-century manuscript

The following is established of the heading itself. Associated with Germany and Hesse.

Since 1802, the library owns an original complete Gutenberg Bible. The UB Frankfurt possesses the largest Judaica and Hebraica collection in Germany.