The PBZ Pestalozzi Library Zurich is the public library in Zurich. With its 14 libraries, it is represented in various city districts. It has a stock of half a million different media to borrow, download or use on site. In addition, more than 500 events take place in the PBZ libraries every year.
For anyone who wants to learn and practise Swiss German, but also for anyone interested in our dialect.
Free entry, donations welcome.
The Swiss ...
15.10.2026
10:45
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich
German Café
Want to learn and practise German through conversation? At the Deutsch-Café, we talk about ourselves and everyday life in
Switzerland. The Deutsch-Café is ...
16.10.2026
10:00
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich
German Café
Want to learn and practise German through conversation? At the German Café, we talk about everyday life in Switzerland and about ourselves. The German ...
16.10.2026
14:30
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich
Live book events: Gabriele von Arnim at the PBZ Altstadt
In her latest bestseller ‘Abschied leben – Tagebuch eines Zeitgefühls’ , Gabriele von Arnim offers a sensitive reflection on farewells, loss and new ...
17.10.2026
16:00
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich
Story Time
Experiencing stories together: for parents with children aged 2 to 3.
Facilitator: Simone König Hauenstein
Free entry, donations welcome. Registration is ...
20.10.2026
10:00
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich
Reading Together – Shared Reading
Would you like to take a break from everyday life and immerse yourself in a story?
We’ll read a story together, let it sink in, and discuss it. You’re ...
