I love libraries and we are lucky in Graz to have several great options.

Stadtbibliothek Graz is the city’s public library system. There are several branches around Graz, a library bus that visits the outskirts, or you can also chose to have your books delivered to your local post office . A library card is free for children and 15 € for adults. All the libraries have several shelves of English fiction (and other languages) for both adults and children.  Plus they now offer 1,800 digital English e-books!  There is also a great selection of board games to borrow.  I can also recommend their kids activity program called Labuka, all free to book with a library card (some are also offered in English and other languages). Plus they have a special media library  with a huge selection of DVDS and music CDS.  You will also find at the media library their new lending things service – with lots of sports equipment, household items, work tools, cameras, music instruments, even a paddleboard to borrow (all for free with your library card!). They also have special equipment where you can digitalise old VHS, cassette tapes or slides. Another advantage of having a library card is a free subscription to the Filmfriend steaming service with independent movies and documentaries.  The registration form is in English here. The librarians at the central library Zanklhof and also at Graz Nord in Geidorf speak good English if you need help.

Steiermärkische Landesbibliothek is in the Joanneum Quarter, in the underground welcome center between the Natural History museum and the Neue Galerie. They also have good English fiction selection and cozy kids library. They have a large quiet reading / study room and big selection of magazines (including English ones such as the New Yorker).  Plus it’s air conditioned in summer. Library cards are 7€.

The English American studies department library at the Karl Franzens university has a large collection of English fiction and non-fiction. You can get a library card free of charge from the main university library.