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The article presents information on the public library Stadtbibliothek of Koblenz, Germany with special attention to the library's interior design and construction, as well as its collection management.

The article discusses the author's opinion on the appearance, stereotypes, and public perception of librarians in Germany, the term nerd, as well as the attitude towards libraries in general.

The article discusses the idea for an efficient computer program which could potentially replace librarians titled "Librarians to go".

The article discusses the use of libraries for family events such as birthdays and weddings, with particular focus on the decision of the local officials in Giebelstadt, Germany, that its library was undignified to be used for weddings.

The article discusses the closure of the ZDF library in Mainz, Germany. Topics discussed include the use of other libraries in the city, including the city library and the University library, the reading promotion programme in the city, and the option of distance loans from libraries in other cities such as Cologne, Germany. Information is also offered on protests against the closure and on the closure's effect on the library's staff.

The article presents information about a conference hosted by the Commission for One-Person Librarians (OPL) as part of a librarians' conference held in Mannheim, Germany in 2008. Lambert Heller, from the technical and academic libraries in Hannover, Germany, presented on the topic of community support for problem solving. Workshops for OPL marketing and the implications of Web 2.0 were given, and an excursion was made to the art library Bibliothek der Kunsthalle Mannheim.