Vienna City Library

The Wienbibliothek im Rathaus, formerly known as the Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek, is a library and archive containing important documents related to the history of Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1856, the library, which also contains a large collection of local memorabilia, is located in the Rathaus in the Innere Stadt first district of the city, and is the official library of the city and state of Vienna.The Wienbibliothek preserves 500,000 books, 2,000 newspapers and magazines, 300,000 posters, 500,000 autographs, notable bequests and legacies, and one of the most important music collections in the world. Much of the collection can be retrieved through the online user interface available in both German and English. The library is part of the Magistrat der Stadt Wien and supervised by the City Councillor for Culture.