Association of German Librarians

After the "seizure of power" by the National Socialists, the influence of the association declined sharply, but a collapse in membership numbers could not be recorded.

In the 1960s, the number of members and the workload increased sharply, so the organization and the allocation of financial resources had to be reconsidered.

Furthermore, it is involved in the Arbeitsgemeinschaft höherer Dienst (AhD), which represents the associations of the higher service with more than 100,000 members.

Independent of these institutional connections, the VDB maintains friendly relations with many foreign professional associations, especially in neighboring countries.

However, as of March 2023, the VDB has suspended its membership in the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).

[4] News about the association is also included in the Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie (ZfBB), published by Klostermann.