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 ...
26.11.2026
10:45
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich
Digi-Kafi – My go-to place for questions about mobile phones and the like
Ask questions, get answers, learn, and start a conversation.
Free of charge and no registration required.
In collaboration with the District 2 Neighbourhood ...
26.11.2026
14:00
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich
Family Literacy in English
Family Literacy is a language and literacy programme for parents with children aged 2 to 5 from migrant backgrounds. Further information can be found on the ...
26.11.2026
14:30
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich
Spanish Café
Want to learn and practise Spanish through conversation? At the Spanish Café, we talk about ourselves, everyday life in Switzerland, or flamenco, tango or ...
26.11.2026
18:00
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich
Stories of freedom on the big screen: Orwell: 2+2=5
Raoul Peck delves into the heart of Orwell’s *1984* and shows how doublethink, Newspeak and Big Brother describe the present day.
Shortly before his ...
26.11.2026
19:30
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 ...
