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 ...
29.10.2026
10:45
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich
Autumn Stories – Kamishibai
Librarians Vera Knoll and Bettina Berger will tell you some funny autumn stories set in the forest. The stories will be told in Swiss German.
2.30 pm – ...
29.10.2026
14:30
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 ...
29.10.2026
14:30
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich
Pixel Lab: Game Streaming – what’s on YouTube?
From ‘Let’s Play’ to shorts. How are games streamed online? What’s the appeal of watching others play? Let’s dive in together and discuss good ...
29.10.2026
17:30
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 ...
29.10.2026
18:00
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich
Stories of freedom on the big screen: The Librarians
Librarians are speaking out against censorship and defending the right to free access to information.
Since 2021, there has been a massive increase in ...
