The University of Bonn owes the Dahrendorf Library to the donation to the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn (ULB) of Lady Christiane Dahrendorf, the widow of the sociologist, publicist and politician Lord Ralf Dahrendorf, who deceased in 2009.

Since 2012, it has been located in the basement of the Bonner Universitätsforum on Heussallee 18-24, the former representation of Rhineland-Palatinate, which hosted its guests and held feasts inside the then club house until 2000.

The Dahrendorf Library is assigned to the Forum Internationale Wissenschaft and its Dahrendorf Professorship “Theory of Modern Society”, but the collection belongs to the ULB. Further information on the holdings, structure and classification of the Dahrendorf Library can be found on the ULB website.

It is a reference library. Any lending, including to researchers within the University of Bonn, is not permitted in order to protect the holdings and the collection context. For reference use, please register with Mrs. Westhoff from the Forum Internationale Wissenschaft. For other usage requests, please contact the ULB: leihstelle@ulb.uni-bonn.de.