Description
The outdoor library in Place de la Constitution ("Gëlle Fra") beckons book lovers, residents and visitors to Luxembourg City to get out, sit back and enjoy a book, magazine or newspaper in a peaceful setting. There is a wide selection of books has for all ages! A plethora of day-time and evening readings are held here.
Theme nights, book readings and a cosy space for reading
Entry is free, but places are limited. No bookings required.
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Dates, times and venue
Dates
From 1 to 24 August 2025
Dates and times
Open every day – except Monday – from 11:00 to 18:00, and selected evenings.
Venue
Place de la Constitution (Gëlle Fra).
2025 programme
Friday, 1 August 2025, at 18:30
Book discussion, with Between the Lines
- Description: Discussion on the book of the month, "The mad women's ball", by Victoria Mas
- Audience: Ages 18 and over
- Duration: 90 min.
- Language: EN
- Sign up: Places are limited. See their Instagram page at @betweenthelines.lu to book your spot
Saturday, 2 August 2025, at 11:00
The DADAFONIC Collective (HMC League) presents its book "2075 - Eine Odyssee durch das Weltall - Auf der Suche nach einem neuen Zuhause"
- Description: Rreaders theatre
- Audience: age 6+
- Duration: 20 min.
- Language: LU, DE, FR
- No registration required.
Saturday, 2 August 2025, at 11:00
Book chat and swap, with Between the Lines: participants can swap their old books and chat with other avid readers.
- Audience: All ages
- Duration: 120 min.
- Language: EN
- No registration required.
Friday, 8 August 2025, at 14:30
Midori Harada– Live emakimono scroll painting in the traditional Japanese style
- Description: presentation of illustration techniques
- Audience: children age 6+ and parents
- Duration: 60 min.
- Language: EN
- No registration required.
Friday, 8 August 2025, at 18:30
"Yamabushi – La sagesse des montagnes" with Robert Weis and Jérôme Quiqueret
- Description: Book reading and presentation
- Audience: All ages
- Duration: 60 min.
- Language: FR
- No registration required.
Saturday, 9 August 2025, at 11:00
Workshop "Japanese stories and calligraphy – Paintbrushes and books!"
held by m.i.deas – Mayuka Abe and Iri Shodo, a creative duo from Japan
- Description: Book reading and calligraphy workshop
- Audience: children of ages 6-15 and parents
- Duration: 90 min.
- Language: EN
- No registration required.
Saturday, 9 August 2025, at 14:30
"Yurie Matsumura – Nihongo o benkyo shimashou! – Mir léiere Japanesch!"
- Description: language class
- Audience: young people, ages 10-16
- Duration: 45 min.
- Language: LU and EN
- No registration required.
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, at 18:30
"Literatur im Liegestuhl": summer book reading with Florian Valerius and Antoine Pohu in collaboration with the Institut Pierre Werner
- Description: presentation
- Audience: All ages
- Duration: 60 min.
- Language: DE, FR, LU
- No registration required.
Saturday, 16 August 2025, at 11:00
Les contes de Princesse Elsa
- Description: book reading for all the family
- Audience: All ages
- Duration: 90 min.
- Language: FR
- No registration required.
Saturday, 23 August 2025, at 11:00
"Mir danze Foxtrott duerch d'Stad Lëtzebuerg" with Sylvie Collignon
- Description: book reading for all the family
- Audience: For children aged 4 and over
- Duration: 45 min.
- Language: LU
- No registration required.
Saturday, 23 August 2025
"Kyoji Yamazaki" - Origami for beginners workshop
- Session 1: 14:30-15:00 / Session 2: 15:10-15:40 / Session 3: 15:50-16:20 / Session 4: 16:30-17:00
- Description: origami workshop
- Audience: for children age 8+
- Duration: 4x 30 min.
- Language: EN
- No registration required.
How to get there
- Bus
- AVL lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 18, 19 and 22: "Roosevelt" stop
- AVL lines 19 and 31: "Cathédrale" stop
- Vel'OH!
- "Gëlle Fra"