Landesbibliothek Coburg, State library in Coburg, Germany

The Landesbibliothek Coburg occupies the first floor of Ehrenburg Palace, where the lending desk sits in the Pompeian Hall, decorated in 1833 with ceiling paintings by Antoni Conti and Heinrich Brückner. The two reading rooms, covering about 270 m², were designed in 1819 by André-Marie Renié-Grétry; the southern one was formerly a music room. The Silver Hall, with interiors by Renié-Grétry from 1817, serves as the exhibition room.

Books were kept at Ehrenburg Palace from its construction by Duke Johann Ernst in 1542/43. Parts of Ernestine collections arrived through inheritance divisions, with the largest growth between 1764 and 1799 under Dukes Ernst Friedrich and Franz Friedrich. From 1801 to 1826 Friedrich Karl Forberg served as librarian. In 1919 the Coburger Landesstiftung took over administration, and on 1 January 1973 the library passed to the Free State of Bavaria.

The library reflects the intellectual life of Coburg and remains connected to the city's scholarly traditions. Visitors can observe how the collections are displayed within the palace rooms and appreciate the role that learning has played in this community.

The lending desk and the roughly 270 m² of reading rooms occupy the first floor of Ehrenburg Palace; the Silver Hall, once the dining room, now serves as the exhibition room. Storage wings are closed to visitors. The Coburg State Archives left the palace for the Zeughaus in 1990, freeing shelf space.

A special section preserves roughly 850 contemporary prints related to Martin Luther's time in the region. This collection offers insight into an important chapter of European history.