Our Story

The first Ernster bookstore was founded in 1889 by Pierre Ernster in the city center. For the first few
years, the business concentrated on schoolbooks and supplies, rather than on literature. In 1920,
Pierre’s son Ferdinand took over the business and dedicated his life to it until 1953. Ernster became a
family business, handed down from Ferdinand to his son Pit Ernster, who then passed it on to Fernand
Ernster in 1984. Fernand Ernster, who still runs the bookstore chain to this day, not only managed to
expand the branches and offer of the business but also was able to make Librairie Ernster an institution
and the market leader in Luxembourg.