Our Story

The first “Ernster” bookstore was founded 1988 by Pierre Ernster in the city center.
For the first years it didn’t concentrate on literature, but on schoolbooks and suppliers.
Pierre’s son Ferdinand took over the business in 1920 and dedicated his life to the store till 1953.
As it became a family business, Pit Ernster took over from his father till his
son, Fernand Ernster, who is still currently running Librarie Ernster, inherited the
bookstore chain in 1984. Fernand managed to expand not only the branches
but also the offer and made Librairie Ernster an institution and the market leader in Luxembourg.