City library events in February 2017
Tuesday, 07.02.2017, 1 pm
Exhibition: 14-18 WAR WAS: Vernissage to the change of image
Corresponding to the period of the First World War from 1914 to 1918, the Schlossbergmuseum Chemnitz is showing another photograph from its collection of historical images of the war, accompanied by the ENT_Rüstet team.
www.14-18warwas.de
Venue: TIETZ, foyer, admission free
Tuesday, 07.02.2017, 7 pm
Refugees in Saxony - facts, life paths, controversies
Book presentation and panel discussion with the publisher Olaf Kittel
What does it mean to arrive in Saxony as a refugee? What expectations and hopes do people bring with them? What problems do they face? The book takes a look at the individual realities of the lives of people who have fled and lets refugees tell their stories. But it also brings together viewpoints from politics, business and society and sheds light on structural problems and overarching contexts.
Organiser: EDITION LEIPZIG in cooperation with the city library
Venue: Central Library in the TIETZ, event hall, admission free
Note: Event has to be cancelled due to illness.
Thursday, 09.02.2017, 6 pm
Egon Börner: "In the sights of the Counts of Mansfeld"
In his historical novel, Chemnitz-based author Egon Börner describes a love story during the Reformation in the Mansfeld region.
In the early summer of 1518, two young people profess their love for each other regardless of their class. While Jobst von Mansfeld, a friend and ardent admirer of Martin Luther, joins the Reformation movement and, as a plenipotentiary of the Saxon electors, is drawn into a maelstrom of intrigue.While Jobst is caught up in a maelstrom of intrigue and power struggles, Liesel has to seek refuge in Nimbschen Abbey to escape Count Hoyer's pursuit and desire for revenge. Will love be able to withstand the separation and survive in a world of superstition, natural disasters, terrible diseases and bloody wars?
Venue: Central Library in the TIETZ, Science & Technology section, admission: 3 euros
Thursday, 09.02.2017, 5 - 6:30 pm
E-book consultation hour
If you have problems with your e-book reader, reading on a tablet PC or don't know why you can't borrow e-media, we can help you with an individual consultation. Please make an appointment T: 4884222
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science & Technology Advice Desk, admission free
Monday, 13.02.2017, 5 pm
Song recital in memory of Anna German
A literary-musical evening with Margarita Zyganowa (recitation) and Ivan Ilyichev (singing) from Moscow in Russian about Anna German, one of the most popular and beloved singers in the Soviet Union.
Organiser: Supporters of the City Library / Pushkin Club
Venue: Central Library in the TIETZ, event hall, admission: 5 euros
Friday, 24.02.2017, 6 pm
Erwin Strittmatter, creator of unforgettable characters such as Ole Bienkopp, Stanislaus Büdner and Esau Matt - a conversation with Dr Knut Strittmatter and the "Literary Cloverleaf" group of authors
Strittmatter's novels moved readers in the GDR and stimulated debate. His fans seem to be infected by an incurable virus. People have him and will never get rid of him. For the members of the Literary Cloverleaf, Jana Heidler and Carsten Krankemann, Erwin Strittmatter was one of the best-known writers of their childhood. This seems plausible to those who grew up in Chemnitz. But how did he manage to win the heart of Christiane Winkler from Essen? For their own view of the author of "Ole Bienkopp" and "Der Laden", the trio invited Dr Knut Strittmatter, son from his first marriage, into the conversation. Incidentally, the latter can say of himself: I still rode Pedro the pony.
Organiser: UNIVERSITAS bookshop in cooperation with the author collective Literarisches Kleeblatt and Chemnitz City Library
Venue: Central Library in the TIETZ, event hall
Admission: 5 euros / advance booking Museum of Natural History, Tel.: 0371 488 4366
Monday, 27.02.2017, 2:30 pm
Reading time: reading mentor Regine Klinger reads stories for adults.
Location: Central Library in the TIETZ, Culture & Countries section, admission: free
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 6 pm
Reading time: reading mentor Petra Lory reads stories for adults.
Location: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11, admission free
Research paper consultation hour for pupils | every Tuesday from 3 to 6 pm
We help with research in library catalogues and online databases and offer free self-help for effective research. Registration is required, stating the topic of the research paper, by phone: 0371 488-4222, by e-mail: facharbeit@stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de or in person at the library.
Location: Central Library in the TIETZ, Science & Technology advice desk
Event programme for children
Thursday, 02.02.2017, 2 - 5 pm
Reading competition of the German book trade / city competition
The winners from Chemnitz secondary schools and grammar schools read in front of a jury of teachers, booksellers and librarians to win the city competition, which also qualifies them for the district competition.
The German Book Trade Reading Competition has been organised annually since 1959 by the
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels in co-operation with bookshops, libraries, schools and other cultural institutions. It is organised under the patronage of the Federal President and is one of the largest nationwide competitions for schoolchildren. More than 600,000 children in Year 6 at all types of school take part every year at around 7,200 schools. www.vorlesewettbewerb.de
Organiser: Buchdienst Chemnitz bookshop in cooperation with the city library
Venue: Central library in the TIETZ, event hall, admission: free
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 2 - 5 p.m.
Let's Play - gaming in the library
We play borrowable Xbox One and Playstation 4 games.
Recommended for ages 12 and up, registration not required
Location: Central Library in the TIETZ, youth scene, free admission
Saturday, 18.02.2017, 3:30 pm
All in the family: puppet theatre Rosi Lampe plays "Hans in Luck"
Hans has been hard-working and receives a lump of gold as a reward for his labour. On his journey home, he is always lucky, and something comes along that he desires more than what he currently has. He swaps gold for a horse, a horse for a cow, a cow for a pig... I wonder if it will end well?
approx. 45 minutes / suitable for children aged 4 and over
Venue: Central Library in the TIETZ, event hall
Admission: 6 euros / reduced: 3 euros
Advance booking: TIETZ museum box office, reservations, Tel.: 0371 488- 4366
Read aloud: On quiet soles... Stories to listen to
performed for everyone with keen ears
When you are invited to the event "Auf leisen Sohlen..." in the city library, you have to be very quiet and prick up your ears, because the reading mentors come to visit and read out exciting stories. They take both young and older listeners into colourful fantasy worlds with great pleasure. The literature-loving readers read the latest children's books, classics, "bestsellers" from their own childhood or even texts they have written themselves in the atmospheric reading tent in the children's world. Admission to the reading sessions is free.
Dates:
Tuesdays, 07.02., 14.02., 21.02. and 28.02.2017, 16:30 in each case
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 04.02., 11.02., 18.02. and 25.02.2017, 11:00 a.m. each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Thursday, 23.02.2017, 16:30 hrs
Location: Vita Centre District Library, W.-Sagorski-Straße 20
Saturdays, 04.02., 11.02., 18.02. and 25.02.2017, 10:30 a.m. each day
Location: Vita Centre District Library, W.-Sagorski-Straße 20
Tuesday, 28.02.2017, 16:30 hrs
Location: Einsiedel district library, Einsiedler Hauptstraße 79b
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 4:30 pm
Location: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11
Subject to change due to current events.
For further information please contact:
City of Chemnitz, Cultural Services
Chemnitz City Library
Uwe Hastreiter, Public Relations
Moritzstraße 20, 09111 Chemnitz
Telephone: 0371 488-4202
E-mail: hastreiter(at)stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de