Monday, 6 January, 4 to 7 pm
Freifunk consultation hour, TIETZ Edition
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, LibraryLab
Participation: free of charge
Freifunk Chemnitz e. V. meets in the middle of one of its largest installations and shows in a cosy environment what is possible with WLAN today.
From a simple router that you place by your window to complex event planning, you can come along with your questions or set up your first Freifunk router together with us.
Tuesday, 7 January, 10 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3.30 p.m.
Introduction MediaLab
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, LibraryLab
Participation: free of charge, registration: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
Duration: approx. one hour
Do you have records and audio/VHS cassettes at home that you want to finally have in your digital playlist? Then use the technology in the BibLab-C! Today we'll show you how to do it, tomorrow you'll be digitising your collections yourself.
Tuesday, 7 January, 10 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3.30 p.m.
AudioStudio introduction
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, LibraryLab
Participation: free of charge, registration: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
Duration: approx. one hour
Have you always wanted to produce a podcast or radio play? Are you looking for a space to digitally record and mix your own composition? Then use the technology in the library lab! Today we'll show you how to do it, tomorrow you'll be sending your voice and your songs out into the world.
Wednesday, 8 January, 3 p.m.
Reading club - together you read less alone
Location: District library in the Vita Centre
Participation: free of charge
We talk together about books that have currently impressed and inspired us. Readers who would like to share and discuss their reading experiences with others are very welcome.
Saturday, 11 January, 3.30 pm
Helbig - figures who made history
Lecture on the exhibition "90 Years of Emil Helbig Decorative Arts Carvings"
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, LearningRoom
Participation: free of charge
The company "Kunstgewerbliche Schnitzereien Emil Helbig" is the oldest carving workshop still in existence in the Erzgebirge. Unique works of art have been created in this small flat carving workshop for over 90 years.
The lecture and exhibition present a selection of the unmistakable figures created in this workshop. They also provide an insight into the eventful history of the company.
Tuesday, 14 January, 7 p.m.
Chemnitz Literature Talks
Venue: TIETZ, event hall
Participation: free of charge
"Talking together with and about literature" - under this motto, everyone is welcome to join the panellists and the audience for an entertaining evening. The novel "Machandel" by Regina Scheer and the non-fiction book "Rückkehr nach Lemberg" by Philippe Sands will be presented by Alexander Tsyterer (student at Chemnitz University of Technology) and Petra Seedorff (Chair of the Board of the International Stefan Heym Society) and discussed together with the moderators Bernadette Malinowski (Chemnitz University of Technology) and Tina Horlitz (Studentenwerk Chemnitz-Zwickau).
An event organised in cooperation with the Chemnitz-Zwickau Student Union.
Thursday, 16 January, 3 to 6 p.m.
Let's play - gaming in the library
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, GamingArena
Participation: free of charge, recommended from 12 years
We play new games together on the PlayStation5, Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck and try out the VR glasses Meta Quest.
Thursday, 16 January, 7.15 pm
Memories of Stefan Heym
Presentation of interviews with contemporary witnesses with film author Beate Kunath
Venue: TIETZ, Stefan Heym Forum
Attendance: 3 euros, reduced rate 1.50 euros
The permanent exhibition of the Stefan Heym Forum Chemnitz makes exclusive short interviews with people who knew Stefan Heym personally available. Chemnitz filmmaker Beate Kunath, author of the documentary "Abschied und Ankunft" (Farewell and Arrival) about Stefan and Inge Heym and their joint working library, has conducted interviews with numerous companions and contemporary witnesses of Heym. These recordings can be accessed at the media stations in the Stefan Heym Forum Chemnitz. She will present some of them in person and explain how they came about.
Friday, 17 January, 3 to 6 pm
Snowman stories on the day of the snowman
Location: Power station, fairytale room, Kaßbergstraße 36
Participation: free of charge
The Chemnitz City Library Supporters' Association and the Lichtenstein City Library Supporters' Association are bringing people together with literature and books at various locations between Chemnitz and Lichtenstein during the Capital of Culture year.
An event as part of the Chemnitz 2025 project "Claxe - Leseaxe Chemnitz-Lichtenstein".
Saturday, 18 January, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Open text workshop of the Free German Authors' Association
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, LibraryLab, OpenSpace
Participation: free of charge
Editing your own texts. Those coming for the first time can also just listen.
A joint event with the Free German Authors' Association.
Monday, 27 January, 2 to 5 pm
Sauna fun - reading pleasure in the sauna
Location: Saunabad Großer Teich, Am Stadtpark 20A, Limbach-Oberfrohna
Participation: from 19 euros
An event as part of the Chemnitz 2025 project "Claxe - Leseaxe Chemnitz-Lichtenstein".
Monday, 27 January, 2.30 pm
Reading time - Together you read less alone
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Central Library, Culture & Countries section
Participation: free of charge
No more lonely reading at home! Our reading mentor Regine Klinger has once again selected interesting books for adults and will read from them.
Wednesday, 29 January, 3 p.m.
Reading time - Together you read less alone
Location: District library in the Yorck Centre, Scharnhorststraße 11
Participation: free of charge
No more lonely reading at home! Our reading mentor Petra Lory has once again selected interesting books for adults and will read from them.
Thursday, 30 January, 3 to 6 pm
Let's play - gaming in the library
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, GamingArena
Participation: free of charge, recommended from 12 years
We play new games together on the PlayStation5, Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck and try out the VR glasses Meta Quest.
Recurring events:
Tuesdays, 1 to 3 pm
Refugees welcome to the library!
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Culture and Countries section
Participation: free of charge
Learning mentors help with learning German and with homework for the DaZ and DaF courses (German as a second/ German as a foreign language).
Tuesdays, 3 to 6 p.m.
Specialised work consultation hour for pupils
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science and Technology section
Participation: free of charge, registration stating the topic of the subject paper and a library membership is required. Registration link: https://www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/angebote-medienpaedagogik/schuelerinnen/facharbeitssprechstunde or register by telephone on 0371 488 4222.
We help with research in library catalogues and online databases and offer free self-help for effective research.
Read aloud:
On quiet soles... Stories to listen to, read aloud for anyone with keen ears
Our reading mentors read the latest children's books, classics, "bestsellers" from their own childhood or even texts they have written themselves. Admission is free of charge.
Reading dates:
Tuesdays, 7, 14, 21 and 28 January, 4.30 pm each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 11, 18 and 25 January, 11 a.m. each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 4, 11, 18 and 25 January, 10.30 a.m. each day
Location: Vita Centre District Library, Wladimir-Sagorski-Straße 22
Tuesdays, 7, 14, 21 and 28 January, 4 p.m. each day
Location: Einsiedel District Library, Einsiedler Hauptstraße 79b
Tuesdays, 7, 14, 21 and 28 January, 4.30 pm each day
Location: District library in the Yorck Centre, Scharnhorststraße 11