City library events in June 2022
Wednesday, 1 June, 5.30 pm - International Children's Day
Book premiere: Knight Rosa and the little dragon Brülee
A book by Silke Bauer-Hollenbach (Dorfchemnitz) for children aged 6 and over.
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: free of charge
Princess Rosa hates the colour pink. Even though that's her own name. She often gets into trouble with her parents because she doesn't want to behave like a real princess. Instead, Rosa loves riding through the countryside with her faithful pony Trovitt, wild as the Bohemian wind and getting really dirty in the process.
One day, Rosa and Trovitt make friends with the little dragon Brülee. Everyone in the kingdom thinks he is dangerous. But he prefers to hide in his cave all the time. He has been insecure since he once accidentally caused a forest fire while breathing fire. But Rosa doesn't accept this and takes Brülee into the castle without further ado and hides him there.
The brave girl, her faithful pony and the little dragon have to survive many exciting, funny and unusual adventures before Princess Rosa becomes Knight Rosa.
Thursday, 2 June, 3 to 6 pm
Let's play - gaming in the library
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C
Admission: free of charge (Registration is not required.)
We play borrowable PS4 and Nintendo Switch games and introduce new games.
Target group: recommended for ages 12 and up
Thursday, 2 June, 7 p.m.
Heike Geißler - The week
Venue: TIETZ, event hall
Admission: 8 euros / 6 euros, registration at the information desk: 0371 4884366
This is the novel of an unusual week in Leipzig, in which Monday is no longer followed by Tuesday, old certainties are lost and new forms of speaking and acting in solidarity are tried out - in exaggeration, digression, folly and play. It is a lucid commentary on our present, a plea for fun, intelligent protest and the struggle for vitality - radically subjective and highly political.
Heike Geißler was born in Riesa in 1977 and grew up there and in Chemnitz.
She is an author, translator and co-editor of the magazine series Lücken kann man lesen. Her most recent publications include the reportage novel Saisonarbeit (Spector Books, 2014), the question booklet and radio play Fragen für alle as well as the collaborative literature project Check your habitus, curated by Daniela Dröscher. She works with actress Charlotte Puder as the collective George Bele. Heike Geißler has been honoured with numerous scholarships and prizes and now lives in Leipzig.
Wednesday, 8 June, 5.30 pm
Saxon book case spring 2022, Kaśka Bryla reads from "Die Eistaucher"
Location: TIETZ, central library, event hall
Admission: free of charge, registration at the information desk: 0371 4884366
Bettina Baltschev, Managing Director of the Saxon Literature Council, recommends ten remarkable new publications for spring 2022 by writers, poets and translators in and from Saxony.
Afterwards, author Kaśka Bryla will read from her book "Die Eistaucher".
Iga, the skater, the beautiful Jess and the chubby Ras are outsiders in their school class, but together they form a close-knit group, the inseparable "ice divers". When the youngsters witness a brutal police assault one night and there are no consequences, they decide to take the law into their own hands.
Kaśka Bryla grew up between Vienna and Warsaw - studied economics and literary writing - is co-founder of the literary magazine and author network "PS-Politisch Schreiben" - her debut novel "Roter Affe" was published in 2020 - prefers to live and work in collective contexts.
An event organised by the Saxon Literature Council in cooperation with the State Specialist Centre for Libraries and Chemnitz City Library.
Thursday, 9 June, 6 p.m.
Homecoming. Stefan Heym as an American soldier in Chemnitz, spring 1945
Annotated reading
Venue: Chemnitz State Museum of Archaeology (smac)
Admission: 3 euros, reduced 2 euros (free admission for members of the participating associations)
A few weeks after the end of the Second World War, Stefan Heym, a non-commissioned officer in the American armed forces stationed in Germany, set off on his own to his heavily destroyed hometown of Chemnitz. It was his first reunion with the city since his escape from the National Socialists in March 1933. During his stay, which lasted only a few hours, Heym travelled to important places from his youth and childhood, searched for his father's grave and met with officers from the Soviet commandant's office. This resulted in a series of impressive photographs, which have been preserved in Stefan Heym's estate and are presented here in full for the first time.
A joint event organised by the International Stefan Heym Society, the Chemnitz State Museum of Archaeology (smac) and the Chemnitz History Society.
Saturday, 11 June, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Open text workshop of the Free German Authors' Association
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C
Admission: free of charge
Editing your own texts. Those coming for the first time can also just listen. Joint event with the Free German Authors' Association.
Monday, 13 June, 4 to 7 pm
BibLab-C: Freifunk consultation hour, TIETZ Edition
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C
Admission: free of charge,
Registration requested at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
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 can put in your window to complex event planning, you can come along with your questions or set up your first Freifunk router together with us.
Target group: People interested in technology and event planners
Minimum number of participants: two to ten people
Organiser: Freifunk Chemnitz e.V.
Tuesday, 14 June, 10 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 2 p.m., 3.30 p.m. (duration approx. 1 hour)
BibLab-C: Introduction to the MediaLab
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C, Maker area
Admission: free of charge, please register at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
Do you have records and audio/VHS tapes 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.
Target group: Introductory event for interested parties
Tuesday, 14 June, 10 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 2 p.m., 3.30 p.m. (duration approx. 1 hour)
BibLab-C: Introduction to AudioStudio
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C, Maker area
Admission: free of charge, registration requested at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
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 at BibLab-C! Today we'll show you how to do it, tomorrow you'll be sending your voice and your songs out into the world.
Target group: Introductory event for interested parties
Thursday, 16 June, 3 to 6 p.m.
Let's play - gaming in the library - virtual reality special
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C
Admission: free of charge. Registration is not required.
Target group: recommended from 12 years.
We venture into the world of virtual reality and test an Oculus Quest and the PlayStation VR glasses. Beginners can gain their first VR experience with their mobile phone and simple cardboard goggles.
Thursday, 16 June, 7 p.m.
Stefan Heym's masterpiece: 50 years of "The King David Report"
Contemporary witness talk with Heinfried Henniger
Venue: TIETZ, Stefan Heym Forum in Tietz, 3rd floor
Admission: 6 euros, reduced 3 euros, contact: heym.gesellschaft(at)stadt-chemnitz.de
Towards the end of 1973 - Stefan Heym celebrated his 60th birthday in April - an extraordinary novel was published by the Berlin book publisher Der Morgen: "Der König David Bericht". Published a year earlier in West Germany, the novel became a political and literary event in the GDR, and rightly so. The Honecker state had surprisingly lifted its publication ban. Stefan Heym cunningly brought a gripping and bloody episode from the Old Testament into the present and thus made the cult of personality, the arbitrariness of rulers and the behaviour of a totalitarian-coloured "court" appear timeless. Heinfried Henniger worked closely with Stefan Heym as an editor for the book publisher Der Morgen from the 1970s onwards. The evening will be hosted by Dr Ulrike Uhlig.
From 20 to 25 June 2022:
Campaign week for the "3rd Nationwide Digital Day" in the city library
Digital is better! The BibLab-C invites you to meet crumb monsters and data octopuses, familiarise yourself with traces on the net and your digital legacy and discuss ageing technologies.
Monday, 20 June, 6 to 7 pm
BibLab-C: Traces on the net - How big is our digital footprint?
Recommendations for parents
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: free of charge, registration requested at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
Traces in the sand disappear quickly, traces online are more persistent and sometimes last forever. But how quickly do we leave our footprint online? Because it's not just what we enter ourselves in social networks that is saved. Clicks, page views, etc. also contribute to the creation of extensive user profiles when surfing the web. Immense default settings and incomprehensible cookie regulations give companies a detailed picture of who is sitting in front of their computer or smartphone. In our workshop, we will show you how we can move around the web more anonymously and securely with a few simple tricks and still not have to do without anything when surfing.
Please bring your own smartphone/tablet to the event if you have one.
Target group: Adults, Organiser: Verbraucherzentrale Sachsen e.V.
Tuesday, 21 June, 10 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 6 pm
Library digital - The online services of the city library briefly explained and tried out.
Location: Information stand in the entrance area of the central library
Admission: free of charge
Target group: Users of the Chemnitz City Library
Wednesday, 22 June, 4 to 6 pm
BibLab-C: Goodbye data octopus - a life without Google
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C, Maker area
Admission: free of charge,
Registration requested at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
Alternative possibilities to Google and its applications will be shown. They exist, even outside the niche. Illustrative examples will be used to provide tips and tricks to banish Google from your own private sphere!
Target group: Young people aged 12 and over and adults, Organiser: Stadtfabrikanten e.V. / FabLab Chemnitz project
Thursday, 23 June, 5 to 7 pm
BibLab-C: Digital tracking - what's behind data analysis or cookies - served with love or just for the Cookie Monster after all
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C
Admission: free of charge,
Registration requested at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
Insight into the tracking methods of large corporations and what can be done about them.
What is tracking for? Can there be an internet without tracking? Is the cookie party slowly coming to an end?
Target group: Young people aged 12 and over and adults.
Organiser: Stadtfabrikanten e.V. / Project FabLab Chemnitz
Friday, 24 June, 10 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 6 pm
Digital library - the city library's online services briefly explained and tried out.
Location: Information stand in the entrance area of the Central Library
Admission: free of charge
Friday, 24 June, 3 to 5 p.m.
Stress-free holidays with our online services
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Children's World
Admission: free of charge
Our collection of e-media has been expanded in recent years, especially for children and young people. We invite you to browse through our wide range of e-books and e-audios. Our editors present selected highlights. Especially when travelling, it is an advantage to be able to fall back on this alternative. You can also take part in the "Book Summer" with our e-books!
Target group: Children and young people, families
Friday, 24 June, in the afternoon
BibLab-C: Living Lab
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C, OpenSpace
Admission: free of charge,
Registration requested at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
Have you ever been annoyed by the fact that products have been developed without taking your everyday life and needs into account? To prevent this from happening again, we at Q-HUB Chemnitz are creating a space for dialogue and participation in the development process of various ageing technologies - AgeTech for short.
In our first event in the BibLab-C, we will be discussing the topic of digital legacy in an open round table with regard to various possibilities, advantages and concerns. Here you can contribute your wealth of experience and your views. No special prior knowledge is required. We look forward to meeting you!
Target group: Adults aged 55 and over, Organiser: Q-HUB and memoresa
Friday, 24 June, 6 to 7.30 pm
BibLab-C: Digital provision - What happens to my data?
Location: online from the premises of Verbraucherzentrale Sachsen e.V.
Participation: free of charge, please register at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
Whether e-mail account or internet shops: Anyone who is digitally active leaves behind traces, even after death. Who has access to online accounts after death? What happens to the content of social networks? Who can access or delete my emails and online accounts? In this online seminar, we will answer questions about how everyone can make their own digital provisions and what options are available after death or if the person concerned is unable to act.
Target group: Adults, minimum number of participants: three people
Organiser: Verbraucherzentrale Sachsen e.V.
Saturday, 25 June, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Digital library - the online services of the city library briefly explained and tried out.
Location: City library in the Vita Centre, information stand
Admission: free of charge
Monday, 27 June, 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
"Fit on the tablet" - beginners' workshop for senior citizens
Part 3: We get to know the digital services of the Chemnitz City Library
Location: TIETZ, central library, study room
Admission: free of charge,
Registration under Tel: 0371 488-4222 or by e-mail to: Anke.Ohndorf(at)stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de
In the multi-part workshop on three consecutive Mondays, you can learn how to use tablets under guidance. You do not need any previous knowledge or your own device to take part.
Saturday, 25 June, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Digital library - the city library's online services briefly explained and tried out.
Location: Vita-Center district library, Wladimir-Sagorski-Straße 22, information stand
Admission: free of charge
Monday, 27 June, 2.30 pm
Reading time - Together you read less alone
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Culture & Countries section
Admission: free of charge
Reading mentor Regina Klinger reads from "Wunder wirken Wunder" by Eckart von Hirschhausen. The book is about life, laughter and tears, illness and healing, explanations, miracles and death.
Tuesday, 28 June, 4.30 to 6 p.m.
BibLab-C: Spelling like Graut and Rühben? - Stay relaxed!
How parents can deal with their children's learning difficulties
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C, OpenSpace
Admission: free of charge,
Registration requested at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
Susann Hartmann from the DUDEN-Institut Chemnitz lets parents experience the pitfalls of learning to read and write for themselves. In an exchange of experiences and with a lot of charm, the learning therapist explains how parents can support their children well, when they can stay relaxed and when professional support should be called in during the learning process.
Target group: Parents, teachers, learning counsellors, interested members of the public
Organiser: koalpha
Wednesday, 29 June, 3 p.m.
Reading time - together you read less alone
Venue: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11
Admission: 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 June, 3 to 6 pm
Let's play - gaming in the library
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C
Admission: free of charge, registration is not required.
Target group: recommended from 12 years.
We play borrowable PS4 and Nintendo Switch games and introduce new games.
Tuesday, 30 June, 3.30 to 5 p.m.
BibLab-C: Writing workshop
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C, Maker area
Participation: 3 euros,
Registration requested at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
Target group: Children and young people aged 8 and over
What's going on in your head cinema? Juggle with words, find your topic and a good title. With creative impulses and the right amount of guidance, you'll get into the flow of writing with us.
Organiser: ERIKA e. V.
Recurring events
Tuesdays, 1 to 3 pm
Refugees welcome in the library!
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Culture & Countries section
Admission: 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 pm
Specialised work consultation hour for pupils
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science & Technology section
Admission: free of charge, registration with details of the subject of the research paper is required by calling 0371 488 4222, by e-mail: facharbeit(at)stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de or in person at the library.
We help with research in library catalogues and online databases and offer free self-help for effective research.
Appointments by arrangement
E-book consultation hour
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science & Technology section
Admission: free of charge
Are you having problems with your e-book reader or don't know why you can't borrow e-media? We can help you with personalised advice.
Please arrange your personal appointment by calling 0371 488 4254 or sending an e-mail to: steffi.fischer(at)stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de
Monday, 13/20/27 June, 2 to 4.30 p.m. each day |
BibLab-C: Workshop series "Fit on the tablet"
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Study Room 1, 2nd floor
Admission: free of charge, please register by calling 0371 488 4222 or sending an email to Anke.ohndorf(at)stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de
Target group: Senior citizens
In a three-part workshop, you will learn how to use mobile devices. This will enable you to use your smartphone or tablet in such a way that you can utilise the digital services of Chemnitz City Library.
You do not need your own device to take part in the workshop. No previous knowledge is required.
Read aloud
On quiet soles... Stories to listen to
read aloud for everyone with pricked 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.
The dates:
Tuesdays, 7/14/21/28 June, 4.30 pm each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 4/11/18/25 June, 11 a.m. each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 4/11/18/25 June, 10.30 a.m. each day
Location: Vita Centre District Library, W.-Sagorski-Straße 22
Tuesdays, 7/14/21/28 June, 4 p.m. each day
Location: Einsiedel District Library, Einsiedler Hauptstraße 79b
Tuesdays, 7/14/21/28 June, 4.30 pm each day
Location: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11
Subject to change due to current events.