City library events in March
Monday, 4 March, 10 am to 12 noon and 4 pm to 6 pm
Digital consultation hour
Location: TIETZ, Central Library
Admission: free of charge, library membership is required if you would like to use the services.
Book an appointment at https://www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/dss
Onleihe, PressReader, Filmfriend, Genios, E-Learning & Co - you ask, we give answers and help with all our digital services every 1st Monday of the month.
Monday, 4 March, 4 to 7 p.m.
Freifunk consultation hour, Tietz Edition
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Library Lab
Admission: 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.
Organiser: Freifunk Chemnitz e. V.
Monday, 4, 11 and 18 March, 2 to 4 p.m. each day
"Fit on the tablet" - beginner workshops for senior citizens
Location: TIETZ, central library, study room
Admission: free of charge
Registration requested under 0371 488-4222 or anke.ohndorf(at)stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de
In this three-part workshop, you can learn how to use tablets, apps and the city library's digital services under supervision. All three parts build on each other. You do not need any previous knowledge or your own device to take part.
4 March, Part 1, We get to know the tablet
11 March, Part 2, We get to know how to use apps
18 March, Part 3, We get to know the digital services of Chemnitz City Library
Tuesday, 5 March, 1 to 2.30 pm and 3 to 4.30 pm
Chemnitz Peace Day
SEHNSUCHT_FRIEDEN VI / READ & LET READ / OWN & OTHERS
Venue: TIETZ, stage in the foyer
Admission: free of charge
Moderation: Ulrike Brummert, Uwe Hastreiter
On 11 November 2023, the anniversary of Armistice Day of the First World War, we all read, listened and talked to each other. For reflection and hope: Sehnsucht_Frieden III.
Wars are not natural disasters, wars are man-made. Everything man-made can also be stopped again. This is the reason for confidence in all dialectics.
For the Chemnitz Peace Day, we are once again inviting you all to bring your own texts and read them aloud. The order of reading will be determined by drawing lots. No pre-booking required. Maximum reading time 7 minutes.
A co-operation between Chemnitz City Library and the Ent_Rüstet formation
Tuesday, 5 March, 10, 11.30, 14 and 15.30 (duration approx. 1 hour)
Introduction MediaLab
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Library Lab
Admission: free of charge, target group: introductory event for interested parties
Registration requested 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.
Tuesday, 5 March, 10, 11.30, 14 and 15.30 (duration approx. 1 hour)
AudioStudio introduction
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Library Lab
Admission: free of charge, target group: introductory event for interested parties
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 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, 6 March, 3 p.m.
Reading club - together you read less alone
Location: District library in the Vita Centre
Admission: 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.
Tuesday, 12 March, 7 p.m.
"... tired of the eternal round and round": Stefan Heym's novel "Collin"
With Prof Dr Bernadette Malinowski (literary scholar, TU Chemnitz) and PD Dr Christoph Grube (Germanist and speaker, TU Chemnitz)
Venue: TIETZ, Stefan-Heym-Forum
Admission: 3 euros, reduced 1.50 euros
"Collin", published in 1979 in West Germany, is a novel about the indelible presence of the past, about power and betrayal, about guilt and atonement, a, as Heym himself puts it, "diabolical interweaving of fiction and fact". The annotated reading will trace the exciting story of the novel's genesis, outline its drastic consequences and, above all, present the novel itself in its historical, autobiographical and ethical interrelationships. Scenes from the film adaptation of the novel of the same name will be included.
An event organised by the International Stefan Heym Society e. V. in cooperation with the Cultural Management of the City of Chemnitz.
Thursday, 14 March, 3 to 6 p.m.
Let's play - gaming in the library: Boomerang Fu team tournament
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, GamingArena
Admission: free of charge
Register as a team under one name with two participants at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
The training has paid off: put your skills to the test at "Boomerang Fu" and compete against each other in teams at the Xbox Series X! The game is played in teams of 2.
Friday, 15 March, 2 to 7 p.m.
Workshop "JelGi - Everyone learns guitar"
Location: Tietz, event hall
Further information and the opportunity to register can be found on the JelGi association website:
www.jelgi.com/jelgi-kurse/chemnitz-15-03-2024
Thanks to the JelGi method, everyone learns different fingerings to accompany a wide variety of songs in a short space of time.
Saturday, 16 March, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Open text workshop of the Free German Authors' Association Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Library Lab
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.
Wednesday, 20 March, 6 to 10 p.m.
Long Night of Learning
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library
Admission: free of charge (with student ID)
Registration requested: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungsbuchung
Preparations for the final exams are in full swing! The city library opens its doors exclusively for pupils to study effectively - individually or in groups. Themed media tables with literature on exam preparation, learning strategies and stress management as well as online learning aids support learning success. The night café is available with small snacks and drinks to recharge your batteries.
Thursday, 21 March, 4 to 7 p.m.
Pen & Paper Special: Free role-playing game days
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Library Lab, OpenSpace
Admission: free of charge
We are taking part in the free role-playing game days for the first time. Reason enough to expand our range of borrowable introductory role-playing games and roll the dice together on site.
Game masters: Register at biblab-c(at)stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de
This time, we are also specifically looking for people who would like to lead a role-playing group for a one-shot adventure so that we can offer various game rounds.
We would like to know: Which ruleset do you offer? How many players are needed? What is the content of your adventure? Please also provide ready-made characters.
Players: Register at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
If you've never heard of it before, you can get to know this mix of board game, storytelling and improv theatre with simple communication games.
Wednesday, 27 March, 3 p.m.
Reading time - together you read less alone
Location: 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, 28 March, 2 to 5 p.m.
Family games afternoon
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Library Lab
Admission: free
Target group: for families with children aged 4 and over
Try out board games related to Easter and springtime! Together we will race rabbits and balance chickens on the perch. Children aged 8 and over can also gain their first experience with a pen & paper role-playing game.
Recurring events
Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m.
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 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Specialised work consultation hour for pupils
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science & Technology section
Admission: free of charge
Book an appointment at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/angebote-medienpaedagogik/schuelerinnen/facharbeitssprechstunde or on 0371 488 4222.
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.
Thursdays, 2 to 5 p.m.
E-book consultation hour
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science & Technology section
Admission: free of charge
Please register at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/bibliothek-digital/ebook-sprechstunde
or by telephone on 488 4222.
Do you want to know how the eLibrary works or do you have a new device on which you want to use the eLibrary? We'll help you set it up and borrow it for the first time.
Are you already using the eLibrary, but have problems with your e-book reader, reading on your tablet or don't know why you can't borrow e-media? We are happy to help.
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: free of charge
The dates:
Tuesdays, 5, 12, 19 and 26 March, 4.30 pm each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 March, 11 a.m. each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 March, 10.30 a.m. each day
Location: Vita Centre District Library, Wladimir-Sagorski-Straße 22
Tuesdays, 5, 12, 19 and 26 March, 4 p.m. each day
Location: Einsiedel District Library, Einsiedler Hauptstraße 79b
Tuesdays, 5, 12, 19 and 26 March, 4.30 p.m. each day
Location: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11
Subject to change due to current events.