Events at Chemnitz City Library December 2015

Thursday, 03.12.15, 17:00
9. Chemnitz Reading Advent: Dr Sabine Wolfram reads
The museum director of the smac, State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz, reads her personal Christmas story. Pastor Dorothee Lücke will moderate the reading advent. The event is a co-operation between the Evangelical Forum and Chemnitz City Library.
Venue: Central Library in the TIETZ, Culture & Countries section
Free admission

Thursday, 03.12.15, 20:00
Ahne, Dialogues with God
The fourth book now. What has happened so far: God is alive. He has moved to Choriner Straße 61. Older people will remember him from 63. Week after week, a guy comes round and talks about his problems, at least most of the time. Sometimes he doesn't. Sometimes he doesn't have any problems at all, he thinks. Then he thinks God has some. Or he wants to know something. For example, when the airport opens, why the Femen girls always look so good, whether God is circumcised, what WSDV means or who counts all the dead at the end. God then answers. Or he is surprised. Or is angry. Or takes it easy. Sometimes he pretends to be ignorant. Or is he even?
Venue: Klub Atomino at TIETZ
Admission: 7,00 Euro

Saturday, 05.12.15, 9:00 - 12:00
Christmas morning for the whole family
The Chemnitz City Library cordially invites children, parents and grandparents to join in with Christmas music, Advent stories and biscuits at the district library in the Yorck area.
Location: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11
Admission free

Tuesday, 08.12.15, 13:00
Exhibition: 14 - 18 WAR WAS, Bildwandel with informative vernissage
Corresponding to the period of the First World War from 1914 to 1918, a historical photograph of the events of the war will be shown on a monthly basis.
An event organised by the Schlossberg Museum in cooperation with the Department of Romance Cultural Studies and Chemnitz University of Technology.
Location: TIETZ, Foyer
Admission free

Thursday, 10.12.15, 17:00
9. Chemnitz Reading Advent: Gabriele Viertel reads
The director of the Chemnitz City Archive reads her personal Christmas story. Pastor Dorothee Lücke moderates the reading advent. The event is a co-operation between the Evangelical Forum and Chemnitz City Library.
Venue: Central Library in the TIETZ, Culture & Countries section
Free admission

Thursday, 10.12.15, 17:00 - 18:30
E-book consultation hour
Chemnitz City Library provides information and advice on how e-book readers, reading on tablet computers and borrowing electronic media work. Individual consultation appointments can be arranged by telephone on 0371 488-4222.
Location: Central Library in the TIETZ, Science & Technology advice desk
Free admission

Thursday, 10.12.15, 19:00,
9th Chemnitz Reading Advent: Jörg Schüttauf "The Journey to Petushki"
Jörg Schüttauf, born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, was already on the stage of the city's Pioneer Theatre as a young boy as Rumpelstiltskin. Today he is one of the best-known actors and reads "The Journey to Petushki" in the city library.
"The Journey to Petushki" is a poem by Venedikt Yerofeyev. The ludicrous story of a boozy train journey is already one of the modern classics of Russian literature. With his suitcase full of booze clutched tightly to his heart, the Muscovite Venedikt boards the suburban train to Petuski. There he wants to visit his red-haired lover and their son. However, the journey goes off the rails and turns into one big bender. From station to station and from bottle to bottle, Wenedikt's monologues and his exchange of ideas with his travelling companions become more absurd.
This event is a co-operation between the Evangelical Forum and Chemnitz City Library. Tickets can be reserved by telephone on 0371 488-4222.
Venue: Central Library in the TIETZ, event hall
Admission: 12.00 euros (reduced 8.00 euros)

Tuesday, 15.12.15, 18:00
Reading time with Petra Lory
Reading mentor Petra Lory reads stories for adults.
Location: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11
Admission free

Thursday, 17.12.15, 17:00
9. Chemnitz Reading Advent: Ulf Kallscheidt reads
The cultural manager and member of the SPD parliamentary group on the city council reads his personal Christmas story. Pastor Dorothee Lücke moderates the reading advent. The event is a co-operation between the Evangelical Forum and Chemnitz City Library.
Venue: Central Library in the TIETZ, Culture & Countries section
Free admission


Read aloud: On quiet soles... Stories to listen to
read aloud for anyone with keen ears
When you are invited to the event "Auf leisen Sohlen..." in the city library, you have to be 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.

The dates:
Tuesdays, 01 Dec, 08 Dec, 15 Dec, 22 Dec, 29 Dec,
16:30, Central Library, Children's World
Free admission

Saturday, 05.12., 12.12., 19.12.,
11:00 a.m., Central Library, Children's World
Free admission

Thursday, 17 Dec,
16:30, Vita Centre District Library, W.-Sagorski-Straße 20
Admission free

Saturday, 05.12., 12.12., 19.12,
10:30 a.m., Vita Centre District Library, W.-Sagorski-Straße 20
Admission free

Tuesday, 15 Dec,
16:30, District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11
Admission free


Subject to change due to current events.


For further information please contact:
Uwe Hastreiter
Chemnitz City Library
Moritzstraße 20, 09111 Chemnitz
Telephone: 0371 488-4202
E-mail:

www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de