Monday, 2 February, 3 to 5 pm
Language café - conversation
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, LibraryLab, Maker Space
Admission: free of charge
For everyone who would like to talk to and learn from each other.
Monday, 2 February, 4 to 7 pm
Freifunk consultation hour - exchange
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, LibraryLab, Gaming Arena
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.
Tuesday, 3 February, 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Introduction MediaLab - Introduction
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, LibraryLab
Admission: free of charge
Registration: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
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! Today we'll show you how to do it, tomorrow you'll be digitising your collections yourself.
Tuesday, 3 February, 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Introduction AudioStudio - Introduction
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, LibraryLab
Admission: free of charge
Registration: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
Have you always wanted to produce a podcast or radio play? Are you looking for a space to record and edit your texts digitally? Then use the technology in the BibLab! Today we'll show you how to do it, tomorrow you'll be doing it yourself.
Wednesday, 4 February, 3 p.m.
Reading club - together you read less alone - reading and discussion
Location: District library in the Vita Centre
Admission: free of charge
We talk together about books that have impressed and inspired us.
Wednesday, 4 February, 7 pm
Out of Chemnitz - a comic project about origin, change and courage.
Comic reading with Stephanie Brittnacher and Magdalena Kaszuba
Venue: TIETZ, event hall
Admission: free of charge
"Out of Chemnitz?" is a comic project that tells six stories of women who have left Chemnitz. Conversations between the women and the participating artists resulted in short episodes that make their experiences and decisions comprehensible.
The reading provides an insight into the project and opens up space for dialogue and exchange. What role does origin play and where does belonging arise?
Thursday, 5 February, 3 to 6 pm
Let's play - Gaming in the library - Gaming
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, GamingArena
Admission: free of charge
We play new games together on our consoles. Recommended from 12 years.
Thursday, 5 February, 5 to 7 pm
Hate on the net - recognising and countering cyberbullying & hate speech a workshop by the Nachrichtenwerkstatt
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Study Room
Admission: free of charge
Registration: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
Thursday, 12 February, 2 to 4 p.m.
Digital media & responsible use of media
Information event for parents of the news workshop
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Study Room
Admission: free of charge
Registration: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
Thursday, 12 February, 2 to 5 pm
Let's play - Gaming in the library: Kids' Edition - Gaming
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Children's World
Admission: free of charge
We play together on our consoles. Recommended from 6 years.
Thursday, 12 February, 4 to 5.30 pm
Fairy tale consultation
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Library Lab, Open Space
Admission: free of charge
The Chemnitz fairy tale competition enters its sixth round! Jury member and editor Marcus Lehmann will be available for a fairy tale consultation. Anyone can bring along their own Chemnitz fairy tale, regardless of whether it is still a small, fine idea or already a finished story.
Both young authors aged 10 and over and adult fairy tale writers are invited. Feedback and inspiration are provided free of charge.
Participation in the fairy tale competition is open until 15 March 2026.
More information at https://maerchenbuch-chemnitz.de/
Friday, 13 February, 3 to 7 pm
Pen & Paper - Role-playing game meeting & introduction (TTRPG) for holiday kids!
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, GamingArena
Admission: free of charge
Registration: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
Slip into exciting roles in strange worlds and go on an adventure together with pen and dice? For children aged 7 and over.
Saturday, 14 February, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Open text workshop of the Free German Authors' Association - Workshop
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, LibraryLab
Admission: free of charge
Editing your own texts. Those coming for the first time can also just listen.
Thursday, 19 February, 3 to 5 pm
Introduction to 3D printers - introduction
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Library Lab
Admission: free of charge
Registration: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
How does a 3D printer work? Where can you find ready-made models? And what do you have to pay attention to when setting it up? You will learn step by step how you can easily print practical little things yourself. Today we will show you how it works, tomorrow you will be realising your own projects.
Thursday, 19 February, 4 to 5.30 pm
Headphone cinema "Come on, let's find a treasure" by Janosch
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, GamingArena
Admission: free of charge
"Come on, let's find a treasure," decide Tiger and Bear when they find a treasure map in an old box. They are joined by Jochen Gummibär the rabbit, who actually just wants to make friends. Off they go on an exciting adventure. Family film, Germany 2012, 71min, age recommendation from 5 years
Friday, 20 February, 11 am to 3 pm
Stop Motion - My first own film a workshop of the news workshop
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, LibraryLab
Admission: free of charge
Registration: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
Together with our tablets, parents or grandparents can create a stop-motion animation film with their children or grandchildren! Bring your children's favourite toys, your own Lego figures or other small gadgets to bring them to life.
Saturday, 21 February, 2 to 6 pm
Technology day - gaming, making and coding
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, LibraryLab
Admission: free of charge
Hands-on activities in the fields of gaming, making and coding for the whole family.
Monday, 23 February, 2.30 pm
Reading time - Together you read less alone - reading aloud
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Culture & Countries section
Admission: 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, 25 February, 3 p.m.
Reading time - Together you read less alone - reading aloud
Location: Yorck Centre District Library
Admission: free of charge
No more lonely reading in your own four walls! Reading mentor Petra Lory has once again selected interesting books for adults and will read from them.
Thursday, 26 February, 3 to 6 pm
Let's play - gaming in the library - Gaming
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, GamingArena
Admission: free of charge
We play new games together on our consoles. Recommended from 12 years.
Exhibition
1 February to 28 March
Photo exhibition VIP² - [Very Infectious Period; Very Important People]
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Open Space
The exhibition shows a selection of Manuela Haeussler's work and includes portrait photographs from the years 2019 to 2025, centred around a special project entitled "Around the world in 80 days - 2021", which shows photography during the pandemic. On the one hand, it provides an insight into how a photographer dealt with the restrictions and challenges of the time and, on the other, snapshots from the lives of some people and musicians around the world.
from 4 February
Tacheles. Year of Jewish culture in Saxony 2026
Media tips from the Chemnitz City Library
Location: TIETZ, central library, entrance area
In 2026, the Free State of Saxony is celebrating the theme year "Tacheles - Jüdisch. Saxon. Mentshlich.", one hundred years after the founding of the first state association of Jewish communities. The aim is to make Jewish life visible in its historical depth, cultural diversity and present-day social relevance.
The city library offers its visitors a wide range of media tips from its holdings on the topics of history and politics, religion, language, literature, art as well as children's and youth literature.
Recurring events
Tuesdays, 1 to 3 pm
Refugees welcome in the library! - Assistance
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Culture/Länder 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).
Thursdays, 2 to 5 pm
E-book consultation hour - consultation hour
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science & Technology area
Admission: free of charge
Registration requested online: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen or by telephone on 0371 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 can help you set it up and borrow books for the first time. Are you already using the eLibrary lending service 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.
Tuesdays, 3 to 6 pm
Specialist work consultation hour Specialist work/complex performance? Don't panic! -Consultation hour
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science & Technology section
Admission: free of charge
Registration requested online: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen or by telephone on 0371 488 4222
We will help you with your literature research: We will introduce you to library catalogues and online databases and show you how to find suitable sources for your topic.
Participation in the research paper consultation is free of charge. Library membership is required.
Holiday programme
Winter holidays, 6 February to 21 February
Reading wonder bags - holiday reading fun full of surprises
Venues: TIETZ, Central Library and in the district libraries Vita-Center, Yorck-Center, Einsiedel and Wittgensdorf
Do you want to be surprised? Experience exciting adventures during the holidays, travel to faraway places or magical worlds? Then our reading surprise bags are just the thing for you! The lovingly packed surprise packs contain two secret books and little surprises. Only the theme gives a hint as to what the stories are about. The Reading Wonder Bags can be borrowed by all holiday children of primary school age with a library card.
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
Reading dates:
Tuesdays, 3, 10, 17, 24 February, 4.30 p.m. each day
Location: Children's World, Central Library, TIETZ, Moritzstraße 20
Tuesdays, 3, 10, 17, 24 February, 4 p.m. each day
Location: Einsiedel District Library, Einsiedler Hauptstraße 79 b
Tuesdays, 3, 10, 17, 24 February, 4.30 p.m. each day
Location: District library in the Yorck Centre, Scharnhorststraße 11
Saturdays, 7, 14, 21, 28 February, 11 a.m. each day
Location: Children's World, Central Library, TIETZ, Moritzstraße 20
Saturdays, 7, 14, 21, 28 February, 10.30 a.m. each day
Venue: Vita Centre District Library, Wladimir-Sagorski-Straße 22
Subject to change due to current events
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