Events at Chemnitz City Library in January 2020
Thursday, 2 January, 2 to 5 p.m.
Gambling in the "KIDS Edition" library
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Children's World
Admission: free
We play various child-friendly console games on Nintendo Switch and PS4. Interested parents get information about computer games and USK.
For children between the ages of 6 and 12
Thursday, 9 January, 3 to 6.30 p.m.
E-book consultation hour
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science & Technology advice desk
Admission: free
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 an individual consultation. Please arrange your personal appointment by calling 0371 488 4222.
Thursday, 16 January, 2 to 5 p.m.
Let's Play - gaming in the library
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Youth Scene
Admission: free
We play Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 games. Recommended from 12 years
Saturday, 25 January, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Open text workshop of the Free German Authors' Association
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Culture & Countries section
Admission: free
Editing your own texts. Those coming for the first time can also just listen. Joint event with the Free German Authors' Association.
Monday, 27 January, 2.30 pm
Reading time - together you read less alone
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Culture & Countries section
Admission: free
No more lonely reading at home! Our reading mentor Regine Klinger has once again selected interesting books for adults and will be reading from them.
Tuesday, 28 January, 3 p.m.
Reading time - together you read less alone
Location: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11
Admission: free
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, 2 to 5 p.m.
Let's Play - Retro Gaming Special
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Youth Scene
Admission: free
Today without PS4 and Switch. We're taking a leap into the
console past and revive the classics with Nintendo Super NES Classic Mini, Nintendo Classic Mini and C64 mini. Recommended for ages 12 and up
Thursday, 30 January, 5.30 pm
Multimedia lecture Canada's West
Venue: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststr. 11
Admission: free
Günter Schneider from Chemnitz talks about his travel impressions of the most beautiful areas in western Canada: the national parks of the Rocky Mountains Banff, Yoho and Jasper, the fantastic Icefields Parkway, the fascinating rainforest on Vancouver Island and the cosmopolitan city of Vancouver.
Please book in advance by calling 0371 71885.
Thursday, 30 January, 7 p.m.
The problem is us: A mayor in Saxony fights for democracy
Book presentation and discussion with Dirk Neubauer
TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: 5 euros, reduced 3 euros
We have forgotten how society works - and not just in East Germany. So says Dirk Neubauer, mayor of the small Saxon town of Augustusburg since 2013. What he found in the town after his election was a lack of transparency, disenchantment with politics and a feeling of being lost. Neubauer is convinced that - contrary to popular opinion - the political system can be changed from within and that we can learn again what it means to take personal responsibility instead of handing it over to the state. His projects for Augustusburg, which focus on citizen participation, show this: Citizen involvement, which used to receive little attention, is growing slowly but steadily.
Advance booking: Museum box office in the TIETZ (1st floor), Tel.: 0371 488 4366
Recurring events
Thursday, 9.1, 16.1, 23.1, 2 to 4 p.m.
"Fit on the tablet" - beginners' workshop for senior citizens
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Study Room
In this multi-part workshop on three consecutive Thursdays, you can learn how to use tablets under supervision. You do not need any previous knowledge or your own device to take part.
We look forward to your registration under Tel: 0371 488-4222 or
e-mail: Anke.Ohndorf(at)stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de | free of charge
Every Tuesday, 1 to 3 p.m.
Refugees welcome in the library!
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Culture & Countries section
Learning mentors help with learning German and with homework for the DaZ and DaF courses (German as a second / German as a foreign language).
Every Tuesday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Specialised work consultation hour for pupils
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science & Technology section
We help with research in library catalogues and online databases and offer free self-help for effective research. Registration is required, stating the subject of the research paper, by phone: 0371 488-4222,
by e-mail: facharbeit(at)stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de or in person at the library.
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.
The dates:
Tuesdays 7.1., 14.1., 21.1., 28.1. 4.30 p.m. each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays 4.1., 11.1., 18.1., 25.1. 11 a.m. each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays 4.1., 11.1., 18.1., 25.1. 10.30 a.m. each day
Location: Vita Centre District Library, W.-Sagorski-Straße 22
Tuesdays 7.1., 14.1., 21.1., 28.1. 4 p.m. each day
Location: Einsiedel District Library, Einsiedler Hauptstraße 79b
Tuesdays 7.1., 14.1., 21.1., 28.1. 4.30 pm each day
Location: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11
Subject to change due to current events.