Events at Chemnitz City Library in November 2019
Monday, 4 November, 6.30 p.m.
Literaturforum Bibliothek: Michael G. Fritz, Auffliegende Papageien
Venue: Vita Centre District Library, W.-Sagorski-Straße 22
Admission: free
Fritz tells the story of a great love affair that spans a period of fifty years and
and touches on two social systems. Arno Peters, a Berlin journalist,
is left by his wife Angelika soon after reunification for another man, Viktor Gussew, with whom she also has a business relationship that can best be described as unification crime. After many years, he meets her again and starts to get involved in her husband's property business. In order to be close to her, Arno becomes part of the "Gussew system", in which a dusty and at the same time influential part of a world that was thought to have disappeared lives on. Angelika and Arno take stock and are faced with big questions: How long will the past haunt them? Or will the two of them haunt it?
Organiser: Literaturforum Bibliothek - a project of the Sächsischer Literaturrat e. V. together with the DBV-Landesverband Sachsen
Tuesday, 5 November, 7 p.m.
Sabine Bode, The Forgotten Generation
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: 8 euros
The books by Cologne journalist Sabine Bode deal with war children and war grandchildren and the traumas that often accompany them for years to come. For the first time, people from the war children's generation talk about their experiences during the Second World War.
Event organised by the Evangelical Forum in cooperation with the City Library
Ticket reservation Evangelisches Forum: Tel: 0371 4005612 or e-mail: ev.forum@evlks.de
Wednesday, 6 November, 7 p.m.
Peter Stamm, The gentle indifference of the world
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: 12 euros, concessions 9 euros
Relive your own life. Should you wish for that?
Christoph arranges to meet the much younger Lena in Stockholm. He tells her that twenty years ago he loved a woman who was similar to her, even the same as her. He knows the life she leads and knows what lies ahead for her. Thus begins an unprecedentedly truthful game between the past and the present, from which no one will emerge unscathed.
Can we escape our fate or must we resign ourselves to the gentle indifference of the world? Peter Stamm, the great storyteller of existential human experience, tells another story of the inexplicable closeness that separates us from who we used to be. "Die sanfte Gleichgültigkeit der Welt" was awarded the Swiss Book Prize in 2018.
Advance booking: Museum box office in the TIETZ (1st floor), Tel.: 0371 488 4366
Friday, 8 November, 7 pm
Literature Forum Library: Pushkin's Heirs
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library
Admission: free
Reading with Svetlana Lavochkina and Diana Feuerbach (translator)
The Leipzig-based Ukrainian writer Svetlana Lavochkina has written a turbulent Jewish family saga between Moscow, Zaporozhye and the Black Sea, between Alexander Pushkin and Ernest Hemingway, between pious literary worship and unbridled sex. Together with translator Diana Feuerbach, the author will present her novel "Pushkin's Heirs".
Organiser: Literaturforum Bibliothek - a project of the Sächs. Literaturrat e. V. together with the DBV-Landesverband Sachsen
Saturday, 9 November, 11 am to 6 pm
2. Fairytale Day: Fairytales build bridges
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library
Admission: free
Fairy tale night programme:
11 am, 1 pm , 3 pm as well as 5 pm,
Multilingual readings in the fairytale tent
2 pm
The theatre group Lachfalten plays "Abu Hassan"
for children aged 5 and over
4.30 pm
Puppet theatre Jörg Bretschneider plays "The Story of Little Muck"
for children aged 6 and over
Fairy tales can be found in all cultures. Listening to a fairy tale also means sharing time and values. With this fairy tale day, we want to create the opportunity for all people, regardless of origin and age, to engage in a relaxed exchange of ideas through storytelling. Two theatre groups will perform fairy tales from all over the world and readers from different countries of origin will read in their native language as well as in German.
Saturday, 9 November, 6 p.m.
"We weekend rebels" with Jason and Mirko von Juterczenka
Venue: TIETZ, foyer on the ground floor
Admission: free
Jason is twelve, a "groundhopper" and autistic. In search of a favourite football club, father and son have been travelling to stadiums from Aue to Kiel and from Milan to Glasgow for six years. Due to Jason's rules and his very special perspective on life, they experience a variety of bizarre and amusing adventures and share them with the whole world on their blog. In 2017, Jason and his father became the youngest ever winners of the Grimme Online Award for their project. Together, they have put their experiences into book format and created a "no football book" that is well worth reading.
A donation in favour of the Neven Subotic Foundation is requested.
Thursday, 14 November, 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 for ages 12 and up
Registration not required
Thursday, 14 November, 3 to 6.30 pm
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, 14 November, 5 pm
Christina Auerswald reads from her historical novel "Magdalene and the Saaleweiber"
Venue: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststr. 11
Admission: 3 euros
Halle an der Saale 1693: The Saaleweiber are the talk of the town. Do they really have magical powers that they draw from animal sacrifices? Is Magdalene one of them? Magdalene cannot accept the lies and their consequences. But then she is on fire. The author paints a convincing portrait of the mores of the early modern period with a keen sense of the peculiarities of the 17th century. Registration under Tel.: 0371 71885
Saturday, 16 November, 2 to 6 p.m.
Makerspace pre-Christmas crafts - creative afternoon for young and old
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library
Admission: free
The afternoon of do-it-yourself activities for the whole family offers inspiration to try things out and create beautiful things yourself. Look forward to numerous hands-on activities with FabLab Chemnitz, Repair Café, solaris youth workshops, Christmas origami, printing workshop, colouring book apps to try out, Christmas crafts as well as coffee, biscuits and cocoa from FAIREwelt.
Saturday, 16 November, from 11 a.m.
"Auf leisen Sohlen Spezial" for the nationwide Read Aloud Day
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Children's World
Admission: free
At various stations, we will take you into the world of stories with old and new media. Immerse yourself in fantastic adventures or be enchanted by magical tales. For adults, there will also be information on new forms of reading aloud.
Thursday, 21 November, 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 for ages 12 and up
Registration not required
Thursday, 21 November, 7 pm
The Cold Heart - Capitalism: The story of an ongoing revolution
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, event hall
Admission: free
Reading and discussion with the economic historian Prof Werner Plumpe
"The cold heart, the merciless dynamics of variation and selection of capitalism, which only evaluates economic success and disregards all social, ethical, political, aesthetic and ecological aspects, insofar as they are not relevant to price and payment, is ultimately preferable to all forms of supposed warm-heartedness, which do not deliver what they frivolously promise."
This is the conclusion of Frankfurt economic historian Prof Werner Plumpe in his latest book "Das kalte Herz" (The Cold Heart). Looking back, Plumpe sees capitalism as the "history of an ongoing revolution". However, this is not the cause of current crisis situations, but part of their solution. After all, the constant renewal of capitalism is as good or bad as we shape it.
Prof Werner Plumpe will read from his book "Das kalte Herz" (The Cold Heart) and then discuss it with the audience.
Information: Lydia Haferkorn Saxon State Centre for Political Education
0351 85318-50, lydia.haferkorn@slpb.smk.sachsen.de and Christoph Boosen SEBIT, Saxon Development Policy Education Days 0351 49233-70, sebit@aha-bildung.de
Friday, 22 November, 7 p.m.
25. Anniversary of the Pushkin Club Chemnitz
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: 7 euros
The duo "Roter Mohn" plays Russian romances and evergreens.
A musical journey with the Dresden duo "Roter Mohn" (Haike Haarig and Olaf Opitz), who perform evergreens, songs of the Russian Roma and Russian romances, accompanied by balalaika and guitar.
Organiser: Förderer der Stadtbibliothek Chemnitz e. V. / Pushkin Club Chemnitz
Saturday, 23 November, 10 am to 4 pm
Big book sale
Location: TIETZ, Foyer
Discontinued library media: books, CDs, DVDs at a bargain price
Saturday, 30 November, 3.30 pm
All in the family: The fairytale theatre Fingerhut Frank Schenke plays "The Cobbler and the Gnomes"
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: 6 euros, concessions 3 euros
Martin, the cobbler, has become poor and nothing will work out for him. He only has one piece of leather left! Then he receives unexpected help; who could it have been that finished all the work in the night?
A fairy tale with secrets from the suitcase; freely adapted from the Brothers Grimm, with marionettes, accordion music and play along for young spectators aged 4 and over.
Advance booking: Museum box office in the TIETZ (1st floor), Tel.: 0371 488 4366
Recurring events
Thursday, 7.11., 14.11, 21.11., 2 to 4 pm |
"Fit on the tablet" - beginners' workshop for senior citizens
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Study Room
Admission: free
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.
Please register by phone: 0371 488-4222 or e-mail: Anke.Ohndorf@stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de
every Tuesday, 1 to 3 pm
Refugees welcome in the library!
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Culture & Countries section
Admission: free
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 to 6 p.m.
Specialised work consultation hour for pupils
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science & Technology section
Admission: free
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, by phone: 0371 488-4222,
by e-mail: facharbeit@stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de or in person at the library.
Reading 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, 5, 19 and 26 November, 4.30 pm each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 November, 11 a.m. each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 2, 9, 11, 16, 23 and 30 November, 10.30 a.m. each day
Location: Vita Centre District Library, W.-Sagorski-Straße 22
Tuesdays, 5, 19 and 26 November, 4 p.m. each day
Location: Einsiedel District Library, Einsiedler Hauptstraße 79b
Tuesdays, 5, 19 and 26 November, 4.30 pm each day
Location: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11
Subject to change due to current events.