Wednesday, 1 October, 3 pm
Reading club - together you read less alone - book discussion
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.
Mondays, 6, 13 and 20 October, 2 to 4 p.m. each day
"Fit on the tablet" - beginner workshops for seniors - workshop
Location: Central Library, LearningRoom, 2nd floor
Admission: free of charge, please register by phone on 0371 488 4222 or by email: 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 guidance. All three parts build on each other. You do not need any previous knowledge or your own device to take part.
6 October: Part 1, We get to know the tablet.
13 October: Part 2, We learn how to use apps.
20 October: Part 3, We get to know the digital offers of the city library.
Monday, 6 October, 3 to 5 p.m.
Language café - discussion group
Location: Central Library, Library Lab
Admission: free of charge
For anyone who would like to talk to and learn from each other.
Monday, 6 October, 4 to 7 p.m.
Freifunk consultation hour, TIETZ Edition
Location: Central Library, LibraryLab
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 can put in your window to complex event planning, you can come along with your questions or set up your first own Freifunk router together with us.
Wednesday, 8 October, 2 to 4 pm
Print workshop with Erika e.V.
Location: BibliotheksLabor
Participation/registration: yes, until 6 October
Admission: free of charge, registration required by 6 October at: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
You can try your hand at the workshop for two hours, design pictures, experiment with colours and gather your experiences and discover the artist in you. We look forward to seeing you.
Thursday, 9 October, 2 to 4 pm
Holiday offer: Printing workshop - Workshop
Location: Central Library, LibraryLab
Admission: free of charge, please register at: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
Suitable for children aged 6 and over and young people.
No matter whether you already have experience or ideas or are trying this printing technique for the first time, no matter whether you think you are super creative and artistic or not at all. This workshop is for you. You can spend two hours with us trying things out, designing pictures, experimenting with colours and gaining experience and discovering the artist in you. We look forward to seeing you.
Thursday, 9 October, 2 to 5 pm
Let's play - Gaming in the library: Kid's Edition - Gaming
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Admission: free of charge
We play new games together on our consoles. Recommended from 6 years.
Monday, 13 October, 4 to 5.30 pm
Holiday cinema "Tottori! - Headlong into adventure" - film
Location: Einsiedel district library
Admission: free of charge, registration required by 12 October on 0371 71885 or by email: einsiedel(at)stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de
Billie (5) and Vega (9) go on an excursion with their father. But when their father falls into a cave and can't get out on his own, the two girls set off on an adventurous journey to get help for him.
Family film, Norway 2020, 79min, age recommendation from 6 years
Tuesday, 14 October, 10, 11.30, 14 and 15.30 hrs
Introduction MediaLab - introductory course
Location: Central Library, LibraryLab
Admission: free of charge, registration at: 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-C! Today we'll show you how to do it, tomorrow you'll be digitising your collections yourself.
Tuesday, 14 October, 10, 11.30, 14 and 15.30 hrs
Introduction AudioStudio - introductory course
Location: Central Library, BibliotheksLabor
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 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.
Thursday, 16 October, 3 to 6 p.m.
Artificial Intelligence Workshop - Workshop
Location: Central Library, Library Lab
Admission: free of charge, (max. 20 participants) Registration requested at: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
Suitable for adults, information at amende(at)arbeitundleben.de
Artificial intelligence is a topic that is currently very present and is becoming ever more present. Is it a dystopian science fiction scenario or a new technological revolution?
This is exactly where we want to start in this workshop. We want to talk about how AI can be used responsibly, what the real dangers are and, of course, what opportunities it brings.
Come along and gain in-depth insights into artificial intelligence, where it is already being used and how it works! We look forward to your participation and an exciting exchange!
Thursday, 16 October, 4.30 to 6 p.m.
Headphone cinema: "Tottori! - Headlong into adventure" - film
Location: Central Library, GamingArena
Admission: free of charge (max. 27 participants), please register at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
Thursday, 16 October, 6 pm
What kind of Europe do we need? - A political miracle and how we can protect it from its enemies, reading and discussion with Francesca and Gerald Knaus
Moderation: Prof Dr Stefan Garsztecki, TU Chemnitz
Venue: Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: 8 euros, reduced 4 euros
Registration at: www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
Anti-European politicians are reaching for power. Russia is waging the biggest war since 1945 and fear of uncontrolled migration is dividing our democracies. The European order, peace and prosperity are under greater threat than at any time since the end of the Cold War. Young Europeans are turning their backs on the EU. What is missing is a convincing vision for an insecure continent.
Gerald and Francesca Knaus show where we can find inspiration in history and how it can be turned into politics that convinces majorities - for a Europe without wars, political prisoners and torture.
The event is a cooperation between the Saxon State Centre for Political Education and the Chemnitz City Library.
Friday, 17 October, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Stop Motion - My first own film - Workshop
Location: Central Library, Library Lab
Admission: free of charge (max. 10 participants), please register at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
Target group: Grandparents/parents with grandchildren/children
In this workshop, we will first talk about the basis of the film in order to create a common basis. Then you will become directors yourselves! Using our tablets, parents or grandparents can create their own stop-motion animation film together with their children or grandchildren! Feel free to bring your children's favourite toys, your own Lego figures or other small gadgets to bring them to life! Come along and make your holiday creative together! Further information: www.nachrichtenwerkstatt.com
Friday, 17 October, 3.30 pm
Headphone cinema: "Tottori! - Headlong into adventure"
Location: Wittgensdorf district library/Regenbogenhaus
Admission: free of charge (max. 27 participants), please register at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
Saturday, 18 October, 2 to 6 pm
MakerDay in the library lab
Location: BibliotheksLabor
Admission: free of charge
On this afternoon, various hands-on activities from the fields of gaming, making and coding await you.
Thursday, 23 October, 2 to 7 pm
Workshop "JelGi - Everyone learns guitar" - Workshop
Location: Central Library, study room
Registration at: www.jelgi.com/jelgi-kurse/chemnitz-23-10-2025
Thanks to the JelGi method, everyone learns different fingerings to accompany a wide variety of songs in a short space of time.
Thursday, 23 October, 3 to 6 pm
Let's play - gaming in the library - Gaming
Location: Central Library, GamingArena
Admission: free of charge
We play new games together on our consoles. Recommended for ages 12 and up
Thursday, 23 October, 3 to 5 pm
BibLab: Guided tour/introduction to 3D printers
Location: Central Library, LibraryLab, Maker area
Admission: free of charge, please register at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
How does a 3D printer work? Where can I find ready-made models? What do I need to set up? Are you looking for a way to print small, useful things? Then use the technology in the library lab! Today we'll show you how it works, tomorrow you'll be realising your own projects.
Thursday, 23 October, 7 p.m.
Liga Lexis: Night-black words - Reading with Mo Enders - Reading
Venue: Central Library, event hall
Admission: free of charge, registration at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
When sixteen-year-old Annie learns that she is a Migra - a creature that is half human, half book character - everything changes for her: Not only will she now be taught at Bookford Manor, a mysterious academy on the Irish coast, no, she is even supposed to learn to travel to book worlds. But strange things are going on in these worlds, causing turmoil for Migra. Mo Enders has wandered between the lines of countless books since she was a child. Today she tells her own stories and has the best job in the world.
Friday, 24 October, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Libraries Day
Open day: Everything you always wanted to know about the library but were afraid to ask.
Location: Central Library
Admission: free of charge
- How does a book end up on the shelf?
- What is an incunabulum and where do the city library's historical books come from?
- Are old books repaired and who does it?
- What is a library laboratory and what can you do there?
- Where is the shelf with the e-books and are there other apps and databases?
- Why console, board and role-playing games in a library?
- Does a library need patrons and what can they do?
- Why a library - don't we have the internet?
- What is a travelling library?
- Do you have any questions or comments for the library management?
Friday, 24 October, 3 to 7 p.m.
Pen & Paper - Role play meeting & introduction
Location: Central Library, GamingArena
Admission: free of charge, registration at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
We play beginner-friendly pen & paper role-playing games in German and optionally in English without thick rulebooks (one-shots and smaller narrative games), but with plenty of excitement and, in keeping with "Library Day", partly in a library setting!
Trigger warning: In the respective game rounds, there may be verbal descriptions of emotionally and morally challenging topics. The game leaders are encouraged to point out these topics before the game and to incorporate safety mechanics into the game. In order not to limit the shared gaming experience too much, we recommend a minimum age of 10 years for the players.
Saturday, 25 October, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
How to create a podcast - workshop
Location: BibliotheksLabor
Admission: free of charge, registration required by 24 October at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
In this workshop you will gain an insight into podcast production. You will learn about the steps involved, what to look out for and what is important, and then you can try your hand at creating your own podcast.
Saturday, 25 October, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Open text workshop of the Free German Authors' Association - Workshop
Location: Central Library, BibliotheksLabor, Open Space
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.
Monday, 27 October, 2.30 pm
Reading time - Together you read less alone - reading aloud
Location: Central Library, Culture & Countries section
Admission: free of charge
No more lonely reading in your own four walls! Our reading mentor Regine Klinger has once again selected interesting books for adults and will read from them.
Tuesday, 28 October, 4.30 pm
On quiet soles special
Reading for children: Jörg Isermeyer "Badger and Rocket"
Venue: Central Library, events room
Admission: free of charge, registration at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
Recommended for ages 5 and up.
One morning, an excavator is parked at the construction site of Mr Badger, the shirt-sleeved inventor, and his best friend Rocket. A nature adventure park is to be built here and they have to get out! Immediately!
Jörg Isermeyer, born in Bad Segeberg in 1968, travelled all over Europe as a street musician. After completing his studies, he chose a career as a freelance artist over a university career and now lives in Bremen as an actor, director, theatre teacher, musician and writer. His books and plays have won several awards, including the Leipzig Book Fair's "Reading Compass" three times.
Tuesday, 28 October, 5 p.m.
Frank Goldammer, "Bruch: Am Abgrund" - Reading
Venue: Vita Centre District Library, W.-Sagorski-Straße 2
Admission: 5 euros, reduced 3 euros, registration at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
While Felix Bruch is in hospital, Nicole Schauer witnesses a dramatic incident near Dresden's Altmarkt: a car crashes into a crowd of people and the driver escapes unrecognised. Rumours quickly spread on social media that it was an Islamist attack. The mood in the city becomes noticeably more tense by the hour. At the same time, Bruch disappears from the station under mysterious circumstances. Together with her colleague Schmidtke, Schauer searches for the assassin - and for Bruch. She has a hunch that Bruch could be involved in the current case. And she realises that she can only find him if she finally uncovers the mysteries of his past.
Frank Goldammer, born in Dresden in 1975, is a master craftsman and began writing at an early age alongside his job. His books are regularly on the bestseller lists. The author lives with his family in his home town.
Wednesday, 29 October, 3 p.m.
Reading time - together you read less alone - reading aloud
Location: Yorck Centre District Library, 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.
Wednesday, 29 October, 4.30 pm
Literature Forum Library
Reading for children: Boris Koch "Schule des Schreckens" - Reading
Venue: Central Library, events room
Admission: free of charge, registration requested at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
Recommended for ages 10 and up
Kilian's lessons are constantly being cancelled: Teacher shortage. This doesn't bother Kilian, but it drives his parents crazy. So much so that they even move house and send Kilian to a new school. Because at the Buchenschlag boarding school in the Teufelsforst, everything is about to change. Kilian and his new friends Ole and Yunai soon find out why: former teachers at the boarding school swore during their lifetime to support the school beyond death if necessary. And so the undead emerge from their crypt during the day and teach the children using subterranean teaching methods. What sounds crazy is exactly that: sometimes crazy, mostly funny - at least Kilian thinks so. But others are not so relaxed about this pact and plan a diabolical conspiracy...
Thursday, 30 October, 6 to 10 pm
Halloween Game Night - for adults only - game night
Location: Central Library, Library Lab
Admission: free of charge, registration at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/buchen
(Unfortunately, minors cannot join the game rounds this time).
6 to 10 p.m.: Pen & Paper role-playing game meeting (Halloween Special DE/EN)
On the eve of Halloween, we will be playing beginner-friendly pen & paper role-playing games in German and English parallel to USK18 gaming without thick rulebooks (one-shots and smaller narrative games), but with plenty of excitement.
Confirmed systems: Hexxen 1733, Dungeons & Dragons and Daggerheart (in a dark atmosphere) ... We are also considering Cthulhu, Vaesen, Don't Go to the Winter Woods (DE) and/or Dread.
Trigger warning: In the respective game rounds, there may be verbal descriptions of violence, death (also of adolescents) and emotionally and morally challenging topics. The game leaders are encouraged to point out these topics before the game and to incorporate safety mechanics into the game.
We are also always looking for committed game leaders.
7 to 10 pm: Cooperative Gaming
We play multiplayer games from the action RPG, beatém up, shooter and retro game genres.
7.30 pm, 8 pm, 8.30 pm, 9 pm: Escape game "Stephen King"
Can you escape from Derry before time runs out?
Immerse yourself in the dark world of Stephen King! Spooky settings inspired by four of Stephen King's books, exciting puzzles, Halloween snacks and small prizes await you.
Registration requested, max. 4 people per session.
Recurring events
Tuesdays, 1 to 3 pm
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).
Thursdays, 2 to 5 pm
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 call 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'll help you set it up and borrow it 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!
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science & Technology section
Admission: free of charge
Please use the online booking to make an appointment: https: //www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/facharbeitssprechstunde
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.
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 are
Tuesdays, 7, 14, 21 and 28 October, 4.30 p.m. each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 4, 11, 18 and 25 October, 11 a.m. each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 4, 11, 18 and 25 October, 10.30 a.m. each day
Location: Vita Centre District Library, W.-Sagorski-Straße 22
Tuesdays, 7, 14, 21 and 28 October, 4 p.m. each day
Location: Einsiedel District Library, Einsiedler Hauptstraße 79 b
Tuesdays, 7, 14, 21 and 28 October, 4.30 pm each day
Location: District library in the Yorck Centre, Scharnhorststraße 11
Subject to change due to current events.