Events at the city library in July 2023
8 June to 6 August
Exhibition "It's getting worse..."
Perception of crime and the image of criminals in Germany - poster exhibition by the Centre for Criminological Research Saxony
Location: TIETZ, Central Library
Police-recorded offences in Germany fell for many years, but rose again for the first time in 2022: More registered burglaries, more registered youth violence, more cybercrime. The fear of crime has always been high over the years, seemingly regardless of these figures. What is the connection between actual and perceived crime? And what other factors play a role in the fear of crime?
The Centre for Criminological Research Saxony (ZKFS) has conducted a Germany-wide study with over 5,000 respondents on the perception of crime and criminals. From a criminological perspective, the perception of criminal offences, offenders and criminality is strongly influenced by threat perceptions, ideological and political attitudes and stereotypes. In addition, there are social factors that influence this perception, such as demographics, neighbourhood, social status and actual crime. The exhibition presents the results of this study.
Monday, 3 July, 4 to 7 p.m.
Freifunk consultation hour, Tietz Edition
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C
Admission: free of charge,
Registration requested at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
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 Freifunk router together with us.
Organiser: Freifunk Chemnitz e. V.
Monday, 3 July, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Digital consultation hour
Location: TIETZ, Central Library
Admission: free of charge
Book an appointment at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/dss
Onleihe, PressReader, Filmfriend, Genios, E-Learning & Co - you ask, we give answers and help with all our digital services, every first Monday of the month. Library membership is required if you want to use the services.
Tuesday, 4 July, 10 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. (duration 1 hour each)
Introduction MediaLab
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C
Admission: free of charge
Registration requested at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
Do you have records and audio/VHS tapes at home that you want to finally have in your digital playlist? Then use the technology at BibLab-C! Today we'll show you how to do it, tomorrow you'll be digitising your collections yourself.
Tuesday, 4 July, 10 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. (duration 1 hour each)
AudioStudio introduction
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, BibLab-C
Admission: free of charge
Registration requested at www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/biblab-c/veranstaltungen
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 BibLab-C! Today we'll show you how to do it, tomorrow you'll be sending your voice and your songs out into the world.
Wednesday, 5 July, 2 to 6 p.m.
Big book market
Location: TIETZ, Foyer
Admission: free of charge
Discontinued library media: books, CDs, DVDs at bargain prices
Wednesday, 6 July, 3 p.m.
Reading time - together you read less alone
Location: District library in the Yorck Centre
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.
Monday, 31 July, 2.30 p.m.
Reading time - Together you read less alone
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Culture & Countries section
Admission: free of charge
Regina Klinger reads from "Rendezvous with Animals" by Andrea Camilleri.
Recurring events
Tuesdays, 1 to 3 pm
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).
Tuesdays, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Specialised work consultation hour for students
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science & Technology section
Binding registration under:
www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungsbuchung
We help with research in library catalogues and online databases and offer free self-help for effective research. It is necessary to specify the subject of the research paper as precisely as possible and to make any changes.
Public holiday events
Thursday, 6 July, 3 to 6 p.m.
Let's play - gaming in the library
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, GamingArena
Admission: free of charge, registration is not required.
Target group: recommended from 12 years
We play new games together on the PlayStation4, Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck and try out the VR glasses Meta Quest.
Thursday, 20 July, 2 to 5 p.m.
Let's play - Kids' Edition
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Admission: free of charge, registration is not required.
Target group: recommended from 6 years
We play together on Playstation and Nintendo Switch.
Thursday, 20 July, 2 to 4 p.m.
"Programming robots" holiday workshop
Location: Central Library, library laboratory
Admission: free of charge
Registration at: https://www.stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de/aktuelles/veranstaltungen
Target group: Ages 9 to 12 years, (max. 12 participants)
In this workshop, children get to know the Dash educational robot and learn how to programme it themselves using an app. They can try out parcour rides and various light and sound effects.
Thursday, 10 July, 10 to 10.30 am (for children aged 10 to 13) and 11 to 11.30 am (for teenagers aged 13 to 16)
Buchsommer Bookcasting - Comic Edition
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Children's World
Accompanying persons are welcome. Registration is not required.
Today you are the jury and decide who flies and who wins.
You will choose your winning comic in six categories.
Read aloud
On quiet soles... Stories to listen to
read aloud for everyone 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: free of charge
The dates:
Tuesdays, 4, 11, 18 and 25 July, 4.30 pm each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 July, 11 a.m. each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 July, 10.30 a.m. each day
Location: Vita Centre District Library, Wladimir-Sagorski-Straße 22
Tuesdays, 4, 11, 18 and 25 July, 4 p.m. each day
Location: Einsiedel District Library, Einsiedler Hauptstraße 79b
Tuesdays, 4, 11, 18 and 25 July, 4.30 pm each day
Location: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11
Book Summer Saxony
Venues: Central Library in the TIETZ, Vita Centre District Library, Yorck Centre District Library, Einsiedel District Library
All boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 16 who enjoy reading can become members of the city library's summer reading club. Hundreds of brand new thrillers, mystery and fantasy novels and topical stories about love and life are available to club members.
Registration is free and uncomplicated.
Anyone who has finished three books by 19 August will receive a certificate and be invited to the closing party after the summer holidays.
www.buchsommer-sachsen.de
Subject to change due to current events.