Events organised by Chemnitz City Library in May 2019
Thursday, 2 May, 2 to 4 p.m.
"Fit on the tablet" - beginners' workshop for senior citizens
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, LearningRoom 1
Admission: free
In this workshop, you can learn how to use tablets under supervision. You do not need any previous knowledge or your own device to take part in the multi-part event (part 2 on 16 May and part 3 on 23 May).
With registration under Tel: 0371 488-4222 or e-mail:Anke.Ohndorf(at)stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de
Thursday, 2 May, 4 to 6 p.m.
Scratches on CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs? We can help!
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, entrance area
We will clean your scratched and dirty CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs with our CD polishing machine. A donation is requested.
Organiser: Förderer der Stadtbibliothek Chemnitz e. V.
Saturday, 4 May, 2 to 6 p.m.
Fountain festival in the garden city of Gablenz
Location: Gartenstadt Gablenz, Geibelstraße 40, fountain on the former market square
Admission: free
At the information stand of the neighbourhood library in the Yorck area, you can try out lots of current games from the library and make bookmarks or badges (buttons).
Monday, 6 May, 7 p.m.
Music club: Clara Schumann - a unique female career in the 19th century
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: free
Speaker: Dr Thomas Synofzik, Director Schumannhaus Zwickau'
Organiser: Chemnitzer Musikverein e. V.
Tuesday, 9 May, 10.45 a.m.
"Worthaft. Texts by political prisoners"
Reading and discussion with Stephan Krawczyk and Hubertus Schmidt
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: free
Moderator: Ralph Grüneberger
The subject of these texts is not only the conditions and causes of imprisonment in the Soviet Occupied Zone (SBZ) and the later GDR. In the sections "The Guest" and "Classics", authors persecuted in the German Empire and during National Socialism also have their say, as does a contemporary poet from Turkey.
Organiser: Society for Contemporary Poetry e. V., Leipzig
Thursday, 9 May, 4 to 6.30 p.m.
E-book consultation hour
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Science & Technology advice desk
Admission: free
If you have 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 make an appointment (Tel. 488 4222)
Thursday, 9 May, 4.30 to 6.30 pm
The Feast of Neighbours - Literature from our Czech neighbours
Readings with Radek Fridrich, Petr Mikšíček and Milan Děžinský
Venue: TIETZ, stage in the foyer
Admission: free
What topics are Czech writers concerned with? How do they deal with the history and current trends in their country? We have invited three Czech authors. They will read from their latest works and there will be an opportunity to talk to them.
An event organised by the EU Office in the Mayor's Office of the City of Chemnitz in cooperation with the Chemnitz City Library.
Saturday, 11 May, 6 to 10 p.m.
Chemnitz Museum Night
Location: Meeting point in the TIETZ foyer at the City Library stand
Insights into the treasury of the city library
Guided tours (30 min) 18 / 18.45 / 19.30 / 20.30 / 21.15 / 22 h
Admission: Museum night ticket
Every year on Museum Night, the city library opens its basement storeroom to the public. Embark on a journey of discovery into the fascinating world of historical books and browse through selected treasures.
The number of participants is limited. Registration for all guided tours at the City Library stand on the day of the event.
Thursday, 16 May, 2 to 5 p.m.
Let's Play - gaming in the library
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Youth Scene
Admission: free of charge
We play Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 games. Recommended for ages 12 and up.
Registration not required
Saturday, 18 May, 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. Information at www.fda-sachsen.de
Organiser: Freier Deutscher Autorenverband Landesverband Sachsen e. V.
Monday, 20 May, 6:30 pm
Reading: Eberhard Figlarek, "Reisen, reisen in die weite Ferne..."
Venue: Vita Centre District Library, W.-Sagorski-Straße 22
Admission: free
The texts by Chemnitz author Eberhard Figlarek invite their readers to linger briefly at the stations of a long life, to laugh, cry and recognise.
Tuesday, 21 May, 7 p.m.
Book presentation Chemnitzer Stadtgeschichte_n
Location: TIETZ, central library, event hall
Readings from the anthology for the competition on the occasion of the 875th anniversary of Chemnitz "Chemnitzer Stadtgeschichte_n".
Admission: free
Organiser: TU Chemnitz, Chemnitz University Library and Chemnitz City Library
Saturday, 25 May, 2 pm to 6.30 pm
Ikarusfest 2019
Venue: Ikarus Boulevard
Admission: free
The Kappel/Helbersdorf neighbourhood office invites you to the annual family festival. The book bus and an information stand of the district library in the Vita Centre present our modern online services. You can also do handicrafts and try out lots of the latest games from the city library.
Monday, 27 May, 2.30 p.m.
Reading time - together you read less alone
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Culture & Countries section
Admission: free
No more lonely reading within your own four walls. Our reading mentor Regine Klinger reads "The categorical imperative is not a position in sex" by Horst Evers.
Tuesday, 28 May, 3 p.m.
Reading time - together you read less alone
Location: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststr. 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.
Tuesday, 28 May, 6.30 pm
I'm out! About leaving extremism
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: free
Event no. 3: Felix Bennekenstein
Felix Bennekenstein was an active neo-Nazi in Bavaria for many years. He was known there as a right-wing singer-songwriter and as a speaker at demonstrations. In 2011, he left the scene together with his wife Heidi and founded Aussteigerhilfe Bayern. The two of them also perform at schools and public institutions and talk about their experiences from their active time as neo-Nazis.
Organiser: Freies Institut für Bildung e. V.
Admission only after prior registration at post(at)fib-chemnitz.de
Recurring events
Every Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m.
Refugees welcome in the library!
Location: Central Library in the TIETZ, 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 from 3 to 6 p.m.
Specialised work consultation hour for pupils
Location: Central Library in the TIETZ, Science & Technology advice desk
We help with research in library catalogues and online databases and offer free self-help for effective research. Please register, stating the topic of your 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 take both young and older listeners into colourful fantasy worlds with great pleasure. They read the latest children's books, classics, "bestsellers" from their own childhood or even texts they have written themselves in the atmospheric reading tent in the children's world. Admission to the reading sessions is free.
The dates:
Tuesdays, 7/14/21/28 May, 4.30 pm each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 4/11/18/25 May, 11 a.m. each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays, 4/11/18/25 May, 10.30 a.m. each day
Location: Vita Centre District Library, W.-Sagorski-Straße 22
Tuesdays, 7/14/21/28 May, 4 p.m. each day
Location: Einsiedel District Library, Einsiedler Hauptstraße 79b
Tuesdays, 7/14/21/28 May, 4.30 pm each day
Location: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11
Subject to change due to current events.