Events organised by Chemnitz City Library in October 2019
Monday, 7 October, 7 pm
Music Club: The Court Composer Bach
Venue: TIETZ, Neue Sächsische Galerie
Admission: free
Speaker: PD Dr Michael Maul, Director of the Leipzig Bach Festival
Bach's work at court and for the rulers resulted in many and above all varied compositions: magnificent festive music, virtuoso instrumental works in a wide variety of styles and innovative church music.
Organiser: Chemnitzer Musikverein e.V.
Tuesday, 8 October, 7.30 pm
Judith Schalansky: "Catalogue of some losses"
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: 5 euros
World history is full of things that have been lost - wilfully destroyed or lost in the course of time. In her new book, Judith Schalansky focuses on what is left behind by what has been lost: faded echoes and blurred traces, rumours and legends, signs of omission and phantom pains.
An event organised by the Lila Villa Women's Centre in cooperation with the City Library.
Seat reservation Tel.: 0371 30 26 78 or e-mail: lilavilla(at)onlinehome.de
Thursday, 10 October, 2 to 5 pm
Let's Play - gaming in the library
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Youth Scene
Admission: free
We play Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 games. Recommended from 12 years
Thursday, 10 October, 3 to 6.30 pm
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 arrange your personal appointment by calling 0371 488 4222.
Thursday, 10 October, 4 to 6 p.m.
Scratches on CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs? We can help!
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, entrance area
Admission: free
We will clean your scratched and dirty CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Organiser: Förderer der Stadtbibliothek Chemnitz e. V.
Friday, 11 October, 6 p.m.
Television from next door. Images of upheaval in local television (1990 to 1995).
Presentations and discussions
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: free
In Chemnitz, street surveys give a realistic picture of the situation; Rio Reiser sings about "Knockout Germany". In the Erzgebirge, the "Karl-Marx-Straße" can only be renamed "Kaiserstraße" at the second attempt in the local council. A West German "investor" calls the residents "original inhabitants" who have to make a decision. In Leipzig, the round table rejects Coca-Cola's sponsorship of a rock event. In Görlitz, a young city councillor Michael Kretzschmer botches a "waiter competition"; a large renovation cheque for the old town is handed over. In Laubusch in Lusatia, a priest reports on the arrival of the first expatriate Germans from Ukraine.
The programmes of local television broadcasters in Saxony contain moving and moving close-up images of the unification process, continuities and breaks in tradition and socialisation, euphoria and (all too quickly) disappointed hopes. Images that cannot be found in any public television archive.
Leipzig media scientists Judith Kretzschmar and Rüdiger Steinmetz have compiled a cross-section of local Saxon TV programmes; they classify and listen.
Organiser: Leipzig Institute for Homeland and Transformation Research (LIHT) in cooperation with SAEK Chemnitz and Chemnitz City Library
Thursday, 17 October, 2 to 5 pm
Gaming in the library "KIDS Edition"
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 6 and 12 years, registration not required
Monday, 21 October, 10 to 11 a.m.
Public holiday event: Games from the past
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, Children's World
Admission: free
What did our parents and grandparents play and with what? What stories accompanied them? Various games of very different kinds come to light and of course want to be played.
Target group: 6 to 10 years, interested accompanying adults are also very welcome. The number of participants is limited to 25.
Only with registration by 18 October by email to karsta.kuehnlein(at)stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de or by telephone: 0371 488 4276
Tuesday, 22 October, 7 pm
Harald Martenstein: "Everyone lies as best they can - alternatives for truth seekers"
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: 15 euros, reduced 12 euros
In his columns, which he has written for the Tagesspiegel and DIE ZEIT, Harald Martenstein repeatedly tackles the big issues of the present - subjectively, surprisingly and often very wittily.
An event organised by Villa Esche/GGG in cooperation with Chemnitz City Library in honour of the 150th anniversary of its founding.
Advance booking: TIETZ museum ticket office (1st floor), Tel.: 0371 488 4366
Thursday, 24 October, 2 to 5 pm
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
Registration not required
Thursday, 24 October, 7 pm
Like a Rolling Stone: Dylan, Cocker, Springsteen - Western stars in the GDR
Book presentation and discussion with Harald Hauswald and Christoph Dieckmann
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Event Hall
Admission: 8 euros, reduced 5 euros
Two of the most important chroniclers of the late GDR experienced these legendary rock pilgrimages at first hand. The photographer and later co-founder of the Ostkreuz photo agency Harald Hauswald captured the enthusiastic audience in atmospherically dense images and photographed the musicians from a proximity that would be almost unthinkable today.His pictures are complemented by contemporary reports and a current essay by the award-winning publicist and "Zeit" journalist Christoph Dieckmann, who reports on the political background and vividly tells of the power of freedom in rock'n'roll.
An event organised by Chemnitz City Library in cooperation with the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Sachsen e. V.
Advance booking: Museum box office in the TIETZ (1st floor), Tel.: 0371 488 4366
Saturday, 26 October, 11 am to 2 pm
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, 28 October, 2.30 pm
Reading time - together you read less alone
Venue: TIETZ, Central Library, Culture & Countries section
Admission: free
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, 29 October, 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.
Recurring events
Thursday, 10, 17 and 24 October, 2 to 4 p.m. each day
"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 guidance. You do not need any previous knowledge or your own device to take part.
We look forward to your registration at Tel: 0371 488 4222 or e-mail: Anke.Ohndorf(at)stadtbibliothek-chemnitz.de
Monday, 21 October to Saturday, 26 October - ALL DAY -
Digital is always possible! - Our digital offers explained for you
Location: TIETZ, Central Library, entrance
Admission: free
Libraries are no longer just places for books. Digital media are a great addition to our library services. We would like to give you a personal introduction to our services such as the magazine database, film streaming, e-learning and more.
every Tuesday, 1 to 3 pm
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, 3 to 6 pm
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 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 is free.
The dates:
Tuesdays 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 October, 4.30 p.m. each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays 5, 12, 19 and 26 October, 11 a.m. each day
Location: Central Library, Children's World
Saturdays 5, 12, 19 and 26 October, 10.30 a.m. each day
Location: Vita Centre District Library, W.-Sagorski-Straße 22
Tuesdays 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 October, 4 p.m. each day
Location: Einsiedel District Library, Einsiedler Hauptstraße 79b
Tuesdays 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 October, 4.30 p.m. each day
Location: District library in the Yorck area, Scharnhorststraße 11
Subject to change due to current events.