A warm welcome!
The Hilden City Library is spread over a total of three floors, all of which are barrier-free.
There is a magazine area on the first floor with magazines on a wide range of topics. Daily newspapers can be read comfortably anywhere in the house. Family, children's and strategy games are available in the board games area. Books on gaming and video games for the Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5 and other consoles round off the range of games.
There is also a separate section with Blu-rays and DVDs for young people and adults as well as the lending bar. The LeihBar is a library of things, so items such as a mini projector, action cam, sewing machine and much more can be borrowed.
The 1st floor houses the novel section, the children's department, the "Generation Plus" location, audio books and the parents' library. The youth section and our study room are located on the 2nd floor, as are the internet café and the non-fiction books for adults. In addition, the city library offers numerous seating options that invite you to linger.
Online media management
Via the union catalog "Bibnet" you can perform searches at any time, view your current account overview, renew borrowed media and use the digital media offers.
Night of the Libraries - "Knowledge. Share. Discover."
Under the motto "Know. Share. Discover." the nationwide Night of Libraries will take place for the eleventh time on April 4, 2025.
Hilden City Library is also taking part this year.
Visitors of all ages can try out new things, experiment and solve puzzles in numerous activities.
A reading by Andrea Grießmanwilltake place beforehand on April 2 and TV presenter Ralph Caspers will read from his children's book "Wenn Glühwürmchen morsen" on Friday itself.
Tickets for both are available from March 4 at the city library, information can be found here.
3D printer introductory course
The Hilden City Library offers training courses to give anyone interested an introduction to 3D printing. In this course, we teach the basics of 3D printing and show how 3D models can be saved ready for printing in just a few steps. After the workshop, the "Prusa i3 MK3S+" 3D printer will be available for free use by Hilden City Library customers.
Registration is possible via our participation portal.
Earlier closing time for the Night of the Libraries
On Friday, April 4, the library will close at 4 p.m. due to the major event "Night of the Libraries".
At 4 p.m. there will be a reading by Ralph Caspers, tickets for which can be purchased on site from March 7.
Free role play day
Anyone who has always been interested in immersing themselves in the world of role-playing games or simply testing out new role-playing systems has the opportunity to do so on this day.
There are various role-playing games for up to five people to choose from. All role-playing games are played with pencils, character sheets and special dice provided by the library.
You can find out which role-playing games are available for which age on the participation portal. Participation is free of charge, but we ask you to register via our participation portal.
-> Registration UltraQuest a board role-playing game for children aged 10 and over
-> Registration various role-playing games aged 16 and over
-> Registration waiting list Dungeons & Dragons aged 14 and over
Planting cress yourself in "daddy time"
When Bruno the marmot wakes up from hibernation, he discovers a beautiful flower. They spend a happy time together until one day the dandelion asks him to blow hard. This poetic story is shown on a screen using modern technology, after which the children paint and plant small flower pots with their dads or grandpas. The library asks for a binding registration from March 15, 2025 at https://www.hilden.de/bib-events, alternatively by phone at 02103/72-1301 or stadtbibliothek@hilden.de. The offer is free of charge and there is space for ten fathers and their children at each Dad Time. The event is aimed at children aged 4 to 8.
On the move with pen & paint - urban sketching exhibition
The first women met for urban sketching in Hilden in 2019. This has resulted in a group that meets regularly to sketch, preferably outside in the fresh air, and put on paper what makes up their surroundings.
Urban sketching is a creative trend of drawing and painting in public spaces. The drawings document life as the artists see it happening before their eyes.
Last year, the sketchers showed their sketches and drawings at Haus Horst under the title "On Location and On the Move".
Now the artists are returning to the venue of their first exhibition and presenting new works under the title "On the Move with Pen & Paint", with a variety of motifs drawn and painted in different styles.
The exhibition can be visited free of charge from 13.02.2025 to 22.04.2025 during the opening hours of the city library.