Closed from 24.12.2025 to 05.01.2026: No media returns are possible during this period. We will adjust the loan periods accordingly. We wish you all happy holidays and a happy new year!
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.
News 26.11.25:
The internet café is once again available to a limited extent, unfortunately the printers are still out of order due to technical difficulties. We apologize for this.
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.
Closed over Christmas and New Year
The city library will be closed from 24.12.2025 to 05.01.2026. Please note that it will not be possible to return borrowed media during this period. The outside return desk and the return mailbox will also be closed. We will of course renew all media accordingly. We will be back for you as usual from 06.01.2026.
We wish you all happy holidays and a happy new year!
Secret Santa at the Hilden City Library
From 2 December 2025, small, well-preserved items that you no longer need yourself can be placed on the Secret Santa shelf in the Hilden library until 23 December.
Last year, the team at Hilden City Library, Nove-Mesto-Platz 3, organized a "Scrap Secret Santa" for the first time. This campaign was very well received by the library's customers and will therefore be repeated. From December 2, 2025, small, well-preserved items that you can no longer use yourself, but which can still bring joy to others, can be placed on the Secret Santa shelf in the library.
This year, the small gifts do not have to be specially wrapped, so that you can see directly whether you can use the Secret Santa gift. Of course, it is also possible to re-gift. If you like an item, you can take it with you and put it on the shelf yourself on your next visit.
The library team asks that no books or other media are placed on the Secret Santa shelf. The campaign runs until Tuesday, December 23, 2025, during library opening hours.
"Readings by authors with visual impairments: stories from everyday life"
Their unique stories provide insights and show the challenges that these people face in everyday life. These stories are not only touching and inspiring, but also an invitation to the audience to look at the world from a different perspective.
The texts will be read by people whose eyesight is not impaired. The authors will be present and available for questions and discussions.
There is no admission charge for the event.
"Merry Christmas ... !" - Contemplative reading for the Advent season with Josef Schoenen
Josef Schoenen, professional speaker, musician, reciter and lecturer presents a colorful fabric of sound and warmth to get you in the mood for Christmas under the title "Merry Christmas...!"
In this program, short poems and stories - some smiling, some thoughtful, some well-known, some rarely heard - are woven into a colourful round dance.
There is an admission charge of 5.00 euros for this event. Advance ticket sales start on November 25, 2025.
New offer available:
Creative exchange shelf "TauschBar"
A new service is available in the library: the TauschBar - a creative exchange shelf that combines sustainability, community and inventiveness.
The TauschBar now offers a place where creative materials, craft supplies and everything for making DIY projects can be easily exchanged or passed on. This not only creates a sustainable cycle, but ideally also a meeting place for people who enjoy creating things.
Adults and young people aged 14 and over in particular are cordially invited to get to know the TauschBar and be inspired.