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.
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 via our participation portal, alternatively by telephone on 02103/72-1301 or stadtbibliothek@hilden.de.
The offer is free of charge, there is room for ten fathers and their children at each Dad Time. The event is aimed at children aged 4 to 8.
"On the road - an evening with Andrea Grießmann"
Andrea Grießmann, known from television through the WDR travel documentary "Wunderschön" and "Planet Wissen", will take her listeners on an interesting journey of discovery on April 2, 2025 at 6:00 pm.
Andrea Grießmann travels around the world for the WDR travel magazine "Wunderschön", in the program "Planet Wissen" she sheds light on exciting topics and meets fascinating guests. She is a woman who likes to get to the bottom of things - and she has a great sense of humor, telling of moving encounters and exciting experiences around the globe
There is an admission charge of 5.00 euros for this event. Advance ticket sales start on 04.03.2025, tickets can be purchased at the city library.
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.
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 Grießman will take 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.
"Wild herbs on the doorstep"
Under the guidance of instructor Katrin Kepka, everything revolves around wild herbs. Hardly anyone knows how many wild herbs grow on their own doorstep and in the surrounding area and what can be made from them.
A maximum of eight participants discover the diversity of wild herbs such as dandelion, daisy, wild garlic and nettle.
They are used to make herbal salt, herbal salad, herbal tea and herbal pesto. Registration via our participation portal is now possible.
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.