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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.
"Stories from the Mettmann district" - reading with Jörg Schwenzfeier
The stories focus on different places in the Mettmann district, dealing with artificial intelligence, but also dystopian aspects, such as a sudden collective exclusion or a creeping loss of culture due to the push for constant novelty.
To get in the mood for the Advent season, which is about to begin, there will also be a reading of cozy and atmospheric Christmas stories.
The hobby author Jörg Schwenzfeier has published five books. He grew up in Heiligenhaus and spent three years in Guatemala, where his father was an aid worker. He studied in Düsseldorf, Paris and Madrid and worked as a teacher until his retirement. He lives in Monheim and, in addition to writing books, is a guide for the Baumberger Kämpen floodplains.
Free admission.
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.