Silkeborg Bibliotek on Hostrupsgade is the main public library for Silkeborg Kommune. Its collections cover books, music and film, and it runs a regular programme of events for all ages - theatre performances, board game evenings, a Repair Café and a reading-difficulties café, among others. The library network also includes branches in Kjellerup, Gjern and Them, as well as Silkeborg Arkiv.
Hostrupsgade 41A, 8600 Silkeborg
A children's workshop where you build fantastic sea creatures from the ocean floor using recycled materials and your imagination.
A read-aloud session of the children's story about Anton and Grandma searching for a ring at the bottom of the sea. For children from 4 years old.
Volunteers gather every Monday at Silkeborg Library to sew sustainable fabric bags for the library using the Australian Boomerang Bags concept.
A creative workshop where children aged 4+ build their own upside-down city with houses on their heads and flying dogs, inspired by Anton and Grandma's adventure.
A children's reading session where Anton and Grandma journey to the Earth's interior. Two 15-minute sessions at Silkeborg Library for ages 4+.
A free board game café at Silkeborg Library where beginners and experienced players gather to play modern games like Ticket to Ride and Heat. No registration needed, bring your own games or join others.
A reading community for ages 17-27 discussing Zadie Smith's NW, with participants sharing insights and perspectives on the novel at Silkeborg Library.
Free legal advice from Silkeborg Retshjælp, where experienced legal advisors answer questions and help with correspondence and appeals.
A children's reading about Anton and his grandmother who take a hot air balloon to ask God for good weather for a birthday party.
A children's craft workshop where kids aged 3+ build insects and butterfly creatures from recycled materials using hot glue guns and their imagination.
Author Benedicte Huang discusses her new translation of Leonora Christina's famous 17th-century prison diary, and how she made it accessible to modern readers.
Volunteers from Dansk Flygtningehjælp offer free practical advice to refugees on official letters, job applications, and residence permits.
Study circle exploring nature connection and sustainable living. Tuesdays with guidance on energy saving, plant growing, and practical everyday initiatives.
A baby massage workshop for parents and infants, teaching techniques to soothe your baby and deepen your connection.
Library guides Pia and Anne explore popular romance subgenres with snacks, alcohol-free bubbles, and literary bingo with book prizes.
Informal gathering for fathers on parental leave with young children (0-3 years), featuring play, coffee, and professional support.
A free repair café where volunteers help you fix broken items instead of throwing them away, reducing waste and challenging throwaway culture.
Creative workshop exploring Mexican Day of the Dead traditions with paper ornaments, flowers, and skulls. Drop-in family activity with professional artists and cultural guides.
Author Nanna Holm discusses her acclaimed debut novel Røde Port, exploring childhood, adulthood, and the bonds that hold us together.
Journalist and author Ida Ebbensgaard explores artificial intelligence, its pitfalls and potential, and why technological literacy matters for everyone in the digital age.
An evening of hymns, poems and reflections on aging and life's profound questions, featuring Inger Budde Dusgård, Frederik Schøler and Ole Dusgård.
Citizens and local politicians discuss the Finance Committee's work in an open forum. Coffee and cake for the first 30 attendees.
Family-friendly Saturday workshop with linocut printing guided by artist Stine Guld. Children and adults experiment with shapes, patterns and colours using free materials.
A Sunday macramé workshop where you create plant hangers while poetry is read aloud, suitable for all skill levels.
A welcoming café for children and parents dealing with dyslexia or reading and writing challenges. Volunteers offer games, play, and peer support, plus guidance for parents navigating school life. Free entry, drop-in welcome.
A one-hour drawing workshop where garden weeds become the artistic model. No experience needed - materials and coffee provided.
Monthly creative workshop for all ages at Silkeborg Library, where children and adults work with crafts like paper, fabric, and yarn.
PAPHAT is an interactive game where you design your own hat through short levels. Free family activity with artists present, drop-in from 10-14.
A reading club at Silkeborg Library discusses Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' with library facilitator Britt Skjoldborg.
A book club for ages 17-27 where members choose the reading list. Free to join, five meetings across the autumn.
A reading club where members vote on the winner of the DR Romanprisen 2027. The club meets six times to discuss Danish novels published in 2026.
Join the DR Reading Club to vote on the 2027 Danish novel prize. Participants meet six times to discuss and vote on novels by Danish authors.
A reading club for DR Romanprisen 2027 at Silkeborg Library where you read six Danish novels and vote on the winner. Meetings every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., November 2026 to April 2027.
Join Silkeborg Library's DR Reading Club to read six Danish novels and vote on the winner of the DR Romanprisen 2027 alongside fellow readers.
Former DR journalists Anne Haubek and Thomas Ubbesen share firsthand accounts from Ukraine, exploring how the war affects civilians and soldiers, and what it means for Europe's future.
Children design their own name plates with paint, glitter and creative materials at this drop-in family workshop. Free materials and flexible activities for all ages.
Senior researcher Annette Bruhn explores seaweed's role in marine ecosystems and its potential as a climate solution, with product tastings included.
A creative workshop where 10-13-year-olds make their own snow globes with glitter and decorations at Silkeborg Library.
A full day of board games for all skill levels at Silkeborg Library - from casual games to strategic challenges, with opportunities to swap used games and buy sandwiches.
A creative Christmas decoration workshop for children and families at Silkeborg Bibliotek, where you decorate a three-in-one Christmas item with beads, ribbons, and other materials.
Author and illustrator Jan Kjær shares stories and drawings from his new book The Nomes' Christmas, with activities for children aged 4-9 and their adults.
Author Mich Vraa discusses Ernest Hemingway and his new novel 'I Am Not Cathrine', which tells the story of Hemingway's first love, Agnes von Kurowsky.
Children aged 10-13 are invited to create their own Christmas wreath at the Children's Library using provided materials, with snacks and Christmas music.
Family-friendly workshop where children cut and print animal designs in foam rubber, with free materials and professional guidance.
MitTeater brings Christmas magic to Silkeborg with "Lotte and the Elf" - a warm and funny performance for children aged 3-7 and their adults.
Investigative journalist Kristian Sloth explores Danish agriculture's past, present, and future, examining new farming methods and the impact of animal production. Coffee and pastry included.
A book club for ages 17-27 where members choose the books and discussion methods. Free to join, with five autumn meetings.
A pop-up reading club for adults exploring the romantasy novel 'Heir of Illusions' by Madeline Taylor. Read independently over four weeks, then gather to discuss characters, world-building, and themes.
Cora Rytmica, a 40-member choir conducted by Henning Busted, performs a Christmas concert featuring pop ballads, gospel, and rock on Torvet in CampusHuset.
Three librarians share their favorite books of 2026 and offer reading recommendations at this afternoon event in Silkeborg Library.
Silkeborg Library's reading enthusiasts share their favourite books from 2026, featuring literary novels, essays, poetry and non-fiction with recommendations and discussion.
A theater adaptation of H.C. Andersen's classic tale about a fisherman's wife who dreams of more than what she has. Performed at Silkeborg Library for children from around age 4.
A Wild West adventure for children with treasure hunts, crafts, games and a live reading from the Anton and Grandma series.
Family-friendly workshop where children and adults craft their own magic wand or mini sword with wooden sticks, paint and ribbons. Drop-in all day with free materials.
A concert lecture exploring 50 years of Danish rock history through songs and archival images, performed by musicians Allan Østerdahl and Troels Witter.
The documentary The Librarians screens at Silkeborg Library as part of the #ForbiddenBooks campaign. The film follows American librarians resisting censorship and fighting for freedom of expression.
Physiotherapist Nanna Nissen discusses the postpartum body, common concerns, and practical strategies for supporting your recovery after childbirth.
Silkeborg Library celebrates Zadie Smith's H.C. Andersen Literary Prize with a lecture by literary commentator Britt Skjoldborg and a live stream of an interview from the Royal Library.
Family-friendly bean mosaic workshop at Kulturhuset 1B in Silkeborg - create your own animal picture with beans and lentils.
A nerdy music quiz with quizmaster Peter B. at Silkeborg Library. Teams of four compete with music clips, images, and tricky questions for prizes.
A library book club discussion of Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" led by facilitator Emma Karlebjerg at Silkeborg Library.
Former DR foreign correspondent Matilde Kimer discusses Russian culture, history, and politics, exploring what ordinary Russians think about Putin and the ongoing war.
Family-friendly workshop where children and adults print designs on bags that are combined into a shared artwork. Drop-in between 10-14, free materials.
Ph.D. Simon Høegmark explores how nature affects our consumption habits, stress levels, and well-being in this lecture at the Skraldival waste-reduction festival.
A market day celebrating reuse and waste reduction with free activities including a car boot sale, Repair Café, workshops, and talks for all ages.
Free nature workshop for children featuring insect hotel building, campfire activities, and outdoor fun with UdeUnger at Silkeborg Library.
Family-friendly paper workshop where children from 7 years old build a fantastic city from recycled materials. Part of the Waste Festival with a focus on reuse and waste reduction.
Bring your own apples to Bindslevs Plads and have SorringMOST press them into fresh juice for you. Part of Skraldival, Silkeborg's annual waste-reduction festival.
Drop-in craft workshop where you create animal portraits from recycled materials like egg cartons and wallpaper with artist Inge Hübertz.
Learn basic fermentation techniques and create three preserved vegetable fermentations to take home. Workshop at Balleskolen as part of the Skraldival festival.
Behavioral psychologist Anders Colding-Jørgensen from the podcast Vaneinstituttet discusses how habits form and practical tools for changing them - especially around consumption, climate, and digital habits.
A guided foraging walk where you'll learn to identify wild edible plants and herbs, with food and drink at the end.
A surplus food dinner at Virklund Care Centre where chef Rune Hardlei creates a meal entirely from donated surplus ingredients, exploring sustainability and food waste.
Consumer Council Think Chemistry explores hidden chemicals and PFAS in everyday products, offering practical advice on making informed purchasing decisions.
Beginner-friendly sewing workshop where you create children's trousers from recycled textiles, led by ATTER's Stine Højland. Sewing pattern and video guide included.
A guided tour of Tandskov Affaldscenter showing how waste is processed in Silkeborg. Free hot dogs and an open recycled building materials market.
Paddle out on Remstrup Å and collect trash from a canoe - a fun and environmentally conscious activity for the whole family with a prize for the team that collects the most.
Join Skraldival and clean up waste from Remstrup Å by canoe. Free family-friendly event with a chance to win a prize for collecting the most trash.
A creative workshop where families can make gingerbread flowers with guidance from a professional artist. Drop-in activity with free materials.
A quarterly book club for 10-11-year-olds at Silkeborg Bibliotek where children discuss books, create, and socialize with fellow young readers.
A dramatic reading circle at Silkeborg Library where participants read and discuss theatre scripts together. Three autumn sessions led by Emma Svankjær Morel, with a visit from a professional playwright at one meeting.
Family-friendly art day with inspiration from Kusama, Mondrian and Pollock. Drop-in creative activities for children and adults guided by professional artists.
Free 8-week writing workshop for young adults aged 22-30 experiencing mental vulnerability, meeting Thursdays at Silkeborg Bibliotek.
First aid workshop for parents with babies, covering common childhood injuries and infant resuscitation techniques.
An afternoon gathering at Silkeborg Library for reading circle enthusiasts, where newcomers and established groups meet to share experiences and form new book clubs.
A reading club for ages 17-27 where members choose their own books and meet to discuss their reading experiences together.