Offers:
| Offer | Description | Area of competence (focus) |
|---|---|---|
| First introduction |
Year 1 Ghosts in the children's library Playful introduction to the children's library. The children get to know the stock and how to borrow books. |
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| First introduction |
Year 2 Discovery of the Children's Island Librarians The children conquer the children's library as pirates and get to know the stock and the lending procedures. (Alternative: cowboys) |
Speaking and listening |
| First introduction |
Year 3 Robber Hotzenplotz The playful adaptation of the story of the robber Hotzenplotz serves as a basis for getting to know the children's library. The children solve riddles about the robber and learn lots of interesting facts about the stock and lending procedures of the children's library. |
Speaking and listening |
| First introduction |
Year 4 Knights explore the children's library The children explore the children's library by working on knightly activity sheets. In doing so, they get to know the services and lending methods of the children's library. |
Speaking and listening |
| First introduction |
Grades 1 - 4 Intensive class Playful introduction to what the children's library has to offer. The event is tailored to the needs of the pupils in consultation with the teacher. |
Speaking and listening |
| Research |
Years 3 and 4 FindeFuchs: Searching and researching Pupils gather information on various topics. By using non-fiction books, encyclopaedias, dictionaries and a children's search engine, the children train themselves to find information independently. |
Reading and receiving |
| Digital reading world |
Year 1 Fiete - The sunken ship The event combines reading aloud the story "Fiete - The sunken ship" with digital content. The children explore the "Fiete Match" app on their own and get to know what the children's library has to offer by taking photos of sea objects. |
Reading and receiving |
| Digital reading world |
Grades 1 and 2 Bee robot The children listen to the story "Zilly and Zingaro - the evil robot" and get a playful introduction to the topics of robots and programming. They have the opportunity to try out the bee robots (Bee-Bots) on their own. |
Reading and receiving |
| Digital reading world |
Year 2 The letter eater The children listen to the story "The Letter Eater" by Paul Maar. The story is creatively realized with language games and the creation of an animated film with the Stop Motion app. |
Reading and receiving |
| Digital reading world |
Grades 2 and 3 Monster World The event combines reading aloud the story "Drei miese, fiese Kerle" by Paul Maar with digital content. The children solve a Kahoot quiz together and take photos of the three nasty guys in the children's library with the iPad. |
Reading and receiving |
| Digital reading world |
Grades 3 and 4 Magic rally with Actionbound The children listen to Goethe's famous ballad The Sorcerer's Apprentice, which forms the starting point for the magic rally. Using the Actionbound app, the children embark on a digital and interactive discovery tour through the children's library. Will they manage to defeat the evil wizard at the end? |
Reading and receiving |
| Digital reading world |
Grades 3 and 4 What happened here? Creating an animated film The picture book "What happened here?" encourages the children to create their own animated films using the Stop Motion app. |
Reading and receiving |
| Digital reading world |
Grades 3 and 4 The little water sprite The event combines reading aloud the story of the little water sprite with creative and digital content. The children create a word chain with adjectives and nouns. They go on a digital rally with the Actionbound app, which includes questions about the story read aloud. |
Reading and receiving |
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Digital reading world |
Years 3 and 4 Comic fun - Boris, Babette and you The children receive an introduction to comics and work with the digital pinboard Padlet. Presentation of the comic movie "Boris, Babette und lauter Skelette" by Tanja Esch. Creative realization with a comic bingo. |
Reading and receiving |
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Digital reading world |
Year 4 Comic workshop with Book Creator The children receive a brief introduction to comics. They create their own comic with Smurf characters. To do this, they create a storyboard in groups, draw backgrounds and work with the Book Creator app. Finally, the children present their self-designed comic. |
Reading and receiving |
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Reading promotion |
Years 1 and 2 The story of the lion who couldn't write "The story of the lion who couldn't write" by Martin Baltscheit is realized with many playful and creative activities. |
Examining and reflecting on language and language use |
| Reading promotion |
Grades 1 and 2 The big word factory Based on the book "The Great Word Factory", the children experiment with language, words and letters. The children explore the app "The big word factory" on their own. |
Examining and reflecting on language and language use |
| Teaching topics |
Year 2 Forest animals in winter The event focuses on non-fiction books on the topic and the picture book "Mysterious visit to the winter forest". The children learn about different forest animals and their hibernation strategies. |
Speaking and listening |
| Teaching topics |
Years 3 and 4 Fairy tale rally The children listen to the story "Princess Anna or how to find a hero" by Susann Opel-Götz. They then learn about different fairy tales at a variety of stations. |
Writing |
| Teaching topics |
Years 3 and 4 Fables "The lion and the little mouse" The children listen to the fable "The Lion and the Little Mouse" by Aesop and get a playful introduction to the topic of fables. |
Speaking and listening |
Please note:
Due to high demand, all dates are unfortunately booked. New dates are expected to be available again in spring 2026.
Detailed descriptions of the services and areas of expertise
Areas of competence Hessian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs:
Woman Sonja Elfe
Library Education | Deputy Head of Children's Library
Stadtbibliothek Offenbach, Kinderbibliothek
Herrnstraße 59
63065 Offenbach
Office hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 12 to 5 p.m.
Thursday: 12 to 18 o'clock
Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
