What's On

Bookworm Babies (5 week course)

Courses Starting: Tuesday 21 April & Wednesday 22 April 2020. Back by popular demand, innovative and exploratory play for budding bookworms.

Bookworm Babies (6 week course)

Courses Starting Tuesday 7 January 11am & Wednesday 8 January 11am. Back by popular demand, innovative and exploratory play for budding bookworms.

Charlie & Lola: Look After Your Planet

Tuesday 18 February & Saturday 22 February, 11am. Learn all about the importance of recycling with Charlie and Lola: Look After Your Planet then make a bird feeder to take home.

Clem and Crab with Fiona Lumbers

Saturday 15 February, 11am. Join author and illustrator Fiona Lumbers as she introduces you to Clem and Crab her timely tale of cleaning up our beaches. Filled with live drawing and reading, it’s a fun event with a big message!

Harry Potter Book Night

Thursday 6 February, 6pm. Wands at the ready! Join us for Harry Book Night where we will be hosting an evening of magic and challenges as you and your team mates battle it out to be the Triwizard Quiz Champions.

Holocaust Memorial Day: Remembering Judith Kerr

Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 January, 2-4pm. To commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day (Monday 27 January), drop into the Bookshop to see some treasures from the Judith Kerr archive

Ink & Drink with Angela Harding

Thursday 27 February, 6pm. Grab a drink and join printmaker and painter Angela Harding, whose beautiful print features on the cover of Miranda Kretovnikoff's new book RSPB Birds, to create your very own custom-made lino print!

Lego Adventure: Mini Golf

Saturday 15 February, 2pm. Build and play your own mini golf course from LEGO bricks! It'll be a little crazy, memorable and lots of fun.

Miranda Krestovnikoff's World of Amazing Birds

Friday 21 February, 2pm. Join popular TV and radio presenter (and RSPB president!) Miranda Krestovnikoff as we dive into the pages of her new book, looking at some of the most magnificent birds that fill our skies.

Story Sprouts (5 week course)

Courses Start April 2020: Learn how to share a love of reading with your toddlers in this interactive five week parent/toddler course.

Story Sprouts (6 week course)

Courses Start Jan 2020: Learn how to share a love of reading with your toddlers in this interactive six week parent/toddler course.

Story Time for Dogs

Saturday 8 February & Saturday 14 March, 11am. A pawsome opportunity to bring a four-legged friend along for a tail-waggingly terrific story time.

Story Yoga: Somebody Swallowed Stanley

Saturday 1 February, 11am. An exciting and energetic workshop combining two of our favourite things: storytime and yoga!

Terrific Tree Planting

Thursday 20 February, 11am. Help us make the Ouseburn an even greener place at our special tree planting session in partnership with Ouseburn Trust. Learn tons of terrific tree facts and plant new trees in nearby woodland.

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Saturday 25 January, 11am. Listen to a reading of The Tiger Who Came to Tea, see real sketches by its creator Judith Kerr then have a go at designing a label for a tin of tiger food. It'll be roarsome!

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