by Suzanne Schultz Pick, Head Editor, INALJ UK
Celebrate Summer in the UK Libraries
Summer holiday is officially here, and what better time to find events for students during the break? Here are a list of events and happenings at a selection of libraries in England and Scotland for the month of August.
If your local branch isn’t listed, why not give them a call, or, better yet, drop in and see what’s happening in your area?
Rochdale
• Children’s creative writing workshop: Alkrington Library, 14/8
• Bookstart Bear Club: Balderstone library – Thursdays 2-3PM, Central Library – Wednesdays 1.30pm- 2.30pm, Darnhill library – Mondays 10am- 11.30am, Heywood library – Thursdays 10-11AM, Middleton library – Wednesdays 9.45am-10.45am and 11.15am- 11.45am, Smallbridge Library – Mondays 2-3PM
Manchester, John Rylands Library
• Learn together: The Great Dragon Egg Drop Challenge: 6/8 11AM-12:30PM and 2-3PM
• Family Fun Afternoon: 14/8 13:00PM-16:00PM
• Family Fun Afternoon: Pirates!: 7/8 13:00-16PM
• Toddler Tales: 7/8 10:30-11:30AM
• Enchanting tales: 16/8 11:00AM-12:00PM
• Here be Dragons! A tour of the Library for children: 16/8 12-13:00PM
• Family Fun Afternoon: Sock puppets: 21/8 13-16:00PM
• Family Fun Afternoon: Monsters: 28/8 13-16:00PM
Edinburgh, Scotland
• Teen events at Moredun: Moredun Library – Every Monday and Wednesday at 6.30pm.
• Mermaid plates and glamourous nails: Gilmerton Library – 5/8 10:30-11:30AM
• Comic art masterclass with Kev F Sutherland: Currie Library – 1/8 10:30-11:30AM
• Dr Jekyll’s Dr Book: Blackhall Library – 1/8 14:00-15:00PM
• Matisse Icarus cutouts: Central Children’s Library, George IV Bridge – 1/8 14:00-15:00PM
Gateshead
• Summer Reading Challenge 2014 Mythical Maze: Gateshead Central Library, 1/8-30/8 9:00AM
• Explore a Story; Storytime for families: St Mary’s Heritage Centre, 6/8, 13/8, 20/8, 27/8 12:30PM
• St Mary’s Storytime £1 per child pay on the door: St. Mary’s Heritage Centre, 1/8, 8/8, 15/8, 22/8, 29/8 10:30AM
• Geek-Con: Caedmon Hall, 9/8 10:00AM
• Piano Workshops (June – September): Caedmon Hall, 13/8 (every second Wednesday of the month) 19:00PM
• Family Print taster workshops: with artist Barbara Kennard: St Mary’s Heritage Centre, 13/8 10:30AM and 12:30PM
Newcastle upon Tyne
• Teenage Writing Group: City Library, 2/8 and 30/8 11am-1pm
• Nonsense and Stuff!: City Library, 2/8 14:30-15:30
• Junior reading group: Moorside Library, 5/8 – Meets first Tuesday of every month
• Mythical Maze: Read and Make Sessions: City Library, 6/8 14:00-15:00
• Stay and Play: Outer West Library, Newbiggin Hall Library, Newburn Library, 7/8 9:30am-10:30am
• Mystical Maze: Art Heroes comic workshop: Gosforth Library 11-12:00pm, Fenham Library 13-14:00pm, 15/8
Norfolk
• Mad Monsterous Myths: Wymondham Library and Hethersett Library, 1/8 10:30- 12:00PM
• Drop In and Draw – for children!: Gaywood Library, 1/8 14:30-16:30, every Friday during the summer holidays
• Calling all Nintendo DS fans!: Wells Library, 1/8 10:30-11:30
• Mythical Maze Adventure: Martham Library, 1/8 14:30-15:30
• Summer Holidays Simply Stories and Happy Hour: Gaywood Library, 2/8 15:00-16:00
• Mythical Maze Morning: Holt Library, 4/8 10:00-12:00
• Mythical Maze Crafts and Activities: Mundesley Library, 4/8 10:00-12:00
• Mad Monstrous Myths activities: Downham Market Library, 4/8 14:00-15:00
• Meet the wondrous Willigrews: Brundall Library, 4/8 11:30-12:30
• Bounce and Rhyme Plus: Great Yarmouth Library, 4/8 10:30-11:30
Nottinghamshire County
• Myths & Legends: Mansfield Woodhouse Library, 1/8 10am – 12:30pm
• Knights and Dragons: Blidworth Library, 1/8 10am – 11:30am
• Nessie sock puppet: Ollerton Library, 1/8 3pm – 4pm
• Play Workshop – from Bassetlaw Play Forum: Worksop Library 2/8 1pm – 3pm
• Robin Hood Festival: Sherwood Forest Country Park, 4/8 -10/8 10am – 4:30pm (Free – £5 car parking)
• Summer Reading Challenge Craft Activity: Kirkby-in-Ashfield Library, 4/8 10:30am – 11:30am
• Summer Safety Roadshow: Worksop Library, 4/8 12pm – 3pm
• Beeston Library’s Summer Reading Challenge ‘Mythical Hunt’: Beeston Library, 4/8 – 23/8 Drop in during opening hours
• Beeston Library’s Summer Reading Challenge – Medusa’s Mayhem / Beeston Library, 5/8 10:30am
• Rattle Rhyme and Roll: Mansfield Library, 5/8 10:00-10:30am
• Children’s craft activity: Ladybrook Library 2:30pm – 4pm, Warsop Library – 2:30pm – 4pm, Mansfield Woodhouse Library – 2pm – 4pm, 5/8
City of Westminster
• Enter the Mythical Maze! Summer Reading Challenge 2014: Charing Cross Library 21/7 – 11/9, Church Street Library 29/7 – 27/8, Maida Vale Library 25/7 – 28/8, Marylebone Library 22/7 – 28/8, Mayfair Library 8/7 – 23/9, Paddington Library 23/7 – 28/8, Pimlico Library 21/7 – 27/8, Queen’s Park Library 25/7 – 29/8, St. John’s Wood Library 23/7-28/8, Victoria Library 21/7 – 28/8