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Acle Library
Attleborough Library
Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time
Wednesdays, 10.30am-11.00am
Songs and rhymes for babies and toddlers and their parents/carers
These sessions will begin again during term-time.
Weekly Storytime Saturday 2:00pm-2:30pm.
For children up to age 7.
Aylsham Library
Winter Sundays at
Aylsham Library
Come and join in our free family activities and enter a prize draw on the following Sundays:
Come and join in our free family activities and enter a prize draw on the following Sundays:
7 February 2010,
11.30am – 13.00pm
Health Walk with Kate
Colman-Pipe
Family friendly walk
starts at the library at
11.30am returning for
refreshments.
7 March 2010 Tilly
the Talespinner
'Have you ever wondered
why the skunk is so
smelly? Or wanted to
know why the hares dance
in the fields at
springtime? If so, then
join Tilly for some tall
tales of wonder, magic
and nonsense. If
not...well, come along
anyway! The perfect
treat for a Sunday
morning with something
for all the family.'
2 sessions
11.30am – 12.15pm; 12.45
– 1.30pm
Booking is not essential. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
For further information please contact Aylsham Library 01263 732320 or email aylsham.library@norfolk.gov.uk
Blofield Library
Bookstart Bounce and Rhyme Time
Wednesdays during Rhymetime
9.15 - 9.45am
Wednesdays during Rhymetime
9.15 - 9.45am
Songs and Rhymes for babies, pre-school children and their parents/carers
Brundall Library
Storytimes
Every Thursday 2.30 – 3.00pm
All children must be accompanied by adult
Caister Library
Bookstart Bounce and Rhyme Time
Every Tuesday during term time 10.30 - 11am
Songs and rhymes for babies, pre-school children and their
parents/carers.
Costessey Library
Rhymetimes
Songs, Rhymes and Stories for preschool children
Every Wednesday 10.30-11.00am
Cromer Library
Rhymetime: Songs, stories and rhymes for children aged 3 and under
Tuesdays, 10:00am-10:45am:
All families are welcome. Turn up on the day or phone Cromer Library on 01263 512850 for more details.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Saturday Family Storytimes
2nd Saturday of every month
11am - 12
Themed Storytimes for children and their families Please call the Library on 01263 512850 for more information
Dereham Library
Bookstart Rhyme Time
Songs, Rhymes & stories
Every Monday
9:45am-10:10am
Enjoy songs, rhymes and stories with your baby or toddler.
The session is aimed at children under 2 but all under 5s are welcome.
Please Contact Brigitte on 01362 656971 for more information
Wii club
A monthly event - A chance to enjoy Wii game in the library
Last Tuesday of every month
6.00 – 7.00pm
Dersingham Library
Half Term Holiday Storytime
Monday 15 February
10.30 - 11.30am
Under 7s must be accompanied by an adult
Easter Storytime
Monday 12 April
10.30 - 11.30am
Under 7s must be accompanied by an adult
Diss Library
Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time
Every Friday during term time, 10.30am-11.00am
Songs and rhymes for pre-school aged children and their parents/carers.
Story time for under 8's
Friday mornings in school holidays.
10.30am
All sessions start at 10.30am.
Downham Market Library
Story and Activity
Sessions - in partnership with Norfolk
Family Learning - Books for Babies
Every Thursday during term time
1pm to 2.30 pm
For children up to 3 with their parents/carers
Storytimes
Free stories and activities
For children aged 10 and under and their parents/carers.
Free stories and activities
For children aged 10 and under and their parents/carers.
10.30 - 11.30am
Thursday 18 February 2010 - Love Your
Libraries
Thursday 8 April – Springtime
Thursday 27 May - Festival Storytime (this will
be a circus theme for next year)
Summertime Stories
Thursday 29 July - the start of the Reading
Game
Thursday 5 August
Thursday 12 August
Thursday 19 August
Thursday 26 August
Thursday 28 October – Halloween
Thursday 23 December - Xmas
Earlham Library
Fakenham Library
Baby Bounce and Rhymetime
Every Wednesday during term times
10.00 – 10.30am
Gaywood Library
Get ready for the Big Garden Birdwatch!
Sunday 24 January
11.00am
Sunday 24 January
11.00am
Come along and join in lots of activities to get ready for the Big Garden Birdwatch! Learn about the birds visiting your garden, make a bird cake and much more! Children must be accompanied by an adult
Alien Adventure storytime!
Tuesday 16 February
10.30 - 11.30am
Come along for some out-of-this-world stories and activities! Children must be accompanied by an adult
Regular Sunday Storytimes
First Sunday in the month at 11am (except at Easter)
Come along for some stories and activities
children must be accompanied by an adult
Look out for our special Summer holiday Sunday storytimes
too!
Gorleston Library
Bookstart Baby
Bounce and Rhyme Time
Every Monday 2 – 2.30pm
Songs, rhymes and stories for children under the age of 2 1/2 and their parents/carers. All children must be accompanied by an adult
Great Yarmouth Library
Story Time at Starbucks
Every Tuesday during term time
10am - 10.30am
For pre-school children and their parents/carers
- stories
- songs
- rhymes
Enjoy a coffee on us and make new friends with Starbucks Coffee in partnership with Norfolk County Council Library and Information Service
Bookstart Bounce and Rhyme Time
Songs and rhymes for babies, pre-school children and their parents/carers.
Every Monday during term time 10.00 - 10.30am
Harleston Library
Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time
Every Wednesday during term time, 10.30am-11.00am
Songs and rhymes for pre-school aged children and their parents/carers.
Under 8's Team Read storytime
Every Wednesday in school holidays at 10.30am
Hellesdon Library
Hethersett Library
Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time on the 2nd and 4th
Wednesday of the month, 10:30am-11:30am
Hingham Library
Holt Library
Baby Bounce & Rhyme Time
Every Friday during term time
10.00am - 10.30am
Songs, stories and rhymes for pre-school children and their parents/carers
Hunstanton Library
Bookstart Baby Bounce &
Rhyme Time
Every Wednesday
10.30 - 11.30am
Every Wednesday
10.30 - 11.30am
Songs and rhymes for preschool children and their parents/carers.
Half
Term Holiday Storytime
Thursday 18 February
10.30 - 11.30am
Under 7s must be accompanied by an adult
Easter Storytime
Thursday 15 April
10.30 - 11.30am
Under 7s must be accompanied by an adult
Kings Lynn Library
Baby Bounce and Rhyme TimeSongs, stories and rhymes for babies up to 21/2 years old and their parents/carers
First Monday of the Month:
9.30am-10.00am
Loddon Library
Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time, Songs and rhymes for pre-school children and their carers
2nd and 4th Mondays
10.30 - 11.00 am
Come and join the fun and meet some new friends at the library!
Long Stratton Library
Baby Bounce & Rhyme Time
Every Thursday from September 10
10:30 - 11:30am
Every Thursday from September 10
10:30 - 11:30am
Songs and rhymes for
pre-school children and their parents/carers.
Come and join the fun and meet some new friends
in the library!
Martham Library
Children’s Storytime
Every Friday afternoon at 2.30pm.
Age group: under 5s.
All children to be accompanied by a parent or guardian
Mile Cross Library
Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time
Fridays 10.30-11.30am during term-time. Songs, rhymes and stories for pre-school aged children and their parents/carers.
Mundesley Library
Card Swap Club
First Tuesday of the month starting Tuesday 7 April
4.00pm
Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library
Family Sunday
Stories and activities, fun and learning, for children, their parents and carers. Every Sunday from 2.30-4.00 in the Children’s Library. Please note that all children under eight must be accompanied by an adult.
Second Sunday
Creative Activities for children aged 8-13, held
on the second Sunday of each month from 2.15 –
4pm.
Experiment, Explode, Expand, Explore, Excite.....WRITE!
WORDWIND
Creative writing club
for 8-12 year olds
Writing games, wordplay, imaginative workouts
Bring your stories, poems and plays
Refreshments provided - pen and paper too!
Meet in the Children’s Library
BLACKFIRE
Creative writing Group for 13-18 year olds
Meet, talk, share, explore, scribble, draft, write, rewrite, shape: Poetry, Prose and Scriptwriting
Meet in the Express Library
Refreshments provided - pen and paper too!
Tiny Tots session:
Wednesday from 2:00-2:30pm and Thursday 10:00am-10:30am
Stories, songs and rhymes for children under 2.
Bear Club
Storytime for the Under 5s - every Friday at 10.30am
Dads’ Time
Bring your dad to the library for Dads’ Time, stories and activities for dads and their children aged 3-8 (mums and other carers are welcome too).
10.30 – 11.30am in the Children’s Library on alternate Saturdays.
Please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult...
North Walsham Library
Card Trading Event
First Thursday of the Month
6.30 – 7.00pm
First Thursday of the Month
6.30 – 7.00pm
Featuring ...
• Dr Who: Battles in Time
• Yu-Gi-Oh
• Pokemon
• Sport
• and much more!
Free entrance - come
along on the day to swap
your doubles and
complete your sets!
Children under 8 must be
accompanied by an adult
Baby Bounce and Rhymetime
Fridays during term time
10.00 - 10.30 am
Songs, stories and rhymes for babies and toddlers and their parents/carers.
Plumstead Road Library
Poringland Library
Bookstart Baby Bounce and Rhymetime
Every Wednesday morning from 9.15 - 9.45am during term-time
Songs and rhymes for pre-school aged children and their parents/carers.
Reepham Library
Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time
2nd and 4th Mondays of the month during term
time
2.15 - 2.45
Enjoy songs, rhymes and stories with your
baby or toddler. Come and join in the fun
and meet some new friends in the library!
This session is aimed at under 2 but all
under 5s are welcome
For more details please contact Reepham
Library
01603870474
St Williams Way Library
Bookstart Bounce &
Rhyme Time
9.30am - 10.00am
Thursdays during term time
9.30am - 10.00am
Thursdays during term time
Songs and rhymes for babies, pre-school children and their parents/carers. Come and join the fun and make some new friends at the library!
Sheringham Library
Weekly Bounce and Rhyme Time for the under
fives
Tuesdays 10.00 - 10.30am
Tuesdays 10.00 - 10.30am
Songs, stories and rhymes for little people and their parents/carers
Sprowston Library
Bookstart Bounce & Rhyme Time
Thursdays 9.30 – 10.00am
Thursdays 9.30 – 10.00am
Songs & rhymes for children up to 2 ½ years old & their parents / carers
Stalham Library
Card Swap
Come along and trade Dr. Who, Pokemon, Match Attax, High School Musical and many more
First Thursday of the month - starts at 4.00pm
Swaffham Library
Bookstart Baby Bounce & Rhyme Time
Every Thursday morning (during term time)
11.00 - 11.30am
Every Thursday morning (during term time)
11.00 - 11.30am
Songs and rhymes for preschool children and their parents/carers.
Half Term Holiday Storytime
Wednesday 17 February
10.30 - 11.30am
Wednesday 17 February
10.30 - 11.30am
Under 7s must be accompanied by an adult
Easter Storytime
Wednesday 14 April
10.30 - 11.30am
Under 7s must be accompanied by an adult
Taverham Library
Thetford Library
Tuckswood Library
Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time
Every Friday in term time
10.30 - 11.00
Every Friday in term time
10.30 - 11.00
Rhymes, songs and stories for pre-school children and their parents.
Watton Library
Toddler Time with Watton Surestart Children's
Centre
Wednesdays, 10.00 - 10.45am
Wednesdays, 10.00 - 10.45am
Wells Library
West Earlham Library
Wroxham Library
Baby Bounce and Rhymetime
Songs and rhymes for babies and toddlers, parents and carers.
Songs and rhymes for babies and toddlers, parents and carers.
First Tuesday of
every month, then from 29
December sessions will be
fortnightly, during term
times only
10.00 - 10.45am.
Tuesday 12 January 2010
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Tuesday 23 March 2010
Tuesday 20 April 2010
Tuesday 4 May 2010
Tuesday 18 May 2010
Tuesday 15 Jun 2010
Tuesday 29 Jun 2010
For further information
contact Wroxham Library on
01603 782560 or email
wroxham.lib@norfolk.gov.uk
All children must be
accompanied by an adult
Wymondham Library
Book Stuff
3rd Monday of the month
3.30 -4.30pm
Are you a boy in Year 5 or 6 who enjoys
chatting about books and doing other fun
stuff? Then why not give our new book group
a go?
Places limited. If you'd like to join us
please ring the library tel: 01953 603319 or
speak to a member of staff before Wednesday
16 September.
