Weekly activities
| Day |
Time |
Activity |
| Tuesdays |
10.30-10.50am |
Story Time - stories and more for young children accompanied by
an adult |
| Tuesdays |
afternoons |
Book Groups - we have three book groups who meet once a month
at Bury Library - further details below |
| Wednesdays |
10.30-10.50am |
Baby Bounce - soothing songs and gentle
nursery
rhymes for babies and their grown-ups |
| Thursdays |
10.30-10.50am |
Tot Rock - rhyme and rhythm: music, songs and
action
rhymes for toddlers with their parents and carers |
| Thursdays |
4th Thursday in month |
MacMillan Helpdesk in the library foyer |
| Fridays |
10.00am-12.00 noon
(every third Friday) |
'Top Time' older people's social club.
For programme of events click here |
| Saturdays |
1st Saturday in month (not September) |
Local County Councillor Surgeries - mornings in the
foyer |
| Sundays |
10.30am - 12.00 noon
11.00 - 11.30am |
Children's Craft Activities
Song and Story Time |
Sunday activities
The library is open every Sunday, come along and enjoy a relaxed
friendly atmosphere where you can chat, listen to music, surf the
net or try IT taster sessions, as well as borrow books, films,
music and games.
About Sundays.
We also run additional activities for children every Sunday -
please see details at the top of the page.
Book Groups
We have three different book groups who meet in the Bury Library
Conference room on Tuesday afternoons:
Refreshments are available at the meetings.
We currently have spaces available in all three bookgroups,
for further information, please
contact Bury Library.
Forthcoming Events
National Year Of Reading
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Author Visit - Friday 5
December, 4.30pm - 6.00pm, Bury Library Conference
Room.
Come along to the library and meet
Nick Sharratt, author of "Don't Put Your Finger in the Jelly,
Nelly" and illustrator of "Pants" , "Eat Your Peas" and the
Jacqueline Wilson books.
To book your place, please
contact Bury Library. Booking is advisable as places are
limited.
This event has been
organised as part of Suffolk's celebration of the
National Year of Reading. Find out about other
author visits in Suffolk
Libraries. |
Past Events and Activities
National Year of Reading
Writing Workshop - How to write
women's fiction
On Saturday 1 November Louise Allen visited Bury Library.
She ran two writing workshops which were attended by about nine
people.
The Big Draw 2008
As part of the celebrations for
The
Big Draw this year, Suffolk Libraries ran several Sunday
drawing events including one at Bury St Edmunds.
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On Sunday 19 October the children's book illustrator, Algy
Craig Hall visited the library.
Algy graduated last year from the Cambridge MA in children's book
illustration, and his first book "Fine As We Are" was published in
March this year. |
National Bookstart Day - 'Pirates Ahoy'
 |
On Friday 10 October 2008 we held a pirate themed
Bookstart Party to celebrate National Bookstart Day. There
was an extended Tot Rock session, storytime and rhymes as well as a
drink and some edible treasure at the end! Some of the staff
dressed up as pirates too (Anna pictured on the left, Kate on the
right)!
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Georgian Gem Weekend 13 and 14 September 2008
Not Just Jane – Women Writers in Georgian
Times
Visiters were able to pop along to
the library over the heritage weekend to find out about
the famous and not so famous women writers of the Georgian
period, such as Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Elizabeth Inchbald
and Elizabeth Bonhote.
We also arranged Georgian Gem themed children’s craft sessions,
including mask-making, fan-making, silhouettes, and make your own
matchbox or shoebox Georgian theatre.
Please see the
programme (PDF 2094Kb) for further information of other
activities and events that were held for the Georgian Gem
festival.
Reading Challenge
This summer children had the opportunity to take part in this
year's reading challenge ...
Team Read. All they had to do was read 6
books...
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Congratulations!
Children who have finished this years reading
challenge (Word, 64Kb)
We had our presentations of certificates on Tuesday 16
September and Wednesday 17 September. Councillor David
Lockwood attended both the presentations. |
National Falls Prevention Awareness Day
Our Top Time session on 25 July was designed to relate to the
National Falls Prevention Awareness Day which was on 24 June
2008. The Top Time session included a chair based yoga
demonstration by Carole from the Self Centre, a talk by Sue
Nicholson, Information on Prescriptions Co-ordinator and a talk by
Ann Hunt, the Falls Prevention Co-ordinator.
National Year Of Reading - Author Visit
As part of Suffolk's celebration of
the
National Year of Reading Bury St
Edmunds library was visited by children's author
Pat Hutchins on Wednesday 25 June in collaboration with
Waterstone's Book shop. The author signed books in the library
foyer.
National Science and Technology Week 7-16 March 2008
In March we celebrated
National Science and Technology Week with a special 'touchy
feely' book making activity - 'That's not my book' craft activity.
Children of all ages were invited to come and use thick paper,
card and lots of different fabrics to create their own book based
on the Fiona Watts series "That's not my...(Train, Dinosaur, Fairy
etc)".
East Anglian Film Archive DVDs
East Anglian Film Archive has launched its new range
of archive DVDs
Activities and events across Suffolk
Contact details and opening times of Bury St Edmunds
Library