Weekly events
| Day |
Time |
Activity |
| Tuesdays |
9.30am - 10.00am |
Story Time - stories and more for young children accompanied by
an adult. A
Bookstart activity |
| Tuesdays |
10.00am - 10.30am |
Baby Bounce - soothing songs and gentle
nursery
rhymes for babies and their grown-ups. A
Bookstart activity |
| Tuesdays |
2.00pm - 4.00pm
(every last Tuesday of month) |
Top Time - a general interest, activity and
social session aimed at older people and their
carer's |
| Fridays |
10.00am - 10.30am |
Tot Rock - rhyme and rhythm: music, songs and
action
rhymes for toddlers with their parents and carers. A
Bookstart activity |
| Sundays |
10.30am - 12.00noon |
Come and enjoy our children's
activities |
Bookstart
We run a series of weekly
Bookstart activities for the under 5's
Story time Tuesdays 9.30-10.00
Baby Bounce Tuesdays 10.00-10.30
Tot Rock Fridays
10.00-10.30
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. Come and enjoy our children's activities
10.30am - 12.00noon every Sunday.
About Sundays.
|
Sundays |
Forthcoming Children's
Activities |
| 2 November |
Make yourself in to a Disney Prince or Princess |
| 9 November |
Come and create Harry Potter themed spells and wands |
| 16 November |
Come and turn yourself in to Shrek, Donkey, Dragon or Princess
Fiona in Shrek themed masks and activities |
| 23 November |
Let your brain run wild and create your very own
monsters |
| 30 November |
Come and make yourself in to a cartoon like Tracy
Beaker |
Top Time
A general interest, activity and social session aimed
at older people and their carer's. Held every last Tuesday of
the month 2.00 - 4.00pm in the meeting room next to the
library. Refreshments provided.
Programme of
events
| Tuesday |
|
| 28 October |
Local resident Colin Spalding gives a talk on the history of
Collectable Spoons - Silver/Pewter from the Roman period – to
date. Bring along your own spoon and learn some of it's
history! |
| 18 November |
Local Resident/Speaker, Andrew Jackson gives a talk on pub
signs & the story behind them.
|
We would love to hear from members of the local
community who may be interested in hosting some sessions on a topic
they have a particular interest in such as local history,
photography, yoga... For more information or to express an
interest please contact a member of staff at the
library.
Past Events
National Year Of Reading - Author Visit
 |
Romance writer,
Jan Jones visited Haverhill Library on 12 November to give
a free talk.
Jan talked about her background and read a few pages from her
latest book “Fair Deception”, a Regency romance. She
also talked about the sort of research required for writing
her book: - old maps, for example. After answering questions, Jan
sold copies of her books and signed them – a memoir of a
fascinating evening! |
UK Online - Get Online Day
 |
Friday 24 October - all day. Aiming to introduce people
to the internet and gain confidence with
computers. |
The Big Draw
|
|
As part of the celebrations
for
The Big Draw this year, Suffolk Libraries ran several
Sunday drawing events including one at Haverhill.
On 19 October, writer and illustrator, Gillian McClure (pictured
below) visited the library to run a workshop which was attended by
eighteen people. |
National Year Of Reading
|
September - "You are what you read" (celebrating and
exploring cultural, personal and local identities)
In Conjunction with September's
National
Year Of Reading theme, we had a Family History Group Day
on Sunday 28 September. There were experts on hand
to introduce and assist visitors in researching their family
history. |
African History Month
As part of October's African History Month and in conjunction
with October's
National
Year of Reading theme "Word of Mouth" (celebrating
storytelling, reading out loud, reading together and live
literature), one of Britain's outstanding storyteller's, Jan Blake,
visited the library on Wednesday 1 October. Jan
hosted/performed a traditional storytelling session, specialising
in stories from West Africa and the Caribbean to a mature
audience.
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...
 |
Congratulations!
Children who have finished this years reading
challenge (Word, 64Kb)
The presentation of certificates was on Sunday 14
September. |
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