Needham Market Library activities and events

Weekly activities: 

Day Time Activity
Mondays 2.15pm-2.45pm Storytime - a Bookstart activity
Sundays 11.15am-11.45am Storytime
Sundays 11.45am-12.45am Arts and crafts session
Sundays 1.00pm-2.00pm Internet training session.  Please book.
Sundays 2.00pm-3.00pm Homework Club

This summer children have had the opportunity to take part in this year's reading challenge ... Team Read. All they had to do was read 6 books...
Go to Team Read Suffolk Congratulations! Children who have finished this years reading challenge (Word, 67Kb)

Team Read Presentation

Children at Team Read presentation The children who finished this year's reading challenge received their medals and certificates on Saturday 20 September at 9.30am.  They were presented by Councillor Julia Truelove.

National Year of Reading - Author visit

Suffolk celebrates National Year of Reading logo

On Tuesday 8 July, as part of our National Year of Reading celebrations, children's author Jane Ray visited the library.


Sunday ICT sessions

1.00pm - 2.00pm

If you are unfamiliar with the internet and would like a one to one training session this is the thing for you. ICT sessions are limited to a maximum of two. To book a session please speak to a member of library staff.


Children's activities at Needham Market Library

On Sundays during November we will be reading books linked to television and film in connection with the National Year of Reading 2008 November theme of Screen Reads. However we will be starting the month with a 5 November Craft.

Story time

11.15am - 11.45am

Join us for story time. Stories suitable for 0-8 years. We often link our books to our arts and crafts theme.

Arts and crafts session

11.45am - 12.45am

African crafts
Join us for arts and crafts sessions. Each week we will make things to display in the library and things for you to take home with you.


  • 2 November "5 November" craft;
  • 9 November Thomas the Tank Engine craft;
  • 16 November Mr Men craft;
  • 23 November Winnie the Pooh craft;
  • 30 November The Jungle Book craft.


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  • All part of the Suffolk Children's University.


    Homework Club

    Every Sunday, 2.00pm - 3.00pm

    Stuck with your homework? Need to do some research and don't know where to start?  We can help. We have a good stock of reference books and knowledge of all the best reference web sites. You can print the information you need here in the library and we can order books in for you free of charge. 

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