Weekly events
| Day |
Time |
Activity |
| Tuesdays |
10.00am - 10.30am |
Bookstart activity: Baby Bounce - soothing songs and gentle
nursery
rhymes for babies and their grown-ups followed by a short
story. |
| Tuesdays |
2.00pm - 2.30pm |
Bookstart activity: Tot Rock - pre-school music session
followed by a short story. |
| Thursdays |
10.30am - 11.30am |
Top Time - social group for older people |
| Sundays |
11.00am-12.00pm |
Come and enjoy our children's craft activities |
| Sundays |
1.00pm - 2.00pm (meets every 4 weeks) |
Book
Club |
Bookstart
We run two Bookstart activities
for pre-school children every week.
Tuesdays Baby Bounce 10.00 -
10.30am
Tuesday Tot
Rock 2.00pm -
2.30pm
Both sessions include a short storytime session for the last 10
minutes. We leave the toys out for a while after the sessions
so parents can stay for a chat while their children
play.
Top Time
This weekly group, meeting on Thursdays, has a varied
programme of activities for older people and
carers.
Find more details of the forthcoming programme here or
please
contact the library for further information or special
requirements.
Sunday activities
Come and enjoy our children's craft activities every Sunday
11.00am -12.00 midday at Newmarket Library. Sunday
activities are suitable for children of all ages unless otherwise
specified. There is also colouring available to do throughout
the day.
Details of some forthcoming activities are as follows:
| Date |
Activity |
| Sunday 30 November |
Come along and make a string of paper gingerbread men and
women |
| Sunday 14 December |
Make some Christmas Decorations |
Adult Book Club
The group meets on a Sunday between 1.00pm and 2.00pm every four
weeks (although this can vary with agreement from members).
The meetings are a friendly and social occasion - tea and biscuits
are provided! Please contact Nina on 01638 661216 or by
email:
ninabookclub@hotmail.co.uk for
more information.
Nearly Teen Book Club
We are trying to establish a book club for young readers to be
held once a month on a Sunday. Our next session is on Sunday
28 December so if you enjoy reading please come along!
Past events
National Year of Reading Author Visit
 |
On Saturday 15 November, local author
Jan Jones visited the library between 10.00am - 12.00noon to
sign copies of her new publication, 'Fair Deception'. Jan
will also gave a talk to our
Top Time members on Thursday 6
November. |
Big Draw
 |
As part of the celebrations for the
Big
Draw, Suffolk Libraries organised several special drawing
events including one at Newmarket Library on Sunday 12 October when
illustrator Pat Morley visited. |
National Year of Reading
As part of Suffolk's celebration of
the
National Year of Reading we have had visits from
the authors
Michael Hardcastle in April
and
Ian Whybrow in September.
Find out about other
author visits in Suffolk Libraries.
Ian Whybrow's visit on Friday 12 September
with children from both Moulton Primary School and
Paddocks Primary School
July - Rhythm and Rhyme
On Tuesday 15 July we had a poetry afternoon to
coincide with July's National Year of Reading theme - 'Rhythm
and Rhyme'. Year 3 and Year 4 from All Saints Primary
School visited the library and listened to some funny poems
being read to them by Nina, who ran the session, before performing
the poems that they had composed in class to each other.
Reading Challenge
 |
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... |
Congratulations!
Children who have finished this years reading
challenge (Word, 64Kb)
Presentation of certificates on Saturday 27
September
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