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Kirkby-in-Ashfield Library and Learning Centre

Events at this venue

Library led events & groups

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One-off event: Spring Craft and Food Festival

Tuesday 31 March

11am - 2pm

Spring Craft & Food Festival 

Local handmade Crafts & Food Treats + Our Annual BIG BOOK SALE + Children’s Crafts + Giant Lego, Trains & more + Face Painting + Prize draw, Treasure hunt + Free refreshments.

Suitable for all ages. No booking required. 

Easter crafts

One-off event: Easter Holiday Activity

Monday 30 March - Saturday 11 April

During library opening hours

Easter Treasure Hunt

Track down all of the hidden pictures around the library and enter our prize draw!

Monday 30 March – Saturday 11 April - during library opening hours.

Free, no need to book.

Easter crafts

One-off event: Easter Holiday Activity

Saturday 11 April

10am - 12pm

Storytime and Craft

Local Children’s Author A B Foster is joining us for storytime! Come discover her books, including The Adventures of Millie and the Easter Bunny!

Saturday 11 April, 10am – 12pm

Free, no need to book.

Easter crafts

One-off event: Easter Holiday Activity

Thursday 2 April

11am - 3pm

Bunny vs Monkey Day!

Come celebrate everyone’s favourite Jamie Smart characters, with lots of fun activities and crafts for everyone to enjoy!

Thursday 2 April 11am – 3pm

Free, no need to book.

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One-off event: Heritage talk

Tuesday 14 April

2pm - 3pm

From Weddings to Whippet Racing

Retired journalist Pete Pheasant recalls an age when weekly newspapers were at the heart of their communities.

Free. All Welcome.

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Ancestry and Family History session

Every Wednesday

2pm to 4pm

Drop in session with our Ancestry volunteer
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Children's Reading Group

2nd Tuesday of the month

3.45 - 4.15 PM

Little Bookworms - For children aged 5-7 years old
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Children's Reading Group

4th Tuesday of the month

3.45 - 4.15 PM

Junior Bookworms - For children aged 7-11 years old
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Children’s Craft

Every 3rd Saturday of the month

10am - 12pm

Crafts, books and colouring based around a different theme each month. 

Drop by with the children to enjoy simple craft activities.

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Community Jigsaw

Ongoing

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Crafty Chat

Every First and Third Friday of the month

10 AM - 12 PM


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Lego Club

Every 4th Saturday of the month

10am to 12pm

Suitable for ages 5+ with a parent

Make new friends and enjoy building your own designs – what will you create?
We provide the Lego, just bring your imagination!

For ages 4+, adult supervision required. 
Not suitable for under 4 due to small parts.

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Open Reading Group

Second Tuesday of every month

2-3 PM

Meet and discuss books on a chosen theme. 

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Places of Welcome

Every Wednesday

10 - 11.30 AM

Drop in for a complimentary cuppa and a chat with friendly faces. Meet new people, find things out, share your skills or just have a drink and relax. Everyone welcome!
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Rattle, Rhyme and Roll

Every Monday and Friday

10.30-11 AM

Our Rattle, Rhyme and Roll sessions are relaxed, friendly rhyme sessions for babies and toddlers. 

They are a chance for you to have fun, share rhymes and songs with your child, and meet other parents.

Sessions last about 30 minutes and are free.

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Reading Group: Crime

Last Friday of the month

11 AM - 12 PM

Kirkby Crime Readers Group.

Discuss this month's chosen crime novel.

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