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Enjoy a hoppy Easter with Inspire libraries

Hatch a plan to visit your local library this April

Decorative image showing an easer egg with shapes of books, crayons and music notes inside

Our libraries have an egg-cellent range of activities to help you have a hoppy holiday. Take a look at what's cracking this Easter, including fabulous crafts and a fantastic family film screening. Don't forget to check our regular events too for more egg-citing sessions to get involved in!

Don't see anything near you yet? We're still adding to our event listings so check back soon for more fun family events across Nottinghamshire.

Library Event title Date/time Additional information
Arnold Gruffalo's birthday Saturday 30 March, 9am - 4pm The Gruffalo is turning 25! Enjoy a day of drop-in colouring, crafting, and a character hunt for all ages.
Balderton Make an Easter Bunny or Chick Wednesday 3 April, 2pm - 3pm
Beeston Pokémon Card Swap Wednesday 10 April, 1:30pm - 3:30pm Bring along your spare cards to trade with other players. Build up your desk or try to complete your set!
Board Games Afternoon Tuesday 2, Thursday 4, Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 April, 1:30pm - 4:30pm Don't get bored this Easter break, join us for board games!
Bingham Spring activities Throughout the Easter break Come along for fluffy sheep and spring flower crafts. Join in our lamb hunt and get a special freebie for taking part!
Carlton Easter crafts Thursday 4 April, 11am - 12pm and Thursday 11 April, 2pm - 3pm Join us in making your own spoon bunny and bunny bunting for our wall display!
Carlton Hill Easter craft Wednesday 3 April, 10am - 10:45am Make a beautiful Easter wreath to brighten up your door
Edwinstowe Easter Origami Crafts Tuesday 2 April, 10am - 12pm Make a fun origami bookmark for Easter
Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Tuesday 9 April, 10am - 12pm Join in this fun family craft for all ages
Forest Town Easter bunny wreath Tuesday 2 April, 10:30am - 11:30am Decorate a beautiful Easter wreath to display at home!
Gedling Lego Club Thursday 4 April and Thursday 11 April, 1pm - 4:30pm Our popular Lego and Duplo club is back! Come down and see what you can create.
Easter crafts Throughout the Easter holiday Get creative with rabbit and Easter egg suncatchers, plus an Easter hunt around the library!
Hucknall Gingerbread people Saturday 6 April, 10:30am - 12pm Our gingerbread house is all alone and in need of some friends! Help us enhance our display board by decorating gingerbread people.
Huthwaite Eggcelent Easter activities Thursday 28 March, 3:30pm - 4:30pm Hop along to Huthwaite Library to make a bunny pipecleaner pal! Plus, enter our Easter egg colouring competition and chick hunt!
Keyworth Spring crafts Tuesday 2 April, 10:30am - 12pm Use our craft supplies to make a spring animal!
Storytime and craft Thursday 4 and 11 April, 10:30am - 11am Perfect for under 5s but all welcome
Games club Tuesday 9 April, 10:30am - 4pm Challenge your friends and family to a game! Includes our giant games.
Easter origami Thursday 11 April, 10:30am - 12:30pm Come and make a fun Easter bunny bookmark!
Kirkby in Ashfield Easter Bunny bookmarks Friday 5 April, 2pm - 4pm Make a fun origami bookmark for Easter
Sunflower planting and craft Thursday 4 April, 10am - 12pm Help us plant sunflowers for our community garden, then craft a special sunflower to take home!
Mansfield Central Dementia friendly film screening: Easter Parade Wednesday 3 April, 1:30pm Join the team for a relaxed cinema experience, perfect for those with memory difficulties or requiring extra support. Tickets £1 each, booking highly advised. Visit inspireculture.org.uk/film for full information.
Dementia friendly film screening: 101 Dalmatians Thursday 11 April, 1:30pm Join the team for a relaxed cinema experience, perfect for those with memory difficulties or requiring extra support. Tickets £1 each, booking highly advised. Visit inspireculture.org.uk/film for full information.
Guide Dog Puppy Meet and Greet Thursday 11 April, 10am - 12pm Guide Dogs for the Blind will be bringing trainee puppies for a meet and greet session! Hear about the training, plus top tips for behaving around pooch pals. All welcome, followed by a craft session 11am - 1pm.
Mansfield Woodhouse Bunny weaving paper craft Tuesday 2 April, 10am - 4pm Weave a little paper bunny for Spring.
Rocking Spring card Tuesday 9 April, 10am - 4pm Colour and create a Spring card to rock your world.
Mapperley Children's crafting Tuesday 9 April, 10:30am - 12pm Suitable for ages 4-9
Newark Buttermarket Easter fun day Saturday 23 March, 10am - 3pm Newark's library and learning teams are joining forces for a fun-filled Saturday! Come along for a range of 'make and take' activities, plus workshops from Doodling Poet Chris White, a visit from the giant White Rabbit and meet and greet with the world's first chocolate-egg laying hen. Head to the Buttermarket and Newark Library pages for full information.
Egg-celent Easter crafting Saturday 30 March, 11am - 12pm Come and decorate mini Easter eggs - the yolks on your if you miss it! Plus, come along in your best Easter bonnet to enter our prize draw.
Ravenshead Easter Egg hunt Saturday 23 March - Saturday 13 April, during normal opening hours Can you find all six eggs hidden in our Children's library? Ask us for a sheet!
Retford Eggcelent Eggbert's Cutout Wardrobe Thursday 4 April, 11am - 12pm Dippy Eggbert has got themselves in a pickle! They've lost all their clothes. Can you scramble together a wardrobe for them? Create your own costumes or use the templates provided.
Scrambled! Saturday 30 March, 9am - 3pm Take part in our egg hunt this Easter holiday!
Sutton in Ashfield Easter Egg decorating Saturday 30 March, 11am - 12pm Come and decorate some mini Easter eggs! Plus, join in our Easter competition - wear your best bonnet to enter!
Author visit: Adrian Beeden Wednesday 3 April, 10am - 11am Join Adrian for a storytelling session showcasing the adventures of Alfred the Tortoise! Stick around for themed activities and an opportunity to purchase a copy to take home. All ages welcome.
Warsop Easter nest cake decorating Tuesday 2 April, 10am - 12pm and Friday 5 April, 2pm - 4pm Join us to make an eggcelent nest cake. Please be aware of allergens, all products will be displayed clearly for adults and check suitability for your child. 50p suggested donation.
Bunny weaving paper craft Tuesday 9 April and Friday 12 April, 10am - 4:30pm Hop over to see us and create your own woven paper bunny - use it in your window, on the fridge or as a bookmark!
Worksop Kids Easter treasure hunt Throughout the Easter break, during normal opening hours Hop on down to Worksop Library - can you find all the bunnies hiding amongst our shelves?
Spring Crafts for children Thursday 4 April & 11 April, 11am - 12pm Drop in for our free children's spring crafts!
Dog's Trust Family Workshop Wednesday 10 April, 11am - 12pm Join us for a free family workshop to learn all about staying safe around dogs, and keeping our four-pawed friends happy and healthy! Suitable for 7-11 year olds with accompanying adult, no booking required.