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4th November 2021
Published 15th November 2021
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Inspire Libraries!
Get in to the festive spirit with us as we bring you a whole host of Christmas-themed activities and events at your local library. From craft fairs, to children's activities, to Christmas carols, we're sure we have an event to even get the family Scrooge in to the festive spirit!
Find out what's happening at your local library below.
| Library | Event | Date and Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold | Christmas Craft Fair | 4 December, 10am - 2pm | Support local crafters and start your Christmas shopping! Free entry, just drop in. |
| Bingham | Christmas Craft Fair | 4 December, 10am - 3pm | Support local crafters and start your Christmas shopping! Free entry, just drop in. |
| Burton Joyce | Children's Christmas Craft - Santa and his happy helpers | 4 December, 10.30am - 12.30pm | Pop in and make a Christmas tree decoration. |
| Eastwood | Children's Christmas Crafts | 23 December, 10.30 - 11.30am | Booking essential at the library |
| Design Your Own Christmas Jumper | 1 - 20 December, ongoing | Closing date 20 December | |
| Christmas Tree Decorating | Throughout December | Make a Christmas decoration for the library and to take home. | |
| Hucknall | Christmas Crafts | 4 December, 10am - 2pm | Help us decorate our Christmas tree by making a paper bauble. Free event. No booking required, just drop in and join the festive fun! |
| Kirkby | Christmas Craft Fair | 10 December, 10am - 2pm | Start your Christmas shopping and browse unique, handmade gifts. |
| Children's Christmas Crafts | Every Saturday throughout December, 10am - 12pm |
4 December – Make your own Christmas bunting 11 December – Decorate an ornament for the Christmas tree 18 December – Make a Christmas tree table decoration |
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| Santa Story Time | 18 December, 11.30am | Come along for a Christmas story time with our special guest - Santa! | |
| Mansfield | Christmas Heritage Café | 14 December, 10.30 - 11.30am | Please join us for tea and a Christmassy chat over memories of Mansfield during the Yuletide period. |
| Dementia Friendly Film Screening of The Muppet Christmas Carol | 16 December, 1.30pm | Tickets - £1 per person.* These screenings take place in the auditorium and are relaxed performances suitable for all, but particularly for those with dementia, their carers and families. | |
| Newark | Christmas Craft Fair | 27 November, 10am - 2pm | Support local crafters and start your Christmas shopping! Free entry, just drop in. |
| Ollerton | Christmas Storytime |
8 December, 4pm 15 December, 4pm 22nd December, 4pm |
Please join us for a reading of a Christmas story and then related crafts afterwards. |
| Christmas Crafts | From 22nd November and throughout December | Join us for some exciting Christmas crafts, including Penguin and reindeer cards, gingerbread houses, and Tree Angels. | |
| Retford | Heritage Café - 'Celebrations' | 2 December, 2 - 3pm | Tickets 50p and include refreshments. Booking advised. |
| Dukeries Ukeries Ukulele Band Performance | 4 December | Drop in throughout the morning for a festive musical treat! | |
| Children's Christmas Activities | Throughout December | Drop in to the library and design a snowman, find our impish elf, or create a Christmas tree decoration for our library tree. | |
| Southwell | Late Night Christmas Shopping | 25 November | Gifts to buy and children’s crafts, plus mince pies and mulled wine. |
| Dickens’ Christmas Voices | 10 and 11 December, 7.30pm | A selection of seasonal readings from the pen of Charles Dickens. Tickets £9 (includes mulled wine and mince pie) | |
| Stapleford | Children's Activity - Make a Christmas Tree Decoration | 1 - 23 December | Help us deck the halls by creating a simple decoration for our wall mounted tree. Just drop in during opening hours. |
| Christmas Rattle, Rhyme and Roll | 16 December, 11.15 - 11.45am | Booking required at the library. | |
| Sutton-in-Ashfield | Sutton-in-Ashfield Library's 50th Birthday! | 13 December, 10am - 4pm | Join us as we celebrate our birthday! Expect Christmas carolling, crafts, make n cake, Rattle Rhyme and Roll, and much more! |
| A House for an Elf | 4 December, 1 - 2pm | Make your very own elf house. | |
| Santa Storyhullabaloo | 8 December, 10 - 10.30am | For under 5s. A visit from Santa during Storyhullabaloo! | |
| Children's Christmas Crafts | 11 December, 1 - 2pm | Create baubles for your tree, enjoy christmas card making and make a christmas jar. Suitable for all ages. Booking essential at the library. | |
| Online Event | In the Bleak Midwinter: A Victorian Christmas in Nottingham | 13 December, 7.30pm | Join Mildred Freeman, The Lady Historian, to discover all of Nottingham’s Yuletide gossip and goings-on. Booking required* |
*Booking is required for these events. Book The Muppet Christmas Carol or book In The Bleak Midwinter online.
If you would rather curl up with a book as it gets colder outside, don't forget our libraries are home to a variety of festive stock to entertain and delight over the festive period. Pop in to your local library or browse the library catalogue online.
The festive period truly begins at Inspire with our annual An Inspired Christmas Concert! Join us in person at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham or online at our virtual Inspire Concert Hall as we celebrate the start of the festive period with this showcase of amazing performances from a host of talented young singers from Nottinghamshire schools and choirs.
Inspire Learning are also offering Christmas-themed courses this term. Discover Christmas Macramé, Christmas Crafts, Creative Writing, and more!
For more information about our festive events, visit your local library or get in touch with Ask Inspire on 01623 677 200 or ask@inspireculture.org.uk.
We look forward to welcoming you soon!
