HELLO LIBRARY LOVERS!
Happy holidays!
Make a date to get down to your local library this Summer and become a Marvellous Maker!
We’ve got stacks of free events happening at a library near you so come along and make a craft, make a discovery, make a move, make a camp, make a story - and make some new friends along the way!
Hull Libraries are proud to be part of Healthy Holidays Hull 2024 and The Reading Agency’s 2024 Summer Reading Challenge, ‘Marvellous Makers’.
Love from the Hull Libraries team x
Illustrations by Natelle Quek © The Reading Agency 2024
FREE EVENTS
TICKET
Our events are always very popular so please book tickets in advance (unless stated otherwise).
HOW TO BOOK:
• Book online - hulllibraries.eventbrite.co.uk
• Pop into your local library
• Call (01482) 210 000 to reserve your tickets
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to safety and limited space, we politely request that children are accompanied by only one adult to prevent crowding in the activity space.
Please do not bring siblings unless they have a pre-booked place and meet the age requirements.
Don’t forget - if you have booked a ticket for an event but are unable to make it, please cancel your ticket(s) to allow space for others.
We look forward to seeing you!
SUMMER READING CHALLENGE:
MARVELLOUS MAKERS
Calling all young makers and creators! Unleash your creativity with the ‘Marvellous Makers’ Summer Reading Challenge!
The challenge provides plenty of opportunities for children to explore their imagination and unlock their inner maker through the power of reading. Discover new stories, collect fun rewards, and take part in free creative activities over the summer holidays.
Pick up a free Summer Reading Challenge pack at your local library from Saturday 20 July until Saturday 14 September.
Or join online: summerreadingchallenge.org.uk.
Don’t miss this chance to fire up your child’s mind!
AVENUES LIBRARY
Thu 1 Aug & Tue 27 Aug 3:00 – 4:00pm
BRANSHOLME LIBRARY
SUMMER CRAFTS
5+ YEARS
Thu 25 Jul 2:00 – 3:00pm & Thu 29th Aug 10:00 – 11:00am
CENTRAL LIBRARY
Wed 24 Jul 2:00 – 3:00pm & Wed 14 Aug 2:00 – 3:00pm
EAST PARK LIBRARY
Mon 22 Jul 11:00 – 12:00pm & Wed 31 Jul 2:30 - 3.30pm
Mon 5 Aug 11:00 – 12:00 & Wed 28 Aug 2.30 - 3.30pm
FRED MOORE LIBRARY
Mon 29 Jul 2:30 – 3:30pm & Thu 29 Aug 2:30 - 3.30pm
FREEDOM CENTRE LIBRARY
Wed 24 Jul 2:30 - 3.30pm & Wed 31 Jul 2:30 – 3:30pm
GIPSYVILLE LIBRARY
Fri 2 August 2:00 – 3:00pm & Fri 30 Aug 2:00 – 3:00pm
GREENWOOD LIBRARY
Mon 22 Jul 10:30 - 11:30am & 19 Aug 10:30 - 11:30am
INGS LIBRARY
Wed 24 Jul 10:00 -11:00am & Fri 9 Aug 10:00 – 11:00am
WAUDBY LIBRARY
Tue 30 Jul 2:00-3:00pm & Tue 27 Aug 2:00 – 3:00pm
WESTERN LIBRARY
Tue 30 Jul 11:00 – 12:00pm & Thu 8 August 2:00 – 3:00pm
8+YRS
FLOWER CROWN WORKSHOP
Join florist Bethany Barton and make a beautiful flower crown using fresh flowers and natural resources.
BRANSHOLME LIBRARY Thu 22 Aug 10:30 - 12:00pm
EAST PARK LIBRARY Fri 23 Aug 10:30 - 12:00pm
FRED MOORE LIBRARY Sat 24 Aug 10:30- 12:00pm
PING PONG AND BOARD GAMES
Pop along to the library and play ping pong or try your hand at one of the board games from our collection.
CENTRAL LIBRARY
Every Tuesday & Friday 10:00 - 11:00 am
6+YRS
MUSICAL THEATRE
5 - 11YRS
Join Inner Vibes Dance Studio for fun filled drama activities and acting games, plus sing and dance along to your favourite musical movies!
BRANSHOLME LIBRARY
Every Monday 2:45-3:30pm
INGS LIBRARY
Every Tuesday 4:45-5:30pm
GIPSYVILLE LIBRARY
Every Wednesday 4:45-5:30pm
FREEDOM CENTRE LIBRARY
Every Thursday 3:15-4:00
WESTERN LIBRARY
Every Saturday 11:00-11:45am
DON’T FORGET YOU NEED TO PRE-BOOK TICKETS FOR ALL OUR EVENTS
5 - 11 YRS
Bust a move and join in with some sensational street dance sessions at a library near you over the summer holidays!
BRANSHOLME LIBRARY
Every Monday 3:30-4:15pm
INGS LIBRARY
Every Tuesday 4:00-4:45pm
GIPSYVILLE LIBRARY
Every Wednesday 4:00-4:45pm
FREEDOM CENTRE LIBRARY
Every Thursday 4:00-4:45
WESTERN LIBRARY
Every Saturday 10:15-11:00am
MUSIC & MAYHEM
Songs, rhymes and movement to music for families!
Bransholme Library: Tue 6 August 1:30 - 2:30pm
Central Library: Mon 5 August 10:00 - 11:00am
Freedom Centre Library: Tue 6 August 10:00 - 11:00am
Gipsyville Library: Mon 5 August 1:00 - 2:00pm
Greenwood Library: Mon 29 Jul 10:30 - 11:30am
Waudby Library: Mon 12 August 10:30 - 11:30am
UNDER 8s
BOLLYWOOD DANCING
Join award winning author and dance teacher Salma Zaman for an interactive and fun dance session with costumes and instruments. Your chance to dress up and shimmy and shake like a Bollywood star!
Free activities for school age children and young people living in Hull
PLAY DAYS
Come and play with Hull Libraries and friends at these fabulous free fun days for all the family!
Fri 26 Jul / 11:00 - 3:00 pm / King George V Playing Field, Cottingham Road
Wed 7 Aug / 11:00 - 3:00 pm / Alderman Kneeshaw
Wed 21 Aug / 11:00 - 3:00 pm / Pickering Park
Sun 25 Aug / 11:00 - 3:00 pm / West Park
Wed 28 Aug / 11:00 - 3:00 pm / Pearson Park
GALA DAY
BEACH DAY
Wed 28 Aug / 11:00 - 3:00 pm / North Carr
Sat 17 Aug / 11:00 - 3:00 pm / Ings Playing Field
If you do not have access to the Internet, why not visit your local library to check out Healthy Holidays activities!
WESTERN LIBRARY GARDEN
STREETWIZE
Come along and help us take care of the plants, or just enjoy playing and hanging out in the beautiful library garden!
Every Thursday (until November) / 4:00 - 5:30pm
PICNIC, PLANT & PLAY
Join us in our lovely secure garden for this Picnic, Plant and Play session!
Family and community drop-in session, including fun traditional play and making healthy family food.
Saturday 27 Jul, 3 Aug, 10 Aug, 17 Aug / 11:00 - 3:00pm
SALLY AND HER SUPER SNOT SLIME WORKSHOP
Join award winning author Salma Zaman for a storytelling of her book Sally and her Super Snot, featuring slime making & Egyptian dancing!
Avenues Library: Fri 26 Jul 10:30 - 12:00pm
East Park Library: Wed 24 Jul 2:30 - 4:00pm
Gipsyville Library: Fri 26 Jul 2:30 - 4:00pm
Greenwood Library: Wed 24 Jul 10:30 - 12:00pm
DON’T FORGET YOU NEED TO PRE-BOOK TICKETS FOR ALL OUR EVENTS
SPECTAC-U-LAB
5+ YRS
Join Spectac-u-lab and become a scientist for the day with some fun-filled experiments! Brilliant bubbles, kaleidoscopes and glitter bath bombs to take home with you!
Avenues Library: Tue 23 Jul 2:30 - 4:30pm
Bransholme Library: Tue 13 Aug 2:30 - 4:30pm
Central Library: Wed 21 Aug 2:30 - 4:30pm
East Park Library: Wed 7 Aug 2:30 - 4:30pm
Fred Moore Library: Mon 12 Aug 10:15 - 12:15pm
Gipsyville Library: Mon 22 Jul 2:30 - 4:30pm
Greenwood Library: Wed 14 Aug 10:30 - 12:30pm
Ings Library: Sat 27 Jul 10:00 - 12:00pm
Waudby Library: Thu 15 Aug 2:30 - 4:30pm
Western Library: Mon 19 Aug 2:30pm - 4:30pm
LOVELY LIGHT CUBES
DIY ELECTRONICS AND DESIGN
10 - 16 YRS
Let your creativity shine and learn how to make and customise your own light cube ornament with the Makerspace team!
In this workshop, children will be able to learn basic soldering and use our laser cutter to customise their light cube with their own design.
MAKERSPACE @ CENTRAL LIBRARY
Wed 21 Aug 10:00 – 12:00pm & 1:30 – 3:30pm
MICROBIT MAYHEM
8+ YRS
Join the Makerspace team at your local library and try your hand at some fun and easy coding challenges, featuring light, music, robots and more!
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INGS LIBRARY
Wed 31 Jul 10:00 - 12:00pm
BRANSHOLME LIBRARY
Thu 1 Aug 10:00 - 12:00pm
FRED MOORE LIBRARY
Wed 7 Aug 10:00 – 12:00pm
WESTERN LIBRARY
Thu 15 Aug 1:30-3:30pm
DON’T FORGET YOU NEED TO PRE-BOOK TICKETS FOR ALL OUR EVENTS
UNDER 8s
GET MOVING
Get ready to ‘Get Moving’ and get creative with children’s author Kev Payne. Expect a high-energy session full of movement, imagination, puppets, poetry and more!
Fred Moore Library: Wed 31 Jul 10:30 - 12:00pm
Central Library: Wed 31 Jul 2:00 - 3:30pm
BRANSHOLME COMMUNITY
CHILDREN’S ART CLUB
Painting, drawing and so much more for children of all ages!
Bransholme Library: Every Sat 10:30 – 12:00pm
6+ YRS
MAGICAL STORY MAP MAKING WITH JAMES NICOL
Join acclaimed author of the bestselling The Apprentice Witch series, The Cloud Thief and The Spell Tailors for this special workshop as part of our Summer Reading Challenge events!
James will show you how he uses maps to help create the worlds where his stories take place and how those maps can also help to plot out the stories too!
Avenues Library: Fri 9 Aug 11:00 – 12:00pm
Central Library: Fri 16 Aug 11:00 -12:00pm
East Park Library: Fri 23 Aug 2:30 - 3:30pm
Gipsyville Library: Fri 16 Aug 2:30 - 3:30pm
Greenwood Library: Fri 9 Aug 2:30 - 3:30pm
Ings Library: Fri 23 Aug 11:00 – 12:00pm
WEIRD & WONDERFUL ANIMALS
5+ YRS
Join Lion Learners at your local library to learn about weird and wonderful animals, meet and handle some real live animals and then get creative and concoct your own crazy creature!
Avenues Library: Mon 12 Aug 10:00 - 11:00am / 11:30 - 12:30pm
Bransholme Library: Thu 25 Jul 9:45-10:45am / 11:15 - 12:15pm
Central Library: Thu 8 Aug 10:00 - 11:00am / 11:30 - 12:30pm
East Park Library: Sat 24 August 10:30 - 11:30am / 12:00 - 1:00pm
Fred Moore Library: Thu 8 Aug 2:30 - 3:30pm / 4:00 - 5:00pm
Freedom Centre Library: Fri 23 Aug 9:15 - 10:15am / 10:45 - 11:45am
Gipsyville Library: Wed 7 Aug 10:30 - 11:30am / 12:00 - 1:00pm
Greenwood Library: Wed 7 Aug 2:30 - 3:30pm / 4:00 - 5:00pm
Ings Library: Thu 25 Jul 2:30 - 3:30pm / 4:00 - 5:00pm
Waudby Library: Tue 13 Aug 2:00 - 3:00pm / 3:30 - 4:30pm
Western Library: Mon 12 Aug 2:30 - 3:30pm / 4:00 - 5:00pm
JAMMING IN THE JUNGLE
5+ YRS
Join author Jane Keightley as she reads her fantastic children’s book Jamming in the Jungle followed by meeting some of the special live animal friends from the book with Lion Learners!
Avenues Library: Fri 2 Aug 10:15-11:15am / 11:45-12:45pm
Bransholme Library: Tue 23 Jul 9:45-10:45am / 11:15-12:15pm
East Park Library: Mon 29 Jul 2:15 -3:15pm / 3:45-4:45pm
Fred Moore Library: Wed 24 Jul 2:15-3:15pm / 3:45-4:45pm
Ings Library: Tue 23 Jul 2:30-3:30pm / 4:00-5:00pm
Gipsyville Library: Wed 24 Jul 10:15-11:15am / 11:45-12:45pm
Greenwood Library: Fri 2 Aug 2:15-3:15pm / 3:45-4:45pm
Waudby Library: Mon 29 Jul: 10:15- 11:15am / 11:45- 12:45pm
TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC
Join us for a Teddy Bears’ Picnic with fun rhymes, games and movement! Light refreshments are provided - please bring your own blanket!
East Park Library: Mon 12 Aug 1:00 – 2:00pm ALL AGES
COUNTING SHEEPS
0 - 3 YRS
A sheepy, sleepy show for babies and toddlers (and very tired grown ups).
Two sheep think they know everything about sleep. They’re experts in their field. But tonight they’re wide awake.
Snuggle up and join two sheep on a journey through the joys and frustrations of everything bedtime. The Herd are back with a brand new show - a touching, musical adventure filled with sensory play.
Central Library: Sat 10 Aug 10:30 - 12pm / 2:00 - 3:30pm
Gipsyville Library: Wed 7 Aug 10:30 - 12pm
Visit The Herd’s website to book tickets: www.theherdtheatre.co.uk/countingsheeps
REWILDING YOUTH
6 - 16 YRS
Be at one with nature and join Rewilding Youth for an immersive wild experience! Activities include bush craft, nature art and green woodwork.
EAST PARK LIBRARY
Wed 14 Aug 2:00 - 4:00pm
WAUDBY LIBRARY
Tue 13 Aug 2:00 - 4:00pm
Wed 14 August 10:30 - 12:30pm
WESTERN LIBRARY
Tue 13 Aug 10:30 - 12:30pm
DON’T FORGET YOU NEED TO PRE-BOOK TICKETS FOR ALL OUR EVENTS
WE’RE GOING ON A STORY HUNT! CHESS SESSIONS
A chance to learn the magical game played by Harry Potter!
An opportunity to improve your skills if you play already. All ages and abilities welcome. Sessions are run by the Hull and East Riding Chess Association.
Every Saturday / 11:00 - 1:00 pm Hull Central Library
PRIDE IN HULL
FAMILY EVENT
Join Hull Libraries and friends in the family area at Ferens Art Gallery for a Pride Storytime. Sat 27 July /10:00 - 4:00 pm Ferens Art Gallery
Join us for some Lego building fun at a library near you!
HULL CENTRAL LIBRARY
Every Wednesday / 6:00 - 7:00pm
Every Saturday / 2:00 - 3:00pm
BRANSHOLME LIBRARY
Sat 3 Aug / 10:30 - 11:30 am
INGS LIBRARY
Sat 20 Jul, 17 Aug / 10:30-11:30am
FRED MOORE + GREENWOOD LIBRARY
4+ YRS
No set date/times. Please ask staff for Lego pieces.
HULL CENTRAL LIBRARY Every Thursday / 6 - 7pm
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AVENUES LIBRARY
76 Chanterlands Avenue, HU5 3TS
Tel: 01482 331 280
Email: avenues.library@hcandl.co.uk
Mon: 9:30 - 1 / Tue: 2 - 5:30 / Wed: closed
Thu: 2 - 5:30 / Fri: 9:30 - 1 / Sat: 10 - 1
BRANSHOLME LIBRARY
Goodhart Road, HU7 4EF
Tel: 01482 331 234
Email: bransholme.library@hcandl.co.uk
Mon, Tue, Thu: 9:30 - 12:30 + 1:30 - 5
Wed: closed / Fri: closed / Sat: 10 - 1
CENTRAL LIBRARY
Albion Street, HU1 3TF
Tel: 01482 210 000
Email: lending.library@hcandl.co.uk
Mon: 9:30 - 5 / Tue: 9:30 - 5 / Wed: 1 - 7:30
Thu: 9:30 - 7:30 / Fri: 9:30 - 1 / Sat: 10 - 4
EAST PARK LIBRARY
Central Pavilion, Holderness Road, HU8 8JU
Tel: 01482 318 830
Email: eastpark.library@hcandl.co.uk
Mon, Fri: 10:30 - 5 / Weds: 2 - 6 / Sat: 10 - 4
Tues, Thu: closed
FRED MOORE LIBRARY
Wold Road, HU5 5UN
Tel: 01482 331 239
Email: fredmoore.library@hcandl.co.uk
Mon, Weds: 10-12:30 + 2-5 / Tue, Fri: closed Thu: 10 - 12:30 + 2 - 6:30 / Sat: 10 - 1
FREEDOM CENTRE LIBRARY
97 Preston Road, HU9 3QB
Tel: 01482 710 100
Email: prestonroad.library@hcandl.co.uk
Mon, Thu: 8:30 - 5 / Tues, Weds: 8:30 - 6 / Fri: 8:30 - 4:30 / Sat: closed
GIPSYVILLE LIBRARY
Gipsyville Multipurpose Centre, HU4 6JA
Tel: 01482 616 973
Email: gipsyville.library@hcandl.co.uk
Mon: 9 - 5 / Tue: closed / Wed: 10 - 6
Thu: closed / Fri: 9 - 5 / Sat: 10 - 1
GREENWOOD AVENUE LIBRARY
220 Greenwood Avenue, HU6 9RU
Tel: 01482 331 257
Email: greenwood.library@hcandl.co.uk
Mon, Fri: 10 - 12:30 + 2 - 5 / Tue, Thu: closed
Wed: 10 - 12:30 + 2 - 6:30 / Sat: 10 - 1
INGS LIBRARY
Savoy Road, HU8 0TY
Tel: 01482 331 250
Email: ingsroad.library@hcandl.co.uk
Mon: 9:30 - 1 / Tue: 2 - 6 / Wed: 9:30 - 1
Thu: 2 - 6 / Fri: 9:30 - 1 / Sat: 10 - 1
LONGHILL LIBRARY
TEMPORARY POP UP FOR THE SUMMER
Information Point, 112 Shannon Rd, HU8 9PD Tel: 01482 331 530
Email: longhill.library@hcandl.co.uk
Mon: 2 - 5 / Tue: closed / Wed: 9 - 1
Thu: closed / Fri: 2 - 5 / Sat: closed
WAUDBY LIBRARY
Waudby Centre, Helmswell Road, HU9 5LD Tel: 01482 331 264
Email: waudby.library@hcandl.co.uk
Mon: 10 - 1 / Tue: 1 - 5 / Wed: 10 - 1
Thu: 1 - 5 / Fri: closed / Sat: 9:30 - 12:30
WESTERN LIBRARY
254 Boulevard, HU3 3ED
Tel: 01482 331 217
Email: western.library@hcandl.co.uk
Mon: 1 - 6 / Tue: 9:30 - 1:30 / Wed: closed
Thu: 1 - 6 / Fri: closed / Sat: 10 - 1
