Calderdale Libraries

🎪 Roll Up, Roll Up! 🎪 Join our Circus Skills sessions at Elland Library and learn incredible circus skills, including juggling, magic tricks and even walking on stilts! 📅 Tuesday 4 August 🕥 Sessions at 10:30am and 11:30am 💷 £5 per child 🎟️ Book now: calderdale.spydus.co.uk

LEGO® SPIKE sessions are back this summer at Calderdale Libraries, bringing even more wacky inventions, dancing robots and mechanical creations to build, code and explore. 🎟️Sessions are £5 per spike set and tickets can be book at calderdale.spydus.co.uk

⛏️🎮 Minecraft Adventure Storytime Got a Minecraft fan at home? Join us for an interactive storytime where every decision counts! Enjoy a Minecraft-inspired adventure packed with stories, creativity and crafts. 👦👧 Ages 6+ 💷 £2.50 per child 🎟️ Book now: calderdale.spydus.co.uk

Meet two amazing authors at Calderdale Libraries this summer! Join local writer & artist Alice Pike and award-winning author Catherine Barr for free family workshops featuring storytime and crafts inspired by their beautifully illustrated books. Book at calderdale.spydus.co.uk

🎺 BANG, BOOM AND TOOT! 🥁 Where are those loud noises coming from? Join us this summer as a fantastic marching band marches through a building site, jungle and other wacky places! Followed by fun crafts, suitable for ages 4+ 💷 £2.50 per child calderdale.spydus.co.uk

📖🍿 Book v Film is back this summer! Join us on Mondays at Central Library & Archives, Halifax for a movie afternoon featuring some wholesome, nostalgic classics inspired by beloved books. 🎟️ Free to attend but booking recommended at calderdale.spydus.co.uk

Dive into the world of dragons this summer! Explore Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon, discover the dragons and characters behind the beloved movie series, and enjoy dragon-themed crafts to take home. ✨ Suitable for ages 7+ 🎟️ £2.50 per child 📲 calderdale.spydus.co.uk

Just 3 weeks to go! Kronos the Wizard and Pan the Mechanic are arriving at Brighouse Library at 10:30am on Saturday 1 August for an interactive storytelling adventure! ✨ Ages 5–10 🎟️ £5 per child 📲 Book now at calderdale.spydus.co.uk

🎸 Have you ever wanted to be part of a rock band? 🎶 Well, Sam doesn't! He much prefers the peace and quiet of classical music. Join us for The Rock Family Band in this fun, noisy and exciting Crafty Stories session! Suitable for children aged 4+ with multiple sessions available

The team at Central Library and Archives have curated a display of books from writers and about subjects across the South Asian diaspora, to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month. Pop in to explore the collection!

🎨✨ Get Crafty This Summer! ✨🎨 Put your creativity to the test at our Bands, Bookmarks and Badges craft sessions this summer! 📅 Suitable for children aged 6+ 💷 £2.50 per child 🎟️Book your place at calderdale.spydus.co.uk and don't miss out on a summer of creative fun!

Come along to one of our Isadora Moon Crafty Stories sessions, where you'll enjoy part of Harriet Muncaster's magical story and create some fantastic crafts to take home. ✨Multiple sessions available and suitable for 5 plus. 🎟️ £2.50 per child Book now at calderdale.spydus.co.uk

🎵 Join us for a Special Musical Event with Daniel Capon! 🎵 Experience an exciting blend of traditional and contemporary folk songs as musician Daniel Capon brings stories to life through music in this fun family event. Book your place now at calderdale.spydus.co.uk

🌈📚 Bursting into colour this summer! 📚🌈 Join us for Llama Glamarama, one of our exciting summer story and craft sessions inspired by some of our favourite tales. 🎨 Suitable for 4 plus 💷 Only £2.50 per child! 🎟️Book now at calderdale.spydus.co.uk

This summer, we're exploring the world of gears, engineering and construction with our fun K'NEX sessions! Perfect for children aged 7+, these hands-on activities are ideal for curious minds who love to build, create and discover how things work.

'I will champion the power of books to make us feel like we belong, and shared stories as a tool for bringing people together' Just announced, the 2026-28 Waterstones Children's Laureate, Patrice Lawrence!!! Find out more here: waterstones.com/waterstones-ch… 🎉

Congratulations to the incredible Patrice Lawrence MBE on her appointment as the new @Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2026-2028. 🥳 Patrice’s ambition? To “create a national conversation that champions the benefits of shared reading and sociable reading experiences”.

🚀🎸 Can the worst band on Earth become the best band in the universe? 🎸🚀 Join George, Neila and Bash as they take on alien bands from across the galaxy in this fun-filled crafty story session inspired by Tom Fletcher's Space Band. 🎟️ Book now at calderdale.spydus.co.uk

We're delighted to welcome Swirl Education on Wednesday 5 August for two exciting dance workshops inspired by beloved Julia Donaldson animal adventures. Suitable for children aged 4–10 years, book now at calderdale.spydus.co.uk

📢 Customer First Service Update Please be aware that there will be no Customer First Advisor available at Todmorden Library on Tuesday 7 July. We apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.