There are lots of free events taking places at libraries across North Leeds this summer, centred around the 2018 Summer Reading Challenge – Mischief Makers. The below roundup provides a summary of all the events but for more details click here.
Monday 13th August, 10.30am-11.30am: Pets and the PDSA, 10.30am-11.30am, Join the PDSA for a fun and fact-filled chat on how to look after a pet with some hands on learning with a real puppy! Free event for families, no booking required.
Thursday 16th August, 2pm-4pm: Sphero Marble Maze Run, Control and programme your Sphero to travel through a maze that you have created. Share and challenge others to compete and see who is the greatest maze builder or Sphero programmer. Free event for families, no booking required.
Friday 24th August, 10.30am -11.30am: Atomic Comics, Create your own mischievous stories, turn them into a comic. Suitable for children 5+. Free event, no booking required.
Tuesday 28th August, 3.45-4.45pm: Lego Club, Dangerous Dinosaurs. Create prehistoric dinosaurs and Jurassic landscapes. Suitable for ages 6+. Free event, no booking required.
Weekly Activities: Storytime, Thursday, 2.00pm – 2.30pm, Rhymetime, Wednesday, 11.15am
Wednesday 29th August, 11am-12pm: Sphero Maze Challenge, Control and programme your Sphero to travel through a maze you have created. Suitable for children 8+. Free event but booking is required here
Thursday 30th August, 10am-11am: Atomic Comics, Create your own mischievous stories, turn them into a comic. Suitable for children 5+. Free event, no booking required.
Storytime every Tuesday 2-2.30pm for a fun session of sharing stories, rhymes and more in a relaxed friendly atmosphere. Rhymetime every Thursday 2-2.30pm (bookable)
Tuesday 14th August, 10am-11am Mischief In Motion, Bring stories to life through illustration and Lego stop frame animation. Suitable for 7 +. Free event but booking is required here.
Storytime every Monday 2-2:30pm for a fun session of sharing stories, rhymes and more in a relaxed friendly atmosphere.
Tuesday 28th August, 2pm-3pm, Micro:bit Mayhem, Code programmes to play with your friends. Suitable for ages 7+ to be accompanied by an adult . Free event but booking is required here.
Monday 13th August, 2.30pm -3.30pm, Mischievous Mystery – The Summer Reading Challenge Medals have been stolen!! Can you solve all the clues, crack all the codes and work out which mischief maker is to blame? Suitable for children 9 +. Free event but booking is required here.
Tuesday 14th August, 11am -12pm, Mischievous Mystery – The Summer Reading Challenge Medals have been stolen!! Can you solve all the clues, crack all the codes and work out which mischief maker is to blame? Suitable for children 9 +. Free event but booking is required here.
Thursday 16th August, 3pm-3.30pm: Mischief In Motion, Bring stories to life through illustration and Lego stop frame animation. Suitable for 7 +. Free event but booking is required here.
Saturday 18th August, 10.30am-12.30pm: Atomic Comics, Create your own mischievous stories, turn them into a comic. Suitable for children 5+. Free event, no booking required.
Weekly Activities: Storytime, Monday, 2.00pm – 2.45pm, Rhymetime, Friday, 9.30am -10am
Thursday 23rd August, 10.30am-12pm, Micro:bit Mayhem, Code programmes to play with your friends. Suitable for ages 7+ to be accompanied by an adult . Free event but booking is required here.
Weekly Story & Rhyme time, Tuesday, 2pm – 2.30pm and Wednesday, 9.30am – 10am
Wednesday 15th August, 10am-11.30am: Mischief In Motion, Bring stories to life through illustration and Lego stop frame animation. Suitable for 7 +. Free event but booking is required here.
Friday 3rd August, 2pm-3pm: Slimy Science, Mischievous experiments inspired by the Summer Reading Challenge. Suitable for children 7 +. Free event but booking is required here
This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is Mischief Makers; celebrating the 80th anniversary of the much-loved comic, Beano.
It’s totally FREE and to get started all your child has to do is sign up at their local library where they will be given a collector poster to keep a record of their Summer Reading Challenge journey.
As they read their books, each child will receive special stickers to complete their poster. Once they have collected all the stickers they will be able to find the buried treasure and become top mischief maker
Children are encouraged to read at least six library books. They can be any books they like – novels, fact books, joke books, e-books or audio books, they all count – and your library will have staff and volunteers on hand to help children choose books they will really enjoy. For more details click here
