Christmas is on its way, and East Riding Libraries have got just the thing to get young residents into the festive spirit.
The popular Storytime and Bounce and Rhyme sessions have had a yuletide makeover, making them suitable for the holiday season. Residents can share a festive story and take part in a picture treasure hunt, as well as have fun with some Christmas activities as well.
STREAM events at East Riding Libraries focus on developing skills and interest in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics for children and families. Learning through fun is the goal.
In the East Riding, several libraries will host events over the Christmas holidays:
It’s Christmas time, and Libraries in East Yorkshire, including Beverley, have just the thing to get young residents in the festive spirit.
Storytimes and Bounce & Rhymes are coming up at East Riding Libraries with the wonderful ‘What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas’ and ‘Peppa and the Christmas Elf’.
Arts Council England has awarded East Riding Libraries and the council’s Arts Development Team a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) status from 2023 to 26. East Riding Libraries will benefit from significant investments in arts and culture.
There was no shortage of authors, writers, broadcasters, and musicians at this year’s East Riding Festival of Words.
It featured 14 events organised by East Riding Libraries, with authors including John Bevis, Matson Taylor, Freya Sampson, and Jeffrey Boakye, as well as music from Luke Carver Goss and Gary Hammond.
A new service is set to be launched in East Yorkshire at Beverley Library. East Riding Libraries will launch the new service on Wednesday, 5 October, with an event from 2pm to 4pm.
Scientists, engineers, artists, and mathematicians make up STREAM, the new service.
Libraries in East Yorkshire, including Beverley Library, will be hosting a series of events next month with ArtERY Live.
Every year, ArtERY Live brings the best in live performance to East Yorkshire, including dance, drama, music, and poetry. These performers will be performing at East Riding Libraries for the first time.
Five more mindful art guides have been created by the council’s museum team following the success of the online guided tours during recent lockdown periods.
During a social media campaign last year, the public chose which artworks would be featured in the new guides.
East Riding Libraries are excited to present ‘Gadgeteers: Summer Reading Challenge 2022’, and this year are showing that “science is all around”.
Produced by The Reading Agency and delivered in partnership with libraries, The Summer Reading Challenge aims to encourage children to read throughout the holidays to prevent a dip in their reading ability during the long break.
The East Riding Festival of Words is back for 2022, and this year it will start earlier than usual with the Children’s Festival, which will feature 21 events at various East Riding Libraries between 30 July and 9 August.
The Children’s Festival will present terrific tales, creative crafts, and fantastic facts in a varied programme which will celebrate children’s love of reading and stimulate their imagination.
From Wednesday, 18 May through Saturday, 4 June, East Riding Libraries will celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with various fun activities and events.
The event will be held in Beverley at the local library on Friday 27 May. Places for the event in Beverley can be booked online.
Bringing the wonderful world of Harry Potter to life once again, East Riding Libraries are excited to present Harry Potter Book Night 2022.
There will be dramatic readings to set the scene, an ever-popular scavenger hunt around the libraries and a super quiz that will have Wizard’s Chess fans on the edge of their seats!
