About Family Under 5s Workshop: World of Wishes
Start your Summer Reading Challenge with Martha MacBean from Beanstalk Arts and step into a magical world of wishes where stories, music, and imagination come together! This musical storytelling workshop invites families to explore stories inspired by our Fairy Tales exhibition.
Through music and sound, families are transported into each story carried by the rhythm of the cello and ukulele, discovering treasures and magical objects along the way. As the journey unfolds, we wonder… what would you wish for?
All tickets need to be pre-booked for every member of your family.
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Martha
Martha is a musician and practitioner specialising in Early Years and Primary education.
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She made her home in south east London whilst studying Music at Goldsmiths University and later studied for a PGCE at the Institute of Education. Since then Martha has been a teacher in Lewisham and now coordinates and teaches Music from singing assemblies to ukulele groups, as well as class teaching part of the time. Martha’s instruments are Cello, Guitar, Ukulele and voice.
Family activities at the Library
We have lots of free family events and workshops in London and West Yorkshire. Spaces can fill up quickly, so please book ahead.
You can also pick up a Family Trail from the Information Desk to help you explore the Library further, and visit our free Treasures Gallery.
Food and drink
Families are welcome at all of the Library’s cafés and restaurants. The Terrace Café on the first floor has lots of seating (including an outdoor terrace for sunny days). Highchairs are available in the Terrace Café and the Upper Ground Floor Café, subject to availability.
Families with children may also bring their own food to eat outside on the Piazza or in our public spaces, and there are water fountains that can be used to refill water bottles across the building. Please do not consume food or drink inside the exhibition galleries.
Baby-feeding
Parents are welcome to breastfeed or bottle-feed anywhere in the Library. Please ask a member of Library staff if you would like help finding a quieter space.
Please note that we cannot heat bottles or baby food in our cafés and restaurants.
Bags, cloakrooms and lockers
Our cloakroom and digital lockers are free to use, located on the Lower Ground Floor with step-free access. Please note our cloakroom is closed on Sundays, but you can still use our lockers. View more information on our bags and luggage restrictions.
Baby-changing and toilets
There are baby-changing stations available in the following toilets:
- in the men's and women's toilets on the Lower Ground Floor, near the cloakroom
- in the women's toilets near Reader Registration on the Upper Ground Floor
- in the men's and women's toilets in the Terrace Café on the First Floor
- in the men's and women's toilets in the Knowledge Centre.
Accessible toilets can be found on all floors. The nearest Changing Places toilet is at King's Cross station.
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