Family Workshop: Little Miss Marple

With a cast of over 90 classic characters, the Mr. Men Little Miss collections have brought fun and laughter to generations of families for over 50 years and have sold over 250 million books. Created by the late Roger Hargreaves in 1971 starting with Mr. Tickle, his son Adam Hargreaves continued writing and drawing new books and characters. Mr. Men Little Miss is one of the best selling pre-school brands in the United Kingdom, and counts over 400 titles published in 17 languages worldwide.

Born in Torquay, England, in 1890, Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. With over one billion books sold in English and another billion in over 100 languages, she is outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She wrote 80 crime novels and collections of short stories, over 25 plays (including 'The Mousetrap', the world’s longest-running play), and six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. Her first novel, 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles', introduced the world to the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, followed a decade later by the shrewd and often-underestimated Miss Marple. Agatha Christie was made a Dame (DBE) in 1971 and died peacefully in 1976 at the age of 85.

Discover the extraordinary life of the Queen of Crime in our exhibition Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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