Family activities

About our events

Join us for family fun from creative family festivals to artist-led workshops, regular under 5s sessions and relaxed openings, there's so much for your family or community group to enjoy together.

What's on

  1. A collage on a green background. It shows a tree with birds and frogs around the tree, two planets ans stars are in top corners of the image. A cat in a spaceship travels toward the the left hand planet
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    Story Explorers: A journey through imaginary worlds

    Take a free family trip through our collection and discover the stories behind objects which take you to wondrous places. Designed for children 0–9.

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  2. Two children playing, one sits on a mat on the floor with and adult, the other child is drawing on a blackboard
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    Family Station: Explore and Play

    Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.

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  3. A family with two adults and two children sat on the floor reading some children's books
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    Family Station: Relaxed Early Opening

    Join us for a free sensory-friendly early opening of the Library
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  4. Picture of the three authors and their books.
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    Family Workshop: ⁠Portals and Other Worlds

    A tardis? A shoe? A time travelling toilet?

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  5. Headshots of three people in a line down the centre of the image, all smiling. On each side is a cover of a book by Eva Wong Nava.
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    Family Workshop: Yummy in My Tummy

    Let's share our love of food!

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  6. Picture of the two authors and their books.
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    Family Workshop: ⁠Dynamic Duos

    Discover other-worldly characters.

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  7. Three authors pictured with their books
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    Family Workshop: ⁠I Am Me!

    Let's celebrate what makes us each special!

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  8. Picture of the two authors and their books.
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    Family Workshop: Our Planet

    Animals are magic!

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  9. Headshots of two people, both smiling. To the right, the cover a book titled the Endless Sea by Chai Thai, showing an illustration of a young child and mother, looking concerned at a small boat in a large crashing wave.
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    Family Workshop: Vietnam, Family and Home

    Explore our country highlight: Vietnam.

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  10. Two children playing, one sits on a mat on the floor with and adult, the other child is drawing on a blackboard
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    Family Station: Explore and Play

    Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.
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  11. A woman, Wendy Shearer, animatedly performing storytelling, dressed in a blue and wavy patterned dress.
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    Family Workshop: Tales from the Caribbean sea

    Take part in this storytelling session for the whole family to enjoy!

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  12. Two children playing, one sits on a mat on the floor with and adult, the other child is drawing on a blackboard
    Free

    Family Station: Explore and Play

    Explore the Library with our creative offer, designed with families.

    More info