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Barnstaple Library
Events at Barnstaple Library
The result of your enquiry for events at Barnstaple Library:
| Title: | Spring Sticking and Colouring Fun |
| Date: | Saturday 25th - Friday 31st May |
| Time: | During Library opening hours |
| Description: | Come along and decorate a flower to display around the library. Everyone welcome, drop in any time all day. |
| Audience: | Children |
| Cost: | N/A |
| Bookings: | N/A |
| Title: | National Bookstart Week |
| Date: | 24th – 30th June |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Description: | During this week, to celebrate, children attending Bounce and Rhyme and Toddler Time will receive some goodies from the Book Trust. The theme for Toddler Time that week will be Dragons! |
| Audience: | Children |
| Cost: | N/A |
| Bookings: | N/A |
| Title: | Author Event: Bill Wahl |
| Date: | Tuesday 9 July 2013 |
| Time: | 19.00 - 21.00 |
| Description: | Psychologist, stand-up comedian and author of the novel 'The Art of Impossibility', Bill Wahl presents "The great Psychological Themes in Fiction" an evening for lovers and writers. Exploring psychological development, the human condition and how the best writers manage to captivate us. As much an opportunity to explore yourself as to learn about the psychology of fiction. |
| Audience: | Adults |
| Cost: | £3.00 Tickets available from Barnstaple Library. |
| Bookings: | booking is essential to avoid disappointment. tickets are available from Barnstaple Library during opening hours. Telephone 01271 388593 |
| Title: | Feel Better with a Book - Barnstaple Library Memory Group |
| Date: | Every Tuesday |
| Time: | 10.30 - 12.00pm |
| Description: | A group for people with memory loss and their carers. relax and listen to great stories and poems read aloud to you in a small friendly group. Share responses and memories if you wish. Refreshments are provided. For more details go to the website www.devon.gov.uk/getintoreading |
| Audience: | People with memory loss and their carers. |
| Cost: | Free |
| Bookings: | no need to book, just come along and see how you get on. |
| Title: | Macmillan/CAB Benefits and Financial Advice Drop In |
| Date: | First Friday of the month |
| Time: | 10.00 - 12.30 |
| Description: | The Macmillan CAB benefits team offers a free confidential welfare advice service to people living with cancer and other life limiting illnesses, their carers and relatives. This is a regular monthly session – ask in the library for more details. |
| Audience: | Everyone welcome |
| Cost: | Free |
| Bookings: | No need to book |
| Organiser: | Devon Libraries |
| Partner: | Macmillan & CAB |
| Title: | Paws for a Book |
| Date: | By Arrangement |
| Time: | By Arrangement |
| Description: | Reading with the Dogs Helping Kids School Dogs. This scheme is designed to encourage children and teenagers to read. The Certified dogs are all highly trained to be safe and competent in a school or library environment, their owners have also been given thorough training. Dogs are amazing listeners and are an uncritical audience for struggling, or reluctant, readers. If you would like to know more about this scheme please call in or telephone Barnstaple Library on 01271 388593 and ask for Sharon Dixon, or email dhk@tberridge.fsnet.co.uk. You can also visit the website www.dogshelpingkids.co.uk |
| Audience: | Anyone |
| Cost: | Free |
| Bookings: | Bookings are made through Barnstaple library, in the first instance please contact the library to collect a form which must be completed. |
| Partner: | Dogs Helping Kids |
| Title: | Book Track |
| Date: | On going |
| Time: | Library opening hours |
| Description: | It's not a race, it's not a test. Simply choose the books you like and when you have read them, chat to your local librarian about them. You are awarded a badge when you have read 10, 25, 50 and 75 books plus stickers at 40, 50 and 90 books. When you have finished your reading trail of 100 books you will get a special certificate and a gold badge! |
| Audience: | Children aged 6+ |
| Cost: | Free |
| Bookings: | No need to book, just bring your first 4 books in to your local library. |
| Title: | Book Start Bear Club |
| Date: | Anytime |
| Time: | Library opening hours |
| Description: | Join the fun at your local library. Collect a Pawprint stamp each time you visit, collect 4 stamps to receive a certificate, 10 certificates to receive a gold sparkly award. for a limited period there are teddy bears and free books for children receiving their 10th certificate, children can choose either a bookstart bear or a free book while stocks last. |
| Audience: | Children aged 0 - 5 |
| Cost: | Free |
| Bookings: | No booking involved just come in to the library and ask for a book crawl collecting card |
| Title: | Help with Family and Local History Research |
| Date: | Every day. Time available for individual help will vary according to other customers demand and staff commitments on the day. |
| Time: | During normal Local Studies Centre opening hours (not the same as the main Library). |
| Description: | We offer help with all aspects of family and local history using our own resources here at the Centre and online resources such as the Ancestry and '19th Century Newspapers' websites which are available FREE to Library members. |
| Audience: | From beginner to expert although computer experience is desirable for online resources. |
| Cost: | Free. Please note that this is free expert help and is not to be confused with other fee-charging family history events hosted at Barnstaple Library |
| Bookings: | Ring us on 01271 388607 to discuss your requirements or drop in during opening hours. |
| Title: | Baby Bounce & Rhyme Time |
| Date: | Every Wednesday and Friday during school term times. |
| Time: | 10:30 - 11:00 |
| Description: | Bring your baby or toddler to our popular bounce and rhyme session. We sing songs and nursery rhymes, bounce and shout and generally have a great time!. the activities help develop confidence, co-ordination, listening and social skills in your child and a re a great chance to give them some fun exercise. |
| Audience: | Babies, toddlers and their carers |
| Cost: | Free |
| Bookings: | No need to book, just turn up at the appropriate time. |
| Title: | Toddler Time |
| Date: | Thursdays in Term Time (check with library for current date) |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Description: | Come along for stories, songs and crafts. |
| Audience: | children age 2 and above with their carers |
| Cost: | Free |
| Bookings: | No need to book just turn up. |
| Title: | Barney Bookaneers |
| Date: | Alternate Tuesdays (contact the library for current date) |
| Time: | 16:15 - 17:15 during school term times |
| Description: | Children meet to read, review and discuss books. |
| Audience: | Children aged 8+ |
| Cost: | Free |
| Bookings: | No need to book, just turn up at the appropriate time |
| Title: | Teenage Book Group |
| Date: | Alternate Tuesdays, please contact Barnstaple Library for the next meeting |
| Time: | 16.15 - 17.15 |
| Description: | A group of young people have decided to organise a book group for teenagers, meeting once a fortnight throughout the year to discuss books and socialise. |
| Audience: | Teenagers 13+ |
| Cost: | N/A |
| Bookings: | No need to book but please check with the library to get the right Tuesday |
| Title: | Barnstaple Library Book Group |
| Date: | 1st Thursday of the month |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Description: | An opportunity to get together and discuss the book of the month, informal and friendly. |
| Audience: | Anyone who enjoys reading |
| Cost: | Free |
| Bookings: | See library staff for details. |
| Title: | Bright Sparks Book Group |
| Date: | 3rd Thursday of the month (contact the library for current date) |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Description: | An opportunity to get together and discuss the book of the month, informal and friendly. |
| Audience: | Anyone who enjoys reading |
| Cost: | Free |
| Bookings: | Contact the library staff for details. |
| Title: | Creative Writing Group |
| Date: | First Saturday of the month |
| Time: | 1:30 - 3:00 |
| Description: | If you are interested in writing why not come along to our writing group to find out more. We meet at the library on the first Saturday of each month. the first meeting is Saturday 1st December |
| Audience: | Everyone |
| Cost: | N/A |
| Bookings: | No need to book |