Stockton Libraries Summer Holiday Activities2017

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IntroductionWelcome to Stockton Libraries Summer Holiday Activities 2017. This guide details a wide range of events and activities that take place across our libraries for children to enjoy.

For further information on any of the events and activities please contact your local library or visit www.stockton.gov.uk/libraries.

Important InformationChildren 10 years and under must be accompanied by an adult at all events.

Booking is essential for all activity sessions unless noted as a drop in.

All activities are free of charge unless otherwise stated but a donation box will be available if anyone wishes to contribute.

For details regarding ease of access to any of our events please contact the host library.

Autism Friendly Craft Sessions

See page 13 for our list of Autistic Friendly Craft Sessions. These sessions are for children with an Autistic Spectrum Condition who would like to attend a quieter craft activity with their siblings or friends. There are limited spaces available at the sessions so please book in advance. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Please note: All events are correct at the time of printing but please visit the events website for full details: www.stockton.gov.uk/events

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Library Contact DetailsBillingham Library Kingsway Billingham TS23 2LN Tel: 01642 528084 Email: billingham.library@stockton.gov.uk

Fairfield Library Fairfield Road Fairfield TS19 7AJ Tel: 01642 527962 Email: fairfield.library@stockton.gov.uk

Ingleby Barwick Library Community Campus Blair Avenue Ingleby Barwick TS17 5BL Tel: 01642 528528 Email: inglebybarwick.library@ stockton.gov.uk

Norton Library 87 High Street Norton TS20 1AE Tel: 01642 528019 Email: norton.library@stockton.gov.uk

Roseworth Library Redhill Road Children’s Centre Roseworth TS19 9BX Tel: 01642 528098 Email: roseworth.library@stockton.gov.uk

Stockton Central Library Church Road Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1TU Tel: 01642 526521 Email: stockton.library@stockton.gov.uk

Thornaby Central Library The Pavilion Town Centre Thornaby TS17 9EW Tel: 01642 528117 Email: thornaby.central.library@ stockton.gov.uk

Thornaby (Riverbank) Library Riverbank Children’s Centre Gilmour Street Thornaby TS17 6PF Tel: 01642 528150 Email: thornaby.library@stockton.gov.uk

Yarm Library 41 High Street Yarm TS15 9BH Tel: 01642 528152 Email: yarm.library@stockton.gov.uk

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Date: Tuesday 25 JulyTime: 1 - 3pmJoin Tees Valley Wildlife Trust for an exciting animal themed session Suitable for 4 to 11 year olds

Adventurous AnimalsDate: Thursday 27 JulyTime: 10 - 11amFun crafts about animal abilities. Suitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

Stockton Archers Date: Wednesday 2 August Time: 10am - 12pm Drop in and have a go at indoor archery, will you hit the bulls eye? Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Cute CatsDate: Thursday 3 AugustTime: 10 - 11amLocation: Billingham LibraryCrafts for all feline fans! Suitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

Mr Bungles Animal Agent Puppet Show Date: Thursday 3 AugustTime: 2 - 2.40pmCost: £3 per child & £1 per adultSuitable for 4 to 11 year olds

Dozy DogsDate: Thursday 10 AugustTime: 10 - 11amCrafts about your best friend. Suitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

Unusual AnimalsDate: Thursday 17 AugustTime: 10 - 11amCrafts about the strangest creatures. Suitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

Illustration Workshop with Holly Sterling Date: Thursday 17 August Time: 2 - 3pmSuitable for 5 to 7 year olds

Famous AnimalsDate: Thursday 24 AugustTime: 10 - 11amLearn about famous animals and do some amazing crafts. Suitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

Wild & WindyDate: Thursday 31 AugustTime: 10 - 11amCrafts about local wild animals. Suitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

LEGO® ClubDate: Every Saturday (Starting on 30 July)Time: 10am - 12noonShow off your Lego skills and test the limits of your imagination! Build the best structure and it will be displayed in the library all week long! Drop-in Suitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

Billingham LibraryBooking is essential for all activity sessions unless noted as a drop in.

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Date: Monday 24 JulyTime: 2 - 4pmJoin Tees Valley Wildlife Trust for an exciting animal themed session Suitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

Craft SessionsDate: Wednesday 2 August Wednesday 16 August Wednesday 30 AugustTime: 2 - 3pm Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Darlington Dogs TrustDate: Friday 11 August Time: 2 - 3pm Are you dog crazy? Come and learn about our four legged friends! Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Animal StoryDate: Monday 21 August Time: 3 - 4pmJoin real animals for a fantastic workshop based around the Summer Reading Challenge theme Animal Agents. Suitable for all ages.

Ingleby Barwick LibraryBooking is essential for all activity sessions unless noted as a drop in.

Craft Sessions Date: Thursday 27 July Thursday 10 August Thursday 17 August Thursday 24 AugustTime: 1.30 - 2.30pm Suitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

Animal StoryDate: Monday 7 August Time: 3 - 4pmJoin real animals for a fantastic workshop based around the Summer Reading Challenge theme Animal Agents. Suitable for all ages.

River Tees Rediscovered Storytelling with Tillytoo TalesDate: Thursday 31 AugustTime: 2.00 - 2.45pmHumongous Horns and Terrible Tusks. Suitable for 2 to 5 year olds.

River Tees Rediscovered Storytelling with Tillytoo TalesDate: Thursday 31 AugustTime: 3 - 4pmTales of the Ancient Hunter Gatherers Suitable for 6 to 11 year olds.

Fairfield LibraryBooking is essential for all activity sessions unless noted as a drop in.

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Welcome to the JungleDate: Wednesday 26 JulyTime: 10 - 11amSwing or slither to our jungle themed craft session. Suitable for all ages

A Little StoryDate: Thursday 27 JulyTime: 10 - 11amDrop in and join our storytime for little ones and meet The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Suitable for 2-5 years.

Can you hear the Leopard Roar?Date: Friday 28 JulyTime: 10 - 11amDrop in and join us for the first in our Summer Reading Challenge Just So storytimes and hear How the Leopard Got His Spots and then add the story to your challenge packs! Suitable for all ages.

Who Swims There? Date: Tuesday 1 AugustTime: 10 - 11amSplish and splash to our rivers and oceans craft session. Suitable for all ages.

Darlington Dogs TrustDate: Tuesday 1 AugustTime: 2 - 3pm Are you dog crazy? Come and learn about our four legged friends! Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Mr Bungles Animal Agent Puppet ShowDate: Thursday 3 AugustTime: 11 - 11.40amCost: £3 per child & £1 per adultSuitable for 4 to 11 year olds

The Pull of the MoonDate: Friday 4 AugustTime: 10 - 11amSummer Reading Challenge Just So storytime. Drop in today to listen to The Crab That Played With The Sea. Suitable for all ages.

Bugs R UsDate: Wednesday 9 AugustTime: 10 - 11amDoes it crawl or does it fly? Come and see at our Insect themed craft session. Booking essential. Suitable for all ages.

A Little StoryDate: Thursday 10 AugustTime: 10 - 11amDrop in and join our storytime for little ones and meet The Very Angry Ladybird. Suitable for 2-5 years.

Flitter FlutterDate: Friday 11 AugustTime: 10 - 11amSummer Reading Challenge Just So storytime. Drop in today to listen to The Butterfly That Stamped. Suitable for all ages.

Norton LibraryBooking is essential for all activity sessions unless noted as a drop in.

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The Drums are Calling!Date: Thursday 17 AugustTime: 10 - 11.30amThe jungle is having an Animal Party - make your mask, solve the puzzle and then get ready to party! Suitable for all ages.

Stockton ArchersDate: Thursday 17 August Date: 2 - 4pm Drop in and have a go at indoor archery, will you hit the bulls eye? Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Boing! Boing! Here We Go a JumpingDate: Friday 18 AugustTime: 10 - 11amSummer Reading Challenge Just So storytime. Jump in today to listen to The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo.

Back in Prehistoric Times...Date: Wednesday 23 AugustTime: 10 - 11amDinosaurs rule in our craft session.Suitable for all ages.

A Little StoryDate: Thursday 24 AugustTime: 10 - 11amDrop in and join our storytime for little ones and meet Mr Seahorse. Suitable for 2 to 5 year olds

Is it a Hedgehog or a Tortoise?Date: Friday 25 AugustTime: 10 - 11amSummer Reading Challenge Just So stories. Drop in and learn the story of The Beginning of the Armadillos. The Hedgehog Society will be joining us for this session. Suitable for all ages.

Ride a CamelDate: Friday 1 SeptemberTime: 10 - 11amDrop in for the last of our Summer Reading Challenge Just So stories How the Camel Got His Hump. Suitable for all ages.

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Sun Hand Craft Session Date: Tuesday 25 JulyTime: 11am - 12pmCreate a beautiful summer sun using your hand prints. Suitable for all ages.

Stockton Archers Date: Tuesday 1 August Time: 10am - 12pm Drop in and have a go at indoor archery, will you hit the bulls eye! Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Date: Monday 7 August Time: 10am - 12pmJoin Tees Valley Wildlife Trust for an exciting animal themed session. Suitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

Animal CraftsDate: Thursday 17 AugustTime: 11am - 12pmMake a variety of animal masks to wear and take home. Suitable for all ages.

Flower BasketsDate: Tuesday 22 AugustTime: 11am - 12pmDesign your own basket and make flowers to put in it. Suitable for all ages.

Roseworth LibraryRedhill Children’s Centre

Booking is essential for all activity sessions unless noted as a drop in.

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Pirate Day Date: Saturday 15 JulyTime: 10am – 3pmLocation: Stockton Central LibraryDrop in for stories, crafts and lots of silly pirate jokes for all like-minded pirates. Suitable for all ages.

Craft Sessions Date: Tuesday 25 July Thursday 27 July Tuesday 1st August Thursday 3rd August Tuesday 8th August Thursday 10th August Tuesday 15th August Thursday 17th August Tuesday 22 August Tuesday 29 August Thursday 31 AugustTime: 1 - 3pm Drop in. Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Dyslexia North East: Hands on Dyslexia DayDate: Wednesday 16 AugustTime: 11am - 3pm Drop in and learn all about Dyslexia while having fun listening to stories, doing crafts and making a badge! Suitable for all ages.

Animal StoryDate: Monday 21 August Time: 1 - 2pmJoin real animals for a fantastic workshop based around the Summer Reading Challenge theme Animal Agents. Suitable for All Ages.

Stockton ArchersDate: Tuesday 22 August Time: 10am - 12pmDrop in and have a go at indoor archery, will you hit the bulls eye? Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

River Tees Rediscovered Family Activity DayDate: Thursday 24 August Time: 10am - 2pm Drop in. Suitable for all ages.

Mr Bungle’s Animal Agents Puppet ShowDate: Thursday 31 AugustTime: 2 - 2.40pmCost: £3 per child & £1 per adult. Suitable for all ages.

Chess Club – Date: Every Saturday (Starting on 5th August)Time: 1 - 3pmSuitable for children aged over 8 from beginners to Grand Masters. Drop in.

Stockton Central LibraryBooking is essential for all activity sessions unless noted as a drop in.

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Summer Reading Challenge Survival KitDate: Thursday 27 July Time: 2 - 3pmWant that shiny medal? Make everything you need to survive this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Darlington Dogs TrustDate: Tuesday 1 AugustTime: 11am - 12pmAre you dog crazy? Come and learn about our four legged friends! Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Wimbledon in Thornaby!Date: Thursday 3 AugustTime: 2 - 3pmAre you a budding Andy Murray or Venus Williams? Come along and make your own racket and take part in the libraries first ever soft tennis tournament! Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Animal StoryDate: Monday 7 August Time: 1 - 2pmJoin real animals for a fantastic workshop based around the Summer Reading Challenge theme Animal Agents. Suitable for All Ages.

Stockton ArchersDate: Tuesday 8 AugustTime: 2 - 4pmDrop in and have a go at indoor archery, will you hit the bulls eye? Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Animal Agents Date: Thursday 10 AugustTime: 2 - 3pmSomeone’s stolen the Summer Reading Challenge medals and we need YOU to crack the case. Find the clues and solve the crime in this detective themed activity session. Suitable for 5-11 years.

Date: Tuesday 15 August Time: 2 - 4pmJoin Tees Valley Wildlife Trust for an exciting animal themed session. Suitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

Illustration Workshop with Holly SterlingDate: Thursday 17 AugustTime: 11am - 12pm Suitable for 8 to 11 year olds.

OMG, EMOJI CRAFTS!!!Date: Thursday 17 AugustTime: 2 - 3pmAre you emoji mad? Come down for an afternoon full of emoji themed crafts and games. Suitable for 5-11 years.

Thornaby Central LibraryBooking is essential for all activity sessions unless noted as a drop in.

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The Really Wild Craft SessionDate: Thursday 24 AugustTime: 2 - 3pmLocation: Thornaby Central LibraryAre you animal mad? Come and make a range of exciting animal crafts.Suitable for 5-11 years.

Teddy Bear’s Picnic Date: Thursday 31 AugustTime: 2 - 3pmDrop-in for a big surprise! Join us for our teddy bear’s picnic, for an hour of stories, snacks and games. Suitable for under 7 years.

Thornaby LibraryRiverbank Children’s CentreBooking is essential for all activity sessions unless noted as a drop in.

Stockton ArchersDate: Friday 11 AugustTime: 10am - 12pmDrop in and have a go at indoor archery, will you hit the bulls eye? Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Animal StoryDate: Monday 21 AugustTime: 10 - 11amJoin real animals for a fantastic workshop based around the Summer Reading Challenge theme Animal Agents. Suitable for All Ages

Special Guests coming to Thornaby Central LibraryDate: Wednesday 2 August – Liz Million (Illustrator and Author) Wednesday 9 August – Pippa Pixley (Writer and Illustrator) Wednesday 16 August – Tony Wilson (Storyteller) Wednesday 23 August – Pippa Pixley (Writer and Illustrator) Wednesday 30 August – Holly Sterling (Illustrator)Time: 2 – 3.30pm Join The Pavilion Shopping Centre as they bring these special guests delivering fun activity sessions in the Library. Ask a member of the staff for more details.

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Animal Agents Garden Hunt Monday 24 July to Saturday 2 SeptemberAnimal Agents have clues for you to solve. Collect your clue sheet, find the hidden agents and collect your treat. Drop-in Suitable for all ages.

Craft Sessions Date: Wednesday 26 July Wednesday 2 August Wednesday 16 August Wednesday 23 AugustTime: 10.30 - 11.30amSuitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

River Tees Rediscovered Family Friendly WalkDate: Tuesday 1 August Time: 10am - 12.30pm Join Tillytoo Tales for storytelling and a walk around Yarm and the river. Booking is essential tel: 01642 616144

Animal StoryDate: Monday 7 AugustTime: 10 - 11amJoin real animals for a fantastic workshop based around the Summer Reading Challenge theme Animal Agents. Suitable for All Ages.

Darlington Dogs TrustDate: Friday 11 AugustTime: 11am - 12pmAre you dog crazy? Come and learn about our four legged friends! Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Yarm LibraryBooking is essential for all activity sessions unless noted as a drop in.

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Cute CatsDate: Thursday 3 AugustTime: 9 - 10amLocation: Billingham LibraryCrafts for all feline fans! Suitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

Animal Antics Craft SessionDate: Tuesday 22 August Time: 4 - 5pm Location: Thornaby Central Library Are you animal mad? Come down and make a range of exciting animal crafts. Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

Craft SessionDate: Saturday 26 August Time: 2 - 3pm Location: Ingleby Barwick LibrarySuitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

Craft SessionDate: Saturday 26 August Time: 10 - 11am Location: Yarm LibrarySuitable for 4 to 11 year olds.

Autism Friendly Craft Sessions

These sessions are for children with an Autistic Spectrum Condition who would like to attend a quieter craft activity with their siblings or friends. There are limited spaces available at the sessions so please book in advance. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate’s Life for MeDate: Thursday 24 August Time: 10 - 11am Location: Thornaby Library, Riverbank Children’s Centre Ya-Harr me Hearties! Have you ever wanted to be a Pirate? Put on your peg leg and become a buccaneer at Thornaby Library! Suitable for 5 to 11 year olds.

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Visit a library in Stockton-on-Tees this summer as there is something peculiar happening and the Animal Agents are reading books to catch the crook!

Join the Summer Reading Challenge to help solve the case of the graffiti writing and the strange case of a missing lunch, children will join in the fun with the Animal Agents by reading along. As children read library books for the Summer Reading Challenge, they will receive a host of stickers, some with mysterious smells. By collecting these clues in their detective folder, young readers will help the Animal Agents find out what’s really been going on behind the scenes!

Each year the Summer Reading Challenge encourages children to read six or more books of their choice during the holidays – fact books, joke books, picture books, audio books just as long as they are borrowed from the library. There are collectable incentives and rewards, plus a certificate and medal for every child who completes the Challenge (while stocks last). Children who complete the challenge will also be entered into a free prize draw to win some exciting prizes. The Summer Reading Challenge is free, open to all school children aged from 4 to 11 and is designed for all reading abilities.

How will the Summer Reading Challenge help my child? Research shows that reading for pleasure is central for a child’s life chances and their reading can ‘dip’ during the long summer holidays. The annual Summer Reading Challenge helps get three quarters of a million children into libraries each year to keep up their reading skills and confidence. Because everything changes when we read.

For more information about the Summer Reading Challenge and how to join your local library/ www.stockton.gov.uk/libraries

Summer Reading Challenge 2017

FREE TO JOIN

4 - 11 year olds

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Have fun in your libraryThere’s lots of family fun to be had at your local library, come and join! It’s free!

Storytime/ Rhymetime

BooksBaby and Toddler Groups

Craft/Activity Sessions

For more information visit your local library / www.stockton.gov.uk/libraries