Join us at your local Hackney library for free, fun activities for kids
Getting crafty at Dalston CLR James Library
Join us at your local Hackney library this month for a range of fun, hands-on activities. From interactive storytelling sessions and sing-alongs to family film screenings and crafts, we have something for children of all ages – and it is all free!
Find out what's on near you from 23-31 May on your local library page and below.
Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.
Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.
Transform a simple lump of clay into your favourite critter at our hands-on sculpting workshop.
Ditch the screens and roll the dice at our Board Games Club – the ultimate destination for friendly competition.
Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.
Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.
Recreate your favourite flowers and arrange a beautiful, custom bouquet to take home with you!
Ditch the screens and roll the dice at our Board Games Club – the ultimate destination for friendly competition.
Ditch the dog-ears and design a masterpiece at our DIY bookmark workshop!
Transform a simple paper plate into a soaring work of art at our hands-on workshop!
Join our fun storytelling club for children – use prompts to create funny, dramatic and exciting stories together.
Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.
Join us to take part in a craft session inspired by spring! We’ll make paper flower wreaths and flower paper chains.
Join us for a family film afternoon! These special screenings promise fun for all ages.
Get creative and explore feelings through art! In this collage-based activity, we’ll craft expressive faces using colours, textures and shapes to represent different emotions.
Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.
Ditch the dog-ears and design a masterpiece at our DIY bookmark workshop!
Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.
Join our fun storytelling club for children – use prompts to create funny, dramatic and exciting stories together.
Become an ocean explorer and learn about amazing sea creatures as you build a vibrant coral reef using recycled paper and cartons.
Step into the story and watch your character come to life as Michela transforms your face and leads us on a collaborative, improvised adventure where you are the star...
Join us for a hands-on crafting adventure where we’ll fold, cut, and glue our way to creating whizzing paper spinners to take home.
Join our librarians to learn more about hedgehogs and to make your own collage paper hedgehog in time for Hedgehog Awareness Week!
Bring the season to life and branch out your creativity at our hands-on workshop where you'll craft a vibrant spring tree.
Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.
Transform simple paper into a soaring work of art at our hands-on workshop!
Join us to create strange and wonderful creatures from clay! We will look at some clay figures from history as inspiration. Will you make a real animal, or your own fantastical beast?
Beat the heat and shade your eyes with a custom, DIY sun visor designed and decorated by you!
Join in with a fun, interactive session with books and songs for babies, toddlers and their adults. Older siblings are welcome for our half-term special.
