What’s on
South Asian Heritage Month: Henna workshop and face painting
Join us for a fun and inclusive workshop in honour of South Asian Heritage Month.
The Great Hackney Libraries Quest
The Great Hackney Libraries Quest is back! Join in at your local library this summer.
South Asian Heritage Month: Create your own henna designs
Join us for a fun and inclusive workshop where you can create, colour and design your own henna sleeves for South Asian Heritage Month!
South Asian Heritage Month: Film Screening
Join us for a fun and inclusive South Asian Heritage-inspired film screening for all ages.
South Asian Heritage Month Family Celebrations
Join us for a fun family session celebrating South Asian heritage and culture!
South Asian Heritage Month: Henna workshop
Join us for a fun and inclusive workshop in honour of South Asian Heritage Month.
Make a magic wand
Unleash the magic at the library and create your very own sparkly magic wand!
Hackney Plant Stories
Join Catherine Harrington to learn about and create the ships that brought plants to Hackney from all over the world 300 years ago.
Intergenerational music making at Dalston CLR James Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy!
Make a star jar
Ready to make some magic? Join us to make 3D lucky star origami that glow in the dark!
South Asian Heritage Month: Film Screening
Join us for a fun and inclusive Bollywood film screening for all ages.
Make a star jar
Ready to make some magic? Join us to make 3D lucky star origami that glow in the dark!
Summertime Creative Writing
Ever read a book and thought, ‘I could write a better ending than that’? Now’s your chance!
Intergenerational music making at Homerton Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Design your own name card
Drop in and use our colourful stencils, markers, and your own imagination to design a personalised name card.
Make a magic-themed comic book
Have you got a funny story to tell or an epic mini-adventure in your head? Join us and learn how to turn your ideas into a classic comic!
South Asian Heritage Month: Kite Making Craft
Create your own beautiful kite and test whether it can defy the laws of gravity!
Intergenerational music making at Clapton Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Make yourself a bookmark
Drop in and use our colourful stencils, markers, and your own imagination to design a comic-themed bookmark.
South Asian Heritage Month Family Celebrations
Join us for a fun family session celebrating South Asian heritage and culture!
Design your own treasure chest
Design and decorate a personalised treasure chest inspired by magic books and legendary tales.
Make a magic wand
Unleash the magic at the library and create your very own sparkly magic wand!
Intergenerational music making at Dalston CLR James Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy!
South Asian Heritage Month Family Celebrations
Join us for a fun family session celebrating South Asian heritage and culture!
Magic manga-themed games session
Join in with magic manga-themed games – word searches, colour in fan art and make a quiz!
Design your own comic book superhero
Get creative at your local library this summer with a comic-themed craft!
Intergenerational music making at Homerton Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
The Magic Finger: A Roald Dahl adventure
Explore the world of Roald Dahl’s The Magic Finger through lively interactive reading and drawing
Magical Cartoons Screening
Bring your friends and family to the library for a fun, relaxed film screening.
Intergenerational music making at Shoreditch Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Comic reading club
Join us to read and talk about comics and graphic novels, get ideas and make friends!
Intergenerational music making at Dalston CLR James Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy!
Family Film Screening
Bring your friends and family to the library for a fun, relaxed film screening.
Make a paper flower bouquet
Join us for a colourful crafting session where you’ll learn how to make a paper flower bouquet for someone special in your life
Make a paper spinner
Join us for a hands-on crafting session where you’ll design and build a classic, optical-illusion paper spinner.
Learn magic card tricks
Astound your friends with mind-blowing professional card tricks
Make a matchbox book
Write, draw and fold a whole world that fits right in your pocket.
Drawn into Magic: Create your own character
Invent a cartoon character that could step straight out of a comic book
Intergenerational music making at Homerton Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Intergenerational music making at Shoreditch Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Design your own superhero
Get creative at your local library this summer with a comic-themed craft!
Family Film Screening
Bring your friends and family to the library for a fun, relaxed film screening.
Creative dance with Wee Movers at Dalston CLR James Library
Join a local dance company for free creative dance and storytelling sessions as part of the Great Hackney Libraries Quest.
Make a fruit fridge magnet
Join us for a fun, hands-on crafting session where you’ll design and make your very own paper fruit magnets.
Creative dance with Wee Movers at Clapton Library
Join a local dance company for free creative dance and storytelling sessions as part of the Great Hackney Libraries Quest.
Creative dance with Wee Movers at Woodberry Down
Join a local dance company for free creative dance and storytelling sessions as part of the Great Hackney Libraries Quest.
Cartoon magic: Create your adventure
Now that your magical cartoon character has been created, it’s time for their adventure to begin!
Book review cube
Join us to make your very own 3D book review for one of the books that you’ve read as part of the Great Hackney Reading Quest!
Creative dance with Wee Movers at Hackney Central Library
Join a local dance company for free creative dance and storytelling sessions as part of the Great Hackney Libraries Quest.
Intergenerational music making at Homerton Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Creative dance with Wee Movers at Homerton Library
Join a local dance company for free creative dance and storytelling sessions as part of the Great Hackney Libraries Quest.
Create your own comic-themed board game
Get creative and fill your summer holiday evenings with fun!
Intergenerational music making at Clapton Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Intergenerational music making at Shoreditch Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Comic Creators Club
Join our resident comic artists to draw and create comics, get inspired, develop skills and make friends!
Football jersey origami
Calling all football fans and craft lovers! Celebrate your favourite teams, players, or your own local club in a completely unique way.
Creative dance with Wee Movers at Shoreditch Library
Join a local dance company for free creative dance and storytelling sessions as part of the Great Hackney Libraries Quest.
Create a four-panel comic strip
Have you got a funny story to tell or an epic mini-adventure in your head? Join us and learn how to turn your ideas into a classic comic strip!
Draw a magic picture book
Join in with a session where we will share our favourite picture books and draw our own pictures based on them, with lots of colour and magic!
Make a yarn-wrapped bookmark
Join us for a fun afternoon of creating yarn-wrapped heart bookmarks.
Make a magical sticker
Step into the library for a magical crafting session to design your very own stickers featuring your favourite mythical creatures and characters.
Chatterbooks reading club
Join us at the library to talk about books, meet new people and discover your next favourite read!
Intergenerational music making at Homerton Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Make a magic racetrack
Take over our Children’s library and build a massive cardboard toy car racetrack – and then race your toy car!
Make a magic wand
Unleash the magic at the library and create your very own sparkly magic wand!
Make your own magic wand reading pointer
Are you ready to bring a little extra magic to your reading time?
Make a matchbox book
Write, draw and fold a whole world that fits right in your pocket.
Beyond Journey’s End colouring
Step into the beautiful fantasy world of one of the most popular manga series around!
Make a 3D yarn-wrapped decoration
Join us for a fun afternoon of creating 3D yarn-wrapped letter decorations.
Intergenerational music making at Homerton Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Magical clay creature craft
Step into the beautiful fantasy world of one of the most popular manga series around!
South Asian Heritage Month: Film Screening
Join us for a fun and inclusive South Asian Heritage-inspired film screening for all ages.
South Asian Heritage Month Family Celebrations
Join us for a fun family session celebrating South Asian heritage and culture!
Pantonic Windrush Community Picnic
Join a vibrant day of culture, creativity, carnival arts, music, dance, costumes and community connection!
Windrush Day Celebration
Join us at Ridley Road Market for a free Windrush Day celebration of art, culture and creativity.
The Magic Sweet Jar
Join Weaver Line Music for a special free preview and experience The Magic Sweet Jar before its national tour in 2027.
Exploring Online Safety Through Play and Craft
A relaxed, creative family workshop where we will spend two hours making simple crafts, chatting, and exploring everyday digital life together.
San Siro, Hackney: How do football cages change lives?
Join Tara Darby for an inspiring conversation about the importance of free football cages and play areas in cities and how they transform lives.
Family Film Screening
Join us for a family film afternoon! These special screenings promise fun for all ages.
Paper Spinner Craft at Shoreditch Library
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.
Make a Flower Crown
Use your imagination to create your own colourful, nature-inspired crown!
Make a Paper Spinner
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.
Half Term Stories & Rhymes at Dalston CLR James Library
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.
Make Your Own Paper Sun Visor
Beat the heat and shade your eyes with a custom, DIY sun visor designed and decorated by you!
Make a Fluttering Butterfly at Dalston CLR James Library
Transform simple paper into a soaring work of art at our hands-on workshop!
Clay Creature 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?
Lego Club at Homerton Library
Join our friendly Lego club and see where your imagination takes you!
Create a Spring Tree
Bring the season to life and branch out your creativity at our hands-on workshop where you'll craft a vibrant spring tree.
Half Term Stories & Rhymes at Hackney Central Library
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.
Make a Collage Hedgehog
Join our librarians to learn more about hedgehogs and to make your own collage paper hedgehog in time for Hedgehog Awareness Week!
Face Painting Story Adventure at Homerton Library
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...
Paper Spinner Craft at Woodberry Down Library
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.
Make Your Own Bookmark at Clapton Library
Ditch the dog-ears and design a masterpiece at our DIY bookmark workshop!
Timeless Tales & Tunes at Homerton Library
Join our fun storytelling club for children – use prompts to create funny, dramatic and exciting stories together.
Build Your Own Coral Reef Adventure
Become an ocean explorer and learn about amazing sea creatures as you build a vibrant coral reef using recycled paper and cartons.
Half Term Stories & Rhymes at Dalston CLR James Library
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.
Half Term Stories & Rhymes at Woodberry Down Library
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.
Bach to Baby Family Concert in Victoria Park
Bach to Baby Family Concerts in Victoria Park
Emotions Collage Craft
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.
Half Term Stories & Rhymes at Stamford Hill Library
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.
Hackney Plant Stories
Join artist Catherine Harrington for a plant-based art workshop, looking and and creating colourful flowers with links to Hackney - and the world!
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