What’s on
The Great Hackney Libraries Quest
The Great Hackney Libraries Quest is back! Join in at your local library this summer.
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.
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.
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!
Cartoon magic: Create your adventure
Now that your magical cartoon character has been created, it’s time for their adventure to begin!
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 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!
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
The Children’s Black Book Fair 2026
The UK's largest Children's Black Book Fair returns to Hackney! Books, stories, arts & crafts and inspiration.
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!
Book Launch: Big Man by Dean Atta
Hackney Libraries are proud to host the official book launch of Big Man, the highly anticipated adult literary debut by award-winning author and poet Dean Atta.
Design your own superhero
Get creative at your local library this summer with a comic-themed craft!
Intergenerational music making at Shoreditch Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Intergenerational music making at Homerton Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Drawn into Magic: Create your own character
Invent a cartoon character that could step straight out of a comic book
Make a matchbox book
Write, draw and fold a whole world that fits right in your pocket.
Comic reading club
Join us to read and talk about comics and graphic novels, get ideas and make friends!
Intergenerational music making at Shoreditch Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Intergenerational music making at Homerton Library
Unlock your child’s creativity this summer with Melodies for Literacy
Magic manga-themed games session
Join in with magic manga-themed games – word searches, colour in fan art and make a quiz!
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
Hackney Writers’ Festival: Stamford Hill Library with Jonathan Fortgang
Join this special taster session including a workshop and readings from group members
Hackney Writers’ Festival: Shoreditch Library Black Women Writers with Lisa Ogun’
Join this special taster session including a workshop and readings from group members
Hackney Writers’ Festival: Homerton Library with Ngoma Bishop
Join this special taster session including a workshop and readings from group members
Scattered: In conversation with Aamna Mohdin
Join Beth Evans from Welcome Hackney for an evening in conversation with correspondent and author Aamna Mohdin about her memoir Scattered.
Hackney Writers’ Festival: Dalston CLR James Poetry with Jack Houston and Erem Sahintepe
Join this special taster session including a workshop and readings with local poets.
Hackney Writers’ Festival: Knit & Natter special with Sara Nisha Adams
Join this special creative writing session with our Knit & Natter group
Hackney Writers’ Festival: QTIBIPOC Writing Group with PJ Samuels
Join this special taster session at Clapton Library
Hackney Writers’ Festival: Hackney Central Library Writing Group with Sara Nisha Adams
Join this special taster session including a workshop and readings from group members
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 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.
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...
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.
Timeless Tales & Tunes at Homerton Library
Join our fun storytelling club for children – use prompts to create funny, dramatic and exciting stories together.
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