Libraries open book on packed programme of October events
Wolverhampton’s 39 libraries are hosting a packed programme of free activities
this autumn.
They include history talks, poetry readings, art workshops, storytelling and
craft sessions, coffee mornings, digital skills support, book clubs, and themed
events for Black History Month, World Mental Health Day, and Green
Libraries Week.
A special exhibition will be unveiled at Low Hill Library on Wednesday (1
October) to celebrate 100 years of the Low Hill estate. A launch event will run
from 2pm to 6pm, with the Friends of Wolverhampton Archives presenting a
talk on the estate’s history at 3pm, followed by a reading by local poet Emma
Purshouse in honour of National Poetry Day. There will also be an art
workshop and a celebration of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge
winners.
On Saturday (4 October), Central Children’s Library will host an ‘African Tales’
story and craft session for families, bringing Black History Month to life
through interactive storytelling.
Throughout October, there will also be a display of adult and children’s books
celebrating Black history at Central, while on Thursday 16 October, the
Memories of Bilston Local History Social Group will be taking a trip to the
Reminiscence Chatty Café to visit its replica front room, a marker of 1960s
Britain.
To mark World Mental Health Day next week, three ‘Tea and Talk’ mornings
will be held to encourage open conversation over a cuppa. Finchfield Library
will welcome visitors on Tuesday 7 October from 10.30am-12.30pm,
Tettenhall Library on Friday 10 October from 10am-11.45am, and Penn
Library on Tuesday 14 October from 10-11.45am. All are welcome.
Meanwhile, a new Baby Book Time will launch at East Park Library next
Tuesday (7 October). Designed for babies in arms through to pre-schoolers,
these relaxed 30-minute sessions of rhymes, songs and sensory play will take
place every Tuesday from 11.30am to noon.
It is Get Online Week from October 20-26, and adults are invited to take part
in an Online Craft Club and a Book and a Brew Club at Central Library on
Monday 20 October from 5.30-6.30pm. Drop-in IT help sessions with Secret
Angels will be held at Wednesfield Library on Tuesday October 21 from
10.30am-12.30pm, Warstones Library on Tuesday 21 October from 2.30-
4.30pm, the Bob Jones Community Hub on Wednesday 22 October from
10.30-12.30pm and Whitmore Reans Library on Wednesday 22 October from
2.30-4.30pm.
Central Library will also host a SkillUp! workshop in maths, English and digital
skills on Tuesday 21 October from noon-2.30pm, a Digital Help session with
TLC College on Wednesday 22 October from 10am-1pm and its regular
Digital Skills drop-ins held every Thursday morning from 10am-noon.
For younger tech enthusiasts aged seven to 12, Central Children’s Library
Code Club will meet on Monday 20 October – booking essential.
Families can look forward to Halloween-themed fun at Central Children’s
Library, where a Halloween Havoc Story & Craft session for children aged five
and over will take place on Tuesday 28 October from 2-3.30pm, and there will
be a Halloween Special Lego Workshop for ages six and over on Thursday 30
October from 2pm to 3.30pm. Both events are ticketed with limited spaces;
bookings can be made by calling 01902 552023.
Finally, Green Libraries Week returns from 27 October to 2 November, and
Wolverhampton’s libraries will celebrate sustainability with an online quiz on
Tuesday 28 October from 5.30-6.30pm, a tabletop games night at Bilston
Library on Wednesday 29 October from 5pm to 7pm, and a poetry
performance by Emma Purshouse at Penn Library on Friday 31 October from
11.40-12.40pm.
All events are free and open to everyone.
To find out more, please visit
www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/libraries, call 01902 552025 or follow the library
service on social media at www.facebook.com/wolveslibraries and
www.x.com/wolveslibraries.