What's on in Wandsworth Libraries

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Monday 2 November
10.30am-12pm Northcote Library    

Free, drop-in help, offered by AgeUK Wandsworth for older computer users struggling with their smartphone, laptop, or tablet.

Power 2 Connect Digital Drop-ins 

Free sessions to connect with all things digital, share tips and get expert advice from our Digital Champions. Bring along your device or use one available. No booking is required, but spaces are limited, so you may need to wait. Term-time only.

3:30pm-4:30pm Roehampton Library
Lego & Duplo Club
Get creative with Lego and Duplo at this fun building session for children. Design, build, and explore your imagination while developing problem-solving, fine motor, and teamwork skills. Suitable for a range of ages and abilities. No booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

November is board game month! Come along to the Children's Library on Monday evenings to play some board games.  

Chat about your current reads and share book recommendations in this friendly, monthly gathering. New members welcomed.

 

Our popular Spanish class returns this month. Spaces are currently up to capacity, but please speak with our team if you would like to join the waiting list. Term-time only.

Free, drop-in help, offered by AgeUK Wandsworth for older computer users struggling with their smartphone, laptop, or tablet.
 2-4pm, Southfields Library, Foyer 

Free sessions to connect with all things digital, share tips and get expert advice from our Digital Champions. Bring along your device or use one available. No booking required, but spaces are limited so you may need to wait. Term-time only.

Join us every Wednesday for fun and crafting. Free and no booking required. (Age 3+)

Join fellow Italian language enthusiasts in conversation. We welcome new members.

Discover your child’s true maths level with a personalised assessment and targeted support to build confidence, strengthen key skills, and improve understanding of school maths. To arrange an assessment, please provide your name, contact number, your child’s name and date of birth, and the reason for attending. Booking required. Term-time only.

Our new French language class is aimed at adults at a beginner or intermediate level. Please come into the library and speak to our team to sign up. Term-time only.

 

Take the opportunity to read and relax in the library with a cuppa at the weekly coffee morning.

11am-3pm Roehampton Library
Ask PAT Advice Session
Free drop-in advice sessions with PAT from Wandsworth Job Centre. Get support with finding a job, benefit enquiries, Universal Credit, Access to Work, pension applications, disability employment support, and financial support information. No booking required. Alternate Thursdays only.

Celebrate International Games Month with a fun-filled session of board games and puzzles for children. Challenge friends, learn new games, develop problem-solving skills, and enjoy friendly competition in a welcoming environment. No booking required. Spaces may be limited. 

4:00pm-4:40pm Roehampton Library
Reading Support
A supportive session for children who would like extra help with reading. Build confidence, improve reading skills, and enjoy sharing stories with library staff and volunteers in a relaxed and encouraging environment. Booking may be required. Suitable for primary school-aged children. 

Join us to discuss "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes (get your copy at the library)

 

Join us for free tea, coffee, and friendly conversation in a welcoming community space. Meet new people, catch up with friends, and find out more about local services, activities, and events at the library. No booking required. Suitable for adults.

3:45pm-4:45pm Roehampton Library
Bonfire Night Storytime & Craft
Join us for a special Bonfire Night-themed story time and craft session for children and families. Enjoy seasonal stories, get creative with fun craft activities, and celebrate the occasion in a safe and welcoming environment. No booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

 

10:00am-11:00am Roehampton Library
Lego & Duplo Club
Get creative with Lego and Duplo at this fun building session for children. Design, build, and explore your imagination while developing problem-solving, fine motor, and teamwork skills. Suitable for a range of ages and abilities. No booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

10:30am-11:00am Roehampton Library
Children's Book Club (Ages 7+)

Join fellow young readers to discuss books, share recommendations, and discover new stories. A fun and friendly club designed to encourage a lifelong love of reading. Suitable for children aged 7 and over. No booking required. 

Celebrate Winnie the Pooh's 100th Birthday with a bear themed Storytime and treasure trail. Bring along your favourite bear (or other soft toy) to listen to songs and stories. (Age 3+)

Our volunteer Charlie leads this popular, regular session. Join him to shape and fold paper into beautiful works of art, which you can take home. (Age 6+)

Meet your local councillor to discuss community concerns, local issues, or council services. A chance to ask questions, raise concerns, and receive advice on matters affecting your area. No booking required.

11:00am-12:30pm Roehampton Library
Fun4Kidz Remembrance Poppy Craft Session
Join us for a special Remembrance-themed craft session for children and families. Create your own poppy-inspired crafts while learning about the significance of Remembrance Day through fun, age-appropriate activities. No booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

World Jellyfish Day themed crafting session

 

Power 2 Connect Digital Drop-ins 

Free sessions to connect with all things digital, share tips and get expert advice from our Digital Champions. Bring along your device or use one available. No booking is required, but spaces are limited, so you may need to wait. Term-time only. 

3:30pm-4:30pm Roehampton Library
Lego & Duplo Club
Get creative with Lego and Duplo at this fun building session for children. Design, build, and explore your imagination while developing problem-solving, fine motor, and teamwork skills. Suitable for a range of ages and abilities. No booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

November is board game month! Come along to the Children's Library on Monday evenings to play some board games.  

 

Meet with Metropolitan officers to discuss local issues and crime prevention.

10.30am-12pm Tooting Library 
Digital Inclusion Programme 
Free, drop-in help, offered by AgeUK Wandsworth for older computer users struggling with their smartphone, laptop, or tablet.
 5:45-6:45pm, Southfields Library, Meeting Room

Join a group of budding poets to read and write poems. No experience needed. Open to all adults.

 

Our popular Spanish class returns this month. Spaces are currently up to capacity, but please speak with our team if you would like to join the waiting list. Term-time only.

1.30pm-3pm Balham Library
Digital Inclusion Programme
Free, drop-in help, offered by AgeUK Wandsworth for older computer users struggling with their smartphone, laptop, or tablet.
2-4pm, Southfields Library, Foyer 

Free sessions to connect with all things digital, share tips and get expert advice from our Digital Champions. Bring along your device or use one available. No booking required, but spaces are limited so you may need to wait. Term-time only.

Join us every Wednesday for fun and crafting. Free and no booking required. (Age 3+)

Join fellow Italian language enthusiasts in conversation. We welcome new members.

Discover your child’s true maths level with a personalised assessment and targeted support to build confidence, strengthen key skills, and improve understanding of school maths. To arrange an assessment, please provide your name, contact number, your child’s name and date of birth, and the reason for attending. Booking required. Term-time only. 

Our new French language class is aimed at adults at a beginner or intermediate level. Please come into the library and speak to our team to sign up. Term-time only.

 

Thursday 12
3:30pm-4:30pm Roehampton Library

Celebrate International Games Month with a fun-filled session of board games and puzzles for children. Challenge friends, learn new games, develop problem-solving skills, and enjoy friendly competition in a welcoming environment. No booking required. Spaces may be limited. 

Facts & themed craft

4:00pm-4:40pm Roehampton Library
Reading Support
A supportive session for children who would like extra help with reading. Build confidence, improve reading skills, and enjoy sharing stories with library staff and volunteers in a relaxed and encouraging environment. Booking may be required. Suitable for primary school-aged children.

 

Join us for free tea, coffee, and friendly conversation in a welcoming community space. Meet new people, catch up with friends, and find out more about local services, activities, and events at the library. No booking required. Suitable for adults. 

3:45pm-4:45pm Roehampton Library
Storytime & Craft
Enjoy a fun-filled session of stories and creative crafts for children and families. Listen to engaging tales, take part in themed craft activities, and develop a love of reading through shared storytelling and creativity. No booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

Drop in for information and advice, as well as access to free rapid HIV tests. Organised by Spectra.

 

10:00am-11:00am Roehampton Library
Lego Club
Get creative with Lego at this fun building session for children. Design, build, and explore your imagination while developing problem-solving, fine motor, and teamwork skills. Suitable for children of all ages. No booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

Songs and rhymes for families and children.

Our volunteer Charlie leads this popular, regular session. Join him to shape and fold paper into beautiful works of art, which you can take home. (Age 6+)

Celebrate International Games Month with a selection of family-friendly board games, puzzles, and interactive challenges. Enjoy quality time together, learn new games, and put your problem-solving and teamwork skills to the test. No booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

Twit twoo! Twit twoo! Did you know owls become more active as the weather cools? Create a colourful and textual collage owl using recycled paper at Saturday craft club.  

We are proud to host a writing workshop, which is ideal for kids bursting with brilliant imaginations! If you are interested in writing your own stories, DnD and storytelling, this event is for you. Free, but booking is required. (Age 8+)

Followed by themed crafts

 

Celebrate what makes us all unique by wearing your odd socks to the library for Odd Socks Day. Join us in promoting kindness, inclusion, respect, and celebrating differences as part of Anti-Bullying Week. No booking required. 

Power 2 Connect Digital Drop-ins 

Free sessions to connect with all things digital, share tips and get expert advice from our Digital Champions. Bring along your device or use one available. No booking is required, but spaces are limited, so you may need to wait. Term-time only. 

3:30pm-4:30pm Roehampton Library
Lego & Duplo Club
Get creative with Lego and Duplo at this fun building session for children. Design, build, and explore your imagination while developing problem-solving, fine motor, and teamwork skills. Suitable for a range of ages and abilities. No booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

November is board game month! Come along to the Children's Library on Monday evenings to play some board games.

November is board game month! Come along to the Children's Library on Monday evenings to play some board games.

5:30pm-6:50pm Roehampton Library
Kindness Tree: Grow Kindness Together
Help create a Community Kindness Tree during Anti-Bullying Week. Write a message of kindness, encouragement, or friendship on a leaf and add it to our tree. A creative community activity that celebrates kindness, inclusion, and positive relationships. No booking required. Suitable for all ages.

Tuesday 17
6-8pm Tooting Library
Meet the Author: Dominic Canty
A combined book series launch and talk about writing fiction, and the path to getting a book published with Dominic Canty the author of Dead Men Should Know Better.

 

Wednesday 18
1.30pm-3pm Putney Library
Digital Inclusion Programme
Free, drop-in help, offered by AgeUK Wandsworth for older computer users struggling with their smartphone, laptop, or tablet.

Free sessions to connect with all things digital, share tips and get expert advice from our Digital Champions. Bring along your device or use one available. No booking required, but spaces are limited so you may need to wait. Term-time only.

Join us every Wednesday for fun and crafting. Free and no booking required. (Age 3+)

Join fellow Italian language enthusiasts in conversation. We welcome new members.

Discover your child’s true maths level with a personalised assessment and targeted support to build confidence, strengthen key skills, and improve understanding of school maths. To arrange an assessment, please provide your name, contact number, your child’s name and date of birth, and the reason for attending. Booking required. Term-time only. 

Our new French language class is aimed at adults at a beginner or intermediate level. Please come into the library and speak to our team to sign up. Term-time only.

 

Listen to stories about kindness, acceptance, empathy and friendship for anti-bullying week.  

11am-3pm Roehampton Library
Ask PAT Advice Session
Free drop-in advice sessions with PAT from Wandsworth Job Centre. Get support with finding a job, benefit enquiries, Universal Credit, Access to Work, pension applications, disability employment support, and financial support information. No booking required. Alternate Thursdays only. 

Celebrate International Games Month with a fun-filled session of board games and puzzles for children. Challenge friends, learn new games, develop problem-solving skills, and enjoy friendly competition in a welcoming environment. No booking required. Spaces may be limited. 

4:00pm-4:40pm Roehampton Library
Reading Support
A supportive session for children who would like extra help with reading. Build confidence, improve reading skills, and enjoy sharing stories with library staff and volunteers in a relaxed and encouraging environment. Booking may be required. Suitable for primary school-aged children.

 

Join us for free tea, coffee, and friendly conversation in a welcoming community space. Meet new people, catch up with friends, and find out more about local services, activities, and events at the library. No booking required. Suitable for adults. 

The crime reading group meets this afternoon. Please ask at the library for more information about joining.  

Friendship Bracelets
Celebrate Anti-Bullying Week by making friendship bracelets inspired by kindness, inclusion, and positive friendships. Create a bracelet for yourself or a friend and share messages of kindness through this fun craft activity. No booking required. Suitable for children and families.

  

Our volunteer Charlie leads this popular, regular session. Join him to shape and fold paper into beautiful works of art, which you can take home. (Age 6+)

Discuss the Book of the Month, The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable. New members welcome.

Join us for our exciting Tabletop Gaming workshop, where participants play games (including Pokemon, Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh and Warhammer) and swap their cards and figures. Please note that children aged 10 and under will need to be accompanied by an adult throughout. (Recommended Age 8-13)

 

Learn how voting helps people share their views and make decisions in their communities. Take part in our library vote and help decide which activities you would like to see more of at Roehampton Library. This educational activity explores how voting works in a fun, non-political way. Suitable for all ages. No booking required. 

Power 2 Connect Digital Drop-ins 

Free sessions to connect with all things digital, share tips and get expert advice from our Digital Champions. Bring along your device or use one available. No booking is required, but spaces are limited, so you may need to wait. Term-time only. 

3:30pm-4:30pm Roehampton Library
Lego & Duplo Club
Get creative with Lego and Duplo at this fun building session for children. Design, build, and explore your imagination while developing problem-solving, fine motor, and teamwork skills. Suitable for a range of ages and abilities. No booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

November is board game month! Come along to the Children's Library on Monday evenings to play some board games.

 

Meet with Metropolitan officers to discuss local issues and crime prevention.

Dedicated space for young readers to relax after work and unwind, by discussing our Book of the Month. Join us to explore The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. New members welcomed. (Aged 18 to 40).

 

Age UK Wandsworth offers free computer help at Southfields Library every month. Booking is not required, but please note that spaces may be limited. 

Free sessions to connect with all things digital, share tips and get expert advice from our Digital Champions. Bring along your device or use one available. No booking required, but spaces are limited so you may need to wait. Term-time only.

Join us every Wednesday for fun and crafting. Free and no booking required. (Age 3+)

Join fellow Italian language enthusiasts in conversation. We welcome new members.

Discover your child’s true maths level with a personalised assessment and targeted support to build confidence, strengthen key skills, and improve understanding of school maths. To arrange an assessment, please provide your name, contact number, your child’s name and date of birth, and the reason for attending. Booking required. Term-time only. 

Our new French language class is aimed at adults at a beginner or intermediate level. Please come into the library and speak to our team to sign up. Term-time only.

 

Learn how debates help people share ideas, listen to different viewpoints, and make informed decisions. Take part in fun, friendly discussions on topics such as whether books are better than films or whether homework should be banned. This educational session introduces debating skills in a non-political environment. Suitable for children and young people. No booking required. 

Celebrate International Games Month with a fun-filled session of board games and puzzles for children. Challenge friends, learn new games, develop problem-solving skills, and enjoy friendly competition in a welcoming environment. No booking required. Spaces may be limited. 

4:00pm-4:40pm Roehampton Library
Reading Support
A supportive session for children who would like extra help with reading. Build confidence, improve reading skills, and enjoy sharing stories with library staff and volunteers in a relaxed and encouraging environment. Booking may be required. Suitable for primary school-aged children. 

The general fiction reading group meets this evening. Please ask at the library for more information about joining.  

To celebrate the National Year of Reading, come and join Ripple's very first IDEAS SLAM Authors, illustrators, librarians, booksellers, agents and publishers share their top ideas for breaking down barriers to reading. Join the conversation and share yours, too! Speakers so far include : Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence, Rashmi Sirdeshpande, October Jones, Jack Meggitt-Phillips, Mo O'Hara, Eric Huang

10:00am-12:00pm Roehampton Library
Coffee Morning & UK Parliament Week: Design Your Own Law Poster
Join us for free tea, coffee, and friendly conversation in a welcoming community space while children and families take part in our UK Parliament Week creative activity. Discover how rules and laws help communities work together by designing a poster featuring a new rule or law that could improve your school, library, or local area. This fun, educational activity explores how laws are made and why they are important in everyday life in a non-political way. No booking required. Suitable for adults, children, and families.

3:45pm-4:45pm Roehampton Library
C.S. Lewis Reading Day: Step Into Narnia
Step through the wardrobe and into the magical world of Narnia with an afternoon of Narnia-themed crafts inspired by the beloved stories of C.S. Lewis. Children and families can create imaginative crafts while exploring the characters, creatures, and adventures of this classic fantasy series. No booking required. Suitable for children and families. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

 

10:00am-1:00pm Roehampton Library
UK Parliament Week: Parliament Quiz Challenge
Test your knowledge with a family-friendly quiz exploring how the UK Parliament works, how decisions are made, and how people can make their voices heard. A fun and educational activity designed to teach civic understanding in a non-political way. Suitable for children and families. No booking required. 

Songs and rhymes for families and children.

10.30am-4pm York Gardens Library
Christmas Makers Market
Buy hand-made gifts for Christmas.

Our volunteer Charlie leads this popular, regular session. Join him to shape and fold paper into beautiful works of art, which you can take home. (Age 6+)

Continue the adventure with a magical Narnia-themed craft session inspired by the timeless stories of C.S. Lewis. Enjoy creative activities, explore the world beyond the wardrobe, and celebrate the joy of reading and imagination. No booking required. Suitable for children and families. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

Join local illustrator Daisy-May Wright for a special fairy craft session. Design a fairy character who represents you at a magical craft club!  

 

Power 2 Connect Digital Drop-ins 

Free sessions to connect with all things digital, share tips and get expert advice from our Digital Champions. Bring along your device or use one available. No booking is required, but spaces are limited, so you may need to wait. Term-time only. 

3:00pm-4:30pm Roehampton Library
International Games Month Finale
Join us for the grand finale of International Games Month. Enjoy an afternoon of board games, puzzles, Lego challenges, and family-friendly activities. Discover new games, challenge friends, and celebrate a month of fun and learning through play. No booking required. Suitable for children and families.

November is board game month! Come along to the Children's Library on Monday evenings to play some board games.