Easter in Wandsworth Libraries
There's a lot going on this Easter at your local Wandsworth Library. We've got the following events and activities planned. Follow us on Twitter, @wandsworthlibs, to keep up to date with all the latest library news.
Wandsworth Libraries will be closed for Easter on the following dates:
Good Friday: April 19th
Easter Sunday: April 21st
Easter Monday: April 22nd
Saturday 6
10:30am Earlsfield Children’s Library, 020 8946 2088
Easter Craft
Get crafty this Easter: Fun Easter themed crafts. All ages welcome.
12-12.30am Balham Children’s Library, 020 8673 1129
Mindfulness for Your Family: Toddler Session
Join Mindful + Lovely for a family-friendly mindfulness workshop, designed to help parents, carers and children press the pause button. For parents, carers, and children from 2-5.
Monday 8
11am-12pm Battersea Children’s Library, 020 7223 2334
Explore Learning: Writing Awards Workshop
Learn about the skill of writing! Enter Explore Learning’s writing competition where you can win some amazing prizes! Suitable for ages
11am Battersea Park Children’s Library, 020 7720 4122
Greek Rhyme Time
A special Greek singing Baby Rhyme Time session with Vicky Griva. For under fives of all languages and their families.
11am Balham Children’s Library, 020 8673 1129
Spring story time and crafts
Get creative at our regular Monday story time this week and make a special spring craft. Ages 2+
Tuesday 9
11am-12pm Tooting Children’s Library 020 8767 0543
First steps in Phonics - B is for Bunny!
Children dance sing play & learn at this special interactive workshop run by Lara Sutherland of Sounds right phonics, www.soundsrightphonicsclasses.co.uk Free Drop in session for ages 1-4years.
2.30-3pm Tooting Children’s Library 020 8767 0543
Tempo di storie in Italiano e Inglese! (Italian and English Story Time)
Join Giovanna and Heather for a Special story time in Italian and English to listen and learn some Italian words. Free Drop in session for age
3.30-4.30pm Battersea Children’s Library, 020 7223 2334
Easter Crafts
A session for hand-making some special decorations for Easter time!
3pm-4pm Southfields Children's Library, 020 8780 3085
Harry Potter quiz
Be here for a wonderful wizarding time and you could win a special Harry Potter t-shirt.
3.30-4.30pm Battersea Children’s Library, 020 7223 2334
Easter Crafts
A session for hand-making some special decorations for Easter time!
4pm Battersea Park Children’s Library, 020 7720 4122
Board Games and Story Games Fun
Come along to play creative games or join in a board games battle. For children ages 5+
Wednesday 10
11am Balham Children’s Library, 020 8673 1129
Cubing with Carole
Get your thinking caps on and explore some basic tricks for cracking the Rubix Cube at Balham Library. Ages 6+. Free, but booking essential. Be there and be square.
2–3 Wandsworth Town Children's Library, 020 8877 1742
Explore Learning: Handwriting
A free workshop for ages 4–6. Learn how to write using the animals as a guide through their perfect letter formation, the giraffes’ tall necks help with the letter ‘h’ and the pigs curly tails help with the letter ‘e’
4-5pm Balham Children’s Library, 020 8673 1129
Explore Learning Workshop: Fun with Phonics
Join Explore Learning to investigate rhyming words and phonics. Ages 4-6. Free, but booking essential.
5-6.30pm Battersea Children’s Library, 020 7223 2334
Board Game Evening
Pop in and play some board games with us. Suitable for 5+. Children must be supervised at all times.
Thursday 11
9am–6pm Wandsworth Town Library, 020 8877 1742
Butterfly Spring craft!
Collect a cut out butterfly from the children’s desk. Decorate or colour it in for our window display.
9.30-10am & 11.30-12pm Tooting Children’s Library 020 8767 0543
Easter Baby Rhyme Time
Hop, skip and bounce at one of our two free drop-in sessions for children aged 3 months to two years, and parents or carers.
10-11.40am Northcote Children’s Library, 020 7223 2336
Creative Writing Workshop
For children aged 7+
2-3pm Tooting Children’s Library 020 8767 0543
Explore Learning: Fun with Phonics
Back again due to demand! www.explorelearning.co.uk Children learn & have fun with Phonics at this special workshop 2:00-3:00pm (Free Booking essential, for ages 4-6)
Friday 12
10-11am and 1.30-12.30am Balham Library Hall, 020 8673 1129
Messy Play
Join Balham Children’s Centre for two messy play sessions in Balham Library Hall.
For under fives. First come, first served
10–11am Wandsworth Town Children's Library, 020 8877 1742
Author Event
Molly Arbuthnott will be reading from her People’s Book Prize nominated story, Oscar the Ferry Cat, followed by a craft activity.
11am Battersea Park Children’s Library, 020 7720 4122
Easter Badges
Come along to design and then make your own Easter themed badge. Ages 4+
2-3pm Balham Children’s Library, 020 8673 1129
Explore Learning Workshop: Creative Writing
Do you want to be a writer? Join Explore Learning for this handy workshop, then enter your story in their Creative Writing competition. Ages 7+
3.30-4.30pm Battersea Children’s Library, 020 7223 2334
Comic Book Creation Class
One in our series of Comic Book Creation classes. We’ll teach you simple and fun ways to create all sorts of characters for your own comic books. For ages 5+
3.30-4.30pm Tooting Children’s Library 020 8767 0543
Cress Heads
Get growing! Come along and make your own cress head character to take home, great to grow at home or give as an Easter gift! Drop in session, for all ages.
4-4.55pm Earlsfield Children’s Library, 020 8946 2088
Explore Learning: National Young Writer’s Award
An Explore Learning creative writing workshop for ages 6+
Saturday 13
10.30-11.00am Balham Children’s Library, 020 8673 1129
Bilingual Cantonese Rhyme Time
Join Play Cantonese for a fun, bilingual, song and story session. Most suitable for pre-school children but all welcome.
11am Earlsfield Children’s Library, 020 8946 2088
Saturday knitting club
For children 7+, and parents/guardians.
2.30-3pm Tooting Children’s Library 020 8767 0543
Special Story Time
Sunday 14th April is the Sikh festival of Baisakhi and also Bengali New year, find out a little about these colourful festivals and hear some traditional tales from Sikhism and the Indian sub-continent there will be colouring afterwards. Drop in session, for all ages
3–4pm Wandsworth Town Children's Library, 020 8877 1742
Author Event
Molly Arbuthnott will be returning! Listen to her read from her People’s Book Prize nominated story, ‘Oscar the Ferry Cat’, followed by a craft activity.
Monday 15
10:30am Earlsfield Children’s Library, 020 8946 2088
Easter Craft
Fun Easter themed crafts. All ages welcome.
2-4pm Balham Children’s Library
Cardboard Challenge
What can you make from an old cardboard box? Come along to Balham Library and discover different ways to get creative with your rubbish. Ages 6+
2-3pm Earlsfield Children’s Library, 020 8946 2088
Explore Learning: Superhero Shapes
Children help make the world a safer place in this workshop, as they design our future superheroes using 2D and 3D shapes. What shape is the best shape for a cape and a shield? For ages 4-6.
Tuesday 16
9.30am–10.30am Southfields Library, 020 8780 3085
Easter Bunny Craft
Ages 2+
11-11.30am Tooting Children’s Library 020 8767 0543
Story Time
It’s National Librarians day! So come and hear stories about some colourful Library characters. 11:00-11:30am (Free, Drop in, for ages 2-6+)
2-3pm Tooting Children’s Library 020 8767 0543
Explore Learning: Creative Writing Competition
Winners of the explore learning Writers award can win a trip to Disneyland Paris, £500 of books for their school and a school visit from Alesha Dixon, This year’s theme is ‘A chance to change the world. This workshop will help you plan your ideas and write a potentially award winning piece (Free Booking essential, for ages 6-14)
3pm Battersea Park Children’s Library, 020 7720 4122
Explore Learning Workshop: Creative Writing Competition
For ages 4-14 years. Free, but booking essential
3.30-4.30pm Battersea Children’s Library, 020 7223 2334
Easter Crafts
A session for hand-making some special decorations for Easter time!
Wednesday 17
11am-12pm Battersea Children’s Library, 020 7223 2334
Explore Learning: Superhero Shapes Workshop
Children help make the world a safer place in this workshop, as they design our future superheroes using 2D and 3D shapes. What shape is the best shape for a cape and a shield? For ages 4-6.
2pm - 3pm Southfields Library, 020 8780 3085
Badge Making
Ages 2+
3.30-4.30 pm Battersea Children’s Library, 020 7223 2334
Comic Book Creation Class
Finishing off our comic book themed Half term break, we’ll teach you what to think about when making a one-page-comic. For Ages 5+
Thursday 18
9.30-10am & 11.30-12pm Tooting Children’s Library 020 8767 0543
Easter Baby Rhyme Time
Hop, skip and bounce at one of our two free drop-in sessions for children aged 3 months to two years, and parents or carers.
12-1pm Northcote Children’s Library, 020 7223 2336
Handwriting Workshop
For children aged 5+
11.30- 3pm Balham Children’s Library, 020 9673 1129
Badge Making Session
Drop in and make your own amazing badges. All welcome.
1.30-3pm Tooting Children’s Library 020 8767 0543
Hop to it craft!
Make an Easter Basket or Bunny Ears Headband 1:30-3:00pm (Free Drop in, for all ages)
2pm–3pm Wandsworth Town Childrens' Library, 020 8877 1742
The Easter Story
An interactive story and related crafts with Rev Ben Graham from All Saints Church, Wandsworth.
3–6pm Wandsworth Town Children's Library, 020 8877 1742
Board Games
Come along and have fun playing on board games. For children ages 5+
Saturday 20
All day Tooting Children’s Library 020 8767 0543
Easter egg hunt!
Find the characters hidden around the library to get an Eastery prize! (Free, Drop in, for all ages)
10:30am Earlsfield Children’s Library, 020 8946 2088
Dad’s Rhyme Time
Nursery Rhymes and songs for babies and toddlers and their Dads or carers.
11am-2pm Putney Children’s Library, 020 8780 3085
Easter Craft
Drop in any time between 11 and 2 and make some bunny ears!
All day event at Balham Library, 020 8673 1129
Easter Egg Hunt
Have fun with a quiz and Easter Egg hunt around Balham Children’s Library.
Most suitable for primary children but all welcome.
2.30-4pm Tooting Children’s Library 020 8767 0543
Easter Story time
Followed by Easter Colouring. Free, drop-in session for children of all ages