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Huge thanks to children's author Amanda Brandon for Tuesday's inspiring mystery morning at The Forum! It was great to see so many young attendees engaged and inspired by the power of storytelling. Excellent work kids - budding authors and illustrators all! 👏👏👏
Spooky reads are haunting #Leigh Library this Halloween. There are plenty of ghosts, monsters and vampires to feed everybody's ghoulish reading appetites, both young and old. Come and take a browse through our cobweb-covered bookshelves... if you dare! 😱 🦇🕷️🧙🧛 🧟♀️ 🎃
If you're a #CrimeFiction fan, you won't want to miss this special event!
'Secrets, Suspense & Suspicion: Meet the Crime Authors' is an author panel event with three brilliant crime writers: BP Walter, Rebecca Hannigan and Julie Haworth.
Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/o/southend-…
Tomorrow, in good time for the spookiest night of the year, our next 'Create & Make' craft session at The Forum offers the opportunity to create your own Concertina Bat! 🦇🦇🦇
Friday 30th October, 11am-1pm at The Forum.
£1 per child, for ages 4+ (with parent/carer supervision.)
***Tickets released!***
'I Think We're Done Now: Breaking, Rising & Becoming', an interactive event with local author Elaine Taylor-Brown.
Features readings, practical takeaways, Q+A & book signing.
Saturday 21st November, 2pm-3.30pm at The Forum
Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/o/southend-…
Just a few tickets remain online and at The Forum Reception for Friday's exciting Children's Author Event with Hollie Hughes. Be quick if you'd like to come along!
Friday 30th October, 10am–12pm at The Forum
Suitable for ages 3+.
Tickets are FREE: eventbrite.co.uk/o/southend-…
Huge thanks to Silvano Griffith-Francis and all the children who came along to #ForumSouthend for Monday's writing and illustrating workshop 'Make Your Own Kala Book'. It was great to see so much free-flowing creativity in the library! Well done! 👏👏👏
#BlackHistoryMonth
The Mental Health Support Team are at Westcliff library today hosting a Managing Emotions Workshop for families with children 7-11years.
The second workshop starts at 11am, if you'd like to come along.
Learn about emotions, breathing techniques and practical skills.
Gourd blimey! 🎃 By popular demand, the Pumpkin Selfie Patch at The Forum will be available until end of business on Saturday! Come along to The Foyer to pose among the gourds and feel free to tag us in your social media posts or send your selfie to [email protected]
Tomorrow!
Mental Health Support Team Essex bring 'Managing Emotions Workshop', suitable for children aged 7-11 to Westcliff Library.
Drop-in on the day or book your place in advance by following the Eventbrite links in the poster.
Wed 28th October, 10am-12pm at Westcliff Library
The next #CraftyKids session at #SouthchurchLibrary will see a menagerie of Bouncy Paper Animals come to life - we hope you'll join us and create one yourself!
The fun starts on Saturday 7th November from 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 4pm.
£1 per child, for ages 4+ (with supervision).
Tomorrow! Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with this FREE Pen to Print workshop! 'Little Authors & Illustrators: Make Your Own Kala Book!' Monday 26th October, 11am & 12.30pm at The Forum (Good availability for the 12.30pm session.) Tickets: pentoprint.org/about/events/
It's going to be a busy week at #Southchurch Library. Get set for green themed #Crafts, starting tomorrow with Origami Finger Puppet Birds! We look forward to welcoming you!
#SouthchurchLibrary #GreenLibrariesWeek
ePress has arrived on your BorrowBox app! Discover a trial selection of #Newspapers and #Magazines available for FREE via BorrowBox. Download the app from your usual provider and use your Southend Libraries membership to access.
'We Bring the Darkness' is a collective of local artists working across a wide variety of mediums & styles, who together have created a gothic-inspired collection of dark works celebrating ‘spooky season'.
Available to view in The People's Gallery at The Forum until 31st October.
This Tuesday! ✨
Do you love adventure and mystery stories? 👀 Come and explore cosmic canine adventures, spooky houses and cryptic clues with children’s author Amanda Brandon!
Tuesday 27th October, 11am at The Forum
Tickets are FREE, available at: eventbrite.co.uk/o/southend-…
Love #Poetry? Stanza on Sea is a monthly Poetry Group, looking for new members for its 2027 schedule of meetings. The first date for the new year is Saturday 30th January.
Look out for details of an exciting partnership event with Stanza on Sea in the coming days!
Mental Health Support Team Essex will be conducting a 'Managing Emotions Workshop', suitable for children aged 7-11.
Simply drop-in on the day or book your place in advance by following the Eventbrite links in the poster.
Wednesday 28th October, 10am - 12pm at Westcliff Library
