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It's that time of year again and as always we have plenty of craft activities to keep those little ones busy!
Specific details for age ranges and ticketing is in italics. Be sure to check out our activities calendar as well for everything else going on in our libraries.
Spooktacular crafts / Bitterne Library / Thursday 25 October / 1.30pm to 3pm
Please note Bitterne’s activities are suitable for children aged 4 to 10 and all events are ticketed with tickets available in branch for a £1 deposit.
Room on the broom / Central Library / Wednesday 24 October / 10.30am to 12.30pm
Central’s activities are suitable for children of all ages and all events are drop-in.
Witchy Faces / Lordshill Library / Tuesday 23 October / 1.30pm to 3pm
Lordshill’s activities are suitable for children aged 3 and older and all events are drop-in.
Room on the broom / Portswood Library / Wednesday 24 October / 10.30am to 12.30pm
Portswood’s activities are suitable for children of all ages and all events are drop-in.
Witchy Faces / Shirley Library / Monday 22 October / 1.30pm to 3pm
Shirley’s activities are suitable for children aged 3 and older and all events are drop-in.
Witchy Faces / Shirley Library / Monday 22 October / 1.30pm to 3pm
Shirley’s activities are suitable for children of all ages and all events are drop-in.
Halloween craft activity / Woolston Library / Tuesday 23 October / 2.30pm to 4pm
Halloween craft activity / Woolston Library / Wednesday 24 October / 10.30am to 12noon
Halloween craft activity / Woolston Library / Friday 26 October / 10.30am to 12noon
Pumpkin competition / Woolston Library / Friday 26 October / Bring in your best carved pumpkin for your chance to win!
Woolston’s activities are suitable for children of all ages and all events are drop-in.
Get Online Week 2018 has just been and gone and this year's theme was "try one thing", fortunately our digital champions are perfectly placed to help you achieve just that.
These fantastic volunteers are patient, experienced computer users who offer their free time to help improve individuals skills on a one-to-one drop-in basis, so there's no need to book.
Available in several libraries across the city you can check the up-to-date times and locations here
Bitterne Library will host an informative talk on Thursday 25 October at 7pm.
"The Flanders Poppy - Symbol of Remembrance" with Geoff Watts, a Southampton Green Badge tourist guide and member of Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery.
Friends of Bitterne Library will be providing refreshments, please feel free to join us.
SO: To Speak 2018 is a weekend of live literature activity, taking place from 2-4th November 2018. Through a varied programme of workshops, Small Press Showcases and evening events SO: To Speak 2018 will introduce audiences to new writers and writing.
 The weekend is also a celebration of creative output of the city through the SO: Write project with showcase events and book launches from the project. SO: Write is a two-year literature development initiative that saw workshops, special events and residencies for writers in Southampton Libraries, Mayflower Theatre and John Hansard Gallery.
For more information and to book tickets, please visit the SO: To Speak website
Autism Friendly Chill-Out Sessions
Saturday 3 November / Woolston Library / 11am-1pm
 Woolston Library host a series of autism friendly sessions. For the sessions our meeting room will be set up with low lighting, blinds drawn with large and portable sensory equipment available.
Additionally comfy bean bags and a range of books will be utilised to create a comfortable calm space for families to use, either to stay in or dip in and out of as they use the full range of library resources and services elsewhere in the building.
We welcome chewys, ear defenders, pushchairs and any other aids you want to bring, a social story and shoe park will be available for the events.
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Portswood Library will close temporarily from Monday 29 October to Saturday 17 November inclusive for internal improvements.
The library will re-open on Monday 19 November with a new access lift, windows and carpets and the children's and family library will be expanded and relocated.
While the library is closed, the nearest alternative libraries are Central Library, Burgess Road Library and Cobbett Hub & Library.
Any books issued since Monday 1 October will automatically be due back after the closed period.
Thank you for your patience while we carry out these improvements.
We would also like to thank the Friends of Portswood Library for their fundraising efforts and contribution to the new children's library furniture.
 We frequently share content exclusively on our social media feeds in conjunction with certain activities, i.e. when some very special toys had a sleepover in the library
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