News and events

Space Hop

Children will be invited to take a giant leap to the final frontier - space!                                                           Are you aged between 5 and 12? Then come and join the Summer Reading Challenge, running until September 18. It’s free to join. Your challenge is to read 6 books and you will receive a medal and a certificate. Come and sign up at any Wokingham Borough Library.

Who do you think you are?

If the latest series of ‘Who do you think you are?’ has sparked an interest in your own family history, why not pop down to Wokingham, Woodley or Lower Earley libraries to discover more using Ancestry.com. Available for free to library members, for further details and direct access to all our online resources, visit our online reference page.

We also offer free online access for library members to many major reference resources including Britannica, Ancestry Online, who’s who and much more.     For more information and to access the online resource check out our online reference page.

Berkshire Archaeological Display

There will be a display at Wokingham Library mounted by the Berkshire Archaeology Research Group, with particuar reference to their work within Wokingham Borough. The display will be on view in the Learning Zone at the library.

Art in the Library

This is a rolling programme of exhibitions that aims to bring art and the library closer together, and gives local artists, art students and crafts people the opportunity to exhibit. Currently on display is a selection of  Jojo jewellery, based around art silver clay and silver  smithing techniques. The work of painter and sculptor Richard Conway-Jones is also available to view.  For further details, please contact Woodley Library on (0118) 9690304. 

Events for adults    

• Family History Drop-In-Expert advice from the Berkshire Family History Society on how to trace your ancestors.

         Wokingham Library,Tuesday August 31, 2pm to 5pm

• Heritage Quiz- take part in our quiz on Wokingham in the nineteenth century and win a great prize.

         Quiz runs from September 2 to 17. There will also be a display on Victorian Wokingham in the library.

• Wokingham Library Cribbage Club- all abilities welcome at this new group

         Wokingham Library, Friday September 3, 10.30am

• Marc Weide and Phil Gouge  play violin and accordion music in the cafe.

         Wokingham Library, Saturday September 4, 10.45am to 12 noon.

 Events for Children and Families

• Imprint silver jewellery- Have your children's finger prints and handprints made into silver pendants, charms and key-rings. Drop-in event. Charges vary, depending on item.

          Wokingham Library,Saturday August 28 ,10am to 12 noon.

• All libraries will be having a Space Hop Adventure Day with the science wizards, space crafts and book bouncing.  For families with children aged 5 to 12 year-old. There is a charge for some of the sessions, Please check out our events page for details of your nearest Space Hop Adventure Day.

   

• For families with children under 5, their will be a Kipper Birthday Party at every library. For more details visit our events page for more information.

For more events and activities please check out the What's on guides below.

Don't forget you can renew your books online.

For more Library information, please also visit our libraries page.