Stockton Borough Libraries

Monday 20 - Sunday 26 May is #DementiaActionWeek. Information will be available from all Stockton Borough Libraries. If you would prefer a chat with someone from Teesside Dementia Link Services, they will be delivering meet and greet sessions at the following libraries; Yarm Library on Monday 20 May between 11.30am – 1.15pm. Billingham Library on Tuesday 21 May between 11.30am – 2.00pm. Ingleby Barwick Library.on Tuesday 21 May between 1.30 - 3.30pm. Stockton Central Librar...y on Thursday 23 May between 11.30am - 2pm Thornaby Central Library on Friday 24 May between 11.30am - 2pm.
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Come and try our 'Colouring Group for Adults', it's absolutely free! At Norton Library on Tuesday 21 May from 3 - 4pm. No booking required. Pens/pencils/colouring sheets and refreshments provided. For more details call 01642 528019 or email norton.library@stockton.gov.uk. The group meets the first and third Tuesday of the month.

Norton Library have put together a wonderful display for this year's Women's Prize For Fiction. All books are free to borrow, of course - pop along to Norton Library or visit www.stockton.gov.uk/libraries for details #WomensPrize #WPFF

Did she slip through the cracks, or was she pushed? See Robert Scragg at Norton Library's #ReadRegional event on Monday 20 May, 6.30pm and hear him talk about his debut novel What Falls Between the Cracks. Tickets are £2 and can be booked via email norton.library@stockton.gov.uk or phone: 01642 528019.

The kids created some brilliant crafts based on the Gruffalo and his friends at Stockton Central Library yesterday and we finished off the craft with a storytime! For more crafts and activities ask at your local library or visit www.stockton.gov.uk/libraries for details.

Become Tech Smart with our free Gadget Help Sessions! Our next sessions are at Stockton Central Library tomorrow (Friday 17 May) from 9am. For more information and to book a free one hour slot contact the Computer Suite on 01642 528023 or book through any of our branch libraries www.stockton.gov.uk/libraries

It’s Thursday morning. Get yourself down to Roseworth Library for some rhymes and songs! RhymeTime will be taking place today 10 – 11am. Free session for children from birth to age 4. All welcome, no booking required. Call 01642 528098 or email roseworth.library@stockton.gov.uk if you'd like further details.

Why not visit the Mobile Library today? This morning we will be in the Billingham area, stopping in Tunstall Avenue from 11.05 - 11.30am, and then at Lincoln Crescent from 11.45 - 12pm. This afternoon we will be in the Wolviston area, stopping in the High Street (opposite the Post Office) from 1.50 - 2.15pm, and then at Wynyard Village (parking in The Stables car park) from 2.30 - 3.15pm. The Mobile Library takes the service to parts of the Borough where there is no static community library within easy reach. The stock and services are the same as those found in a community library, so why not come on board and give us a try! For more information call 01642 528045 or email: mobilelibrary.services@stockton.gov. uk

The Junior Reading Group at Ingleby Barwick Library. really enjoyed reading Chester Parsons is Not a Gorilla by Martyn Ford. They wrote some fab reviews too! Faber Children's Books The Reading Agency

Do you love playing scrabble or chess? If so, just drop in and join our friendly group at Yarm Library every Friday between 2 - 4.30pm. Suitable for all ages and abilities. No need to book, just come along and join in. For more details call 01642 528152 or email yarm.library@stockton.gov.uk

Join Beryl Robinson at Stockton Central Library on Wednesday 15 May from 10.30am to 12pm for Books and Banter. Is it easier to write a sequel or is it harder to maintain the standard your readers expect. Will author Beryl have the answer? Free event, no booking required - all welcome. For further information call 01642 526521.

Oh no! It's a Gruffalo tomorrow! Make your way through the deep dark wood and create some brilliant crafts based on the Gruffalo and his friends at Stockton Central Library (Wednesday 15 May), from 1.30pm. Book a free place on 01642 526521 / stockton.library@stockton.gov.uk. Suitable for ages 2 - 4 years.

Come and hear crime writer Robert Scragg talk about his debut novel What Falls Between the Cracks at Norton Library on Monday 20 May, 6.30pm. Tickets £2. Contact Norton Library on 01642 528019 / norton.library@stockton.gov.uk to book a place or for further information. Did she slip through the cracks, or was she pushed?

Clap, bounce and wiggle your fingers and toes for Wheels on the Bus! We’ll be parked at Preston Park Museum and Grounds tomorrow (Wednesday 15 May) from 9.15 - 10am so come and join us for rhymes, songs and stories on the Mobile Library! Free drop-in session for your little ones (0-5). For further information call the Mobile Library Service on 01642 528045.

Are you a scrabble fan? We have a friendly scrabble group who meet at Norton Library each Wednesday. Pop in between 1 - 5pm tomorrow and play a game or two. Players of all ages, abilities and experience welcome. For more details contact 01642 528019 / norton.library@stockton.gov.uk

Learn and share knitting techniques while you enjoy a chat and a cuppa at Ingleby Barwick Library., Tuesdays from 5.30pm. If you would like more information email: inglebybarwick.library@stockton.gov. uk or call us on 01642 528528. All ages and abilities welcome!

Why not visit the Mobile Library today? We will be in the Yarm area, stopping in St Nicholas Gardens from 1.30 - 1.55pm, Hemingford Gardens from 2 - 2.25pm and then Mount Leven Road from 2.30 - 3pm. The Mobile Library takes the service to parts of the Borough where there is no static community library within easy reach. The stock and services are the same as those found in a community library, so why not come on board and give us a try! For more information call 01642 528045 or email: mobilelibrary.services@stockton.gov. uk