What's on

Celebrate the blossom season in delicate shades and a variety of crafts. Decorate a candle, try Iris Folding or make a hanging decoration from air-dried clay. Adults only. £5 - Pre booking essential.

Test your skills by creating your own comic strip! Suitable for families. Free. Just turn up.

Presented by Birtley Heritage Group. Short talk and small exhibition to celebrate the reopening of Birtley Library. Adults only.

Stay and play after Rhymetime this week! Suitable for families with young children. Free - Just turn up.

Decorate an air freshener with collage and heat transfer and some relaxing, fragranced oils. We'll also share some apps that can help you relax and take time out from a busy life. Adults only. £3. Pre-booking essential.

Enjoy some early evening mindfulness by learning the art of zentangling.

Mark the 25th anniversary of this classic Julia Donaldson story with some monkey themed crafts. Suitable for young families. Free just turn up.

Celebrate Hedgehog Awareness Day with a spiky collection of crafts. Suitable for families. £1 - pay at venue. Just turn up.

To celebrate National Biscuit Day decorate a digestive with our icing pens and join in with crafts. Suitable for families. Free - Just turn up.

Amazing marble craft, to create your own moving spiders! Suitable for ages 4+ (due to small parts.) Free - just turn up.

Join bestselling author Glenda Young for a talk on her new book, Secrets of the Toffee Factory Girls. £2 - Pay cash at the venue. Just turn up.

Roll up! Roll up! Enjoy the fun of the fair! Join our friendly library staff and hear about the history and our enduring love of the thrills and spills of The Hoppings. Adults only. Free - Pre-booking essential.

Storytimes this week will be celebrating Miffy's 70th birthday. Suitable for families with young children. Free - Just turn up.

It's Miffy's 70th birthday! Celebrate with crafts of everyone's favourite bunny, created by Dick Bruna. Suitable for families. Free - Just turn up.

Birtley Heritage Group presents an illustrated talk with Gordon Scorer about the history of the River Team. Adults only. £3 - Pay cash at the venue. Just turn up. All proceeds will go to Birtley Heritage Group.

Learn to make these stunning crepe paper handcrafted flowers. Take away a beautiful Bouquet to proudly display in your home. Adults only. £3. Pre-booking essential.

Join Susan for a chat about her book and hear some readings. Adults only. Free - Just turn up.

Learn about the lost village of Elisabethville

Sir Bobby Robson was one of football's most inspirational and influential figures. Join us for another of our ever-popular football-themed talks with half time Bovril and a quiz. Adults only. £2 - Pre-booking essential.

Decorate your own magical fairy or troll door to put in your garden or in the woods. Embellish with a variety of resources from our craft box. Suitable for ages 5+ . £2 - Pre-booking essential.

Stand out from the crowd and get holiday-ready by creating your own super cool bucket hat. Suitable for ages 8+. £6 -pre-booking essential.

Get creative and make planters out of old plastic bottles. Which design will you choose? Plant a seed and watch it grow at home. Suitable for ages 5+. £1 - Pre-booking essential.

Celebrate International Cat Day with pawsome stories and purrfect feline crafts to take home. Suitable for families with young children. Free - Just turn up.

Take part in our butterfly hunt and try your hand at some fluttering cute crafts. Take home an array of beautiful creations. Suitable for families. Free - Just turn up.

Help us grow our very own paper garden! Create flowers and trees and use your coding skills to send our Beebots and Code-a-pillars on an adventure around the garden. Suitable for young families. Free - Just turn up.