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Events in Queensferry and Kirkliston Libraries
Events in Queensferry and Kirkliston Libraries
09 July 2012
Summer
Reading Challenge: Story Lab
25th June - 26th
August.
Challenge to to read
six books over the summer, collecting stickers for each book read.
Read six books and collect a certificate and a gold
medal!
South Queensferry Library
Events
Date: 13/7/12
Time: 12 - 1
Age range: 5 -
10yrs
Title: Winnie the Witch Birthday
storytelling
drop in
Storytelling session to celebrate 25th Birthday of
Winnie the Witch. Come along dressed as a Witch and the Best
dressed witch will win a prize!
Date: 19/7/12
Time: 2-3pm
Age range: 5 -
8yrs
Title: Olympic Medals and Olympic
Flags
drop in
Craft Event: Come along and get ready for the Olympics.
We will be making Olympic flags to take home or decorate the
library and make you very own bronze, silver or even Gold medal
(not real gold of course!) .
Date: 1/8/12
Time: 2-3pm
Age range: 8 -
11yrs
Title: Olympian
Masks
drop in
Craft Event: Come along and make some Olympian masks,
based on some of the Greek myths.
Date: 9/8/12
Time: 11 -12am
Age range: 5 -
10yrs
Title: Olympic Torches and Olympic Laurel
wreaths
drop in
Craft Event: Come along and we will be Making
Olympic Torches and Olympic Laurel wreaths.
Date: All Summer
Time: during opening
hours
Age range: 5 -
10yrs
Title: Olympic
frieze
drop in
Craft Event: During the summer holiday while you are in
the library why not contribute to our Olympic Frieze. Colour-in or
draw your favourite sport in action and we will cut it out and add
it to our Frieze.
Kirkliston library
Events
Date: 16/7/12
Time: 1 - 1:30.
Age range: 5 - 10yrs
Title: Winnie the Witch Birthday
storytelling
drop in
Storytelling session to celebrate 25th Birthday of
Winnie the Witch. Come along dressed as a Witch and the Best
dressed witch will win a prize!
Date: 20/7/12
Time: 10:30
Age range: 0 -5yrs
Title: Teddy Bears Picnic
drop in
A Teddy Bear Picnic in the Library! Songs and
rhymes. Prize for best dressed bear. Snack and Juice
provided.
Date: 24/7/12
Time: 2pm
Age range: 5-10yrs
Title: Olympic flags and
badges.
drop in
Come along and create your own Olympic flag and have
some fun badge making!
Date: 7/8/12
Time: 2pm
Age range: 5 -1 0yrs
Title: Story Lab
drop in
Come along with you imagination and enter the story
lab.
Kirkliston and South Queensferry
Libraries
Library
Link
Library Link is a bus service
for anyone who has difficulty getting to the library because of
age, disability or ill health. The free minibus will pick you up
from home and take you to your local library. The bus has
wheelchair access and trained staff and
WRVS volunteers are on hand to give
assistance on and off the bus. You can choose your books, and then
sit down to enjoy a coffee and a chat before being taken home
again.
Home delivery
service
The library service and
WRVSvolunteers operate a home
delivery service for people who are housebound or unable to travel
to their local library. A selection of your favourite books, audio
books and cds can be delivered to your
door
LearnIT beginners' computer
classes
Courses run for 6 weeks (each session
last about two hours) at
selected libraries.
Handouts are provided to take away at a small
cost.
Week 1: Getting started
Week 2:Word and the keyboard
Week 3: The Internet
Week 4: E-mail
Week 5: E-mail / internet
Week 6: Review and re-cap
Register your interest with the
library.
Thank you
Stephen
Shiels | Team Leader
Kirkliston and South Queensferry
Libraries
