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Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

Activities for Wokingham Children in May

Young families will find fun activities at the Wokingham borough’s libraries this month.

There will be free baby bounce and rhyme sessions at Woodley Library from 10.30am to 11am on Monday May 14 and Lower Earley Library from 10.30am to 11am on Tuesday May 15. They are aimed at babies and toddlers up to 18 months old and places must be booked in advance.

There will also be free storytime sessions, which are followed by a craft activity, and are aimed at the under fives. There is no need to book a place in advance. During May there will be weekly sessions from 2.15pm to 3pm on Tuesdays at Wokingham Library; on Thursdays from 2.15pm to 3pm at Woodley Library; also on Thursdays from 2.30pm to 3.15pm at Lower Earley Library and on Mondays from 4pm to 4.45pm at Spencers Wood Library.

In addition, the Wokingham borough’s other libraries will have one session a month in May. Maiden Erlegh Library’s session will be from 2.15pm to 3pm on Tuesday May 19; Winnersh Library’s session will be from 10.15am to 11am on Saturday May 19; Twyford Library’s session will be from 2.15pm to 3pm Tuesday May 15 and Wargrave Library’s session will be from 1.45pm to 2.30pm on Monday May 21.

All the monthly sessions, and one of the weekly sessions per month at Wokingham, Woodley, Lower Earley and Spencers Wood, will have a special theme, which will be The Very Hungry Caterpillar in May.

The Get Arty! craft club will run at Wokingham Library on Saturday May 19; Woodley Library on Saturday May 12 and Lower Earley Library on Saturday May 12. All these sessions will run from 11am to midday and the themes will be Brilliant Bugs. These are all free and there is no need to book. They are aimed at children five to 11 years old.

Wokingham Borough Council’s children’s librarian Elizabeth McDonald said: “These are fun sessions and babies, small children and parents really enjoy them. They are a good example of how libraries are a centre for the whole community – and for all ages – and taking books home can only be a bonus.”

Wokingham Borough Council