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Posted: Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Winter activities at Wokingham borough libraries

The nights may be drawing in and the weather turning chilly, but there will be plenty to warm the spirits of young and old at Wokingham borough’s libraries this winter.

Adults will be entertained in November with festive flower arranging sessions and card making workshops. Wokingham Flower Corner in Broad Street and Woodley Flower Club will provide the expertise to teach library visitors how to make a winter table decoration at Wokingham Library on Thursday, November 15 from 6pm to 8pm and Woodley Library on Thursday, November 29 from 6pm to 7.30pm.

The Wokingham card making workshops will teach how to make Christmas cards and other greeting cards through a variety of techniques. These will be at: Lower Earley Library on Friday, November 23 from 2.30pm to 4.30pm, Maiden Erlegh on Friday, November 16 Library from 3pm to 5pm, Spencers Wood Library on Thursday, November 8 from 3pm to 5pm, Twyford Library on Tuesday, November 27 from 2.30pm to 4.30pm and Winnersh Library on Tuesday, November 13 from 6pm to 8pm. Sessions cost £5 per person and can be booked directly from libraries. There will also be a free Christmas floral art demonstration by members of the Twyford and Ruscombe Floral Art Club at Wargrave Library on Monday, December 3 from 7.30pm to 8.30pm

Throughout December there will be winter themed under fives storytime sessions at Wokingham borough’s libraries with winter stories. Children will be able to create snowflakes and winter pictures to decorate the library and take home. These will be at: Lower Earley Library on Thursday, December 20 from 2.30pm to 3.15pm, Maiden Erlegh Library on Tuesday, December 11 from 2.15pm to 3pm, Spencers Wood Library on Monday, December 10 from 4pm to 4.45pm, Twyford Library on Monday, December 17 from 2.15pm to 3pm, Wargrave Library on Monday, December 3 from 1.45pm to 2.30pm, Wokingham Library on December 4 from 2.15pm to 3pm and Woodley Library on Thursday December 13 from 2.15pm to 3pm. All these sessions are free and there is no need to book places.

For even younger Wokingham library users, there will be baby bounce and rhyme sessions in December with winter rhymes and songs. These will be at: Wokingham Library on Tuesday, December 4 from 10.30am to 11am, Woodley Library on Tuesday, December 11 at 10.30 to 11am and Lower Earley Library on Tuesday, December 18 from 10.30am to 11am. Places at these are free but must be booked from individual libraries.

There will be a winter theme to Wokingham borough libraries’ Get Arty! arts and crafts sessions. These are at Wokingham Library on Saturday, December 1 and Saturday December 22 from 10.30am to 11.30am, Woodley Library on Saturday, December 8 and Saturday December 29 from 11am to 12 midday and Lower Earley Library on Saturday, December 8 and Saturday December 29 from 11am to 12 midday. Places are free and there is no need to book.

Wokingham Borough Council