Summer Reading Challenge events 2024

Fire up your imagination with the Marvellous Makers!

We're having another great year with the Summer Reading Challenge with fun events in every library from July until September. 

Why not see what's going on near you and join in?

Alfreton Library

• Family board games. 6 July 2024, 10am to midday
• Crafty Saturday. 27 July 2024, 10.30am to 12.30pm
• Family board games. 3 August 2024, 10am to midday
• Crafty Saturday. 24 Auigust 2024, 10.30am to 12.30pm
• Medal ceremony. 28 August 2024, 11am and 2pm. Contact library for tickets

Ashbourne Library

• Launch event: Elmer treasure hunt (Ages 4+). 6 July 2024, 10am to midday
• Puzzle day - find out more about the Marvellous Makers using colouring and puzzle sheets. 25 July 2024, 10am to midday
• Imagination gaming (Ages 5+). 31 July 2024, 9.30am to 2pm. Contact library for tickets (free lunch provided)
• We love ladybirds - make a ladybird lollipop puppet. 1 August 2024, 10am to midday
• Pop up paintings - pictures as pretty as a summer's day. 8 August 2024, 10am to midday
• Flower bombs. Make sponge toy to play in your garden. 15 August 2024, 10am to midday
• Imagination gaming (Ages 5+). 21 August 2024, 9.30am to 2pm. Contact library for tickets (free lunch provided)
• Flock of sheep - put your flock of sheep on their own hill. 22 August 2024, 10am to midday
• Build a tree - craft session using leaves and grasses. 29 August 2024, 10am to midday

Bakewell Library

• Crafts - make a rocket, join a treasure hunt and make carnival bunting. 6 July 2024, 10.30am to 3pm
• Crafts. 10 August 2024, 10.30am to 3pm

Bolsover Library

• Eco makers (Ages 5+). 20 July 2024, 10am to 11am
• Imagination gaming (KS2 and KS3). 29 July 2024, 10am to 2pm. Book tickets
• Eco makers (Ages 5+). 3 August 2024, 10am to 11am
• Imagination gaming (KS2 and KS3). 15 August 2024, 10am to 2pm. Book tickets
• Eco makers (Ages 5+). 17 August 2024, 10am to 11am
• Imagination gaming (KS2 and KS3). 30 August 2024, 10am to 2pm. Book tickets

Borrowash Library

• Continuous craft sessions and activities. 20 July to 31 August 2024. All day

Buxton Library

• Snap circuits. 26 July 2024, 10am to 11am. Contact library for tickets
• Rock painting. 9 August 2024, 10am to midday. Contact library for tickets
• Mermaids and fabulous creatures - event by Creeping Toad. 22 August 2024, 10.30am to 3.30pm
• Recycle milk carton elephant craft. 23 August 2024, 10am to midday. Contact library for tickets
• Victorians, Romans and wild cave people - event by Creeping Toad. 29 August 2024, 10.30am to 3.30pm

Chesterfield Library

• Launch event: Crafts. 6 July 2024, 10am to midday
• Nature explorer crafts. 26 July 2024, 10am to midday
• Music makers crafts. 31 July 2024, 10am to midday
• Alien crafts. 6 August 2024, 10am to midday
• Dinosaur crafts. 13 August 2024, 10am to midday
• Pom pom monster crafts. 22 August 2024, 10am to midday
• Under the sea crafts. 27 August 2024, 10am to midday

Clay Cross Library

• Electro dough fun day (Ages 4 to 11). 13 August 2024, 1pm to 2.30pm. Contact library for tickets

Dronfield Library

• Marvellous Makers Mask Making (Ages 5 to 11). 6 July 2024, 10am to 3pm
• Marvellous Makers activities (Ages 5 to 11). 19 July 2024 to 2 August 2024, all day
• Craft creations. 8 August, 10.30am to 2.30pm

Eckington Library

• Launch event: Mosaic wall. 6 July, 10am to midday
• Creation station. From 29 July onwards, all day
• Creation station - learn a new craft technique. Every Monday from 29 July 2024, 2pm to 4pm
• Lego challenge 1 - build your Lego dream house (Ages 5+). 3 August 2024, 10.30am to 11.30am
• Make and play (Ages 5 to 11). 8 August 2024, 10.30am to 12.30pm
• Lego challenge 2 - create an amazing Lego maze (Ages 5+). 10 August, 10.30am to 11.30am
• Marvellous Music Makers - create your own musical instruments (Ages 5+). 15 August 2024, 2pm to 4pm
• Lego challenge 3 - design and build a fairground or amusement park (Ages 5+). 17 August 2024, 10.30am to 11.30am
• Playful painting (Ages 5+). 22 August 2024, 10.30am to 3pm
• Lego challenge 4 - create an alien and spaceship (Ages 5+). 24 August 2024, 10.30am to 11.30am
• Lego challenge 5 - design and create a vehicle (Ages 5+). 31 Auigust 2024, 10.30am to 11.30am

Glossop Library

• Try your hand at coding. Every Wednesday, 11am to midday
• Storytime. Every Tuesday and Friday from 10.30am to 11am
• Launch and book club. 6 July 2024, 1pm to 2pm
• Summer crafts and games. 25 July 2024, 10am to midday
• Book club. 3 August 2024, 2pm to 3pm
• Summer crafts and games. 8 August 2024, 10am to midday
• Storytime with author Suzy Senior, 13 August, 10.30am
• Summer crafts and games. 22 August 2024, 10am to midday
• Medal ceremony. 2 September 2024, 4.30pm
• Medal ceremony. 9 September 2024, 3.30pm

Hayfield Library

• Fruity bookmarks. 5 August 2024, 4pm to 5pm
• Pom poms. 12 August 2024, 4pm to 5pm
• Paper dragonflies. 19 August, 4pm to 5pm
• Rainbow fish. 26 August 2024, 4pm to 5pm

Heanor Library

• Noisy fun creative crafts. 6 July, midday to 2pm
• Artists' impressions - create your own masterpiece. 28 August 2024, 11am to 1pm
• Artists' trail - treasure hunt. 28 August 2024, all day
• Medal ceremony. 13 September 2024, 3.30pm

Long Eaton Library

• Make a cress head. 20 July 2024, 10.30am to midday
• Make a pop-up card. 25 July 2024, 10.30am to midday
• Make and fly a paper aeroplane. 31 July 2024. 10.30am to midday
• Finger puppets. 5 August 2024, 10am to midday
• Make some fabric jewellery. 13 August 2024, 10.30am to midday
• Make a bug hotel. 23 August 2024, 10.30am to midday. Contact library for tickets

Melbourne Library

• Junk modelling. Every Friday afternoon, 2pm to 3pm

Ripley Library

• Launch event: Create and make your own board game (ages 5+). 6 July 2024. Midday to 1.30pm
• Snap circuits (Ages 5+). 3 August 2024, 11am to midday and 2pm to 3pm. Contact library for tickets
• Create and make your own boardgame (Ages 5+). 10 August 2024, 12.30pm to 2pm
• Create and make your own boardgame (Ages 5+). 7 September 2024, midday to 2pm

Staveley Library

• Treasure hunt and colouring (ages 2+). 6 July 2024, 10.30am to 11.30am
• Lego challenge (Ages 4+). 5 August 2024, 2pm to 4pm
• Lego challenge (Ages 4+). 12 August 2024, 2pm to 4pm
• Lego challenge (Ages 4+). 19 August 2024, 2pm to 4pm
• Crafts (Ages 4+). 30 August 2024, 2.30pm to 3.30pm. Contact library for tickets

Swadlincote Library

• Marvellous Makers collage art competition - pick up a sheet from the library and enter. 6 July 2024 to 31 August 2024
• Marvellous photo frames - bring along a copy of your favourite photo to this family event. 24 July 2024, 10am to midday Contact library for tickets
• Marvellous Lego makers. 3 August 2024, 10am to midday
• Storytime with themed craft afterwards (Ages 3 to 6). 9 August 2024, 10am to 11am
• Marvellous Makers junk modelling. 17 August 2024, 10am to midday. Contact library for tickets
• Marvellous crafting. 27 August 2024, 10am to midday. Contact library for tickets