Children, Young People and Family Learning

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Summer activities in Solihull Libraries

There are a range of events for children throughout the summer holidays in all the libraries in Solihull, from story times to puppets, craft activities to glass painting. For more information, please download the activities booklet from the attachments to the right of the screen (Note: You can book places for all of the activities in libraries two weeks in advance, please contact your local library. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.).

Space Hop - the National Summer Reading Challenge

Looking for a challenge this summer? Space Hop is for you!

Join Jessie, Finn, Nabil and Safiya on their space mission. You can register for this great Space Adventure from 17 July.

• 3 challenges to overcome. Blast off, Space Chase and Lunar Landing
• 6 books to read and feed back to us
• A certificate and medal on completion and goodies along the way

Don’t forget to look at the fantastic website http://www.spacehop.org.uk/.

Travel beyond the books to discover the games, activities and internet fun. You can find out what to read next, swap messages about books that sent you into a spin and discover exclusive blogs from top children’s authors and illustrators. It’s out of this world!

 

Dark Fantasy - A guide to supernatural stories

Looking for something after Twilight. Find more stories of the night featuring vampires, demons, werewolves, angels and zombies with Solihull Libraries Dark Fantasy guide. See the attachments on the right side of the screen.

• Solihull Children's Book Award 2010
  
• Events
  

  Solihull libraries are a hive of activity throughout the year. There are regular events such as Storytimes and Rhyme Time sessions for younger children as well as poetry and author events for adults.

• Family Learning
  

  The Solihull Family Learning Network is a partnership between a wide range of providers of family learning activities with links to strategic planning, good practice and research.

• KidsZone
  KidsZone - the best place to find out about the latest books, great authors, things to do in the library and where to get help with homework.
• Learning Services
  

  Solihull Libraries provide a range of services to support your learning needs.

• Services to Schools
  

  Learning Resources and Advice Service