News and events for children and teens
Team Read
In the 2008 National Year of Reading we are celebrating the tenth summer reading challenge during the Beijing Olympics. Team Read is open to anyone between the ages of 4 and 11. Visit our team read page to find out more!
There are a host of summer activities taking place in libraries across the borough: take a look at the 2008 Live it Up summer guide for details of events.
Green Bites nature session at Ham Library
Ham Library is holding on Saturday 6 September an outdoor Green Bites nature storytime for children. Free environmental starter kits for those who attend. Free event, 11am to 12:30pm.
Morris Gleitzman at Richmond Library
Richmond Libraries and The Lion & Unicorn Bookshop invite you to a special evening with Morris Gleitzman, Australia’s funniest and best-loved children’s author. Some of his popular titles include Once, Doubting Thomas, Bumface and Toad Rage. His latest book in the UK is Give Peas a Chance.
Free event - no booking required. Richmond Library, 16 September, 7pm.
Visit Morris Gleitzman's website for more information.
Indian folk tales
Visit East Sheen or Whitton Library on Saturday 27 September for a storytelling and puppet making event with Seony Rayan. Events are free but please phone relevant library to book a place. Seony will be at East Sheen Library at 11am (telephone 020 8876 8801) and Whitton Library at 2:30pm (telephone 020 8894 9828).
Saturday Safari
Interested in the wildlife and plants that live in our parks and gardens? Have fun learning together as a family and join us for one of our free Saturday Safari workshops. See our Saturday Safari page for further details.
Young writers festival
Show off your writing: send in a short story, a poem, lyrics for a song or a week in the life of your diary! There are many attractive prizes up for grabs including the chance to become the borough's next Young Laureate.
Visit the artsrichmond website for further information and competition rules.
Battle of the Books 2008
Hampton Community College played host to this year's secondary Battle of the Books contest. The event was attended by local author Mary Hooper. Visit our Battle of the Books page for more information and to find out who won!
National Year of Reading
2008 is the National Year of Reading, a celebration of reading in all its forms. The will be exciting events taking place throughout the year, so keep an eye on this page to make sure you don't miss out! Visit our National Year of Reading page to find out more.
Chatterbooks groups in Richmond upon Thames
Chatterbooks reading groups currently meet in seven of our libraries to chat about books and have fun. If you would like reading and are in Year 4 or 5, find out if there's a Chatterbooks group near you.
News and events mailing list
If you would like to be informed of future events for children and teens held at any of our libraries, please email the Young People's Library Service team and we'll add you to our mailing list.
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To join the list, email the Young People's Library Service at yps@richmond.gov.uk.