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Summer Reading Challenge at Dudley Libraries

Join the Summer Reading Challenge at your nearest Dudley Library for a summer of creative fun with the Marvellous Makers.

What's this year's challenge?

Welcome to the Story Garden! 

Dive into a magical world where stories grow with the Story Garden Summer Reading Challenge!

With stunning artwork by illustrator Dapo Adeola, this years Challenge runs from 5th July to 6th September and invites children to discover reading, meet magical creatures, earn rewards and explore the magic where stories and nature meet

Brierley Hill Library

5/7/25 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club
11:00-12:00  | Board Game Club
14:00-15:00  | Story Time and craft session: Flower scene craft

7/7/25
11:00-11:30  | Story Time
11:00-13:00  | Lego Club
16:00-17:00  | After School Craft Club: Peacock craft

8/7/25 
10:00-11:00  | Board Games Club
11:15-11:45  | Rattle and Rhyme

9/7/25
14:30-15:00  | Story Time
15:30-16:30  | Spike Lego Club (must pre book places)

10/7/25
13:00-14:00  | Board Games Club
14:15-14:45  | Story and Rhyme Time with Makaton

11/7/25
10:30-11:00  | Story Time
13:00-16:00  | D&D (must pre book places)
15:45-16:45  | Code Club (must pre book places)

12/7/25 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club
11:00-12:00  | Board Game Club
14:00-15:00  | Story Time and craft session: Caterpillar Craft

14/7/2025
11:00-11:30  | Story Time
11:00-13:00  | Lego Club
16:00-17:00  | After School Craft Club: Hawaiian Garland Craft

15/7/2025
11:15-11:45  | Rattle and Rhyme
10:00-11:00  | Board Games Club

16/7/2025 
14:30-15:00  | StoryTime
15:30-16:30  | Spike Lego Club (must pre book places)

17/7/2025
13:00-14:00  | Board Game Club
14:15-14:45  | Story and Rhyme Time with Makaton

18/7/2025
10:30-11:00  | Story Time
13:00-16:00  | D&D (must pre book places)

19/7/2025
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club
11:00-12:30  | Professor Black Riddle of the sphinx
11:00-12:00  | Board Game Club
14:00-15:30  | Professor Black Riddle of the sphinx
14:00-15:00  | Storytime and craft session: Butterfly Craft

21/7/2025
All Day  | Mindfulness Colouring group
11:00-11:30  | Story Time
11:00-13:00  | Lego Club

22/7/2025 
10:00-11:00  | Board Game Club
11:15-11:45  | Rattle and Rhyme
12:30-14:30  | Waterway's Storytime with Litter picking activity

23/7/2025
All Morning  | Lego Club
14:30-15:00  | Story Time
15:30-16:30  | Spike Lego Club (must pre book places)

24/7/2025
11:00-12:00  | Garden insect mobile craft
13:00-14:00  | Board Game Club
14:15-14:45  | Story Time

25/7/2025
All Day  | Board Game Club
10:30-11:00  | Story Time
13:00-16:00  | D&D (must pre book places)
15:45-16:45  | Code club (must pre book places)

26/7/2025
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club
11:00-12:00  | Board Game Club
14:00-15:00  | Storytime and craft session: Ladybird Craft

28/7/2025 
All Day  | Mindfulness Coluring group
11:00-13:00  | Make your own mascot craft
11:00-13:00  | Lego Club
11:00-11:30  | Story Time

29/7/2025
10:00-11:00  | Board Games
11:15-11:45  | Rattle & Rhyme
12:30-14:30  | Waterways Animal Hunt Activity

30/7/2025
All Morning  | Lego Club
14:30-15:00  | Story Time
15:30-16:30  | Spike Lego Club (must pre book places)

31/7/2025
13:00-14:00  | Board Game Club
14:15-14:45  | Story Time

1/8/25 
All Day  | Board Game Club
10:30-11:00  | Story Time
13:00-16:00  | D&D ( must pre book places)
14:00-15:00  | Duck Pond Craft

2/8/25
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club
11:00-12:00  | Board Game Club
14:00-15:00  | Colouring and Puzzle Club

4/8/25
All Day  | Mindfulness Colouring Group
11:00-11:30  | Story Time
11:00-13:00  | Lego Club

5/8/25
10:00-12:00  | Story Cubes Craft
10:00-11:00  | Board Games Club
11:15-11:45  | Rattle & Rhyme
12:30-14:30  | Severn Trent  Childrens Waterways and Water  informative session

6/8/25
All Morning  | Lego Club
14:30-15:00  | Story Time
15:30-16:30  | Spike Lego Club (must pre book places)

7/8/25
13:00-14:00  | Board Game Club
14:00-15:00  | Vegetable Patch Craft
14:15-14:45  | Story Time

8/8/25 
All Day  | Board Game Club
10:30-11:00  | Story Time
13:00-16:00  | D&D ( must pre book places)
15:45-16:45  | Code Club ( must pre book players)

9/8/25
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club
11:00-12:00  | Board Game Club
14:00-15:00  | Story time and Craft session: Canal Scene Craft

11/8/25 
All Day  | Mindfulness Colouring Group
11:00-11:30  | Story Time
11:00-13:00  | Lego Club

12/8/25 
10:00-11:00  | Board Games Club
10:00-12:00  | Wise Owl Craft
11:15-11:45  | Rattle and Rhyme

13/8/2025
All Morning  | Lego Club
14:30-15:00  | Story Time
15:30-16:30  | Spike Lego Club (must pre book places)

14/8/2025
13:00-14:00  | Board Game Club
14:15-14:45  | Story Time

15/8/2025
All Day  | Board Game Club
10:30-11:00  | Story Time
13:00-16:00  | D&D (must pre book places)

16/8/2025
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club
11:00-12:00  | Board Games Club
14:00-15:00  | Storytime and Craft Group: Dragonfly Craft

18/8/2025
All Day  | Mindfulness Colouring Group
11:00-11:30  | Story Time
11:00-13:00  | Lego Club

19/8/2025
10:00-11:00  | Board Games Club
11:15-11:45  | Rattle and Rhyme

20/8/2025
All Morning  | Lego Club
10:00-11:00  | Mask Craft
14:30-15:00  | Story Time
15:30-16:30  | Spike Lego Club ( must pre book places)

21/8/2025
11:00-12:00  | Story Prompt Vase Craft
13:00-14:00  | Board Games Club
14:15-14:45  | Story Time

22/8/2025
All Day  | Board Game Club
10:30-11:00  | Story Time
13:00-16:00  | D&D ( must pre book places)
15:45-16:45  | Code Club (must pre book places)

23/8/2025
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club
11:00-12:00  | Board Games Club
14:00-15:00  | Story time and Craft Group: 

25/8/2025
All Day  | Mindfullness Colouring Group
11:00-11:30  | Story Time
11:00-13:0  | Lego Club

26/8/2025
10:00-11:00  | Board Games
11:15-11:45  | Rattle and Rhyme

27/8/2025
All Morning  | Lego Club
14:30-15:00  | Story Time
15:30-16:30  | Spike Lego Club (must pre book places)

28/8/2025
11:00-12:00  | Snail Craft
13:00-14:00  | Board Games Club
14:15-14:45  | Story Time

29/8/2025
All Day  | Board Games Club
10:30-11:00  | Story Time
13:00-16:00  | D&D (must pre book players

30/8/2025
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club
11:00-12:00  | Board Games Club
14:00-15:00  | Storytime and Craft Group: Bouncing Butterfly Craft

Coseley Library

5/7/2025  
12.00-13.00  | Launch Day- Flower Craft

21/7/2025 
10.30-11.00  | Rattle and Rhyme 

22/7/2025  
14.00-15.00  | Craft 1 - Balloon Table Tennis

23/7/2025  
11.00-14.00  | Board games /Jigsaws

24/7/2025  
11.00-14.00  | Story Garden Maker Station

25/7/2025  
14.00-15.00  | Glitter Tattoos

26/7/2025  
11.00-14.00  | Lego Club

28/7/2025
14.00-15.00  | Stenciling

29/7/2025  
10.30-11.00  | Rattle and Ryhme 

30/7/2025
14.00-15.00  | Craft 2 - Make you own watering can

31/7/2025
11.00-14.00  | Lego Club

1/8/25 
11.00-14.00  | Story Garden Maker Station

2/8/25 
11.00-14.00  | Garden Themed Colouring Club

4/8/25
14.00-16.00  | Wildlife Themed Colouring Club

5/8/25 
11.00-12.00  | Glitter Tattoos

6/8/25  
10.00-10.30  | Rattle and Rhyme

 7/8/25  
15.00-16.00  | Craft 3 - Make your own Windchime 

8/8/25
10.00-14.00  | Story Garden Savenger Hunt 

9/8/25 
11.00-14.00  | Board Games / Jigsaws

11/8/25  
11.00-14.00  | Story Garden Maker Station

12/8/25 
14.00-15.00  | Lego Spike - Booking Required 

13/8/2025 
14.00-15.00  | Glitter Tattoos

14/8/2025  
10.30-11.00  | Rattle and Rhyme

15/8/2025
14.00-15.00  | Craft 4 Spoon Birds

16/8/2025
11.00-14.00  | Colouring Club

18/8/2025 
11.00-14.00  | Board Games / Jigsaws

19/8/2025 
11.00-12.00  | Werewolf School - Booking Required

19/8/2025 
14.00-15.00  | Werewolf  School- Booking Required

20/8/2025
11.00-14.00  | Story Garden Maker Station 

21/8/2025 
10.30-11.00  | Rattle and Rhyme 

22/8/2025
11.00-12.00  | Design your own  Cress figure

23/8/2025  
11.00-14.00  | Lego Club

26/8/2025  
10.30-11.00  | Rattle and Rhyme

27/8/2025  
11.00-12.00  | Craft 6-  Egg Carton Animals 

28/8/2025  
14.00-16.00  | Colouring Club

29/8/2025  
14.00-15.00  | Marbling

30/8/2025
12.00-13.00  | Storytime and Craft 

1/9/25 
10.30-11.00  | Rattle and Rhyme 

 3/9/25  
10.00-10.30  | Rattle and Rhyme

6/9/25 
12.00-13.00  | Mix and Match  Craft Session 

5/7/2025-13/9/2025 
All Day  | Trail

Cradley Library

5/7/25  
11:00  | Build a Bug Hotel Craft (booking required) 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 
13:00-14:00  | Lego Tech (booking required) 

8/7/25  
10:15  | Garden Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

9/7/25  
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

11/7/25 
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

12/7/25  
11:00 - 13:00  | Tiny Scarecrow Craft (booking required) 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 
13:00-14:00  | Lego Tech (booking required) 

15/7/2025  
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 
11:00  | Den Building Storytime (booking required) 

16/7/2025  
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

18/7/2025 
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

19/7/2025  
11:00-13:00  | Carrot Plate Craft (booking required) 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 
13:00-14:00  | Lego Tech  (booking required) 

22/7/2025 
12:30-14:00  | Butterfly Bookmark Craft and Trail 
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

23/7/2025  
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

25/7/2025  
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

26/7/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Origami Paper Planes Craft
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 
13:00-14:00  | Lego Tech  (booking required) 


29/7/2025 
10:15  | Teddy Bears Picnic  (booking required) 

30/7/2025 
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

1/8/25 
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

2/8/25  
10:00-12:00  | Egg Carton Craft (booking required) 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 
13:00-14:00  | Lego Tech  (booking required) 

5/8/25 
11:00-13:00  | Painted Vegetable and Ladybird Friends Craft 
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

6/8/25  
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

8/8/25  
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

9/8/25 
10:00-12:00  | Kite Making Craft (booking required) 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 
13:00-14:00  | Lego Tech  (booking required) 

12/8/25  
11:00-13:00  | Build a Hedgehog House Craft  (booking required) 
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

13/8/2025
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required)
 
15/8/2025  
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

16/8/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Badgemaking Session
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 
13:00-14:00  | Lego Tech  (booking required)
 
19/8/2025 
11:00-13:00  | Leaf Bug Collage Craft
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

20/8/2025  
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

22/8/2025
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

23/8/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Moving Caterpillar Craft (booking required) 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 
13:00-14:00  | Lego Tech  (booking required) 

26/8/2025  
11:00-13:00  | Nature Wands Craft  (booking required) 
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

27/8/2025  
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

29/8/2025  
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

30/8/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Paper Pinwheels Craft  (booking required) 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 
13:00-14:00  | Lego Tech  (booking required) 

2/8/2025  
10:15  | Interactive Sing Song and Storytime  (booking required) 

3/8/2025
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

5/8/2025
10:15  | Rattle and Rhyme  (booking required) 

6/8/2025  
10:00  | Bumblebee Cups Craft (booking required) 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 
13:00-14:00  | Lego Tech  (booking required) 
12:00-13:00  | Finale Party  (booking required) 

Dudley Library

05/07/2025 
11:00 - 12:00  | Lego Club
14:00 - 15:00  | Butterfly Craft

12/07/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Lego Club
14:00 - 15:00  | Peacock Craft

19/07/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Lego Club
14:00 - 15:00  | Rolly Bird Craft

21/07/2025 
10:30 - 11:00  | Rhyme Time

22/07/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Butterfly Garden Craft

23/07/2025 
14:00 - 15:00  | Rhyme Time

24/07/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Toucan Craft

25/07/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Lego Spike

26/07/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Lego Club
14:00 - 15:00  | Caterpillar Leaf Craft

28/07/2025 
10:00 - 12:00  | Flower Garden Craft

29/07/2025  
10:30 - 11:00  | Rhyme Time

31/07/2025  
14:00 - 16:00  | Crazy Bird Craft

01/08/2025
10:00 - 12:00  | Lego Spike

02/08/2025
14:00 - 15:00  | Bee Stick Craft

04/08/2025  
10:30- 11:00  | Rhyme Time

05/08/2025  
14:00 - 16:00  | Flying Fish Craft

06/08/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Lego Spike

07/08/2025
PM  | Brockswood Sanctuary Visit

08/08/2025 
10:00 - 12:00  | Horse Craft

09/08/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Lego Club
14:00 - 15:00  | Panda Print Craft

11/08/2025 
10:00 - 12:00  | Veggie Patch

12/08/2025 
11:00 - 12:30  | Professor Black Haunted Library
14:00 - 15:30  | Professor Black Haunted Library

13/08/2025 
10:00 - 12:00  | Lego Spike

14/08/2025  
10:30 - 11:00  | Rhyme Time

15/08/2025  
10:30 -11:00  | Rhyme Time

16/08/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Legfo Club
14:00 - 15:00  | Ladybird Craft

18/08/2025  
10:30 - 11:00  | Rhyme Time

19/08/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Swirly Snail Craft

22/08/2025  
10:30 - 11:00  | Rhyme Time

23/08/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Lego Club
14:00 - 15:00  | Pinwheel Craft

26/08/2025  
14:00 - 16:00  | Lilypad Craft

27/08/2025  
14:00 - 15:00  | Rhyme Time

28/08/2025  
10:30 - 11:00  | Rhyme Time

30/08/2025 
11:00 - 12:00  | Lego Club
14:00 - 15:00  | Woolly Bug Craft

Gornal Library

05/07/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Lego Club

12/07/2025  
10:30 - 12:00  | Peacock Craft

19/07/2025 
10:00 - 12:00  | Lego Club

21/07/2025 
10:30 - 12:00  | Butterfly Garden Craft
14:00 - 16:00  | Gaming Club

22/07/2025  
10:30 - 12:00  | Toucan Craft

23/07/2025  
14:15 - 15:00  | Rhyme Time

24/07/2025  
10:30 - 11:30  | Circus SKills Workshop
14:00 - 16:00  | Lego Freeplay

25/07/2025  
11:15 - 12:00  | Summer Storytime

26/07/2025 
10:30 - 12:00  | Rolly Bird Craft

28/07/2025  
10:30 - 11:30  | Owl Day Visit
14:00 - 16:00  | Gaming Club

29/07/2025 
10:30 - 12:00  | Flower Garden Craft

30/07/2025 
10:30 - 12:00  | Crazy Bird Craft

31/07/2025 
10:30 - 11:15  | Rhyme Time
14:00 - 16:00  | Lego Freeplay

01/08/2025 
11:15 - 12:00  | Summer Storytime

02/08/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Lego Club

04/08/2025 
10:30 - 11:30  | Springy Crafts Day
14:00 - 16:00  | Gaming Club

05/08/2025 
10:30 - 12:00  | Flying Fish Craft

06/08/2025  
13:00 - 15:00  | Summer Picnic

07/08/2025 
10:30 - 11:00  | Rhyme Time
14:00 - 16:00  | Lego Freeplay

08/08/2025  
11:15 - 12:00  | Summer Storytime

09/08/2025  
10:30 - 12:00  | Pinwheels Craft

11/08/2025  
11:00 - 12:30  | Professor Black Geo Giants
14:00 - 16:00  | Gaming Club

12/08/2025  
10:30 - 12:00  | Ladybird Craft

13/08/2025  
14:15 - 15:00  | Rhyme Time

14/08/2025  
10:30 - 12:00  | Woolly Bug Craft
14:00 - 16:00  | Lego Freeplay

15/08/2025  
11:15 - 12:00  | Summer Storytime

16/08/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Lego Club

18/08/2025 
10:30 - 11:00  | Rhyme Time
14:00 - 16:00  | Gaming Club

19/08/2025 
10:30 - 12:00  | Swirly Snail Craft

20/08/2025  
10:30 - 12:00  | Butterfly Craft

21/08/2025 
10:30 - 12:00  | Mary Stevens Craft Activity
14:00 - 16:00  | Lego Freeplay

22/08/2025  
11:15 - 12:00  | Summer Storytime

23/08/2025 
10:30 - 12:00  | Panda Print Craft

26/08/2025  
10:30 - 12:00  | Lilypad Craft

27/08/2025  
10:30 - 12:00  | Veggie Patch Craft

28/08/2025  
10:30 - 11:00  | Rhyme Time
28/08/2025  | 14:00 - 16:00  | Lego Freeplay

29/08/2025  
11:15 - 12:00  | Summer Storytime

30/08/2025  
10:30 - 12:00  | Lego Club

Halesowen Library

5/7/2025 
10:00 - 12:00  | Build a Bug Hotel Craft (booking required) 
13:30 - 15:00  | Children's Film Club 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 

7/7/2025  
11:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

9/7/2025  
14:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

10/7/2025  
11:30-13:30  | Teddy Bears Picnic (booking required)
 
12/7/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Flower Bouquet Craft (booking required) 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 

14/7/2025  
11:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 
12:00-13:30  | Den Building Storytime (booking required) 

16/7/2025
14:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

17/7/2025  
11:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

19/7/2025
10:00-12:00  | Tiny Scarecrow Craft (booking required) 
19/7/2025  | 13:30 - 15:00  | Children's Film Club 
19/7/2025  | 10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 

21/7/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Butterfly Bookmark Craft and Trail 
11:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

23/7/2025  
14:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

24/7/2025
11:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required)
 
26/7/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Egg Carton Garden (booking required) 
14:00-15:00  | Lego Tech (booking required) 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 

28/7/2025  
11:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 
12:00-13:30  | Painted Vegetable and Ladybird Friends Craft 

30/7/2025  
14:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

31/7/2025  
11:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

2/8/2025
10:00-12:00  | Lazy Daisy Paper Craft (booking required) 
13:30pm - 15:00  | Children's Film Club 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 

4/8/2025 
11:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

6/8/2025 
14:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

7/8/2025 
11:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 
13:00-15:00  | Plant Mosaic Decor (booking required) 


9/8/2025
10:00-12:00  | Origami Paper Plane Craft 

9/8/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 

11/8/2025  
11:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

13/8/2025  
14:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

14/8/2025  
11:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 
14:00-17:00  | Nature Wands Craft

16/8/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Fairy Door Craft (booking required) 
13:30-15:00  | Children's Film Club 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 

18/8/2025
11:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

20/8/2025  
14:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

21/8/2025  
11:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 
11:00-12:30  | Paper Pinwheels Craft (booking required) 

23/8/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Moving Caterpillar Craft (booking required) 
14:00-15:00  | Lego Tech (booking required) 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 

25/8/2025 
11:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required)
 
27/8/2025  
14:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

28/08/2025  
11:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 
13:15  | Zoolab Petting Zoo Experience (booking required) 

30/8/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Carrot Plate Craft (booking required) 
13:30 - 15:00  | Children's Film Club 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 

1/9/2025  
11:00  | Garden Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

3/9/2025
14:00  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

4/9/2025  
11:15  | Rattle and Rhyme (booking required) 

 6/9/2025
10:00  | Bumblebee Cups Craft (booking required) 
10:00-12:00  | Lego Club 
12:00-13:00  | Finale Party (booking required) 

Kingswinford Library

05/07/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Turtle Craft & SRC Launch Party

12/07/2025
10:00-12:00  | Garden Spiral Craft

19/07/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Bird in the tree Craft
11:00-12:00  | Lego Spike

21/07/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Earth Worm Craft

22/07/2025  
10:00-10:30  | Rattle & Rhyme

23/07/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Snail House Craft

24/07/2025 
10:00-12:00  | SRC Badge Making

25/07/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Paper Plate Garden Craft

26/07/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Sunshine Picture Craft

28/07/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Nature Wand Craft

29/07/2025  
10:00-10:30  | Rattle & Rhyme

30/07/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Paper Finger Bug Craft

31/08/2025  
10:00-12:00  | SRC Badge Making

01/08/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Butterfly Wings Craft

02/08/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Blue Tit Craft
10:30-11:30  | Lego

04/08/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Garden Craft

05/08/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Board games

06/08/2025  
10:0012:00  | Spider Craft

07/08/2025  
10:00-10:30  | Rattle & Rhyme
10:00-12:00  | Butterfly Life Cycle Craft

09/08/2025
10:00-12:00  | Bird Craft & Cupcake Craft

11/08/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Tadpole Cup Craft

12/08/2025  
11:00-12:00  | Lego Spike

13/08/2025 
10:00-10:30  | Rattle & Rhyme

14/08/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Flower Craft

15/08/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Bead Windchime Craft

16/08/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Jolly Jellyfish Craft
11:00-12:00  | Lego Spike

18/08/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Hedgehog Stick Craft

19/08/2025  
10:00-10:30  | Rattle & Rhyme

20/08/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Butterfly Windchime Craft

21/08/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Nature bookmarks

22/08/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Flower Wreath Craft

23/08/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Friendship Bead Bracelet Craft

26/08/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Lego Spike

27/08/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Suncatcher Craft

28/08/2025 
10:00-12:00  | Animal Mask Craft

29/08/2025 
10:00-10:30  | Rattle & Rhyme

30/08/2025
10:00-12:00  | Mini ice cream Cone Craft

Long Lane Library

5/7/2025
11:00  | Launch Day Craft : Dino Garden Diorama

12/7/2025 
11:00  | Flower Garland (Hawaian Lei) Craft

19/7/2025  
11:00  | Folding Flower Cards

21/07/2025  
11:00  | Rattle & Rhyme
14:00  | Greek Week:Make a Tunic

22/07/2025 
11:00  | Greek Mythology Day with Professor Black - booking required
13:30  | Greek Mythology Day with Professor Black - booking required

23/07/2025 
14:00  | Story and Craft: Planting Activity - booking required

24/07/2025  
11:00  | Treasure Hunt

25/07/2025 
11:00  | Greek Week: Games Day

26/07/2025  
11:00  | Greek Week: Lego Acropolis

28/07/2025 
11:00  | Rattle & Rhyme
14:00  | Owl Craft

29/07/2025 
11:00  | Rattle & Rhyme
14:00  | T-Shirt Designing - booking required

30/07/2025 
14:00  | Story and Craft: Teddy Bears Picnic - under 5s, booking required

31/07/2025  
11:00  | What's In The Box?  Quiz - ages 6+
14:00  | Angie's Animals - limited places, booking required

1/8/2025  
14:00  | Board Games Afternoon

2/8/2025 
11:00  | Cardboard Engineering

4/8/2025 
11:00  | Rattle & Rhyme
14:00  | Dried Flowers: Lavender Bags

5/7/2025 
11:00  | Rattle & Rhyme

6/8/2025 
14:00  | Story and Craft: Bugs

7/8/2025
11:00  | Clay Bugs

08/08//2025 
11:00  | Zen Garden - ages 7+, limited places, booking required

9/8/2025  
11:00  | Lego Club: Build a Bug

11/8/2025  
11:00  | Rattle & Rhyme

12/8/2025 
11:00  | Rattle & Rhyme
14:00  | Hair Grow Grass - age 6+, limited places, booking required

13/08/2025 
14:00  | Story and Craft: Bees

14/08/2025  
11:00  | Mammoth Cave Art
15/08/2025  
11:00  | Troll Garden - age 8+

16/08/2025  
11:00  | Lego Club and Spike Coding

18/08/2025 
11:00  | Rattle & Rhyme

19/08/2025  
11:00  | Rattle & Rhyme
14:00  | Frog Craft

20/08/2025 
14:00  | Story and Craft: Trees

21/08/2025 
11:00  | Bead Craft - ages 8+, limited places, booking required

22/08/2025  
11:00  | Porcupine and Tortoise Craft

23/08/2025  
11:00  | Lego Club

25/08/2025 
11:00  | Rattle & Rhyme

26/08/2025
10:30  | Angie's Animals - limited places, booking required

27/08/2025  
14:00  | Story and Craft: Butterflies

28/08/2025 
11:00  | Dinosaur Mobiles

29/08/2025 
11:00  | 3D Card Flowers - age 6+, limited places, booking required

30/08/2025
11:00  | Lego Club

Lye Library

05/07/2025 
drop in after 11:00  | Launch Day games and Binocular Craft
10:15-10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme

21/07/2025
drop in after 11:00  | Cute Garden Animal Craft
10:15-10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme

22/07/2025
drop in after 11:00  | Nintendo Switch Games and Spike Lego Coding (bookable)
14:15-14:45  | Babytime

23/07/2025
10:15-10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme
drop in after 11:00  | Toadstool Lantern Craft

24/07/2025
10:15-10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme
11:00-15:00  | Nintendo Switch and Spike Lego (bookable)

25/07/2025
11:00-15:00  | Nintendo Switch and Spike Lego (bookable)

26/07/2025  
10:15-10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme

28/07/2025
10:15-10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme
Drop in after 11:00  | Badge Making Craft (available all week)

29/07/2025 
14:15-14:45  | Babytime

30/07/2025
10:15-10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme

31/07/2025 
10:30-11:00  | Rattle and Rhyme

02/08/2025 
11:00-14:00  | Nintendo Switch and Spike Lego (bookable sessions)

04/08/2025 
11:00-15:00  | Nintendo Switch and Spike Lego (bookable)
10:15-10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme

05/08/2025 
14:15-14:45  | Babytime
drop in after 11:00  | Bug Magnet Craft

06/08/2025
10:15-10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme
11:00-15:00  | Nintendo Switch and Spike Lego (bookable)

07/08/2025 
drop in after 11:00  | Wind Spinner Craft

08/08/2025  
11:00-15:00  | Ninetendo Switch and Spike Lego (bookable)

11/08/2025  
10:15-10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme
drop in after 11:00  | Funny Frogs Craft

12/08/2025 
14:15-14:45  | Babytime
11:00-14:00  | Nintendo Switch and Spike Lego (bookable)

13/08/2025
drop in after 11:00  | Buzzing Bees Craft

14/08/2025
10:30-11:00  | Rattle and Rhyme

15/08/2025 
11:00-15:00  | Nintendo Switch and Spike Lego

18/08/2025  
10:15-10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme
drop in after 11:00  | Birdfeeder Craft

19/08/2025 
14:15-14:45  | Babytime

20/08/2025 
11:00-15:00  | Nintendo Switch and Spike Lego (bookable)

21/08/2025 
drop in after 11:00  | Wood Painting Craft

22/08/2025
11:00-15:00  | Nintendo Switch and Spike Lego

26/08/2025
drop in after 11:00  | Garden Boxes Craft
14:15-14:45  | Babytime

27/08/2025
11:00-15:00  | Nintendo Switch and Spike Lego(bookable)
10:15-10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme

28/08/2025  
drop in after 11:00  | Beanstalk story Craft

29/08/2025  
11:00-15:00  | Nintendo Switch and Spike Lego (bookable )

01/09/2025 
drop in after 11:00  | Lucky Dip Crafts

Netherton Library

05/07/25  
11:00-12:00  | Lego Club
12:00-13:00  | Board Games Club
13:00-14:00  | Craft Club:

07/07/25
11:00- 11:30  | Rattle & Rhyme
15:00-16:30  | Lego Club

10/07/25 
15:00-1630  | After School Craft Club

12/07/25
11:00-12:00  | Lego Club
12:00-13:00  | Board Games Club
12:00-13:00  | Craft Club: Fun Flower Scene

14/7/2025
11:00-11:30  | Rattle & Rhyme
15:00-16:30  | Lego Club

17/7/2025  
15:00-16:30  | Craft Club :

19/7/2025  
11:00-12:00  | Lego Club
12:00-13:00  | Board Games Club
13:00-14:00  | Craft Club: Peacock Craft

21/7/2025 
11:00-11:30  | Rattle & Rhyme
15:00-16:30  | Lego Club

23/7/2025 
12:00-15:00  | Colouring and Card Making

24/7/2025 
15:00-16:30  | Craft Club: Garden Insect Mobile

26/7/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Spike Lego Club (places must be pre booked) Regular Lego also available
12:00-13:00  | Board Game Club
13:00-14:00  | Craft Club: Ladybird Craft

28/7/2025  
11:00-11:30  | Rattle & Rhyme
15:00-16:30  | Lego Club

29/7/2025 
13:00-15:00  | make your own Mascot Craft

31/7/2025  
15:00-16:30  | Craft Club:

02/08/25  
11:00-12:00  | Lego Club
12:00-13:00  | Board Games Club
13:00-14:00  | Craft Club

04/08/25  
11:00-11:30  | Rattle & Rhyme
15:00-16:00  | Lego Club

07/08/25 
11:00-12:00  | Craft Club: Story Cubes

09/08/25
11:00-12:00  | Lego Club
12:00-13:00  | Board Games Club
13:00-14:00  | Craft Club: Vegetable Craft

11/08/25 
11:00-11:30  | Rattle & Rhyme
14:00-16:00  | Wise Owl Craft
15:00-16:30  | Lego Club
15:00-16:30  | Craft Club

16/8/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Lego Club
12:00-13:00  | Board Games Club
14:00-15:00  | Craft Club: Dragonfly Craft

19/8/2025  
11:00-11:30  | Rattle & Rhyme
15:00-16:30  | Board Games Club 

20/8/2025
13:00-14:00  | Mask Craft

21/8/2025
15:00-16:30  | Craft Club and Colouring

23/8/2025 
11:00-12:00 | Spike Lego Club (Places must be pre booked)

23/8/2025
12:00-13:00  | Board Games
13:00-14:00  | Craft Club: Story Prompt Vases

25/8/2025
11:00-11:30  | Rattle & Rhyme
15:00-16:30  | Lego Club

27/8/2025
12:00-15:00  | Craft Club: Card Making and Colouring

28/8/2025 
13:30-14:30  | Craft Club: Snail Craft

30/8/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Lego Club
13:00-14:00  | Board Games Club
14:00-15:00  | Craft Club: Butterfly Craft

Sedgley Library

5/7/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Wooden Garden Ornaments
13:00-14:30  | Lego Club

12/7/2025
10:30-12:30  | Lego Spike

19/7/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Watering Can Plant Pot
13:00-14:30  | Lego Club

21/7/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Too Much Stuff! Story time and Craft

22/7/2025  
14:00-15:00  | Loom Bands

23/7/2025  
All Day  | Board Games

24/7/2025  
14:00-15:00  | Lollipop Flowers

25/7/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Glitter Tattoos

26/7/2025  
10:30-12:30  | Lego Spike
13:00-14:30  | Lego Club

28/7/2025 
10:00-16:00  | Origami Ice-Cream Drop In Craft

29/7/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Biscuit Decorating

30/7/2025
All Day  | Board Games

31/7/2025  
10:00-12:00  | Badge Making

1/8/2025
14:00-15:00  | Key Chain Making

2/8/2025
11:00-12:00  | Stick Bead Chime
13:00-14:30  | Lego Club

4/8/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Flower Garden

5/8/2025 
10:30  | Bloody Baron Adventure by Professor Black
13:30  | Bloody Baron Adventure by Professor Black

6/8/2025
All Day  | Board Games

7/8/2025  
10:00-16:00  | Caterpillar Drop In

8/8/2025
14:00-15.00  | Glitter Tattoos

9/8/2025  
10:30-12:30  | Lego Spike
9/8/2025  | 13:00-14:30  | Lego Club

11/8/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Galaxy Butterfly

12/8/2025 
10:30-11:30  | Gruffalo Story Time and Craft

13/8/2025  
All Day  | Board Games

14/8/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Owl Man

15/8/2025
2:00-3:00  | Biscuit Decorating

16/8/2025
11:00-12:00  | Popsicle Stick Aeroplane
13:00-14:30  | Lego Club

18/8/2025 
10:00-16:00  | Accordion Bee Drop In

19/8/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Blue Cross Talk featuring Albert

20/8/2025
All Day  | Board Games

21/8/2025  
13:00-14:00  | Brockswood Sanctuary Talk

22/8/2025 
14:00-15:00  | Explore Story time

23/8/2025 
10:30-12:30  | Lego Spike
13:00-14:30  | Lego Club

26/8/2025 
14:00-15:00  | Biscuit Decorating

27/8/2025
All Day  | Board Games

28/8/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Key Chain Making

30/8/2025
11:00-12:00  | Dream Catcher Craft
13:00-14:30  | Lego Club

6/9/2025
10:30-12:30  | Lego Spike
13:00-14:30  | Lego Club

13/9/2025 
11:00-12:00  | Children's Craft Club

5/7/2025-13/9/2025 
All Day  | Trail

Stourbridge Library

05/07/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Summer Reading Challenge - Sign up Saturday  Balloon Tennis
10:00 and 11:00  | Lego Spike (Bookable)
13:00 - 15:00  | Games Club

06/07/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Sunday Craft Club - Bird and worm craft
11:00 - 17:00  | Stourbridge Carnival 

12/07/2025  
10:00 and 11:00  | Lego Spike (Bookable)
13:00 - 15:00  | Games Club

13/07/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Sunday Craft Club - Bee Craft

19/07/2025  
10:00 and 11:00  | Lego Spike (Bookable)
13:00 - 15:00  | Games Club

20/07/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Sunday Craft Club - Robot Gnome

21/07/2025  
10:15: 10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme (bookable)
14:00 - 17:00  | Badgemaking 

22/07/2025  
11:00 - 15:00  | Duck pond  craft session

23/07/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Lucky Dip craft session
14:00 and 15:00  | Lego Spike (Bookable)

24/07/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Badgemaking 
14:00 - 15:00  | Jack and the beanstalk storytelling and craft session

25/07/2025  
11:00 - 15:00  | Sunshine hand print craft

26/07/2025
10:00 and 11:00  | Lego Spike (Bookable)
13:00 - 15:00  | Games Club

27/07/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Sunday Craft Club - Dog finger painting

28/07/2025  
11:00 - 15:00  | Summer Tree Craft

29/07/2025  
11:15: 11:45  | Rattle and Rhyme (bookable)
14:00 - 16:00  | Knex session (bookable)

30/07/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Balloon Tennis
14:00 - 15:00  | Baby Time (bookable)

31/07/2025  
11:00 - 15:00  | Bird Mask Craft

01/08/2025
10:00 and 11:00  | Lego Spike (Bookable)
 14:00 - 16:00  | Lucky Dip craft session

02/08/2025 
10:00 and 11:00  | Lego Spike (Bookable)
13:00 - 15:00  | Games Club

03/08/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Sunday Craft Club - Paper Flower craft

04/08/2025  
11:00 - 15:00  | Lucky Dip craft session

05/08/2025  
11:00 - 15:00  | Shoe box garden craft

06/08/2025  
11:00 - 15:00  | Butterfly Craft

07/08/2025  
10:15 - 10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme (bookable)
14:00 - 16:00  | Knex session (bookable)

09/08/2025  
10:00 and 11:00  | Lego Spike (Bookable)
13:00 - 15:00  | Games Club

10/08/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Sunday Craft Club - Dragonfly 

11/08/2025 
11:00 - 15:00  | Cardboard Owl Craft

12/08/2025 
10:00 - 12:00  | Lucky Dip craft session
14:00 - 15:00  | The gruffalo storytelling and craft session

13/08/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Knex session (bookable)
14:00 - 15:00  | Baby Time (bookable)

14/08/2025  
11:00 - 15:00  | Fairy wings craft

15/08/2025  
11:15: 11:45  | Rattle and Rhyme (bookable)
10:00 - 11:00  | Giles Trigg - Scruff the pooch storytelling and craft (bookable)

16/08/2025  
10:00 and 11:00  | Lego Spike (Bookable)
13:00 - 15:00  | Games Club

17/08/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Sunday Craft Club - Snail Craft

19/08/2025 
11:00 - 15:00  | Watering Can craft

20/08/2025  
10:15 - 10:45  | Rattle and Rhyme (bookable)

21/08/2025  
10:00 and 11:00  | Lego Spike (Bookable)
14:00 - 16:00  | Lucky Dip craft session

22/08/2025  
11:00 - 15:00  | Mouse finger puppet and bookmark craft

23/08/2025 
10:00 and 11:00  | Lego Spike (Bookable)
13:00 - 15:00  | Games Club

24/08/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Sunday Craft Club - Earthworm

26/08/2025  
11:15 - 11:45  | Rattle and Rhyme (bookable)
14:00 - 16:00  | Lucky Dip craft session

27/08/2025  
10:00 - 12:00  | Knex session (bookable)
14:00 - 15:00  | Baby Time (bookable)

28/08/2025 
11:00 - 15:00  | Toadstool craft

29/08/2025  
11:00 - 15:00  | Curly Cat craft

30/08/2025  
10:00 and 11:00  | Lego Spike (Bookable)
13:00 - 15:00  | Games Club

31/08/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Sunday Craft Club - Spider

06/09/2025 
10:00 and 11:00  | Lego Spike (Bookable)
13:00 - 15:00  | Games Club

07/09/2025 
11:00 - 12:00  | Sunday Craft Club - Caterpillar

13/09/2025  
13:00 - 15:00  | Roald Dahls birthday - Craft session
13:00 - 15:00  | Games Club

14/09/2025  
11:00 - 12:00  | Sunday Craft Club - Daffodil

Wordsley Library

05/07/25 
10:00-13:00  | Saturda Family Craft & SRC Launch Day

19/7/2025  
10:00-13:00  | Saturday Family Craft

21/7/2025
11:00-12:00  | Lego Spike Session

22/7/2025
10:30-11:30  | 3D Insect Craft

23/7/2025  
10:30-11:30  | Rattle & Rhyme

24/7/2025  
10:30-11:30  | Nature Wand & Crown

26/7/2025  
10:00-13:00  | Saturday Family Craft

28/7/2025 
14:00-15:00  | Lego Spike Session

29/7/2025 
10:30-13:00  | Rattle & Rhyme

30/7/2025  
14:00-15:00  | Noisy Frog Craft

31/7/2025 
10:30-11:30  | Toadstool House

2/8/2025  
10:00-13:00  | Saturday Family Craft

4/8/2025  
11:00-12:00  | Lego Spike Session

5/8/2025  
10:30-11:30  | Vegetable Patch Craft

6/8/2025  
10:30-11:30  | Gruffalo Headband

7/8/2025  
10:30-11:30  | Rattle & Rhyme

9/8/2025  
10:00-13:00  | Saturday Family Craft

11/8/2025  
11:00-12:30  | Professor Black's Wand School

12/8/2025  
10:30-11:30  | Wind Chime Craft

13/8/2025  
14:00-15:00  | Garden Tree Craft
10:30-11:00  | Rattle & Rhyme

16/8/2025
10:00-13:00  | Saturday Family Craft

18/8/2025  
11:00-12:00  | Lego Spike Session

19/8/2025  
10:30-11:00  | Rattle & Rhyme

20/8/2025  
14:00-15:00  | Butterfly Garden Craft

22/8/2025 
10:30-11:30  | Wildlife Pond Craft

23/8/2025  
10:00-13:00  | Saturday Family Craft

26/8/2025 
10:30-11:30  | Bird Mask Craft

27/8/2025  
10:30-11:30  | Rattle & Rhyme

28/8/2025  
14:00-15:00  | Minecraft Mask and Axe Craft

30/8/2025 
10:00-13:00  | Saturday Family Craft

21/7-6/9/2025  
All Day  | Treasure Trail

How to get involved

Sign up at your local Dudley library and you'll receive a Marvellous Makers poster to start the challenge. It's Free!

Borrow some books from the library to get started with your reading challenge, and solving the mystery of the missing craft materials.
Read six library books (or more!) over the holidays, and visit the library for every 2 books you read to tell library staff what you've read and collect special stickers to uncover clues to the missing tools. 
Collect all the stickers to find the out what Tails (the squirrel) has been up to and complete the Challenge!

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can take part
The Summer Reading Challenge is open to children aged 4-11 years and encourages them to continue reading throughout the summer holidays.
The Mini Challenge is open to children aged 3 years and younger. Early intervention with books gives children a head start over their peers when starting school, so the Challenge helps encourage this by rewarding their book sharing with stickers to go in a collector’s folder.
How many books do I have to read
When you sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge at your local library you'll choose your reading goal. 
We recommend reading (or sharing, for younger ones) 6 books or more throughout the summer.

You can choose which books you read but ideally, you'll read books from the library. They can be physical books, eBooks and audio books, they all count. However, if you already own a book that would be appropriate for the Challenge you can read that as well. 
What are the prizes for completing the challenge
For every 2 books you read you'll receive a set of stickers for your collectors folder and a prize. 
  • For 2 books you'll receive an origami pack, 
  • For 4 books a pop badge, 
  • and for 6 books you'll receive a medal!
Do I get a certificate?
Children who attend school in Wandsworth will receive a certificate at a special assembly at school in September. If your children don't attend school in Wandsworth or are home schooled, they will receive their certificate when they complete the challenge.

Join the challenge at a Dudley library near you