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Enjoy a hoppy Easter with Inspire libraries

Hatch a plan to visit your local library this Easter 2025

Decorative image showing an easer egg with shapes of books, crayons and music notes inside

Our libraries have an egg-cellent range of activities to help you have a hoppy holiday. Take a look at what's cracking this Easter, including fabulous crafts and a fantastic family film screening. Don't forget to check our regular events too for more egg-citing sessions to get involved in!

Don't see anything near you yet? We're still adding to our event listings so check back soon for more fun family events across Nottinghamshire.

Library Event title Date/time Additional information
Carlton Chick puppets Monday 14 April, 11am - 12pm Suitable for ages 4-11
Eastwood Social prescribing activity Friday 4 April, 10am - 12pm A special creative session. Try your hand at the potter's wheel, while exploring the world of paint and paper.
Box modelling Saturday 5 April - Saturday 19 April, during normal opening hours Get creative with box modelling, available during the Easter holiday. Children must be supervised.
Big Bricks Monday 7 April - Saturday 19 April, during normal opening hours Use your imagination and build with our big bricks!
Children's knitting workshop Thursday 17 April, 10am - 12pm Come along to our workshop where the ladies from Craft and Create will be teaching youngsters how to knit. Needles and wool provided, no need to book. Suitable for ages 7+.
Gedling Easter Crafts with Gedling Play Forum Tuesday 8 April, 10am - 12pm Free, no booking required. Suitable for all children aged 3+. Adult supervision required.
Lego & Duplo Club Thursday 10 and Thursday 17 April, 1pm - 5pm Free, no booking required. Come down, play and create! Adult supervision required.
Easter-themed crafts Saturday 12 and Saturday 19 April, 9:30am - 1pm Free, no booking required. Suitable for children aged 3+. Adult supervision required.
Huthwaite Easter egg crafts Thursday 17 April, 3:30pm - 4:30pm Join us for an eggcellent crafternoon. Pop your crafts on display afterwards, so the Easter bunny knows where to visit!
Keyworth Easter hat craft Tuesday 15 April, 10:30am - 12pm Be the height of spring fashion with Easter hats bound to impress.
Storytime and crafts Thursday 17 April, 10:30am - 11am Suitable for under 5s, all children welcome
Design an Easter egg Thursday 17 April, 11am - 4pm Design an Easter egg good enough for the Easter bunny to eat!
Kirkby in Ashfield Easter egg treasure hunt Saturday 5 April - Saturday 19 April, during normal opening hours Find all 10 eggs hidden in our library and enter our prize draw
Spring fayre Tuesday 8 April, 11am - 2pm Browse stalls including handmade crafts, knits, woodworking and more. Take part in free prize draws, children's Easter crafts and giant Lego. Plus, enjoy free Code-a-Pillar taster sessions (booking required).
Design our shed! Tuesday 15 April, 10am - 12:30pm Brainstorm ideas for our colourful shed mural with the help of artist Emma Reynard. Suitable for adults and children 7+. Booking essential.
Ladybrook Nature treasure hunt Saturday 8 April - Saturday 19 April, during normal opening hours Join in with our treasure hunt to be in with a chance of winning an Easter egg (winner chosen at random).
Larry the Lamb Easter craft Thursday 10 April, 10am - 12pm Make a cute spring lamb to take home!
Easter egg colouring Thursday 17 April, 10am - 12pm Colour and decorate an Easter egg, and be in with a chance of winning a prize.
Mansfield Woodhouse Easter bunny masks Thursday 10 April, 10am - 2pm Get creative and make an Easter bunny mask
Make your own badge Thursday 17 April, 10am - 2pm Get creative and draw your own badge design, then use the badge maker to turn it into a badge!
Skegby and Stanton Hill Easter crafts Friday 11 April, 3:30pm - 4:30pm Make your own Easter bunny, hatching chick or ROARsome dinosaur!
Stapleford Harry Potter activities Monday 7 April - Saturday 19 April, during normal opening hours Take part in a range of Harry Potter themed activities, including Dobby's sock toss, guess the number of dragon eggs, and design your own fantastic beast!
Sutton in Ashfield Easter hunt Monday 24 March - Friday 11 April, during normal opening hours Join in with our Easter hunt around the children's library, and be in with a chance of winning a prize! Winner chosen at random.
Easter basket craft Tuesday 8 April, 11am - 12pm Make an Easter basket with us, and receive a little surprise to pop inside!
Warsop Garden Party Grand Opening Tuesday 8 April, 10am - 2pm Plant a sunflower seed and help us make garden bunting. Cake provided!
Giant Games Tuesday 8 - Saturday 12 April, during normal opening hours Have fun with our giant games, available all week.
Easter crafts Tuesday 15 April, 10am - 2pm Have fun making an Easter chick fork!