Arts & Culture
Family Theatre: The Greatest Robot Ever
Enjoy affordable and high quality theatre in your local library!
Our libraries in Mansfield are some of our favourites (shh, don't tell the others!), and we can't wait for you to discover all their fantastic events this summer. Check out the list below, or find more libraries near you here
Unless otherwise stated, all sessions are free for under 11s, with no booking required.
Celebrate Nottinghamshire Day 2024 with our Merry Making workshops! Scroll to your library below, or view all of the workshops.
| Library | Date/time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Edwinstowe | Tuesday 6 August, 2pm - 4:30pm | Easy origami: Create some cute figures to take home! |
| Tuesday 13 August, 2pm - 4:30pm | Bead bugs: Create bugs made from colourful shiny beads | |
| Tuesday 20 August, 2pm - 4:30pm | Merry making workshop: Make peg figures to celebrate Notts Day 2024! | |
| Forest Town | Tuesday 6 August, 10:30am-11:30am | Make a Bob & Tails tic tac toe game with us |
| Tuesday 13 August, 10:30am-11:30am | Make a rainmaker shaker! | |
| Tuesday 20 August, 10:30am-11:30am | Build a bracelet - what design will you create? | |
| Tuesday 27 August, 10:30am-11:30am | Merry making workshop: Drop in and create a merry man using dolly pegs to celebrating Nottinghamshire Day 2024. | |
| Mansfield Central | Saturday 6 July, 11am - 1pm | Design your own book cover |
| Thursday 1 August, 11am - 1pm | Make a paper weaving design | |
| Thursday 8 August, 11am - 1pm | Mosaic picture frames | |
| Thursday 15 August, 11am - 1pm | Make a walking dog puppet | |
| Thursday 22 August, 11am - 1pm | Create an ice cream cone or lolly | |
| Tuesday 6 August, 2pm-4pm | Saturday 10 August, 10am-12pm | Wednesday 28 August 2pm-4pm | Count on us for Olympic Fun! Join our Inspire learning team for sports-themed maths challenges for the whole family. Make, measure and model and enter our prize draw to win one of 3 shopping vouchers! | |
| Thursday 29 August, 11am - 1pm | Rainbow mobiles | |
| Friday 30 August, 11am-1pm | Merry making workshop: Make peg figures to celebrate Notts Day 2024! | |
| Mansfield Woodhouse | Thursday 1 August, 10am - 4pm | Magic balancing butterflies: create and decorate your own this summer! |
| Thursday 8 August, 10am - 4pm | Picture this: Come along and make a cool photo frame. Display a special picture, or even take a selfie to give away as a gift! | |
| Friday 9 August, 10am - 11am | Storyhullabaloo for Under 5s: Join Julie for songs, stories and crafts based on the popular Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne. Spaces are limited so booking required, contact the library or call Ask Inspire on 01623 677200. | |
| Thursday 15 August, 10am - 4pm | Twirling rainbow mobiles: the perfect addition to your room! Decorate with sequins, coloured paper, beads and more. | |
| Friday 16 August, 10am - 11am | Storyhullabaloo for Under 5s: Join Cathie for songs, stories and crafts based on the popular We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Spaces are limited so booking required, contact the library or call Ask Inspire on 01623 677200. | |
| Thursday 22 August, 10am - 2pm | Dazzling fish: Have you heard of the rainbow fish? Create your own using old CDs. | |
| Thursday 22 August and Thursday 29 August, 2pm-4pm | Count on us for Olympic Fun! Join our Inspire learning team for sports-themed maths challenges for the whole family. Make, measure and model and enter our prize draw to win one of 3 shopping vouchers! | |
| Saturday 24 August, 10am - 12pm | Merry making workshop: Make peg figures to celebrate Notts Day 2024! | |
| Thursday 29 August, 10am - 4pm | Butterfly suncatchers: It's summer and the sun is shining bright (we hope!). Make a beautiful suncatcher to catch those rays. | |
| Warsop | Tuesday 30 July, 10am - 4pm | Nature frames: Help us bring the nature indoors as you create a frame, with a nature picture to go inside. |
| Saturday 6 July and Friday 9 August, 10am - 4pm | Flappy fish windsock | |
| Tuesday 13 August and Friday 16 August, 10am - 4pm | Aboriginal stone art | |
| Tuesday 20 August and Friday 23 August, 10am - 4pm | Nature wands | |
| Tuesday 7 August, 10:30am-12:30pm | Count on us for Olympic Fun! Join our Inspire learning team for sports-themed maths challenges for the whole family. Make, measure and model and enter our prize draw to win one of 3 shopping vouchers! | |
| Tuesday 27 August and Friday 30 August, 10am - 4pm | Superhero teddy |
