Arts & Culture
Family Theatre: The Greatest Robot Ever
Enjoy affordable and high quality theatre in your local library!
Our libraries in Rushcliffe 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 events are free, no booking required, and suitable for under 11s.
Celebrate Nottinghamshire Day 2024 with our Merry Making workshops! Scroll to your library below, or view all of the workshops.
| Library | Date/time | Event details |
|---|---|---|
| Bingham | Saturday 20 July - Friday 26 July, during normal opening hours | Badge making, just drop in! |
| Saturday 27 July - Thursday 1 August, during normal opening hours | Origami | |
| Friday 2 August, 10am-10:30am | Make your own rattle: Bring your under 5 to make their own rattle and join us to sing our favourite rhymes. | |
| Saturday 3 August - Wednesday 7 August, during normal opening times | Make a musical instrument | |
| Thursday 8 August, 10am-2pm | 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! | |
| Friday 9 August, 2pm - 4pm | Make your own paintbrush. Calling all eco warriors! Recycled and repurpose materials and get mark making. | |
| Saturday 10 August - Friday 16 August, during normal opening hours | Design your own comic strip using our templates | |
| Saturday 17 August - Thursday 22 August, during normal opening times | Robot junk modelling: recycle and repurpose materials to create a robot | |
| Friday 23 August - Tuesday 27 August, during normal opening hours (excluding bank holiday) | Merry making workshop: Drop in and create a merry man using dolly pegs to celebrating Nottinghamshire Day 2024. | |
| Carlton | Monday 7 August, 2pm-6:30pm | 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! |
| Carlton Hill | Wednesday 31 July, 9am-1pm | 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! |
| Cotgrave | Tuesday 30 July - Saturday 3 August, during normal opening hours | Complete construction challenges using big bricks, lego and duplo! |
| Tuesday 6 August - Saturday 10 August, during normal opening hours | Get crafty! Enjoy family crafts for anyone who like cutting, sticking and gluing. | |
| Tuesday 13 August - Saturday 17 August, during normal opening hours | Step into a different world with box modelling, dress up, and den building. | |
| Tuesday 20 August - Saturday 24 August, during normal opening hours | Make new friends with our giant games! | |
| Friday 9 August, 10am-2pm | 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! | |
| East Leake | Monday 29 July, 2:30pm-3:15pm | Stay and Play: A relaxed informal drop-in session for under 2s and their adults, with a different theme each week |
| Wednesday 31 July, 10am-11:30am | Origami book corner creatures | |
| Friday 9 August - Thursday 15 August, during normal opening hours | Big bricks! Enjoy building and getting creative with giant lego. | |
| Thursday 1 August - Thursday 8 August, during normal opening hours | Enjoy playing some giant games right here at your library! | |
| Thursday 1 August, 10am-2pm | 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! | |
| Friday 9 August, 10am-12pm | Lego Fun Friday: Come and have a go at our Lego challenge cards! Ages 3+ only | |
| Monday 12 August - Thursday 22 August, during normal opening hours | Make and decorate a picture frame to show off a colouring of your own! | |
| Thursday 22 August, 2:30pm | Meet local author Yishebah Baht Gavriel for an exciting interactive story-telling session, suitable for all children | |
| Wednesday 28 August, 10am-11:30am | Merry making workshop: Drop in and create a merry man using dolly pegs to celebrating Nottinghamshire Day 2024. | |
| Thursday 29 August, 10am-11:30am and 2:30pm-4pm | Origami fortune-teller storytellers! | |
| Keyworth | Tuesday 30 July, 10am-2pm | 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 1 August, 11am-1pm | Marvellous Maker Morning: Marvellous collages. Suitable for all ages with parental supervision for under 8s required. | |
| Thursday 8 August, 11am-1pm | Marvellous Maker Morning: Animals from recycled materials. Suitable for all ages with parental supervision for under 8s required. | |
| Tuesday 13 August, 10:30am-12:30pm | Giant games club: Challenge your friends to giant versions of classic games like Tac Tac Toe and Snakes & Ladders! Regular sized games also available. Suitable for all ages, just drop in. | |
| Thursday 15 August, 11am-1pm | Marvellous Maker Morning: Paper cartoon characters. Suitable for all ages with parental supervision for under 8s required. | |
| Tuesday 20 August, 10:30am-11:30am | Make your own mix-match flipbooks! Booking advised as spaces are limited. Pop in or call Ask Inspire on 01623 677200 to book. | |
| Thursday 22 August, 11am-1pm | Marvellous Maker Morning: Crafting session based on rhythm and rhyme. Suitable for all ages with parental supervision for under 8s required. | |
| Tuesday 27 August, 10:30am-11:30am | Story wheel: Create an illustrated mini story or poem within a story wheel! Turn the wheel to tell the story. Suitable for ages 5+. Booking recommended, pop in or call Ask Inspire on 01623 677200. | |
| Thursday 29 August, 11am-1pm | Marvellous Maker Morning: Fabulous photo frames. Suitable for all ages with parental supervision for under 8s required. | |
| Tuesday 6 August, 10:30am-12pm | Big Brick and LEGO creations: Join us to build models from Duplo, Lego and giant bricks! | |
| Mapperley | Tuesday 6 August, 9am-1pm | 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 13 August, 10:30am-12pm | Merry making workshop: Drop in and create a merry man using dolly pegs to celebrating Nottinghamshire Day 2024. | |
| Tuesday 27 August, 10:30am-12pm | Enjoy a creative craft session for families. | |
| Radcliffe | Monday 29 July, 10am-2pm | 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 20 August, 9am-12:30pm | Merry making workshop: Drop in and create a merry man using dolly pegs to celebrating Nottinghamshire Day 2024. While stocks last | |
| Ruddington | Friday 2 August, 10am-2pm | 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! |
| West Bridgford | Tuesday 30 July, 2pm-3pm | Comic Creations |
| Tuesday 6 August, 10am-11am | Make a collage using natural resources! | |
| Wednesday 14 August, 2pm-3pm | Join us in using egg cartons to make summer-themed creations | |
| Friday 23 August, 10am-11am | Use recycled materials to make marvellous musical instruments | |
| Friday 30 August, 10am-11:30am | Merry making workshop: Drop in and create a merry man using dolly pegs to celebrating Nottinghamshire Day 2024. | |
| Woodthorpe | Wednesday 7 August, 2pm-6:30pm | 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! |
