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Make-It-Buzz Paper Circuit Craft Sessions
Sat 11 Jul plus 3 other dates
Bookworm Bookmarks Crafting
Thu 13 Aug
Sssnake Ssspiralsss
Sat 22 Aug
Sheffield: Crosses, Crucibles and Catastrophes - an illustrated talk
Sun 13 Sep
Rhymetimes
Watch Rhymetime videos with your little ones
The Adventure of the Flappy Hat with Caroline Eaton
Tue 18 Aug
Rhyme, Story and Crafts
Wed 29 Jul - Wed 19 Aug
Picture Book Musicals with Gareth P Jones - SRC Event
Thu 27 - Fri 28 Aug
More Roar Dinosaur Story Club - SRC Event
Fri 24 - Fri 31 Jul
Groovy Stories with Furthest from the Sea - SRC Event
Mon 27 - Wed 29 Jul
Koalas in Capes with Terrie Chilvers - SRC Event
Thu 6 - Fri 7 Aug
Read to the Beat with Chris White - SRC Event
Mon 10 - Tue 11 Aug
Dylan's Amazing Dinosaurs with the Lowe Ranger - SRC Event
Thu 13 - Fri 14 Aug
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Bookstart
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Autumn Book and Craft Market
Sat 7 Nov
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Adult reading support group
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Read to the Beat with the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge!
Mon 22 Jun 2026
Mackworth Library to close temporarily for roof repairs
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Magic, Miniatures, and Monsters: Inside Derby Libraries’ Historical D&D Campaign
Thu 11 Jun 2026
Books for Pride Month
Thu 4 Jun 2026
Appeal for ‘Voices of Friendship’ stories to celebrate 50 year of Osnabruck twinning
Tue 26 May 2026
Join us for World Book Night 2026!
Wed 25 Mar 2026
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Celebrate the joy of music and the power it has to move, inspire, and connect us – all through the magic of reading.
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View our May to Aug 2026Derby LIVE What's On guide
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