From fairy tale performances to shadow puppetry, cartoon sketching to storytelling, there is lots to keep the children occupied at Liverpool libraries.
Culture Liverpool in partnership with the Liverpool Library Service are running a series of activities and performances for children and families thanks to funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Up & Away by Tmesis Theatre
An interactive family friendly show using words, puppetry and physical theatre, in a celebration of hope and dreaming the impossible! Join Tmesis Theatre as they take you on an exciting journey of the discovery of flight and the hot air balloon! Suitable for families with children aged 2 upwards. Performance lasts 40 minutes with optional colouring activity afterwards.
Saturday 15 March, Wavertree Library | 11am – 12.00pm | SOLD OUT
Saturday 15 March, Spellow Library | 2pm – 3pm | Reserve your free place
Storytelling & Shadow Puppetry
Arts Groupie will bring libraries to life with three weekends of storytelling, complete with Liver bird puppet and also family shadow puppetry workshops.
Saturday 1 March, Old Swan Library | 10.30am – 12.30pm, Storytelling | 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Shadow Puppetry | No booking required
Saturday 8 March, Norris Green Library | 10.30am – 12.30pm, Storytelling | 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Shadow Puppetry | No booking required
Saturday 15 March, Belle Valle Library | 10.30am – 12.30pm, Storytelling | 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Shadow Puppetry | No booking required
Latin American Storytelling
Join Luma Creations for storytelling sessions, sharing the history and culture of Latin America.
Saturday 22 March, Wavertree Library | 10.30am – 12pm | No booking required
Saturday 22 March, Lee Valley Library | 1.30pm – 3.30pm | No booking required
A Way To The Stars Art Workshop
Children’s book illustrator, Gill Smith invites young artists of all abilities and their families to fly skyward into the world of their imaginations. She will reveal the techniques for her illustrations in A Way To The Stars, a picture book written by the wonderful writer, David Almond. Like the characters in the book, you can create your own magical starscape, using exciting materials such as watercolour, marbling inks, stencils and collage. It might get messy – but getting messy is the way we get to the stars, so be sure to wear your oldest clothes! This is a neuro divergent friendly workshop and children are invited to create together with their adults. Please let us know in advance if there are additional needs we can better accommodate.
Limited places. Pre-booking required. Suitable for children aged 6-12 years.
Saturday 22 March, Spellow Library | 1.30pm – 3.30pm | Reserve your free place
Running alongside this we have a special school and library programme co-ordinated by the Liverpool Learning Partnership in over five schools which helps introduce some children to a library for the very first time. Celebrating World Book Day this gives children the opportunity to hear storytelling or see a performance, including poetry artists such as Leve Tafari, comic book drawing, illustration, rap & Latin American music and storytelling.
Other World Book Day activities includes seeing Gill Smith, Children’s book illustrator return to Spellow Community Hub & Library to create a new image in the windows in addition to a family workshop around one of the books she has illustrated, ‘Away to the Stars’, at the end of the month.
Event Date: Saturday 1st March 2025 - Sunday 30th March 2025
Location: Various Library Locations
Categories: 2025 | Community & Participation
