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Activities at Leith Public Library

Leith Public Library is running a range of activities throughout the holidays.

Bookbug Session (story, song and rhyme for ages 0 to 5)

  • Saturday 4th April at 10:30am to 11am
  • Tuesday 7th April at 10:30am to 11am
  • Saturday 11th April at 10:30am to 11am
  • Tuesday 14th April at 10:30am to 11am
  • Saturday 18th April at 10:30am to 11am

Cantonese Language Bookbug Session (story, song and rhyme for ages 0 to 5)

  • Saturday 4th April at 3:30pm to 4pm

Twilight Bookbug Session (bedtime story, song and rhyme for ages 0 to 5)

  • Tuesday 14th April at 5:30pm to 6pm

Lego Club (creative brick-building fun for ages 5 to 11)

  • Saturday 4th April at 2pm to 3:30pm
  • Saturday 11th April at 2pm to 3:30pm
  • Saturday 18th April at 2pm to 3:30pm

Quiet Study Time (study spaces and hot drinks and refreshments to support exam preparation)

  • Tuesday 7th April at 6pm to 7:30pm
  • Tuesday 14th April at 6pm to 7:30pm

Gardening Gang (drop-in and plant some seeds! For ages 5 to 11)

  • Wednesday 8th April at 2pm to 3pm
  • Wednesday 15th April at 2pm to 3pm

Story Time (stories and colouring or craft for ages 4 to 7)

  • Thursday 9th April at 11am to 11:30am
  • Thursday 16th April at 11am to 11:30am

Games Club (drop-in and play board games for ages 5 to 11)

  • Friday 10th April at 10:30am to 12:30pm
  • Friday 17th April at 10:30am to 12:30pm

Children's Craft Activity (fun art and craft sessions for ages 5 to 11)

  • Friday 10th April at 2pm to 3pm
  • Friday 17th April at 2pm to 3pm

Kids' Writing and Craft Club (fun writing stories and crafting for ages 7 to 11)

  • Saturday 11th April at 1pm to 2pm

PlayStation Gaming Tournament (level up your gaming skills! For ages 8+)

  • Monday 13th April at 3pm to 5pm

Leith Public Library
28-30 Ferry Road
ΎΕΙ«
EH6 4AE

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Activities at Wester Hailes Library

Wester Hailes Library is running a range of activities throughout the holidays.

Craft:

  • Saturday 4th April at 2pm
  • Saturday 11th April at 2pm
  • Saturday 18th April at 2pm

Bookbug:

  • Wednesday 8th April at 10:30am
  • Thursday 9th April at 11am
  • Friday 10th April at 2pm
  • Wednesday 15th April at 11am
  • Thursday 16th April at 11am
  • Friday 17th April at 2pm

Kids Beginner Sewing activities (Booking required):

  • Tuesday 7th April at 10:30am

Kids Sewing Makerspace:

  • Wednesday 8th April at 10:30am
  • Thursday 9th April at 11am

Family Sewing Class (Booking required):

  • Friday 10th April at 10:30am

Crochet Club:

  • Friday 10th April at 3pm
  • Friday 17th April at 3pm

STEM activities:

  • Slime STEM (Booking required) – Tuesday 14th April at 3:30pm
  • Archaeology STEM – Thursday 16th April at 2pm
  • Spy Day STEM – Friday 17th April at 3pm

Card making:

  • Monday 13th April at 2pm
  • Monday 20th April at 2pm

Tween Book Group:

  • Monday 13th April at 4pm
  • Monday 20th April at 4pm

Wester Hailes Library
1 West Side Plaza
ΎΕΙ«
EH14 2ST

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Activities at Stockbridge Library

Stockbridge Library is running a range of activities throughout the holidays. All events are drop-in sessions. Only Bookbug has limited spaces and operates on a first-come, first-served basis.

Easter egg hunt activity in the library from 7th April to 20th April. Drop-in anytime during opening hours.

Bookbug:

  • Tuesday 7th April at 10:30am
  • Saturday 11th April at 10:30am
  • Tuesday 14th April at 10:30am
  • Saturday 18th April at 10:30am

Lego club:

  • Tuesday 7th April at 3pm
  • Tuesday 14th April at 3pm

Easter Egg decoration:

  • Wednesday 8th April at 3pm

Rabbit craft:

  • Thursday 9th April at 3pm

Spring story time:

  • Friday 10th April at 3pm

Slime making:

  • Monday 13th April at 3pm

Dog craft:

  • Thursday 16th April at 3pm

Stockbridge Library
11 Hamilton Place
EH3 5BA

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Activities at Piershill Library

Piershill Library is running a range of activities throughout the holidays.

Craft:

  • Thursday 9th April
  • Saturday 11th April
  • Thursday 16th April

Bookbug:

  • Wednesday 8th April
  • Wednesday 15th April

Lego club:

  • Saturday 4th April
  • Saturday 18th April

Piershill Library
30 Piersfield Terrace
EH8 7BQ

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Activities at Gilmerton Library

Gilmerton Library is running a range of activities throughout the holidays.

Lego club:

  • Saturday 4th April at 12:30 noon to 1:30pm
  • Saturday 11th April at 12:30 noon to 1:30pm
  • Saturday 18th April at 12:30 noon to 1:30pm

Easter craft:

  • Tuesday 7th April at 11am to 12 noon
  • Friday 10th April at 3pm to 4pm
  • Monday 13th April at 3pm to 4m
  • Friday 17th April at 3pm to 4pm  

Bookbug:

  • Tuesday 7th April at 2:30pm to 3pm
  • Friday 10th April at 11am to 11:30am
  • Friday 17th April at 11am to 11:30am

Gilmerton Library
13 Newtoft Street
EH17 8RG

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Activities at Morningside library

Morningside library is running a range of activities throughout the holidays.

Bookbug – book on Eventbrite search “Morningside library bookbug session”. For ages 0 to 4:

  • Tuesday 7th and 14th April at 10:30am to 11am
  • Thursday 9th and 16th April at 10:30am to 11am

Storytime for ages 2 to 6:

  • Wednesday 8th and 15th April from 10:30am to 11am

Lego club for ages 5 and above:

  • Wednesday 8th and 15th April from 4pm to 5pm

Crafts sessions for ages 5 and above. Booking is required via person or call 0131 529 5654:

  • Friday 10th and 17th April from 2:30pm to 3:30pm

Morningside library
184 Morningside Road
EH10 4PU

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Activities at Oxgangs Library

Oxgangs Library is running a range of activities throughout the holidays.

  • Toddler, crafts and story time on Wednesday 8th and 15th April at 10:30am
  • Chess Club on Thursday 9th and 16th April at 11:30am
  • Climate Club on Saturday 11th and 18th April at 2pm
  • Extra craft on Saturday 11th April at 11am. For the bookbug crowd.

Oxgangs Library
343 Oxgangs Road
EH13 9LY

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Activities at Portobello library

Portobello library is running a range of activities throughout the holidays.

Bookbug:

  • Wednesday 8th April at 10:30am to 11am
  • Saturday 11th April at 11am to 11:30am
  • Saturday 18th April at 11am to 11:30am

Easter Lego fun:

  • Monday 6th April at 2pm to 3pm
  • Friday 17th April at 2pm to 3pm

Art walk Porty Cyanotype – sun printing craft even for children aged 5 and above on Tuesday 14th April at 2pm.

Easter craft for children on Wednesday 15th April at 2pm to 3pm.

Portobello Library
14 Rosefield Avenue
EH15 1AU

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Activities at Ratho Library

Ratho Library is running a range of activities throughout the holidays.

Simple Saturday Afternoon Craft:

  • Saturday 4th April at 2pm to 2:30pm

Library Closed (Easter):

  • Friday 3rd April
  • Monday 6th April

Sunflower Seed Bombs (STEM):

  • Tuesday 7th April at 11am to 12pm

Lemon Battery Workshop (STEM):

  • Tuesday 7th April at 2pm to 3pm

Spring Wreath Workshop:

  • Wednesday 8th April at 5pm to 6pm

Polystyrene Egg Decorating:

  • Thursday 9th April at 12pm to 1pm

Spring Crafting:

  • Friday 10th April at 1pm to 2pm
  • Friday 17th April at 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Saturday Art and Craft Club:

  • Saturday 11th April at 10:30am to 11:30am

Grass Heads (STEM):

  • Monday 13th April at 2pm to 3pm

Sock Puppets:

  • Tuesday 14th April at 11am to 12pm

Origami Flowers:

  • Tuesday 14th April at 3pm to 4pm

Sewing Class:

  • Wednesday 15th April at 1:30pm to 4:30pm

Colouring Competition:

  • Thursday 16th April at 12pm to 1pm

Simple Saturday Craft:

  • Saturday 18th April at 2pm to 2:30pm

Slime Making Workshop (STEM):

  • Monday 20th April at 2pm to 3pm

Ratho Library
6 School Wynd
EH28 8TT

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Activities at Sighthill Library

Sighthill Library is running a range of activities throughout the holidays.

Simple Spring Craft:

  • Saturday 4th April at 11am to 12pm

Spring Wreath Workshop:

  • Tuesday 7th April at 2:30pm to 3:30pm

Origami Flower Making:

  • Wednesday 8th April at 2pm to 3pm

Slime Making Workshop (STEM)

  • Friday 10th April at 2pm to 3pm

Paper Straw Bridge Building:

  • Saturday 11th April at 10:30am to 11:30am (STEM)

Lemon Battery Workshop (STEM)

  • Monday 13th April at 3pm to 4pm

Grass Heads:

  • Tuesday 14th April at 11:30am to 12:30pm

Sunflower Seed Bomb Making (STEM)

  • Wednesday 15th April at 2pm to 3pm

Sock Puppet Workshop:

  • Friday 17th April at 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Lego Towers (STEM)

  • Saturday 18th April at 10:30am to 11:30am

Spring Crafting:

  • Monday 20th April at 2pm to 3pm

Sighthill Library
55 Sighthill Road
EH11 4PB

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Activities at Drumbrae Library

Drumbrae Library is running a range of activities throughout the holidays.

Bookbug:

  • Saturday 4th April at 10:30am
  • Wednesday 8th April at 10:30am
  • Saturday 11th April at 10:30am
  • Monday 13th April at 10:30am
  • Wednesday 15th April at 10:30am
  • Saturday 18th April at 10:30am
  • Monday 20th April at 10:30am

Adult Board Games (all day)

  • Saturday 4th April
  • Saturday 11th April

Comic Making (ages 8+)

  • Saturday 4th April at 2pm
  • Saturday 18th April at 2pm

Spring/Easter Lego:

  • Tuesday 7th April at 10:30am

Spring Craft:

  • Tuesday 7th April at 2pm
  • Wednesday 15th April at 2pm (Spring Arty Stuff)

Junior Table Tennis Tournament (ages 8+)

  • Tuesday 7th April at 6pm

ΎΕΙ« Zoo Workshop — Red Pandas (external)

  • Wednesday 8th April at 2pm

Gametime (ages 8+)

  • Wednesday 8th April at 6pm
  • Friday 17th April at 2pm

Adult Colouring Group:

  • Thursday 9th April at 11am

Badge Making:

  • Thursday 9th April at 2pm

CBeebies Read and Rave Screening (Community Room, Eventbrite tickets required — 20 tickets, under 2s free)

  • Friday 10th April at 10:30am
  • Friday 17th April at 10:30am

Craft:

  • Friday 10th April at 2pm

Lego Club:

  • Saturday 11th April at 2pm

Sunflower Seed Planting:

  • Monday 13th April at 2pm

Pom Pom Making:

  • Monday 13th April at 6pm

Family Quiz:

  • Tuesday 14th April at 10:30am

Storytelling:

  • Tuesday 14th April at 2pm
  • Thursday 16th April at 2pm

Junior Pool Tournament (ages 8+)

  • Tuesday 14th April at 6pm

Junior Board Games (ages 8+)

  • Wednesday 15th April at 6pm

Adult Mindful Movement:

  • Thursday 16th April at 10:30am

P5–7 Group:

  • Monday 20th April at 6pm

Ongoing throughout the holidays:

  • Spring Drawing Competition (30th March to 18th April)
  • Easter Collaborative Art Wall
  • Go Outdoors Collaborative Art Display
  • Spring Scavenger Hunt

Drumbrae Library
81 Drum Brae Drive
EH4 7FE

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Activities at Granton Library

Granton Library is running a range of activities throughout the holidays.

Easter Crafts:

  • Tuesday 7th April at 2pm
  • Monday 13th April at 2pm

Easter Themed Games:

  • Wednesday 8th April at 2pm

Bookbug:

  • Tuesday 14th April at 11am

'Be the Book' — Billy Goats' Gruff (act out a story together using dressing up and props!)

  • Tuesday 14th April at 11:30am

All events are free to attend and suitable for all ages. No booking required.

Granton Library
29 Wardieburn Terrace
EH5 1DD

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