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Fun Palaces set to enthral at Reading libraries

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Monday, September 26, 2022 2:50 pm
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Fun Palaces will be running activities at libraries across Reading on Saturday, October 1. Picture: Sigmund

Fun Palaces will be running activities at libraries across Reading on Saturday, October 1. Picture: Sigmund

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VISITORS of all ages are invited to take part in a programme of fun activities at seven libraries across Reading on Saturday, October 1.

The free events are organised by Fun Palaces in collaboration with Reading Libraries.

Families are welcome to drop in with prior booking not required.

This year’s Fun Palace coincides with Reading Climate Festival, so some activities will be based on recycling and sustainability.

In a post on social media, Reading Libraries said: “Join us on Saturday, October 1, for a day full of free and fun family activities across our libraries as part of Fun Palaces.

“Bug hotels with RISC, origami bookmarks, a puppet show and an interactive talk by local children’s author Neil Grant are some of the activities you can join in with.”

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At Reading central library, visitors will be treated to junk modelling, producing creations from recycled items from 10.30am-2pm.

A mystery craft bag session will take place concurrently for youngsters to make a picture of the word or phrase hidden in the bag.

Between 11am-2pm, RISC will be on hand to demonstrate how to repurpose plastic bottles to make food planters or insect hotels.

Starting at the same time, children’s author Neil Grant will do a reading of his book A Spider Lives in My Dad’s Beard followed by a make a spider craft session for little ones.

Battle library will be hosting three activities between 10.30am-2pm, with visitors making bookmarks, decorating balloons inspired by the film Up and a treasure hunt.

Those at Caversham Library will have the pick of five sessions.

Kicking off at 10am, children aged between five to 10 will be treated to an animal origami class.

Budding meteorologists will have the opportunity to learn more at Get Weather Wise from 10am-noon, and again from 1pm-2.45pm.

From 10.45am-12.15pm, kids aged four to eight will be treated to a puppet show put on by Waters of March Learning. It will showcase the best of African Caribbean culture.

Starting at 1pm,

Over fives can decorate card door hangers with their favourite weather forecast symbols at Palmer Park Library between 10-noon.

A junk modelling session will be taking place at Southcote Library from 10.30am-12.30pm.

Creative individuals with a passion for music can learn how to use recycled discs to design their own wind spinner or wind chime at Tilehurst Library from 10.30am-2.30pm.

Between 10.30am-12.30pm, Whitley Library will play home to all-ages play with clay and open art sessions.

Fun Palaces is a year-round campaign to celebrate culture in communities and ensure it is enjoyed by everyone.

An annual weekend of celebration takes place on the first weekend of October.

For more information, visit: www.funpalaces.co.uk

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