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Click the link here for details of the activities and Family Events at your library.


Here are some events that you will need to book:

Kaye Mahoney - Game On!

Game On! Come kick off the Summer Reading Challenge with this fun interactive crafts and play session. Join local artist Kaye Mahoney as she captains a team of young participants to create an interactive table top sports game complete with players... the goal is to build it AND then play on it, all in an hour! Kaye is a local performer and creative workshop leader with an interest in making enjoyable activities out of simple recycled and recyclable materials.
Tickets cost £3.00 per child (£1.00 each for siblings) available from the host library. See below for dates and venues:

Kaye Mahoney
Tuesday 25th July
9.30am Potton Library
11.30am Sandy Library
2.00pm Biggleswade Youth Centre

Wednesday 26th July
9.30am Ampthill Library
11.30am Shefford Library
2.30pm Stotfold Library

Thursday 27th July
9.30am Barton Library
11.30am Toddington Library
2.00pm Flitwick Library

Tuesday 1st August
9.30am Leighton Buzzard Library
11.30am Dunstable Library
2.00pm Houghton Regis Library


Happy Little Yogi

An introduction to yoga for 4-11 year olds where the children practise balance, flexibility and creativity. The Happy Little Yogi mission is to empower children to self-regulate from a young age, teach them to breathe, be in tune with their body and be mindful in a fun and playful way.
Check the timetable below. Tickets are £3 per child (£1 for siblings) available from host libraries.

Happy Little Yogi logo
Tuesday 8th August
9.30am Shefford Library
11.30am Biggleswade Youth Centre
2.00pm Potton Community Centre

Tuesday 15th August
11.30am Toddington Library
2.00pm Flitwick Library

Wednesday 16th August
9.30am Barton Library
11.30am Ampthill Library
2.00pm Stotfold Library

Friday 18th August
9.30am Houghton Regis Library
11.30am Dunstable Library
2.00pm Stotfold Library


Matt Oldfield

Matt Oldfield is the author of the Unbelievable Football series (winner of the 2020 Children's Sports Book of the Year) and the Johnny Ball: Football Genius series, as well as the co-author of the bestselling Ultimate Football Heroes series, Play Like Your Football Heroes and Ultimate Cricket Superstars. Matt will be visiting 3 of our libraries – Toddington, Flitwick and Sandy – on Thursday 31st August to talk about his books and his love of sport.
Tickets are £3 per child (£1 for siblings)
Get your tickets from the host library.

Matt Oldfield
Thursday 31st August
10.00am Toddington Library
11.30am Flitwick Lilbrary
2.00pm Sandy Library







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