Upcoming Events

Summer Reading Challenge 2025

How it works:

• Visit the library and tell us your child would like to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge. Aimed at children aged 4-11 years. There is also a Mini Challenge for 3-year-olds.
• One of our volunteers will sign up your child and give them a collector folder. Your child will set a reading goal.
• Your child can borrow and read books, eBooks and audiobooks for their Challenge. They can read anything they like!
• Call into the library and collect stickers as they complete the challenge. For children completing the challenge they will receive a certificate and medal. For children taking part in the mini challenge they receive a golden sticker! We usually hold a medals award ceremony at the library in September.
• On Thursday afternoons we will be holding free craft sessions with activities linked to the story garden theme. See our programme of activities below.

More information can be found here – Summer Reading Challenge 2025. We look forward to seeing you all.

Children’s Hour

Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30
(term time)

We are currently opening the community library for children
and their families to share, return and choose books to take home.

Just pop in after preschool and school…

We also have Booktrust Storytime best books for U’5 to share.

📍 Chew Valley Library

Activities for all the family

The library hosts a variety of events and activities throughout the year, so far these have included:

• Drop in craft sessions during school holidays and to mark events during the year – E.g. making Christmas decorations, making lanterns for Chinese New Year, Spider crafts at Halloween.
• Themed craft events linked to the Annual Summer Reading Challenge.
• Story time with a local author and crafts to celebrate World Book Day.
• Events and activities linked to authors or book series e.g. Harry Potter Night.

Past Events

• Creative WorkshopsJune 6, 2024
  Creative Workshops – June 2024 Working with Valley Arts and local artist Giuliana: creating fish scales for the giant puppet which featured in the community Rising Waters Play A busy workshop with both adults and children Working with the fish design in mind! Creating fish scales using recycled silver DVD discs from scrap and oldContinue reading “Creative Workshops”
• Memories of the Chew Valley WorkshopMay 24, 2024
  Working with Valley Arts – Rising Waters Project We were pleased to host this joint event in the library. It gave an opportunity for residents from across the Chew Valley and beyond to share their lived experiences both past and present… We shared and listened to some wonderful stories … we must do it againContinue reading “Memories of the Chew Valley Workshop”
• Easter 2024March 30, 2024
  Easter 2024:- School holiday family crafts and game sessions Making cards, pictures and being creative with junk… Fun for all the family!
• World Book Day 2024March 7, 2024
  World Book Day 7th March 2024 Book Making at the library – Origami:- making paper folding books Folding paper to create origami style books… Creating the story scene and decorating the background… Adding characters and text…
• Elmer Day 2023May 27, 2023
  Celebrating Elmer Day 27th May 2023 Our library display was ready with lots of plain elephants quietly waiting to be transformed… Children and families of all ages joined in creating and making their very own Elmer to take home! Here are some of the 12 makers in action… And finally…some of the herd waiting toContinue reading “Elmer Day 2023”