Blast off for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge in Norfolk libraries
Norfolk County Council libraries invite you to join the ebook revolution

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This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is a Space Hop adventure and the mission for the children all over Norfolk from 23 July is to help the crew of the Ex Libris spaceship set up the first library on the moon.

Find out all the details of the adventure, visit the Spacehop website for more interactive fun, or find out about all the special Spacehop events that are happening in libraries around the county

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Summer Reads

Get more out of your reading this summer with Your Summer Reads. We’re offering you 6 great books from 6 great authors (available in selected libraries across the county) and loads of ways to get involved: online discussion – author events – exclusive content – book club - competitions. All at www.summerreads.org.uk

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July

Friday 30 July
Friday coffee morning, Reepham Library, 10.00 – 12.00 noon
Space Hop Around the Universe, Acle Library, 10:30 - 11:30am
Space Hop Around the Universe, Blofield Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Space Hop Around the Universe, Martham Library, 2:30 - 3:30pm
Thetford Book Club, 5:45 - 6:45pm

Saturday 31 July
Bumper Book Sale, Caister Library, 9.00am - 1.00pm

Sunday 1 August
Raucous rockets! Gaywood Library, 11.00am – 12.00 noon

Monday 2 August
Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time, King’s Lynn Library, 9.30 - 10.00am
Mad Science 'Slime' Workshop, Dereham Library, 10.00 – 11.00am
Space Hop around the Universe, Mundesley Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Space Hop Around the Universe, St Williams Way Library, 10:30 - 11:30am
Family history drop-in, Gaywood Library, 1.00 – 3.00pm
Gorleston Lunchtime Book Club, 1.00 – 2.00 pm
Café Care, Downham Market Library, 1.30 - 3.30pm
Mad Science 'Slime' Workshop, Fakenham Library, 2.00 – 3.00pm
Space Hop Around the Universe, Brundall Library, 2.30 - 3.30pm
Space Hop Storytime, Caister Library, 2:30 - 3:30pm

Tuesday 3 August
Mad Science 'Slime' Workshop, Holt Library, 10.00 – 11.00am
Kisses and Cupcakes, Long Stratton Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Amazing Aliens, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Children’s Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Mad Science 'Slime' Workshop, Cromer Library, 2.00 – 3.00pm
Space Hop Storytime, Gorleston Library, 2:30 - 3:30pm
Space Hop Around the Universe, Poringland Library, 2.30 - 3.30pm

Wednesday 4 August
Planet Library, Aylsham Library, design a T shirt transfer, 10.00am – 12.00noon
Space Hop, Loddon Library, 10.30 -11.30am
Space Hop Around the Universe, Mile Cross Library, 10:30 - 11:30am
Space Hop Around the Universe, Earlham Library, 2.30 - 3.30pm
Space Hop Around the Universe, North Walsham Library, 2.30 - 3.30pm
Space Hop Around the Universe, Caister Library, 3.00 - 4.30pm

Thursday 5 August
Summer Book Sale, North Walsham Library, 10.00am – 12.00 noon
Summertime Stories, Downham Market Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Space Hop events for younger children, Hethersett Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
"WHO's" the Doctor, King’s Lynn Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Space Hop Around the Universe, West Earlham Library, 10:30 - 11:30am
Free Street Dance Class, Great Yarmouth Library, 11:00am – 12:00noon
NNAB Book Club, Gaywood Library, 2.00 to 3.30pm
Georgian Mask Making, Watton Library, 2.00 – 3.00pm
Space Hop Storytime, Wroxham Library, 2.30-3.30

Friday 6 August
Information Morning, Dereham Library, 10.00am – 12.00 noon
Mad Science 'Slime' Workshop, Downham Market Library, 10.00 – 11.00am
Space Hop Storytime, Wells Library, Friday 6 August, 11.00am – 12.00 noon
Space Hop Storytime & activities, Acle Library, 10:30 - 11:30am
Calling all Nintendo DS fans! Gaywood Library, 2.00 – 4.00pm
Space Hop Around the Universe, Hellesdon Library, 2.30 - 3.30pm
Space Hop Storytime, Martham Library, 2:30 - 3:30pm
Space Hop Storytime, Mobile Library - Park Road Warham Village4.00pm
Teenage Book Group, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library, 6.00pm -7.00pm

Saturday 7 August
A Norman Family Fun Day, Attleborough Library, 10.00am – 2.00pm
Alien invasion, Hunstanton Library, 10.30am – 12 noon or 2.00 - 3.30pm
Space Hop Hour, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library, 11.00am – 12.00 noon
Acoustic in the Library, Cromer Library, 8.00pm

Sunday 8 August
Planet Poetry! Gaywood Library, 11.00am – 12.00 noon
Second Sunday - Amazing Aliens, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Children’s Library, 2.15 – 4.00pm

Monday 9 August
Mad Science Slime Workshop, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library Training Room, 10.00-11.00am
The Woeful World War 2! King’s Lynn Library, 11.00am – 12.00 noon
Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind Audio Book Club, 2^nd Air Division Memorial Library, 1.30-3.00pm
The Woeful World War 2! Gaywood Library, 2.00 – 3.00pm
Pigs Into Space, North Walsham Library, 2.00 - 3.30pm
Space Hop Bug Rockets, Watton Library, 2.00 – 3.00pm
Space Hop Around the Universe: Stories and Activities for children aged 7 and over, Caister Library, 2:30 - 3:30pm
Space Hop Around the Universe, Costessey Library, 2.30 - 3.30pm

Tuesday 10 August
Space Bounce, Attleborough Library, 10.00 - 11.00am
Manky Monsters Storytime, Gaywood Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Space Hop Storytime, Great Yarmouth Library, 10:30 - 11:30am
Author visit by David Miller, Reepham Library, 10.30am - 12.00 noon
Space Hop Story Time and activities, Stalham Library, 2.30 - 3.15pm
Space Hop Around the Universe, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Children’s Library, 2.30 - 3.30pm

Wednesday 11 August
Planet Library, Aylsham Library, create an alien key ring, 10.00am – 12.00noon
Mad Science 'Slime' Workshop, Gorleston Library, 10.00 – 11.00am
Space Hop Around the Universe, Sprowston Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Children at War, Cromer Library, 2.00 - 3.30pm
Space Hop around the universe, Wymondham Library, 2.00 – 3.00pm

Thursday 12 August
Summertime Stories, Downham Market Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Space Hop Across the Universe, Hethersett Library, 10.30am - 12.00 noon
Help….my parents are Aliens!!! (Stories and activities), King’s Lynn Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Measly Middle Ages, Loddon Library, 10.30 – 12.00noon
Measly Middle Ages, Long Stratton Library, 2.00 - 3.30pm
Calling all Nintendo DS fans, Dersingham Library, 5.30 – 7.00pm

Friday 13 August
Making Shields, Great Yarmouth Library, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Saturday 14 August
Stormin' Normans, Hunstanton Library, 10.30am – 12 noon or 2.00 - 3.30pm
Calling all Nintendo DS fans, Hunstanton Library, 4.00 – 5.00pm

Sunday 15 August
Beastquest Sunday! Gaywood Library, 11.00am – 12.00 noon

Monday 16 August
Space Hop Challenge! Dereham Library, 10.00 - 11.30am
Space Hop around the Universe, Dersingham Library, 10.30am – 12.00noon
By Royal Decree you are invited to attend Attleborough Library. 2:30-3:30 p.m

Tuesday 17 August
Space Hop Challenge! Reepham Library, 10.00 - 11.30am
Zoom, Zoom, We’re Going to the Moon, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Children’s Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Space Hop around the Universe, Hunstanton Library, 10.30am – 12.00noon
Beast Quest, Long Stratton Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Space Hop Story Time and activities, North Walsham Library, 2.30 - 3.15pm
Book signing with Garth Nix, Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library, 2.30 - 4.00pm
Doctor Who Night, Swaffham Library, 4.30 – 6.00pm

Wednesday 18 August
Planet Library , Aylsham Library, 10.00am – 12.00noon
Mad Science 'Slime' Workshop, Sprowston Library, 10.00 – 11.00am
Kisses and Cupcakes, Loddon Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Baby bounce and rhyme time, Wells Library, 10.30 - 11.00am
Mad Science 'Slime' Workshop, Wymondham Library, 2.00 – 3.00pm

Thursday 19 August
Summertime Stories, Downham Market Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Beastquest morning! King’s Lynn Library, 10.30 - 11.30am
Space Hop Around the Universe, Wroxham Library, 10.30 – 11.30am
Norfolk's Coastal Heritage, Stalham Library, 7.30pm

Friday 20 August
Doctor Who Night, Hunstanton Library, 5.30 – 7.00pm

Saturday 21 August
Family history drop-in, King’s Lynn Library, 10.00am – 12.00noon
Beast Quest, Hunstanton Library, 10.30am – 12 noon or 2.00 - 3.30pm
Internet taster session, King’s Lynn Library, 200 - 3.30pm

Sunday 22 August
Awesome aliens day!, Gaywood Library, 11.00am – 12.00 noon

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