Explore York Libraries & Archives SUMMER READING CHALLENGE AND EVENTS. Knowledge and Ideas for Everyone

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1 Explore York Libraries & Archives SUMMER READING CHALLENGE AND EVENTS Knowledge and Ideas for Everyone

2 SUMMER READING CHALLENGE AND EVENTS The Summer Reading Challenge 2016 is celebrating 100 years of Roald Dahl! The Big Friendly Read is happening in every library and we challenge all children aged 5 and over to read 6 books over the summer holidays. Collect prizes for each book you read and when you have read all 6 you will get a medal and a certificate! We are delighted to be working with The Roald Dahl Literary Estate and The Reading Agency to celebrate Roald Dahl 100 by running The Big Friendly Read, Summer Reading Challenge 2016 in Explore York Libraries and Archives. I am also really looking forward to all the other activities, meeting some of Roald Dahl s best-loved characters and looking at the amazing artwork of his principal illustrator, Sir Quentin Blake. Have fun as you take part in invention, mischief and friendship! One of our very important aims in Explore is to promote the love of reading to all, but especially to children. Reading is a wonderful thing to do, taking you to different worlds in your imagination or helping you find facts and information to support your own interests. The Summer Reading Challenge helps us to do this and we know that children who have taken part have enjoyed it and grown in confidence with their reading. I hope you all enjoy a great summer holiday and hope to see you at our libraries. Fiona Williams Chief Executive Explore York Libraries and Archives Mutual Under 5 s can take part in our Mini-Challenge. Sign up and get a sticker card and collect a sticker for each book you read. Once you have 6 stickers you will get a certificate! Alongside the Challenge we have lots of fantastic events to be part of which you will find in this brochure. Join us as we explore the themes of Invention, Mischief and Friendship! Look out for our Arts Award Discover Activities and gain a national award over the summer by attending 3 of these activities. Come and tell us about the artists you have discovered at our Big Share Event on Saturday 17th September at York Theatre Royal. 100 children who complete the Challenge will win a gold and jewel encrusted ticket to come to a celebration event at Library on Sunday 16th October. There will be a chance to win other prizes and take part in fun reading activities! Sign up for The Summer Reading Challenge 2016 from Saturday 16th July! All of our events entitle you to one Children s University sticker and you can also collect a sticker for every book you read in the Challenge. 2 Big Friendly Read photographs: Dale Cherry for The Reading Agency with thanks to Crawley Library Summer Reading Challenge and Events 2016 Summer Reading Challenge and Events

3 4 BIG FRIENDLY STORYTIMES Drop in free sessions aimed at Under 5s Tuesday 26 July Fulford Library pm Thursday 28 July Tang Hall Explore am (Rhymetime) Dringhouses Library am Saturday 30 July Dringhouses Library am Tuesday 2 August pm Wednesday 3 August Haxby Explore pm Saturday 6 August Tang Hall Explore am Tuesday 9 August New Earswick Library am Friday 12 August York Explore am (Rhymetime) Poppleton Library pm Tuesday 16 August Strensall Library pm Thursday 18 August Bishopthorpe Library am Dunnington Library pm Tuesday 23 August Clifton Explore am Thursday 25 August am (Rhymetime) Copmanthorpe Library am Saturday 3 September Huntington Library am Tuesday 13 September York Explore am Summer Reading Challenge and Events 2016 SUMMER READING CHALLENGE July EVENTS Date Library Time Activity Fri 15 All 11am Flash read Sat 16 York 2-3pm or 3-4pm Make a Big Friendly bookmark an bag for Sign Up Saturday Sat 16 All Anytime until Doodle Yourself into a September 17 Roald Dahl Character competition Sat 16 Poppleton Anytime until Write your own Revolting September 17 Rhyme or Recipe competition Sat 16 York Anytime until The Giant Chocolate September 17 Wrapper Ball Sat 16 All Anytime until York Computer Game September 17 challenge Sun 17 Rowntree Park 1-4pm Birthday party Mon 25 New Earswick pm Minecraft Build a Choc Factory Mon 25 York 2-4pm The Big Friendly Boardgame Jam Tue 26 Fulford pm Big Friendly Read Storytime Tue 26 Acomb 2-4pm Meet the Crawly Creepies Wed 27 Bishopthorpe am Book Folding Wed 27 Acomb 2pm-3pm Author Tim Hopgood storytelling and crafts Wed 27 Dringhouses am Mischief with Craig Haxby 2-3pm Bradley:That Poetry Bloke Wed 27 York 10.30am-12.00pm ChessFest Thu 28 Acomb 10-11am Robot Island Workshop 11am-12pm 1-2pm Thu 28 Dringhouses am Big Friendly Storytime Summer Reading Challenge and Events

4 6 Date Library Time Activity Thu 28 Fulford pm Minecraft Build a Choc Factory Thu 28 Acomb am Shadow Puppets Copmanthorpe pm Thu 28 Tang Hall am Big Friendly Rhymetime Fri 29 Tang Hall 10am-12pm Drama and Arts drop in activities counting for arts award stickers Sat 30 Dringhouses am Big Friendly Storytime Sun 31 York 11.30am-3.30pm Happy Birthday Harry Potter! August Mon 1 Clifton 3-4pm Bag of Books for the Summer Mon 1 New Earswick pm Big Friendly Art Tue 2 Acomb pm Big Friendly Storytime Tue 2 York 1-4pm Family Day Tue 2 Acomb 2-4pm Drama and Arts activities for arts award stickers Wed 3 York 1.30pm-2.30pm Magic Show 3pm-4pm Juggling Workshop Wed 3 Haxby pm Big Friendly Read Storytime Thu 4 Dunnington am Make it! - design and construct your own life size story character Thu 4 Acomb pm Explore a Story Fri 5 Clifton pm Big Friendly stories and activities Sat 6 Tang Hall am Big Friendly Storytime Mon 8 York 11am-12pm Sublime Science pm Acomb 2pm-3pm Mon 8 Clifton am Make a chocolate lolly with York Cocoa House Tue 9 New Earswick am Big Friendly Storytime Tue 9 York am Illustrating Dahl books workshop Date Library Time Activity Tue 9 Tang Hall 11am-12pm Big Friendly stories and activities Wed 10 Poppleton 10.30am-12pm Minecraft Build a Choc Factory Wed 10 Clifton am Witches: Stories and history Wed 10- York 10am-4pm Animated film project: lights, Fri 12 camera, animation! Thu 11 Bishopthorpe am Crafts and activites on why we love our city Thu 11 Haxby 2pm-3.30 pm Make it! - design and construct your own life size story character Thu 11 York pm Chatterbooks: Scrumdiddlyumptious Stories Fri 12 York am Big Friendly Rhymetime Fri 12 Acomb 1pm-2.30pm Minecraft Build a Choc Factory Fri 12 Poppleton pm Big Friendly Storytime Fri 12 York 11.30am, 1.30pm Let s Get Ready To or 2.30pm Grumble Sat 13 Acomb 10am-1.30pm Phizz-whizzing Family Day Mon 15 Acomb 2-3pm Sand Art Madness Mon 15 York 2-5pm Manga Monday Mon 15 Clifton am Sams Safari s Animal Poppleton 2.30pm-3.30pm storytimes Mon 15 York 9am-5pm Book Spine Poetry - Fri 19 Challenge Tue 16 Huntington am Sam s Safaris Animal Tang Hall 2pm-3pm storytimes Tue 16 York pm Midweek Chillout: Keep Calm and Colour Tue 16 Acomb am Fantastic Mr Fox crafts Tue 16 Strensall pm Big Friendly Storytime Wed 17 City Screen 12pm Fantastic Mr Fox Film Screening Summer Reading Challenge and Events 2016 Summer Reading Challenge and Events

5 Date Library Time Activity Wed 17 York pm Midweek Chillout: Try out Mindfulness Wed 17 Bishopthorpe am Sand Art Madness Wed 17 York 10am-12pm Animation 1.30pm-3.30pm Thu 18 New Earswick am Crocodile Cupcakes and Crafts Thu 18 Bishopthorpe am Big Friendly Storytime Thu 18 Dunnington am Charlie and the Chocolate Factory crafts Thu 18 Dunnington pm Big Friendly Storytime Thu 18 York pm Midweek Chillout: Try out Yoga Fri 19 York pm Criminal Friday Sat 20 Acomb am Chatterbooks Friendship and Fun Special Mon 22 York pm ChessFest Mon 22 Acomb 2-3pm Sand Art Mon 22 Tang Hall pm Magic Show 4-8years 3pm-4pm Magic Workshop 8+ Tue 23 Haxby 3-4pm Witches: stories and history Tue 23 Acomb am Roald Dahl Themed Crafts Tue 23 Clifton am Big Friendly Storytime Wed 24 York 2-4pm Drama and Arts drop in activities counting for arts award stickers. Thu 25 Acomb 10.30am-11am Big Friendly Rhymetime Thu 25 Copmanthorpe am Big Friendly Storytime Thu 25 Acomb 12-2pm Roald Dahl drama workshop Thu 25 Strensall am Sand Art Thu 25 Bishopthorpe am Big Friendly Stories and Activities Fri 26 Clifton pm Crafts and activites on why we love our city. Date Library Time Activity Wed 31 Haxby 3-4pm Crafts and activites on why we love our city. September Thu 1 Dringhouses 10am-11.30am Minecraft Build a Choc Factory Thu 1 Acomb 1.30pm-2.30pm Explore a Story Fri 2 Huntington am Minecraft Build a Choc Factory Sat 3 Huntington am Big Friendly Storytime Tue 13 York am Big Friendly Storytime Sat 17 York Theatre Royal 10am-3pm Arts Award Big Share Sat 17 The Big Friendly Read Summer Reading Challenge 2016 ends. Hurry today is your last chance to complete the challenge! Sun 18 York 1-2pm Reading Hack Flash Read 2016 Friday 15 July, 11am, Anywhere Get reading friendly and help launch our summer of reading by joining in Flash Read. To launch The Big Friendly Read, the Summer Reading Challenge 2016 libraries and schools across York are challenging children and adults to take part in Flash Read. We are asking as many people as possible to stop and read for pleasure on Friday 15th July 2016 at 11am or as near to that time as you can. It only needs to take a few minutes but it will be a city wide event that celebrates reading for pleasure and helps us show our support for the importance of children s reading. Photograph yourself reading and tweet it at Make a Big Friendly Bookmark & Bag Saturday 16 July, 2-3pm or 3-4pm York Explore. 2 per child Get your Summer Reading Challenge off to a great start on Sign Up Saturday. Make a bookmark and decorate a bag or backpack to take home it ll be great for carrying all your summer holiday reading. Ages Booking essential. 8 Summer Reading Challenge and Events 2016 Summer Reading Challenge and Events

6 10 The Giant Chocolate Wrapper Ball Saturday 16 July Saturday 17 September, York Explore, Free Inspired by chocolate, Roald Dahl kept a large, round ball which was made out of hundreds and hundreds of silver foil chocolate wrappers. We re going to try and create our own Giant Chocolate Wrapper Ball. You can bring clean silver foil from chocolate bars, biscuits and sweets to us at York Explore and add them our Chocolate Wrapper ball every time you visit us. Don t worry if you don t have any chocolate wrappers, we ll keep some spares, so everyone can join in. Roald Dahl Computer Game Challenge Saturday 16 July 2-4pm, Free, Drop in Do you like making your own computer games? Or maybe you are great at coming up with ideas for games? Then the Dahl Game Design Challenge is for you. The challenge runs all summer. Ages The Big Friendly Board Game Jam Monday 25 July, 2-4pm York Explore, 2 per child. Booking required See if you can create a most splendiferous board game. At the beginning of the session we will announce the theme for your games we can guarantee it will be something Dahly. Then you ll have 2 hours to design and make your game. Ages 6+ Rowntree Park Birthday Party Sunday 17 July, 1-4pm, Rowntree Park Pop along to our stall at the Rowntree Park Birthday Party to find out all about the Summer Reading Challenge and sign up. Pick up our summer events brochure too. Children s colourings and quizzes. Meet the Crawly Creepies in James s Giant P eaches Tuesday 26 July, 2-4pm Drop in session. 1 per child. Come and meet the Crawly Creepies that are hiding in James s Giant Peaches! Drop in to create juicy giant peaches and fill them with craft made grasshoppers, ladybirds and more creepy crawlies to hang on trees in our garden! Learn more about these slimy creepy crawlies with lots of fun facts, quizzes and activities! Age 4-12 year olds. Minecraft Mastercrafter Build a Chocolate Factory Monday 25 July, pm, New Earswick Library Thursday 28 July, pm, Fulford Library. Wednesday 10 August, 10.30am-12pm, Poppleton Library Friday 12 August, pm, Thursday 1 September, am, Dringhouses Library Friday 2 September, am, Huntington Library 2 per child Come along and show us your crafting skills! You ll get thirty minutes to build your very own Minecraft chocolate factory. Each child will be given thirty minutes to create a chocolate factory using Creative Mode on Minecraft Pocket Edition for Android. Tablet computers will be provided year olds. Walter s Wonderful Web with Children s Author Tim Hopgood! Wednesday 27 July, 2-3pm, Free. Booking essential Join award-winning author and illustrator, Tim Hopgood, with a fun interactive storytelling event based on his wonderful books including Wow! Said the Owl, Hooray for Hoppy! and his latest book, Walter s Wonderful Web. Followed by a craft session to keep little fingers busy! Ages 4 7. ChessFest Wednesday 27 July, 10.30am-12pm Monday 22 August pm York Explore. Free drop-in If you enjoy playing chess or want to learn then ChessFest is for you! Drop in for a game, make new friends, try out the Giant Chess set. Find out about our regular chess club which takes place at York Explore on Sunday afternoons 2-3pm. Suitable for ages 8 and over. Mischief with Craig Bradley: That Poetry Bloke Wednesday 27 July, Dringhouses Library, am and Haxby Explore, 2-3pm 2 per child, 5 per family tickets available. Booking essential. Mischief and mayhem abound. You ll need bags of energy and have loads of fun as we mess about with words and ideas, chant, sing and make poetry together. This session can also be used towards your Arts Award Discover. Summer Reading Challenge and Events 2016 Summer Reading Challenge and Events

7 Book Folding Wednesday 27 July, am Bishopthorpe Library 2.00 per child plus 50p for additional siblings Come and learn how to make Trees, Houses and Hedgehogs out of old books. Transform old and tatty books into works of art. Learn how to make Trees, Houses and Hedgehogs and then decorate them to create your own unique design. Books will be provided, as will some art supplies. Visit the Library to see examples of what you could make. Age 5 upwards. Robot Island Workshop Happy Birthday Harry Potter! Sunday 31 July 11.30am-3.30pm York Explore Free drop-in Celebrate Harry Potter s birthday by trying out our wizarding quiz. Even the smartest of Muggles might find it a challenge. Ages Thursday 28 July, 10-11am, 11am-12pm and 1-2pm Free sessions but booking is essential as places are limited. Join us for exciting Robot Adventures! Program your robot and begin the adventure to track it around the island. There will be a competition for the fastest robot to complete the mission! Suitable for ages 4-11 years. Big Friendly Art at New Earswick Library Monday 1 August pm New Earswick Library 2 per child or 5 family of 3 Matilda? The BFG? Mr Twit? Join local artist Liz Foster to create a picture of your favourite Roald Dahl character, using a variety of materials. Don t forget to bring your library books and claim your Summer Reading Challenge prizes! Note for parents/carers: This is a mixed-media art session. We would advise that children wear old clothes, or bring an overall or apron to protect clothing years. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Bag of Books for the Summer Monday 1 August 3-4pm Clifton Explore, Free Come and choose your bag of books to borrow for the summer holidays! Summerthemed stories, crafts and puzzles, too. A Chatterbooks event for ages 5-9. York Explore Family Afternoon Tuesday 2 August 1-4pm, York Explore All activities are free drop in. Join us for a phizz-whizzing afternoon of stories and crafts with a delumptious Dahl theme. Make your own dream jar, model a chocolate factory out of junk, build using Minecraft, and much more. Create your own Shadow Puppet Play! Thursday 28 July, am Copmanthorpe Library, pm 3.50 per child. Booking essential. Tread the Boards bring Roald Dahl s James and the Giant Peach to life with the ancient art of shadow puppetry! Make your own shadow puppet and be captivated by the shadows cast upon the lightbox bringing James Henry Trotter, Centipede and Miss Spider to life with music and storytelling! Suitable for ages Minecraft Drop-in Tuesday 2 August, pm, York Explore Saturday 13 August, 10.30am-1.30pm, Free Come along and show us your crafting skills! You ll get 15 minutes to be imaginative on Minecraft Creative Mode. Drop in during York Explore s Family Day and show us your creative skills on Minecraft year olds. Juggling Workshop Wednesday 3 August, 3-4pm, York Explore. 2 per child. Join our fantastic juggling workshop to learn or improve juggling skills. Have a go at juggling with a range of different things. Great fun for ages 8 and over. 12 Summer Reading Challenge and Events 2016 Summer Reading Challenge and Events

8 14 Marvellous Magic Show Wednesday 3 August, pm, York Explore Monday 22 August, pm, Tang Hall Explore 2 per child What do you think is in the magician s suitcase? Join Martin the Magician for tricks and surprises that will baffle, delight and intrigue. Our Marvellous Magic Show is great fun for kids ages 4-8 and their carers. Make-it! Build your own life-size fictional character! Explore a Story! Thursday 4 August Thursday 1 September pm 2 per child - booking essential Interactive storytelling session bringing a picture book to life! Join us as we explore a story. Interactive storytelling, drama and games. Let s step inside the book and take a look! Suitable for ages 2-6 years. Thursday 4 August, Dunnington Library, am Thursday 11 August, Haxby Explore, pm Cost 2 per child, booking essential Choose your favourite fictional character or make up a character of your own, and build it out of cardboard. All materials will be provided. Just come with your own ideas and perhaps a picture. This session can also be used towards your Arts Award Discover. This activity is suitable for children aged 8 and over and an adult staying to help cutting cardboard is advisable. Big Friendly Stories and Activities Friday 5 August, Clifton Explore Library, pm Tuesday 9 Aug, Tang Hall Library, 11am-12pm Thursday 18 August, am, Dunnington Library Thursday 25 August, Bishopthorpe Library, am 2 per child or 5 per Family. Booking essential. Do you love Roald Dahl s books? We have activities based on some of his most popular characters. Sublime Science Workshop Monday 8 August, 2-3pm, and 11am-12.30pm and pm, York Explore 2 per child. Booking essential. Exciting magic tricks and spectacular experiments with the award winning Sublime Science Team! Have you ever wanted to make your own sweet treats like Willy Wonka or a marvellous slimey potion like George? Take part in fantastic tricks and spectacular experiments with the award winning Sublime Science team! Suitable for 5-12 years olds. Make a chocolate lolly with York Cocoa House Monday 8 August, am Clifton Explore 2 per person A chocolatey session of stories, as well as the chance to make and decorate your own chocolate lolly. Thanks to York Cocoa House for running this session for us. Suitable for children aged 5 12 years. Design a Dahl! Tuesday 9 August, am, York Explore Free. Booking essential. Fancy yourself as a budding Quentin Blake? Come along and have a go at designing a cover for your favourite Roald Dahl book! Local artist, Adele Karmazyn, will be on hand to offer hints and tips! This session is suitable for 5+ years. Witches: stories and history Wednesday 10 August, am, Clifton Explore Tuesday 23 August, 3-4pm, Haxby Explore 2 per child or 5 per Family. Roald Dahl told us all about The Witches and we have activities based on his story but did you know people suspected there were witches in York? Come and find out all about them too. Summer Reading Challenge and Events 2016 Summer Reading Challenge and Events

9 Chatterbooks: Scrumdiddlyumptious Stories Thursday 11 August, pm York Explore. Free. Join us for a special scrumdiddlyumptious session of stories, snacks and fantabulous fun activities. Come and join in the fun at our scrumdiddlyumptious Chatterbooks taster session. If you love reading, fun and making friends, then Chatterbooks is for you! Ages 5+. We love York; crafts and activities on why we love our city. Thursday 11 August, am, Bishopthorpe Library Friday 26 August, pm, Clifton Explore Wednesday 31 August, 3-4pm, Haxby Explore 2 per child. Explore our York Panorama and find out about York s history. We have lots of great activities for you to try involving York past and present. Can you find the chocolate in it? Lets Get Ready To Grumble Friday 12 August, York Explore 11.30am/1.30pm/2.30pm 2 per child Lets Get Ready To Grumble takes inspiration from the Little Red Riding Hood featured in Roald Dahl s Revolting Rhymes, Michael Rosen s imaginative storytelling and the musical stylings of Tim Minchin. Ages 6-12 year olds. Phizz-Whizzing Family Day! Saturday 13 August, 10am-1.30pm, Come and join in the gloriumptious mischief with our wide range of fun activities at our Dahl-themed Family Day! We have Minecraft Mayhem, Map Attack with Lego, Phizz- Whizzing Crafts, Interactive Disco art with Fibre Optics Draw and touch a picture, make it meow and bark! Roald Dahl whizz-popping games, activities and interactive stories! Teen Week Monday 15 August Friday 19 August, York Explore Some events are free and drop-in, some have a charge of 2 per person and are bookable. Activities are suitable for ages unless otherwise stated in the individual activity information. Book all three midweek chillout sessions: colouring, mindfulness and yoga for 5. Manga Monday Monday 15 August, 2-5pm 2 per person. An afternoon for reading, drawing and talking about manga and graphic novels. Make an Arrietty-Inspired Miniature Garden booking required 2 per person, 2pm; Manga Meet Up drop in space and materials provided to create your own manga-inspired drawings; Manga Art Competition submit entries for display by 4pm; Graphic Novel & Manga pop up book group 4pm. Ages 11+ Midweek Chillout: Keep Calm and Colour Tuesday 16 August, pm, 2 per person An hour of colouring and calm. All materials and a drink provided. Ages only. Book Spine Poetry Challenge Midweek Chillout: Try out Mindfulness Wednesday 17 August, pm. 2 per person. Taster session of Mindfulness for Teens. Ages only. Midweek Chillout: Try out yoga Thursday 18 August, pm 2 per person Yoga taster session for Teens. Ages only. Criminal Friday Friday 19 August, pm Explore Crime in the Archives 10.30am-12.30pm drop-in, free. Crime Quiz available all day, free. Cumberstitch, 2 per person, pm come along and cross stitch a picture of Benedict Cumberbatch. All materials provided. Monday 15 August - Friday 19 August, York Explore. Free. Can you complete the Book Spine Poetry Challenge? Using books found in the library create your own Book Spine Poem. Instructions for creating the poems will be available all week at York Explore, staff will photograph the poems and add them to our display. Challenge closes 4pm Friday 19 August. Ages only 16 Summer Reading Challenge and Events 2016 Summer Reading Challenge and Events

10 Sam s Safaris Monday 15 August, am, Clifton Explore pm, Poppleton Library Tuesday 16 August, am, Huntington Library 2-3pm, Tang Hall Explore 2 per child. Payment to be made when booking. Booking essential. Interactive storytimes with rare and exotic insects, reptiles, amphibians and animals from around the world. Suitable for 5-12 year olds. Craft fun with Fantastic Mr Fox! Tuesday 16 August, am, 4.50 per child for craft activity including squash. Booking essential. Make your own Fantastic Mr Fox craft creations! All craft materials are provided. Lots of mayhem and lots of fun! Suitable for 4-8 year olds. SandArt Fantastic Mr Fox Sand Art Madness! Monday 15 August, 2-3pm, Monday 22 August, 2-3pm, 4 per child. Booking essential. Sand Art is so much fun so come along and try it yourself! So many coloured sands and lots of mayhem! Take your creation home with you! 4-11 year olds. Wednesday 17 August, 12pm City Screen Picturehouse, York Tickets booked through City Screen Picturehouse, York. As part of this year s Big Friendly Read, there will be a oneoff screening of visionary director Wes Anderson s adaptation of Fantastic Mr Fox by City Screen York. Film is rated PG. Wednesday 17 August, am, Bishopthorpe Library Thursday 25 August, am, Strensall 2 per child. Booking essential. Come along and create a unique coloured Sandart picture, on a Roald Dahl theme. All materials will be provided for this event years olds. Animation workshop Wednesday 17 August 10am-12pm (5-8 year olds) pm (9-12 year olds), York Explore 2 per child. Booking essential. Come along and have fun at our animation taster session based on the theme of Roald Dahl s brilliant books. This session can also be used towards your Arts Award Discover. See details of this in the Arts Award Section of the brochure. Crocodile Cupcakes and Crafts Thursday 18 August, am New Earswick Library 2 per child this includes a drink and biscuit Decorate a Crocodile cupcake and make Crocodile crafts. Don t forget to bring your library books and claim your Summer Reading Challenge prizes! Note for parents/ carers: We would advise that children wear old clothes, or bring an overall or apron to protect clothing years. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Chatterbooks Friendship and Fun Special taster session Saturday 20 August, am, Chatterbooks dates for summer: Saturday 23 July, Saturday 3 August and Saturday 3 September, am Come and join in the fun at our Chatterbooks Friendship and Fun taster session. If you love reading, fun and making friends, then Chatterbooks is for you! Suitable for ages 6-12 years. Free drop in. Doodle yourself into a Roald Dahl character! As part of The Big Friendly Read Summer Reading Challenge, create your own character inspired by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake. Do this in any media you choose computer or pen and paper or maybe you would like to have a go at writing a description of your own character. Hand all entries in to your local library marked with your name, age, local library, telephone number and address, to be in with a chance of winning some fab prizes! 18 Summer Reading Challenge and Events 2016 Summer Reading Challenge and Events

11 Magic Workshop Monday 22 August, 3-4pm Tang Hall Explore 2 per child Calling all young magicians! This workshop explains some of the key moves in magic and teaches you a range of tricks. A great practical introduction to the skills needed for professional young magicians. Suitable for ages 8 and over. Animated film project: lights, camera, animation! Wednesday 10 August Friday 12 August 10am 4pm, York Explore, 9-12 year olds 10 (for all 3 days). Booking essential through any Explore York Library. Limited numbers so sign up soon! Do you fancy working with professional film animators to create your own animated film? Would you like to bring your amazing ideas, cartoons and characters to life on the screen? Well here is your chance! A 3-day, hands on, creative and fun filled animation project, using stop-motion animation techniques with award winning film animation company Glass Cannon. Exploring invention, mischief and friendship, you become the directors, animators and producers to create The Big Friendly Read animation film for 2016! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Fuzz-boggling Crafts Tuesday 23 August, am 4.50 per child for craft activity includes squash. Booking essential. Join us for craft fun with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Make your own splendiferous Roald Dahl craft creations! Get fantastically crafty with Willy Wonka and Charlie and join in the fun! All craft materials are provided to make your own Dahl-inspired creations! Suitable for ages 4-8 years Roald Dahl themed drama Workshop Thursday 25 August, 12-2pm, 2 per child. Booking essential. Have fun with this Roald Dahl themed script writing and drama workshop! This session can also be used towards your Arts Award Discover. See details of this in the Arts Award Section of the brochure. Ever wondered how books get from page to stage? Ever thought How do they work out what to keep and what to leave out? Have you ever watched a film or a theatre production of your favourite book and thought that something was missing in the acted version? Well if so, do join us for some page to stage fun as we tackle one of the worlds favourite and most inventive children s authors, Roald Dahl, and see just how easy... or tricky!!!... it can be, as we try to bring some of the most famous scenes from his amazing books to life... in just 2 hours!!! Suitable for 5-12 year olds. Reading Hack Sunday 18 September, 1-2pm Free Join our teen book group and help turn reading on its head. A hack is a clever solution to a tricky problem. To hack is to modify or change something in an extraordinary way. Reading Hack is a group for ages 12-16, with reading at its heart. 20 Summer Reading Challenge and Events 2016 Summer Reading Challenge and Events

12 22 ARTS AWARD DISCOVER SUMMER 2016 Arts Award Discover is an introductory award aimed at 5 to 9 year olds (although any child can take part). Explore York Libraries and Archives, York Minster, York Museums Trust, and York Theatre Royal are offering children the opportunity to gain Arts Award Discover through taking part in any three creative activities and finding out about artists and crafts people. Collect a stamp or sticker at each activity then come to the York Theatre Royal on Saturday 17 September between am and 3.00 pm to complete your award by telling us what you did. Remember you need to tell us what you have learnt about an artist too. After talking to you we will apply for an Arts Award certificate for you which will be posted to your home. There is a 3.50 charge payable on the day for certificates. Look out in this brochure for other sessions that you can also use towards your Arts Award Discover. You can also attend these sessions if you do not want to take the Arts Award. The BIG Share Saturday 17 September 10am - 3pm York Theatre Royal Did you complete this year s Summer Reading Challenge and take part in three or more Arts Award Discover Activities? Come along and share what you did with one of our assessors to complete your award. Drop in, certificates cost York Museum Trust activities (*normal admission costs apply - see venue websites for details). Fancy Dress Portraits Monday 1 - Wednesday 31 August, 11am 1pm & 2pm - 4pm York Art Gallery Dress up as your favourite character then look in a mirror and draw your portrait. Every day. No need to book, just drop-in. FREE* Marvellous model making Monday 1 - Wednesday 31 August, 11am 1pm & 2pm - 4pm Yorkshire Museum Try your hand with a different material every week throughout August as we carve and mould our way through the summer holidays! Every day. No need to book, just drop-in. FREE* Picture Postcards Monday 1 - Wednesday 31 August, 11am 1pm & 2pm - 4pm York Castle Museum Design and make your own postcard inspired by First World War postcards in our exhibition 1914 When the World Changed Forever. Every day. No need to book, just drop-in. FREE* York Minster Family Crafts Wednesdays 10am-3pm In the year that we host the Mystery Plays at York Minster, celebrate York s craft guilds who were responsible for producing the medieval performances, and visit our Mystery Play exhibition. 27 July Sculpt your own bird shaped ornament. 3 August Create a sparkling sun catcher. 10 August Make your own decorative clay tile. Summer Reading Challenge and Events 2016 Summer Reading Challenge and Events

13 24 17 August Design and make a metalwork-style badge. 24 August Create your own family banner in fabric. 31 August Try your hand at weaving your own keepsake. Cost per activity: 2.50 per participant, standard admission charges apply* Age guide: Suitable for 4+ years (accompanied by an adult). *Admission ticket lasts for 12 months. Family 12-month ticket from 10 (valid for up to 4 children visiting the Minster with 1 adult). FREE admission to Minster for York residents with York card. To book: or visit yorkminster.org.org York Theatre Royal Sherlock Holmes; The Hound of the Baskervilles post show discussion with the director, Damian Cruden Wednesday 3 August following the matinee Takes place in the auditorium, free to anyone with a ticket to the production who is doing their arts award Sherlock Holmes: One of Our Hounds is Missing workshop Thursday 11 August, 11am-12noon, age The Witches drama workshop Friday 2 September pm With the Assistant Director, Jenna Drury. For ages 8-11s. 6 All of the above must be booked through box office, either in person or by calling Explore York Libraries and Archives Goldilocks on Trial and Be a Roald Dahl Illustrator Friday 29 July, 10am-12pm, Tang Hall Explore Library Tuesday 2 August, 2pm-4.20pm, Library Wednesday 24 August, 2pm-4.20pm, York Explore Library This is a free drop in session and you do not need to book to come. You can stay for 2 hours or just a short time! You are welcome to attend even if you do not want to work towards gaining your Arts Award Discover qualification. Try both our activities and work towards gaining your Arts Award Discover. Goldilocks on Trial How would you feel if someone broke into your house? Come and join Mud Pie Arts and be part of the jury to decide the fate of Goldilocks. When... Goldilocks, that little toad, That nosey thieving little louse, Comes sneaking in your empty house. Hear Goldilocks side of the story as she tells it in Roald Dahl s Revolting Rhymes. Be a Roald Dahl Illustrator Draw your favourite Roald Dahl character or make up a character that Roald Dahl would have liked to have in one of his books and draw them in the style of our favourite Roald Dahl illustrator, Quentin Blake. York Explore s session will include York Theatre Royal s Youth Theatre performing some of The Witches at 4pm Summer Reading Challenge and Events 2016 Summer Reading Challenge and Events

14 CONTACT THE LIBRARIES Front Street, Acomb, York YO24 3BZ ( ) Bishopthorpe Library Main Street, Bishopthorpe, York YO23 2RB ( ) Clifton Explore Rawcliffe Lane, York YO30 5SJ ( ) Copmanthorpe Library Village Centre, Main Street, York YO23 3SU ( ) Dringhouses Library Tadcaster Road, York YO24 1LR ( ) Dunnington Library The Reading Room, Church St, York YO19 5PW ( ) Fulford Library St Oswald s CE School, Heslington Lane, York YO10 4LX ( ) fulford@exploreyork.org.uk Haxby Explore Station Road, York YO32 3LT ( ) haxby@exploreyork.org.uk Huntington Library Garth Road, York YO32 9QJ ( ) huntington@exploreyork.org.uk New Earswick Library Hawthorn Terrace, York YO32 4BY ( ) newearswick@exploreyork.org.uk Poppleton Library The Village, York YO26 6JT ( ) poppleton@exploreyork.org.uk Rowntree Park Reading Cafe Rowntree Park Lodge, Richardson Street, York YO23 1JU ( ) Strensall Library 19 The Village, York YO32 5XS ( ) strensall@exploreyork.org.uk Tang Hall Explore Fifth Avenue, York YO31 0PR ( ) tanghall@exploreyork.org.uk York Explore Library Square, Museum Street, York YO1 7DS ( ) york@exploreyork.org.uk 26 Summer Reading Challenge and Events 2016 Summer Reading Challenge and Events

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