Green Libraries Week
Green Libraries Week is an annual showcase and celebration of libraries, with a focus on the climate and sustainability. This year it takes place from 7-13 October 2024.
Join in free events and activities, from poetry and author talks, to energy advice, writing workshops and craft activities.
Leicester Adult Education will also offer free taster sessions and learning activities at our libraries, including watercolour painting, online safety, weaving, crochet and ESOL.Spaces may be limited so booking is advised. Please call the library or drop in to book a place.
Monday 7 October
Let's get connected
The BRITE Centre, 10-11.30am
Bring your smartphone or tablet to learn a few useful digital skills.
Introduction to crochet
Rushey Mead Library, 10am-12pm
Learn to create a chain, hold a crochet hook, double crochet plus some handy hints and tips. Suitable for beginners. Booking required. To book, call 0116 454 0380 or visit the library.
The art of quilling
Belgrave Library, 10am-12pm
A fun, relaxed session learning this old craft activity. Materials provided, booking required. To book, call 0116 454 0400 or visit the library.
Recycling and reuse information session
Westcotes Library 11am-1pm
Come along and talk to staff from Waste Services about simple ways you can reduce your waste, recycle more, and protect the environment. From food waste and composting to recycling at home, bulky waste collections or items you can take to the tip or reuse shop, they’ll be happy to answer your questions.
Energy advice drop-in clinic
Central Library, 11am-1pm
Get personalized advice on saving energy and cutting costs.
Be safe online
The BRITE Centre, 12-1pm
Increase your awareness of how to stay safe online. Bring your own smart device.
Tuesday 8 October
Making sense of bills
St Barnabas Library, 10-11am
A fun session to learn how utility bills are calculated and what different appliances cost to use.
Let's get connected
Pork Pie Library, 10-11.30am
Bring your smartphone or tablet to learn a few useful digital skills.
Leicester Environmental Volunteers
Hamilton Library, 10am-1pm
Drop in to find out how you can take part in environmental and conservation volunteering.
Recycling and reuse information session
Belgrave Library, 10am-12pm
Come along and talk to staff from Waste Services about simple ways you can reduce your waste, recycle more, and protect the environment. From food waste and composting to recycling at home, bulky waste collections or items you can take to the tip or reuse shop, they’ll be happy to answer your questions.
Energy advice drop-in clinic
Aylestone Library, 11am-1pm
Get personalized advice on saving energy and cutting costs.
Paper quilling
Highfields Library, 11am-1pm
Guided by a quilling artist, enjoy the freedom to express yourself and feel the benefits of creativity. Booking required. To book, call 0116 454 0350 or visit the library.
Let's get connected
St Matthews Library, 1-3pm
Bring your smartphone or tablet to learn a few useful digital skills.
Explore autumn through watercolours
New Parks Library, 1-3pm
With autumn colours as inspiration, learn to experiment with washes. Suitable for beginners, materials provided. Booking required. To book, call 0116 454 0370 or visit the library.
Diamond art painting
Evington Library, 1-3pm
A perfect opportunity to relax and let your artistic side shine! All materials provided. Booking required. To book, call 0116 454 0320 or visit the library.
SOLD OUT - An evening with Brian Bilston
Central Library, 7pm
With over 500,000 followers he’s Twitter’s unofficial Poet Laureate. Brian has published three collections of poetry: You Took the Last Bus Home; Alexa, what is there to know about love? and Days Like These. His novel Diary of a Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. Booking essential. To book, call 0116 454 0290 or visit the library.
Introduction to poetry workshop
Knighton Library, 5pm - 6.30pm
From haiku to epic verse, join us for this free drop-in workshop.
Learn. Create. Share.
To book, call 0116 454 0360 or visit the library.
Wednesday 9 October
Make a Diwali diva
Belgrave Library, 10am-12pm
Learn to make a simple pinched diva with air dry clay to take home. Materials provided, booking required. To book, call 0116 454 0400 or visit the library.
Let's get connected
Central Library, 10-11.30am
Bring your smartphone or tablet to learn a few useful digital skills.
Recycled textiles project
St Matthews Library, 10am-12pm
Learn to create fabric from textile scraps and turn it into a useful object. No experience needed. Materials provided, booking required. To book, call 0116 222 1045 or visit the library.
Tin can owls
The BRITE Centre, 10am-12pm
Learn to transform tin cans, coffee pods and caps into an owl. Materials provided, booking required. To book, call 0116 454 0280 or visit the library.
ESOL everyday English
Westcotes Library, 10-11am
Meet our tutors and join in fun activities to practice your English.
Diamond art painting
Highfields Library, 11am-1pm
A perfect opportunity to relax and let your artistic side shine! All materials provided. Booking required. To book, call 0116 454 0350 or visit the library.
Weave a coaster
Central Library, 1-3pm
Weave and create a unique coaster using cord and wool that you can take home. Some crafting experience required. Materials provided, booking required. To book, call 0116 454 0290 or visit the library.
ESOL everyday English
St Barnabas Library, 1-2pm
Meet our tutors and join in fun activities to practice your English.
Planting bulbs for spring beauty
Belgrave Library, 2-3pm
Learn how to grow spring flowers from bulbs and plant a pot full to take home. Suitable for adults and accompanied children.
In conversation with… Champak Chauhan
St Barnabas Library, 5pm
Join crime author, Champak Chauhan, creator of the DI Rohan Sharma character, for a talk about his work and background in Leicester.
Thursday 10 October
Making sense of bills
St Matthews Library, 10-11am
A fun session to learn how utility bills are calculated and what different appliances cost to use.
Energy advice drop-in clinic
Central Library, 11am-1pm
Get personalized advice on saving energy and cutting costs.
Lived experiences: men’s well-being awareness session
Highfields Library, 1-5pm
Join us for an afternoon of talks and workshops designed to enhance men’s mental health and well-being. Please note this event is for men only.
Planting bulbs for spring beauty
Westcotes Library, 2-3pm
Learn how to grow spring flowers from bulbs and plant a pot full to take home. Suitable for adults and accompanied children.
A funny thing happened on the way to the typewriter…
Knighton Library, 6.30pm
Join Lizzie Lamb and Adrienne Vaughan from the Romantic Novelists’ Association as they detail their writing adventures. Expect tales of amusing encounters with a starry cast of writers, actors, singers, royals, and even a Time Lord!
Why we travel – and how to do it better
Central Library, 7pm
Join award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author Ash Bhardwaj for a fascinating talk on motivations for travel, how to do it better, and how it can help us live a more fulfilling life. Booking required. To book, call 0116 454 0290 or visit the library.
Friday 11 October
Making sense of bills
Pork Pie Library, 10-11am
A fun session to learn how utility bills are calculated and what different appliances cost to use.
Junk modelling – family learning
St Barnabas Library, 10am-12pm
Transform recyclable materials into something new and different. Materials provided. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Book sharing tips for parents and carers
Fosse Library, 10am-12pm
Come with or without your child to learn top tips from our storyteller on sharing books with your pre-schooler. There will be a simple craft activity for accompanied children.
Energy advice drop-in clinic
Central Library, 11am-1pm
Get personalized advice on saving energy and cutting costs.
Saturday 12 October
Local Writers' Fair
Central Library, 10am-3.30pm
Browse stalls, meet local authors and publishers, take part in a writing workshop, then finish off the day as part of a podcast audience!
Writing from the landscape, 10am-12pm
A writing for wellbeing session, using the power of nature writing. No experience necessary. Limited spaces, booking required. To book, call 0116 454 0290 or visit the library.
How to write a novel: the essentials, 1.30-3pm
Join psychological thriller writer, Helen Cooper for a workshop on how to get your words on to the page and the reader turning those pages! Limited spaces, booking required. To book, call 0116 454 0290 or visit the library.
Joined-up writing podcast… in conversation with Laura Pearson, 4pm
Laura Pearson is the author of six novels. The Last List of Mabel Beaumont was a Kindle number one bestseller in the UK and a top ten bestseller in the US. Laura lives in Leicestershire with her husband, their two children, and a cat who likes to lie on her keyboard while she tries to write. Limited spaces, booking required. To book, call 0116 454 0290 or visit the library.