Events at libraries

Regular activities

Below is a list of the regular activities taking place across our libraries. Some regular events do not take place during half-term, holidays and at certain other times of the year.

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Alkrington

Reminiscence session. 10 am -12pm. Every quarter.


Family history advice surgery. 2pm-4pm. Monthly. Run in partnership with the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society.
   

Beginners computing and Go-on session. 9.30am - 12pm.


Beginners computing and Go-on session. 9.30am - 12pm.

 Local councillors' surgery. Monthly, Second  saturday. 10am-11am.
Balderstone Friends of Balderstone Library. 7pm. Monthly. Wintertime.

Friends of Balderstone Park. 6pm. Monthly - third monday.
   

Under-fives' storytimes
2pm term time

Sign & Rhyme
10.15am Term time


Knitting club. 2pm.
Local councillors' surgery. Monthly, Third saturday. 11am-12pm
Belfield            
Castleton

Family History Group. 2pm-4pm


Family history advice surgery. 2pm-4pm. Monthly. Run in partnership with the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society.
Storytime / Craft session. 2pm-2.45pm

Toy Library 2.45pm-3.15pm
Beginners computing and Go-on session. 9.30am - 12pm.
  Reading Group. 11am-12pm. Monthly - second thursday.

Cast-offs Knitting Group. 2pm-4pm.
Coffee morning 10am-11am

Reminiscence session. 10 am -12pm. Every quarter.

Family history advice surgery. 2pm-4pm
 
Central Library Day Opportunities Reading Group. Fortnightly. 10am-11.30am.
Job Steps. 9.30am-5pm. Bookings only.
Macular Degeneration Group. Monthly.1.30pm-3.30pm
Wordweavers Group. Every second and fourth monday. 5.30pm-7pm.
Shamwari Project (supporting refugees and asylum seekers). 9.30am-12.30pm.
Reading Group. Every three weeks. 1pm-2pm.
Next Steps sessions. 10am-4pm. Bookings only.
Gateway Reading Group. Monthly.10.30am-11.30am.
Books in Bitesize.
First Wednesday 1pm-2pm
Beginners computing and Go-on session. 2pm-3pm, 3pm-4pm.
Sign & Rhyme (in partnership with Howard Street nursery).10.30am-11.15am.Term time
Shamwari Project (supporting refugees and asylum seekers). 9.30am-12.30pm.
Talking Books Reading Group. Monthly. 12pm-1.15pm.
Stop Smoking drop-in. Alternate fridays 10am-2pm (appointments only).
CVS drop-in. Monthly. First friday 1pm-3pm.
Philosophy Coffee
4th Saturday 2pm-4pm
Clasic Reads
2nd Saturday 3pm-4pm
Rochdale Readers (Childrens and young persons reading and creative writing group). Monthly 10am-12pm.
LGBT Network. Every four weeks. 2.30pm.
Darnhill

Under 5's Story Funtime
10:15am-11:30am (term time)


Tea and Chat. 2pm-3.30pm. Alternate mondays.

Knitting and cross-stitch. 2pm-3.30pm. Alternate mondays

Darnhill Residents Action Group. 7pm-9pm. Monthly. Second monday.
Creative Writing workshop. 1pm-3pm. Monthly - second monday
Yoga. 10am-11am.
  Rhythm and Rhyme session. 10am-11am

Under-fives' storytimes
2.15pm-2.45pm term time

Pensioners Group. 2pm-4pm
Silver Surfers Group. 2.15pm-3.30pm

Active Kids (craft session, then dance and movement). 1.30pm-4pm
Local councillors' surgery. Monthly, fourth saturday. 10am-11am.
Heywood

Beginners computing and Go-on session. 10am-11am, 11am-12pm, 2pm-3pm, 3pm-4pm


Family History Group
1st Mondays 2.30pm
Singalong session. 11am-12pm. Monthly - first tuesday.

 Rhymes and crafts. 9.30am-10.30 and 10.45am-11.45am


Never to old to do IT: Eight week computer course for over 50s. 9.30am-11am. Delivered by Pride Media. Bookable - contact 0161-643-6266
Drop-in IT session for over 50s (in partnership with Pride Media) 11am-12pm.
Rhythm and Rhyme session. 10am-11am
Beginners computing and Go-on session. 9.30am and 11am.
Silver Surfers Group. 2.15pm-3.15pm. Monthly - first friday.

Reading Group. 2.30pm-3.30pm
Every four weeks.

Junction
Community Library
           
Langley

Reading group
1st Monday 2pm-3pm


Teen reading group
Fortnightly 5pm-6pm
    Under 5s storytime
11-11.30am. Term-time only
Langley Story Group (Cartwheel Arts). 1.30pm-3.30pmMonthly - fourth Thursday
   
Littleborough Silver Surfers Group. 10.30am-11.30am
Silver Surfer refresh session. Fortnightly. 11.45am-12.45pm
Poetry Group. 2pm-3.30pm. Monthly - second monday
Writing Group. 2pm-3.30pm. Monthly - third monday
Smoking Cessation. Drop-in. 4.30pm-7pm.

Coffee morning. 10.30am-11.30am


Art Group. 11 am -12.30pm
Rhythm & Rhyme
Term time only. 2.30pm-3.15pm
   

knit knacks @ Littleborough (Knitting Group) Friday 10.30am– 11.30am


Under-fives' storytimes
2.30pm -3.30pm
Reading Group. 10.30am-11.30am. Monthly
Middleton Family history advice surgery. 2pm-4pm. Every three weeks. Run in partnership with the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society
Middleton Reading Group. 6pm-7pm
(Ring for dates)
Beginners computing and Go-on session. 5pm-7pm
         
Milnrow Knit and Natter Group. 2pm-4.pm
Rhythm & Rhyme
Term time only. 10am-11am

Silver Surfers Group. 10am-12pm


Reading Group. 10am-11am.Monthly
  Poetry Group. 11am-12pm. Alternate thursdays. Under-fives' storytimes
10am Term time
Happy Hookers Crotchet Club. 10am-12pm
 
Norden     Under-fives' storytimes
11am-12pm. Term time
     
Smallbridge   Rhythm & Rhyme
Term time only. 11am-12pm.
Knitting and Crotchet group. 10am-12pm
    Housing surgery, every two weeks. 2pm-4pm.  
Smithybridge Under-fives' storytimes
2pm-3.30pm with SureStart
Silver Surfers Group. 10am-12pm.   Reading Group. Monthly, third thursday. 1.30pm -2.30pm
Gardening Group. Monthly, fourth thursday. 1.30pm - 2.30pm
  Local councillors' surgery. Monthly, first saturday. 10am-11am
Spotland Reading Group. Monthly. 6.15pm.
Beginners computing and Go-on session. 10am-11am, 11am-12pm.
Story and Rhyme Time.Term time only. 9.45am-10.30am.
Baby Groove. Term time only. 10.45am-11.30am.

Card-making. 2pm-4pm. (£3.50 charge for materials).
  Rhythm & Rhyme. Term time. 10.30am-11.15am.
Reading Group. Monthly. First thursday. 2pm-3pm.
Knit and natter. 2pm-4pm.

Local councillors' surgery. Monthly, second
saturday. 11am-12pm.

Wardle Wardle Art Group. 2pm-4pm.
Genealogy Group. 4pm-5pm.
Knitting Group. Second, third and fourth monday of the month. 5.30pm-7pm.
Reading Group. Monthly. First monday 6pm-7pm.
Story, Rhyme and Crafts. 2pm-3pm.
Wiggles and Jiggles. 3.30pm-4pm.
Gaming Group. 4pm-5pm.

Wardle Friends and Neighbours.
1pm-3.30pm

Knitting Group. 2pm-4pm.
Boogie Babies. 2pm-3pm.
  Gaming Group. 10am-12pm.