Summer Reading Challenge
Saturday, 5 July 2025–Saturday, 13 September 2025. 'Adventures in Nature and the Great Outdoors' is the enchanting theme for the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge.

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Common Walls International Mural Festival
Sunday, 7–Sunday, 14 September 2025. Some of the world’s best artists will descend on Rochdale for this new event to turn Rochdale town centre into a huge urban art gallery.
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Digitech tea party - Smallbridge Library
Every Thursday. Enjoy tea and biscuits whilst we offer you one-to-one support on your own device.
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Eliza Says - Rochdale Central Library
7 sessions across 11 September 2025–23 October 2025. Join Lorenza from Eliza Says for stories, rhymes and learn new signs using British Sign Language.
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Notes From College Bank
Tuesday, 9–Sunday, 14 September 2025. A selection of photographs and audio stories from the ongoing, local documentary project ‘Notes From College Bank’.
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Learn My Way - Castleton Library and Community Centre
Every Friday. Learn how to use a computer in this weekly beginners' computer class.
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Coffee morning - Castleton Library and Community Centre
Every Friday. Come join us for a weekly social meeting over a cuppa and biscuit. Make new friends and catch up with old ones in a library setting.
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Computer help sessions - Junction Library
Every Friday. Get help with basic computer skills at Junction library.
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Knit and Natter - Balderstone Library
Every Friday except Good Friday. A friendly group who meet to knit and natter, and are happy to help out new members. Please bring your own wool and needles.
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Knit and Natter and Crochet Chatter Group - Heywood Library
Every Friday. Would you like to use your knitting or crochet skills to produce knitted items that support local charities and good causes?
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Reading Group - Heywood Library
Second Friday of every month. Discover new authors and discuss books with other readers in this friendly group. Books will be loaned from the library.