Upcoming events.
Penguin Adventure! At Wisbech Library
Explore, move, imagine!
Join us for some hands-on fun with activity #10 - Sharing Books - from our 50 Things to Do Before You’re 5 activities.
Black-and-white animals are hiding everywhere… but can you spot the penguins? Join our exciting, interactive book adventure – this session is completely free!
Free for families with children from two to five – parents or carers must stay with their children at all times.
Booking required. Please pop in, or email:
wisbech.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
#WisbechLibrary #ChildrensActivities #Penguins #50ThingsToDoBeforeYouAreFive
Belgrave Road with author Manish Chauhan
What does it mean to belong somewhere, or with someone? Manish Chauhan introduces his moving novel about two immigrants, one from India and one a refugee from Somalia, finding love in a new country. An event for Refugee Week 2026.
Anthony Blunt and the Cambridge Spies, with author Piers Blofeld
The extraordinary and shocking untold story of Anthony Blunt, one of the infamous Cambridge Spies.
Anthony Blunt and the Cambridge Spies, with author Piers Blofeld
The extraordinary and shocking untold story of Anthony Blunt, one of the infamous Cambridge Spies.
Atlantic Furies, with author Midge Gillies
In her book Atlantic Furies, Midge Gillies uncovers the stories of Elsie Mackay, Lady Anne Savile, Frances Grayson, Ruth Elder, Amelia Earhart, and Mabel Boll. These courageous, rule-breaking aviators risked everything to prove that women could fly the Atlantic. Some had lied to their families in order not to be stopped, others duped the press about their intentions and, ultimately, three lost their lives, but each pushed the boundaries of the possible.
Atlantic Furies celebrates the bravery, panache, and drive of these trail-blazing aviators, who showed the world that it wasn’t just men who could conquer the skies.
Tickets £3, please book in the library or contact BarHill.Library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Doors open at 7pm for refreshments. The talk begins at 7:30pm and the event will include time for Q&A and to buy books and have them signed by the author.
We are proud to offer this author event in the National Year of Reading.
Engage: Cyber Escape Room at Cambourne Library
Can you crack the case before time runs out?
You’re part of a top cyber investigation team. After taking down a notorious cyber gang, your detective chief inspector has been accused of fabricating the evidence. The gang wants the case dropped – but you know the truth. Solve a series of puzzles in 30 minutes to prove the DCI’s innocence and lock the criminals away for good. Run by PC Nigel Sutton
Work in teams of up to 5 people. Fastest Team wins.
Please book in the library or email: Cambourne.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Engage @ St Ives Library: Godmanchester and Hiroshima ‘The Survivor Tree’
Discover how a sapling grown from a ‘survivor tree’ that stood roughly one mile from the 1945 atomic blast epicentre came to be growing in Godmanchester.
Free event. Donations welcome. Refreshments available.
To reserve a place email stives.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk, call 0345 045 5225 or ask at the library.
Engage: Waste and Recycling
Join Cambridgeshire’s waste education officer, Jon Crisp, for a fun and interactive waste prevention and recycling workshop.
Learn what waste is and what we can do to prevent, reuse, repair and recycle it.
FREE talk (donations welcome). Adults only.
Advance booking essential. Ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Joshua Seigal Lets the Words Out
A poetry performance from the rip-roaringly funny Joshua Seigal. He truly brings words to life!
ENGAGE at St Neots: Fun with Chinese Characterss
Join native speaker Winnie to explore the beauty and logic of the Chinese writing system. She’ll use a fun way to help you recognise at least 10 characters! After the talk, you will have a chance to try writing Chinese characters yourselves too.
Please book at the desk or email stneots.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Free. Donations welcome.
Accessibility information: St Neots Library is wheelchair accessible. There is an accessible toilet and private baby-changing facilities on site. Blue badge holder parking spaces are available at the car park next to the library. For full details of St Neots Library’s facilities, visit: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory/listings/st-neots-library
[Cover image shows the Chinese character for “character” with a pastel coloured background.]
Engage: RAF Photographic Reconnaissance
There can be no doubt that photographic reconnaissance was a key contributor to the overall intelligence picture throughout the Second World War. The old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words was never more truly demonstrated.
Mark Grist's Big Box Bonanza
Join rap poet Mark Grist for a lively, interactive poetry adventure. Every box hides a new surprise!
Evelyn Glennie reads from "Listen"
World famous percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie Reads from 'Listen', the Picture Book about her life. Note this event is NOT a musical performance.
Mark Grist's Big Box Bonanza
Join rap poet Mark Grist for a lively interactive poetry adventure. Every box hides a new surprise!
Make It, Don’t Bin It!
Join us for a hands-on workshop where creativity meets caring for our planet!
· Reduce - Make a Fruit Sundae and learn how to reduce food waste at home.
· Reuse - Have fun throwing bean bags in our sorting game and see if you know what goes where in each of the bins.
· Recycle - Turn plastic bottles into colourful Maracas.
Free drop-in event. Adult participation is encouraged.
Refreshments available
Rebecca - Pop-up Book Club at St Neots Library
We'll be discussing Daphne Du Maurier's iconic masterpiece Rebecca. A young woman is swept of her feet by a mysterious older man, when they return newly married to his family estate, the ghost of his dead wife lurks around every corner...a psychological thriller with twists abound!
Read the book in advance and come along to discuss it over tea and biscuits in the library. You don't need to have been to any of our previous book discussion meetings, each pop-up book club is a stand-alone session. Everyone welcome!
Accessibility information: St Neots Library is wheelchair accessible. There is an accessible toilet and private baby-changing facilities on site. Blue badge holder parking spaces are available at the car park next to the library. For full details of St Neots Library’s facilities, visit: https://info.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/.../service.page...
Image description: the cover of the book has Rebecca in blue script with surrounding images of a woman's silhouette, trees and a large house. Daphne Du Maurier's name appears above in white script.
#StNeotsLibrary #PopUpBookClub #HistoricalFiction #GothicFiction
Art - Trumpet sound in colour
Explore how music can be expressed visually. Using paint and sequins, add vibrant bursts of colour flowing from a trumpet image and represent sound in a lively, sparkling artwork.
Free, drop-in during opening hours. Suitable for ages 4+
Make It, Don’t Bin It!
Join us for a hands-on workshop where creativity meets caring for our planet!
· Reduce - Make a Fruit Sundae and learn how to reduce food waste at home.
· Reuse - Have fun throwing bean bags in our sorting game and see if you know what goes where in each of the bins.
· Recycle - Turn plastic bottles into colourful musical Maracas.
Free drop-in event. Adult participation is encouraged.
Refreshments available.
Art- Trumpet sound in colour
Explore how music can be expressed visually. Using paint and sequins, add vibrant bursts of colour flowing from a trumpet image and represent sound in a lively, sparkling artwork.
Free, drop-in during opening hours. Suitable for ages 4+
Author Event: Atlantic Furies by Midge Gillies
Come and meet author Midge Gillies. In her book Atlantic Furies, she uncovers the stories of Elsie Mackay, Lady Anne Savile, Frances Grayson, Ruth Elder, Amelia Earhart, and Mabel Boll. These courageous, rule-breaking aviators risked everything to prove that women could fly the Atlantic. Atlantic Furies celebrates the bravery, panache, and drive of these trail-blazing aviators, who showed the world that it wasn’t just men who could conquer the skies.
Tickets £3. Book in St Neots Library or email stneots.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Accessibility information: St Neots Library is wheelchair accessible. There is an accessible toilet and private baby-changing facilities on site. Blue badge holder parking spaces are available at the car park next to the library. For full details of St Neots Library’s facilities, visit: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory/listings/st-neots-library
[Event image shows Midge Gillies and the book cover of Atlantic Furies, which has a female aviator standing on top of a plane.]
#StNeotsLibrary #AuthorTalk #NationalYearOfReading #StNeots
Art - Trumpet sound in colour
Explore how music can be expressed visually. Using paint and sequins, add vibrant bursts of colour flowing from a trumpet image and represent sound in a lively, sparkling artwork.
Free, drop-in during opening hours. Suitable for ages 4+
Art - Trumpet sound in colour
Explore how music can be expressed visually. Using paint and sequins, add vibrant bursts of colour flowing from a trumpet image and represent sound in a lively, sparkling artwork.
Free, drop-in during opening hours. Suitable for ages 4+
Musical Cubism
Grab your colouring sheets, take inspiration from the images and follow the steps to create a music themed cubist masterpiece.
How bold will your design be?
Available during opening hours from 3rd to 8th August.
Multi Media Workshop
Join us for a fun, beginner-friendly, introduction to yarn craft. All materials will be provided.
Create colourful musical notes and help us build the first line of a song in our community artwork or make some notes to take home.
Please reserve your place by visiting the library or emailing: BarHill.Library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk £3 per family
Starts at 10am.
Parents and guardians must remain on site.
Musical Cubism
Grab your colouring sheets, take inspiration from the images and follow the steps to create a music themed cubist masterpiece.
How bold will your design be?
Available during opening hours from 4th to 8th August.
Musical Cubism
Grab your colouring sheets, take inspiration from the images and follow the steps to create a music themed cubist masterpiece.
How bold will your design be?
Available during opening hours from 4th to 8th August.
Gruffalo Rap-along
Join us in a musical reading of The Gruffalo. This fun session will involve rapping and musical instruments for a special, interactive story time.
This event is designed for children age 3+. Parents/carers must stay with children at all times.
Free drop in session. Starts at 3.30pm
Engage: The History of RAF Wyton
Photograph copyright Gordon Brown / Entrance to RAF Wyton / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Art - Trumpet sound in colour
Explore how music can be expressed visually. Using paint and sequins, add vibrant bursts of colour flowing from a trumpet image and represent sound in a lively, sparkling artwork.
Free, drop-in during opening hours. Suitable for ages 4+
Gruffalo Rap-along
Join us in a musical reading of The Gruffalo. This fun session will involve rapping and musical instruments for a special, interactive story time.
This event is designed for children age 3+. Parents/carers must stay with children at all times.
Free drop in session. Starts at 1.30pm
Rhythm and Read
Join us for a one-off drop in session where Rhyme-time meets Story-time - with a musical twist. Come along for songs, stories and lots of toe-tapping fun!
Starts at 10am.
Free drop-in session. Aimed at children up to 6 years old.
Multi Media Workshop
Join us for a fun, beginner-friendly, introduction to yarn craft. All materials will be provided.
Create colourful musical notes and help us build the first line of a song in our community artwork or make some notes to take home.
Please reserve your place by visiting the library or emailing: BarHill.Library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk£3 per family
10am Start.
Parents and guardians must remain on site.
Musical Cubism
Grab your colouring sheets, take inspiration from the images and follow the steps to create a music themed cubist masterpiece.
How bold will your design be?
Available during opening hours from 17th to 22nd August.
Popstar Collage Making
Step into the spotlight and get creative as you cut, layer, and collage your way to the ultimate popstar. Using magazines, patterned papers, and mixed media, design your favourite music artist, reinvent yourself as a superstar, or dream up a brand‑new icon bursting with personality.
Free drop-in session. Parents and guardians to remain on site. Aimed at ages 4+
Cut, Create, Compose
Explore how artists have used musical instruments in their paintings and make your own collage inspired by our collection of REAL instruments!
Free drop-in session.
Gruffalo Rap-along
Join us in a musical reading of The Gruffalo. This fun session will involve rapping and musical instruments for a special, interactive story time.
This event is designed for children age 3+. Parents/carers must stay with children at all times.
Free drop in session. Starts at 10.30am
Gruffalo Rap-along
Join us in a musical reading of The Gruffalo. This fun session will involve rapping and musical instruments for a special, interactive story time.
This event is designed for children age 3+. Parents/carers must stay with children at all times.
Free drop in session. Starts at 11.30am
Engage: Knitting as an Espionage Tool
Image: A group of women knitting in wartime Finland. Wikimedia Commons
Lockdown Memories: a workshop for families
A friendly, uplifting workshop for young families with the curators of the exhibition, ‘Pandemic Artefacts’. Explore through craft and storytelling the experiences that shaped daily life in lockdown.
The Painter's Daughters - Pop-up Book Club at St Neots Library
We'll be discussing The Painter's Daughters by Emily Howes, a historical fiction set in 18th Century Ipswich and Bath following sisters Peggy and Molly Gainsborough as they navigate the impact of their father's fame.
Copies are available to borrow from the library.
Read the book in advance and come along to discuss it over tea and biscuits in the library. You don't need to have been to any of our previous book discussion meetings, each pop-up book club is a stand-alone session. Everyone welcome!
Accessibility information: St Neots Library is wheelchair accessible. There is an accessible toilet and private baby-changing facilities on site. Blue badge holder parking spaces are available at the car park next to the library. For full details of St Neots Library’s facilities, visit: https://info.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/.../service.page...
[Image description: the book cover showing a classical painting of two young girls with brown hair looking towards the viewer. The title 'The Painter's Daughters' is emblazoned across their faces in white text on a light blue paint stroked background.]
#StNeotsLibrary#PopUpBookClub#NationalYearOfReading#GoAllIn#PublicLibraries
Storytime and Craft
Come and celebrate Libraries Week with a special storytime and craft.
Gardening, Climate Change, and Us
Join Clive Boase from Climate Change Gardening for an inspiring talk on how shifting weather patterns are transforming our gardens, plants, and local wildlife — and discover simple, powerful actions you can take to make a difference.
Free drop-in session, starts at 10am.
HiVis event for vision and print impaired readers
An annual showcase for vision and print impaired readers at Huntingdon Library on Friday 12 June 10am-12 noon, hosted by Cambridgeshire Libraries in partnership with Huntingdonshire Society for The Blind.
Exhibitors signed up so far to attend with gadgets, equipment and information are: Blind Veterans, Care Micro Enterprises, GuideDogs UK, Healthwatch, CCC Sensory Services, Deaf Blind UK, Humanware, Cobolt, Specsavers (Hunts), Adlam & Coomber Optometrists, Hunts Blind.
There’s nothing on sale, just the chance to try devices out and get advice.
If you or someone you know needs help and support, please spread the word about our event and we’d be happy to welcome you on the day.
This is a free event.
HiVis Fortnight runs 1st-14th June 2026 and is a national campaign that highlights the work libraries do to keep people with a visual or print impairment in touch with reading. This year’s theme is in line with the National Year of Reading: Go All In.
Contact Huntingdon.Library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or call 0345 045 5225
There's no need to book.
Engage at St Neots Library: Update from Skanska on A428 Improvement Scheme
Join Skanska for an update on the progress of this major project.
Look ahead to what the rest of the year has in store, discussing upcoming works for completion in Spring 2027. An engaging and informative session that will tell you about past successes and future plans.
Free event, donations welcome.
Book your place at St Neots Library or email stneots.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Mahjong Club at St Neots Library
Mahjong is a fantastic and popular Asian game, which involves strategies, memory and a bit of luck. The basics are very easy to learn. Our experienced club members will be happy to share their knowledge. Come and join us for some fun. Beginners welcome.
Drop-in. Free. Donations welcome.
Accessibility information: St Neots Library is wheelchair accessible. There is an accessible toilet and private baby-changing facilities on site. Blue badge holder parking spaces are available at the car park next to the library. For full details of St Neots Library’s facilities, visit: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory/listings/st-neots-library
[Image shows mahjong tiles. Photo credit: Jing Bo Wang on Unsplash. Free photo licence.]
#StNeotsLibrary #RebuildingBelonging #StNeots
RAF Pathfinders part 2
Join James Blackwood from RAF Wyton, for Pathfinders talk part 2, which details a typical 24 hrs in Bomber Command - from the operation order being dispatched, the planning, execution and recovery of a bombing operation. James will then discuss two important operations that were lead by the Pathfinders.
Free talk. Adults only. Places for this talk are limited. Advance booking essential.
For information and tickets please ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Image: RAF Bomber Command, Short Stirling and crew of No. 1651 HCU (Heavy Conversion Unit) at Waterbeach, 1942. , Wikimedia Commons
Engage: Operation Epsilon
Join author Roger Leivers for a talk which takes you behind the scenes of Farm Hall, Godmanchester, as we ‘listen in’ on the conversations of the 10 German scientists.
From July 1945 to January 1946 they happily occupied the Hall, reading the daily newspapers, listening to the radio, looked after by their own German PoW staff, the best food and wine (and spirits). Even playing ball games in the garden.
All the time their every word was being transcribed across the road by a team of translators.
FREE talk (donations welcome). Adults only. Advance booking essential.
Please ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Engage @ St Ives Library: Why on earth would a Mayor jump out of a plane? And other stories...
Join us to discover the answer which will be delivered by our former Mayor of St Ives, Julie Kerr.
Julie will give us an insight into ‘A year in the Life of a Town Mayor’ and will be happy to take all your questions.
To reserve your place, email stives.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk, call 0345 045 5225 or ask at St Ives Library.
This is a free event, but donations are welcome to support future events. Refreshments available.
17th Century School
Meet the grammar school master, find out what school was like in the 17th century, and take part in a lesson or two!
FREE - drop-in. No booking required. Suitable for ages 6+
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
For information ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
This event has kindly been provided by The Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon.
Junior Drawing Club
Welcome to St Neots Library Junior Drawing Club! Come and join us for an artistic afternoon this half-term holiday. If you draw a book character, it may get displayed in the library!
Pencils and paper will be provided. Please note that this is not a taught class.
Free. Donations welcome. No need to book.
Accessibility information: St Neots Library is wheelchair accessible. There is an accessible toilet and private baby-changing facilities on site. Blue badge holder parking spaces are available at the car park next to the library. For full details of St Neots Library’s facilities, visit: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/.../st-neots-library
[Image description: A coloured pencil drawing of a blue-haired girl with a beret. The book character is Hilda from Luke Pearson’s Hilda series. The drawing was done by a junior member of St Neots Library.]
Professor Pompoose at Whittlesey
Get ready to join The Professor during half-term week for a fun-filled interactive session exploring nature and the environment. Discover new things and make a nature themed craft.
Free event for children ages 4-12 yrs
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Book at : Whittlesey Library – main desk
Lego club at Buckden Library
An afternoon of fun. Come and see what you can build!
Suitable for children aged 5+. Duplo will be available for the younger ones.
No need to book, just call in.
50p per child.
Family Board Games
Enjoy playing board games? Come along to play in the library. Try something new, or a game you’ve played before.
Drop in, no need to book.
Bookmark craft event @Great Shelford Library
Come and celebrate the national year of reading by making bookmarks
Suitable from 4 years.
Parents and carers, please stay with your children.
Booking and payment in the library or via Cambourne.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
£2 per child.
Starfish Craft
Join us for a morning of under-the-sea crafting where you will make a starfish bead decoration.
Dubai and the Gulf War @Linton Library
Come on down to Linton Library on Wednesday 27th May, 14:00-15:30, for an engaging and anecdotal talk by Dr Keith Nuttall on Dubai and The Gulf Crisis.
Dr Nuttall lived and worked in Dubai and has truly unique insights into this region.
Tickets cost £2 and light refreshments will be provided.
Booking is essential, as places are limited, so please either reserve your tickets at the counter in Linton, or via email cambourne.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
We look forward to welcoming you to the talk
An unexpected journey. Life in the colonies at Empires end; a woman’s role. @Great Shelford Library
(Kate Armstrong talks about her mother’s book detailing the life of a colonial officer’s wife in the dying days of the Empire) Friends: £3 Non friends: £5 Refreshments provided.
National Year of Reading Event
Tickets in advance from the library or email cambourne.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk on the door if available.
Crafternoon at Buckden Library
Come along for an afternoon of craft activities. For children of all ages.
No need to book, just call in.
£1 per child.
Rainbow Crafts
Come and join us for some summer fun! Create your own sun and rainbow to add some colour to your room.
Antarctic Adventure: Tales from a polar scientist
Tickets £2 per family from the library or contact BarHill.Library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Suitable for ages 7-14 with accompanying adult.
Calling all budding polar explorers! Join us as we set sail south to the bottom of the world, to a place where solid sea ice covers the ocean, penguins hitch rides on drifting icebergs, and giant rivers of ice flow from the land into the sea. After 6 weeks in the Southern Ocean on board the Royal Research Ship Sir David Attenborough, Roseanne Smith (PhD researcher at the British Antarctic Survey) has returned to the UK and will share her story of the amazing sights, sounds and science of Antarctica. This story-based session will include some interactive activities and even some real Antarctic ice all the way from the frozen continent.
Engage@Ramsey: Photo Reconnaissance during WWII
Photographic reconnaissance was a key contributor to overall intelligence during WWII. Join James Blackwood from RAF Wyton to discover the bigger picture.
To reserve your place please email stives.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk, call 0345 045 5225 or ask at Ramsey Library.
This is a free event, but donations are welcome to support future events. Refreshments available.
Engage at Great Shelford Library
Please prebook a ticket in the library or email cambourne.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Donations welcomed for refreshments
Engage: Whittlesey Library Luna Hogs Chatteris Rescue
Luna Hogs Chatteris Rescue, a small hedgehog voluntary rescue based in Chatteris, rescues and rehabilitates ill hedgehogs in and around the Fens. Find out about why hedgehog numbers are being lost and what you can do to help.
Speaker: Sue Hughes
Sue is normally accompanied by African Pygmy hedgehog ‘Nula’
This is a free event with limited seating, booking is essential. Please book through Eventbrite Engage at Whittlesey Library - Luna Hogs Chatteris Rescue Tickets, Monday, May 18 • 1:30 PM - 3 PM | Eventbrite
Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire Family History Society Research Session
If you are looking to start tracing your family history and don’t know where to begin, or need some help with an elusive ancestor - come and see our friendly volunteers from the Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society.
You never know what you might discover...
FREE Drop-in session. No need to book.
Engage: Bees in the Garden
Join us for a talk on our native species of bees and pollinators.
From Parchment to Pixels
The FSB Scanning Bureau is part of Cambridgeshire Archives and specialises in the digital photography of historical documents.
Photographer Sue Martin and archivist Alan Akeroyd talk about the techniques of document digitisation, the photographic equipment they use and some of the archives which they have digitised over the years.
Free talk. Adults only. Advance booking essential.
Please ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Engage: Riverside Miniature Railway - St Neots
Come along and hear Ivan Hewlett, chair of Riverside Miniature Railway, talk about the origins of Riverside Miniature Railway, how his fascination with miniature railways began, why the railway became established in Riverside Park and some of the challenges faced in getting things up and running.
Free event, donations welcome.
To book your place, email stneots.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or ask at St Neots library.
Mahjong Club at St Neots Library
Mahjong is a fantastic and popular Asian game, which involves strategies, memory and a bit of luck. The basics are very easy to learn. Our experienced club members will be happy to share their knowledge. Come and join us for some fun. Beginners welcome.
Drop-in. Free. Donations welcome.
Accessibility information: St Neots Library is wheelchair accessible. There is an accessible toilet and private baby-changing facilities on site. Blue badge holder parking spaces are available at the car park next to the library. For full details of St Neots Library’s facilities, visit: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory/listings/st-neots-library
[Image shows mahjong tiles. Photo credit: Jing Bo Wang on Unsplash. Free photo licence.]
#StNeotsLibrary #RebuildingBelonging #StNeots