
Upcoming events.

Unearthed: The Power of Gardening. Free exhibition
Free to visit - Unearthed: The Power of Gardening, a new panel exhibition from the British Library on display at March Library during the month of June then touring larger libraries in Cambridgeshire.

Great Big Green Week: Recycling Themed Board Game
Fancy trying out a new board game?
Bring your friends and family along to the library and discover the characters Yogi, Rey, Dee Dee, Hube and Fitz from The Rescue Me Game. Who knows you may learn some new recycling facts along the way too!
Free drop-in. Aimed at children and their families.

Great Big Green Week: Recycling themed board game
Fancy trying out a new board game?
Bring your friends and family along to the library and discover the characters Yogi, Rey, Dee Dee, Hube and Fitz from The Rescue Me Game. Who knows you may learn some new recycling facts along the way too!
Free drop-in. Aimed at children and their families.

Great Big Green Week: Recycling themed board game
Fancy trying out a new board game?
Bring your friends and family along to the library and discover the characters Yogi, Rey, Dee Dee, Hube and Fitz from The Rescue Me Game. Who knows you may learn some new recycling facts along the way too!
Free drop-in. Aimed at children and their families.

Great Big Green Week: Recycling themed board game
Fancy trying out a new board game?
Bring your friends and family along to the library and discover the characters Yogi, Rey, Dee Dee, Hube and Fitz from The Rescue Me Game. Who knows you may learn some new recycling facts along the way too!
Free drop-in. Aimed at children and their families.

Step inside BFI Replay and the East Anglian Film Archive
Discover more about the work of film archives and learn how collections are being made available for you to watch, research, and enjoy.
Watch some gems from the archive and hear how the British Film Institute and the East Anglian Film Archive digitise thousands of videos and television programmes, culminating in BFI Replay.
Free event, donations welcome.
Please book in St Neots Library or email stneots.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Design your own tote bag
Use your creative skills to design your own tote bag using fabric pens and stencils.
£5 Adults only. Booking required. Ask at Yaxley Library, call 0345 045 5225 or email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Great Big Green Week @ St Ives Library - Water : Making better use in our homes
Presented by Urban and Civic Development, this talk will cover how we can use water better and why we all need to do so.
Free event, donations welcome.
To reserve your place, please email stives.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk, or call 0345 045 5225, or ask at the Library front desk.

Engage: Film Screening - Project Wild Thing!
A film about WILDTIME: re-designing our lives and communities to lead to the rewilding of childhood.
Stay after the showing and chat over refreshments.
Donations welcome.

Father's Day Crafts
Let your Dad or someone special know you care by making them a card and decorating a personalised cork coaster.
This craft event is suitable for children aged 4 years +.
£2 per child. Booking is advised as places are limited.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, ask a member of staff, call: 0345 045 5225 or email: Huntingdon.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Great Big Green Week - storytime and craft
Drop in to our Great Big Green Week storytime, listen to Jack and the Beanstalk and other nature based stories, then join us to plant a bean and craft your own giant’s castle plant topper!
Free event, donations welcome.
Suitable for pre-schoolers - 8 years, adult supervision required at all times.

Great Big Green Week - Children's Clothing Swap at St Neots Library
Drop off your clean, good quality second hand children’s clothing during the week commencing 9th June so that they can be sorted. Receive a token for entry on the day.
Clothing size: Newborn—age 11 years.
Any items not taken on the day will be donated to charity.
Attendance FREE, donations welcome.

Father's Day Photo Frames
Let your imagination run wild as you decorate your very own DAD photo frame.
Suitable for children aged 4+. Booking is essential.
£2 per child. All children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information please ask library staff, call 0345 045 5225 or email Huntingdon.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Engage: Gardening, Climate Change and Us
Climate change is having a major impact on gardens, plants and wildlife. Clive Boase from Climate Change Gardening is visiting us to talk about these effects, and, most importantly, what we can do with our gardens to make a difference.
Free drop-in session followed by refreshments.
Donations welcome.

International Board Games evening at St Neots Library
Do you like board games? We have a range of games, including Scrabble, pick-up sticks, chess, Azul, Jungle Speed and Chinese checkers (Sternhalma) and Hong Kong Pictionary. You are also welcome to bring your own game. Spread the word and bring some friends along for a fun evening!
Age: Adults and younger people aged 12+
Drop-in. Free. Donations welcome.
For enquiries, please email stneots.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Gardens of the Future
Gardening conditions are changing with the climate. Learn tips on how you can adapt your garden to the changes, making a space that’s good for you and good for nature.

Unearthed: The Power of Gardening. Free exhibition
Free to visit - Unearthed: The Power of Gardening, a new panel exhibition from the British Library on display at Cambridge Central Library during July and August then touring larger libraries in Cambridgeshire.

Engage: Cambridgeshire Search and Rescue
Cambridgeshire’s specialist Lowland Search and Rescue team will talk you through their vital role in assisting other emergency services when an immediate response is required.
Drop-in session with refreshments available.

Engage Talk @ St Ives Library - Cambridgeshire during the Civil War
Discover details of local sieges and skirmishes that took place during the rise of Oliver Cromwell and his victory over the King. Sample 17th century food and view replica weapons and costumes.
Reserve your place emailing stives.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or phone 0345 045 5225
Donation event. Refreshments available.

Engage: Bees in the Garden
Join us for a talk on our native species of bees and pollinators. Focussing on the honey bee - taste the honey they produce and be amazed by their intriguing life. We’ll discuss advice on bee friendly plants, and alternatives to the use of chemicals in the garden.
FREE talk (donations welcome). Adults only. Booking required. Ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
A Care Together event, creating a greener, fairer and more caring Cambridgeshire.

Under the Sea Craft
Ahoy there!
Pop into the library and make a shark or sea creature hat that will terrify your friends and family. Drop in session, no need to book.
£1 per head.
Children need to be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, please ask a member of staff, call: 0345 045 5225 or email: Huntingdon.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Starfish Craft
Join us for a morning of under-the-sea crafting where you will make a starfish bead decoration.
Suitable for children aged 4+. Booking is essential. £2 per child. All children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information please ask library staff, call 0345 045 5225 or email huntingdon.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Engage: Cambridgeshire Search and Rescue
Cambridgeshire’s specialist Lowland Search and Rescue team will talk you through their vital role in assisting other emergency services when an immediate response is required.
Drop-in session with refreshments available.

Engage: Cambridgeshire Search and Rescue
Cambridgeshire’s specialist Lowland Search and Rescue team will talk you through their vital role in assisting other emergency services when an immediate response is required.
Drop-in session with refreshments available.

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Community Craft: Paper Garden
This is a free event, but donations are welcome.
This event takes place during the libraries opening hours.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Community Craft: Paper Garden
This is a free event, but donations are welcome.
This is event takes place during the library’s opening time.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Community Craft: Paper Garden
This is a free event, but donation are welcome.
This event takes place during the library’s opening times.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Secret Garden Craft
This is a free event., but donation are welcome.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Community Craft: Paper Garden
This is a free event., but donation are welcome.
This event takes place during library opening hours.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Community Craft: Paper Garden
This is a free event, but donations are welcome.
The event takes place during the library’s opening times.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Community Craft: Animals & Leaves
This is a free event, but donation are welcome.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Eco Extravaganza
This is a free event, but donations are welcome.
The event takes place during the library’s opening times.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk


SRC: Pinwheels
This is a free event, but donations are welcome.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Secret Garden Craft
This is a free event, but donations are welcome.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Pinwheels
This is a free event, but donations are welcome.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Secret Garden Craft
This is a free event, but donations are welcome.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Engage: Bees in the Garden
Join us for a talk on our native species of bees and pollinators. Focussing on the honey bee - taste the honey they produce and be amazed by their intriguing life. We’ll discuss advice on bee friendly plants, and alternatives to the use of chemicals in the garden.
FREE talk (donations welcome). Adults only.
Booking required. Ask at Sawtry Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Pin Wheels
This is a free event, but donations are welcome.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Secret Garden Craft
This is a free event, but donations are welcome.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Pinwheels
This is a paid event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Cambridge Storytellers: Round and Round the Story Garden
Stories and rhymes exploring the theme of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge
All welcome, but especially children aged 4-8
No booking required; donations welcome
Supported by the Friends of Histon Library

SRC: Secret Garden Craft
This is a free event, but donations are welcome.
This event takes place during the libraries opening time.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SRC: Lego
This is a free event.
Book in the library or email: BarHill.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk


Introducing “Mrs Spy”: author MJ Robotham in conversation with Emma Flint
Mandy Robotham, in conversation with fellow author Emma Flint, introduces her latest novel Mrs Spy. Mandy is also known for The Scandalous Life of Ruby Devereaux.

Great Big Green Week Drop-in at Cambridge Central Library
Let’s swap together for good! Parents for Future invite you to share inspiration for making small swaps to actions you take and things you use in your everyday life, at this drop-in event for children and families.

Father's Day Crafts
Let your Dad or someone special know you care by making them a card and decorating a personalised cork coaster.
This craft event is suitable for children aged 4 years +.
£2 per child. Booking is advised as places are limited.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, ask a member of staff, call: 0345 045 5225 or email: Huntingdon.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Local and Community History Month: Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society - Family History 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 - do 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.

Great Big Green Week @ St Ives Library - Discover more about Hedgehogs!
Learn more about hedgehogs and how we can protect them with Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital.
Take part in a hedgehog themed craft.
Suitable for families. £1.00 per child.
Drop in or email stives.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk for more information.

Engage: Father and Son
Discover the life of William Rhodes Moorhouse, the first airman to be awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery during the great War, and his son ‘Willy’ who flew during the Battle of Britain. Both remarkable men and heroes of the nation, although there are dark corners to William’s story. Make up your own mind at the end! He divides opinion!
Speaker Roger Leivers
FREE talk (donations welcome). Adults only.
Booking required. Ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Image: William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse, The War Illustrated, 10 July 1915
A Care Together event, creating a greener, fairer and more caring Cambridgeshire.

An evening with psychological thriller author Alison Stockham
Bestselling author of psychological thrillers, Alison Stockham, introduces her latest novel The Man She Married.
Please note: Event requires one ticket per person. Book on Eventbrite.
Free event, but donations gratefully received.

Engage: R.A.F Benevolent Fund
Learn about the history of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund with speaker Ian Denton.
There will be time for questions, as well as refreshments.
Free drop-in event, donations welcome.

Engage Talk @ St Ives Library - Huntingdon Gym Club: A world class community club
So much has been achieved by our local gym. Adam Scott (club manager) will provide an insight into future goals and challenges as well as the Olympic and international success achieved by what is a truly world class community club.

HiVis: CamSight Peer Group Support Pop-up @Papworth Library
Drop-in and chat to a CamSight representative to find out more about their monthly Peer Support Groups which provide an opportunity to meet with others, who live with a life-changing sight loss condition.

Local and Community History Month: Huntingdon, Hinchingbrooke and the Civil Wars
Explore the story of two families, a grand mansion and a town, during the most tumultuous period in British history, and learn how Huntingdon was a microcosm of the experience of the country through the Civil Wars. This talk includes royal visits, battles, plague, witchcraft, the most famous diarist in our history… and a monkey.
Free talk. Adults only. Booking essential.
For information ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

LEGO Big Build at March Library
Help us with our LEGO Big Build Saturday 31st May at March Library.

Family Bingo at March Library
Family Bingo fun on Friday 30th May, 2.00-4.00pm at March Library.

Local and Community History Month: Cromwell Crafts - create an heraldic crest
Join the Cromwell Museum at Huntingdon Library during May half-term to discover the history of Huntingdon and create your own Town Crest.
FREE - drop in activity, no booking required.
For ages 6+
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
For information ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Please note the same children’s event will also be at Huntingdon Library on Wednesday 28th May, 10.30am - 12.30pm

Crafting Around in the Holidays at Chatteris Library
Crafting Around in the Holidays Friday 30th May at Chatteris Library.

Craft and planting event at Great Shelford Library
Story and Crafts featuring Jack and the beanstalk.
Suitable from 4 years.
Parents and carers, please stay with your children.
Booking and payment in the library or via Cambourne.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
£2 per Child
£2 per child.

Writing the Non-Human: A Nature Poetry & Prose Workshop @ Cherry Hinton Library
Join Anglia Ruskin University for this free creative writing workshop!
Join Anglia Ruskin University creative writing lecturers Tim Jarvis and Jon Stone for a series of simple nature-writing exercises: see the world afresh from the perspective of animals, plants, earth and stone.
This event is for adults. Free and all welcome but booking required.

Wicked Theatre Workshop at Chatteris Library
Wednesday 28th May is our Wicked Theatre Workshop!

Local and Community History Month: Cromwell Crafts - create an heraldic crest
Join the Cromwell Museum at Huntingdon Library during May half-term to discover the history of Huntingdon and create your own Town Crest.
FREE - drop in activity, no booking required.
For ages 6+
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
For information ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Please note the same children’s event will also be at Huntingdon Library on Friday 30th May, 10.30am - 12.30pm

Let's sign! Introduction to British Sign Language at St Neots Library
Break the communication barrier. Pick up a new skill this half-term. Let’s learn the BSL alphabet together! It’s easier than you think.
Age: Adults, teenagers and children aged 9+
Drop-in. Limited spaces. First come, first served.
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

Terrific Tiles
Get creative designing and decorating your own tile using special paint pens!
This craft event is suitable for children aged 4 years +.
£2 per child. Booking is advised as places are limited.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, ask a member of staff, call: 0345 045 5225 or email: Huntingdon.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Pirates & Princesses Craft at March Library
Join us on Tuesday 27th May 10.00am-4.00pm for a free drop in craft session.

Assisted Dying: Live screening panel discussion
Living Knowledge: Free live screening from the Hay Festival.
Panel discussion with: Henry Marsh neurosurgeon, author who defends a right to euthanasia; Sonia Sodha a journalist whose recent exploration of assisted dying for the BBC led her to change her mind to now oppose it; Lord Sumption historian and former Supreme Court judge and Alex Goodman KC a barrister specialising in human rights.
Free drop in session. Starts at 1pm prompt.
Adult event.

Local and Community History Month Talk: Post Office Terrace, Photography Studio
Come and hear about Cambridge's longest running photograph studio, and the various photographers that have had the business - including women photographers Ramsey and Muspratt.
FREE talk (donations welcome). Adults only.
Booking required. Ask at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225, or
email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Incredible Dinosaurs: Live screening with Andy Day and Steve Lenton
Living Knowledge Network: Free live screening from the Hay Festival.
Enter the prehistoric world with children’s TV superstar Andy Day and bestselling illustrator Steven Lenton on a fantastic magical dino-tastic adventure! Get ready to sing, draw, laugh and learn about some incredible dinosaurs.
Free drop in session. Starts at 10am prompt.
Aimed at families with children aged 4+

Cards & Dominoes at March Library
Come along for a game or two of cards on Friday 23rd May, 2.00-4.00pm.

Engage: Recycling - What, Where, How & Why
Join Jonathan Crisp, Cambridgeshire’s Waste Education Officer, to find out more about recycling in South Cambridgeshire.
Drop-in session with refreshments.
Donations welcome.

Fugolburna Film Screening plus Q&A
A film about our chalk streams, from Fulbourn Forum.
Free event, please book in the library or contact Cambourne.referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Climate Hope: Adapt & Change
Can we meet both human food needs and nature conservation goals? Innovations in the seafood sector are aiming to achieve just that.

Local and Community History Month: The Whitney Collection - Photographs of a Bygone Huntingdonshire
Join us for a short talk on the photographic firm of Maddison and Hinde, established in Huntingdon in the 1850s, then visit our searchroom to view a selection of photographs from this fascinating collection.
FREE (donations welcome).
Places are limited. Booking required. Ask at Huntingdon Library,
call 0345 045 5225, or email Huntingdon.Referral@cambridgeshire.gov.uk