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Sutton Coldfield Library is also running a variety of events. Details of these are on their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SuttonColdfieldLibrary or Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/suttoncoldfieldlibrary or Twitter https://twitter.com/SuttonLibrary
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| 2 | 3IT BuddyIT BuddyTime: 13:30 - 16:00 Free, drop-in help and advice on using smart phones, tablets and computers with our friendly IT Buddy Geoff Sutton Coldfield Library | 4 | 5Mapping our MemoriesMapping our MemoriesTime: 13:00 - 14:30 A free, drop-in reminiscence group, in conjunction with Sutton Coldfield History group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1479668165695432/), capturing memories of Sutton Coldfield. Please feel free to bring your own memorabilia and photos to prompt memories and discussion. Sutton Coldfield Library Knit and NatterKnit and NatterTime: 14:00 - 16:00 A free, drop-in informal group which meets on the sofas outside the cafe in the library. Experienced and beginner knitters welcome. Sutton Coldfield Library | 6 | 7Secret Cinema SocietySecret Cinema SocietyTime: 13:30 - 16:00 Free family-friendly film showings. Please check in the library to find out which films we will be screening or email filmclub@foliosuttoncoldfield.org.uk Sutton Coldfield Library | 8 | |||
| 9 | 10Toddler Construction ClubToddler Construction ClubTime: 10:15 - 11:00 Free, drop-in play with brio, duplo and wooden blocks. September 24 session includes storytime with library staff. Free but donations welcome. Why not book lunch in the Little Green Bookworm café in the library afterwards? Sutton Coldfield Library IT BuddyIT BuddyTime: 13:30 - 16:00 Free, drop-in help and advice on using smart phones, tablets and computers with our friendly IT Buddy Geoff Sutton Coldfield Library | 11Family History Help DeskFamily History Help DeskTime: 13:00 - 15:00 FOLIO Sutton Coldfield is delighted to bring you a monthly Family History Help Desk, in conjunction with Nuneaton and North Warwickshire Family History Society. Please PREBOOK to guarantee time with our highly experience Family History volunteer (there is no cost to book a slot). There are 6 guaranteed slots available each month. If you drop in to the library for these sessions without booking our volunteer will be happy to help you if she has no visitors who have pre-booked a session. If you arrive and our volunteer is busy, please say hello so she knows you would like to talk to her, but then do feel free to make use of our café whilst you wait. When you book your ticket you will be asked to indicate the time you are likely to arrive (between 1 and 3) at the help desk. Help desk sessions have usual library facilities for computers and Ancestry.co.uk. The experienced and friendly family historian volunteering at the help desk can assist in getting you started with family history research, chipping away at brick walls, and a whole variety of research techniques. If possible, please come with any details relating to your family history research that will help (such as names, dates/places of birth). Attending the Family History Help Desk is FREE. If you need to print documents during this session, usual library printing fees will apply. Sutton Coldfield Library ElderberriesElderberriesTime: 13:30 - 15:00 A welcoming and relaxed group for the over 50s to enjoy socialising and conversation over a cup of tea and a slice of cake. Free. No booking required. Sutton Coldfield Library | 12 | 13 | 14Reaching for the Moon! 11Reaching for the Moon! 11Time: 10:00 - 12:00 A hand-on science workshop for 8-12 year olds, exploring the inventions which got us to the Moon and back. Reaching for the Moon! is a series of 20 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) workshops inspired by all the research needed to get Apollo 11 and her crew to the Moon and back again, 50 years ago this year. Each workshop, aimed at 8-12 year olds, will feature different inventions and engineering solutions, a lot of creativity and fun. The sessions will be hands-on and inventive. You can book as many workshops as you like (booking for each workshop opens 6 weeks ahead of the given date). Each workshop is different, even the two on the same day. So altogether there will be 20 different workshops. Kids can attend as many or as few as they like. They don't need to have attended any earlier workshop in the programme to be able to enjoy the later workshops. NB If you book your child onto two workshops on the same day, you are responsible for your child between the two workshops (12-1.30). We've teamed up with amazing science educators Femtinos thanks to a generous grant from The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Places on these workshops must be booked (booking open 6 weeks before each workshop) and you can book your tickets here: https://bookwhen.com/foliosuttoncoldfield Please note: For the first time we a charging a small fee for these events. This isn't to make money, but rather a mechanism to try to ensure everyone who books a place, then attends; each workshop only has 15 places. If, however, the small fee is a barrier to your children attending, please message us and we will find a solution. FOLIO is committed to making sure that all our events are accessible by all. Sutton Coldfield Library Reaching for the Moon! 12Reaching for the Moon! 12Time: 13:30 - 15:30  A hand-on science workshop for 8-12 year olds, exploring the inventions which got us to the Moon and back.
Reaching for the Moon! is a series of 20 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) workshops inspired by all the research needed to get Apollo 11 and her crew to the Moon and back again, 50 years ago this year.
Each workshop, aimed at 8-12 year olds, will feature different inventions and engineering solutions, a lot of creativity and fun. The sessions will be hands-on and inventive. You can book as many workshops as you like (booking for each workshop opens 6 weeks ahead of the given date). Each workshop is different, even the two on the same day. So altogether there will be 20 different workshops. Kids can attend as many or as few as they like. They don't need to have attended any earlier workshop in the programme to be able to enjoy the later workshops. NB If you book your child onto two workshops on the same day, you are responsible for your child between the two workshops (12-1.30).
We've teamed up with amazing science educators Femtinos thanks to a generous grant from The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
Places on these workshops must be booked (booking open 6 weeks before each workshop) and you can book your tickets here: https://bookwhen.com/foliosuttoncoldfield
Please note: For the first time we a charging a small fee for these events. This isn't to make money, but rather a mechanism to try to ensure everyone who books a place, then attends; each workshop only has 15 places.
If, however, the small fee is a barrier to your children attending, please message us and we will find a solution. FOLIO is committed to making sure that all our events are accessible by all.
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| 16 | 17Toddler Construction ClubToddler Construction ClubTime: 10:15 - 11:00 Free, drop-in play with brio, duplo and wooden blocks. September 24 session includes storytime with library staff. Free but donations welcome. Why not book lunch in the Little Green Bookworm café in the library afterwards? Sutton Coldfield Library IT BuddyIT BuddyTime: 13:30 - 16:00 Free, drop-in help and advice on using smart phones, tablets and computers with our friendly IT Buddy Geoff Sutton Coldfield Library | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21Lego ClubLego ClubTime: 13:00 - 14:30 BOOKING ESSENTIAL A free playful session with building challenges. Come and show us your lego talents! Funded by the M6 Toll Community Fund.
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| 23 | 24Toddler Construction ClubToddler Construction ClubTime: 10:15 - 11:00 Free, drop-in play with brio, duplo and wooden blocks. September 24 session includes storytime with library staff. Free but donations welcome. Why not book lunch in the Little Green Bookworm café in the library afterwards? Sutton Coldfield Library IT BuddyIT BuddyTime: 13:30 - 16:00 Free, drop-in help and advice on using smart phones, tablets and computers with our friendly IT Buddy Geoff Sutton Coldfield Library | 25Family Law: The factsFamily Law: The factsTime: 11:00 - 16:00 Family law: the facts Your chance to find out about everything from pre-nuptial agreements and civil partnerships to changes to divorce laws. Free, drop-in advice session with Bell Lax. Talks at 11 and 3pm with confidential one-to-one available throughout the session. | 26 | 27 | 28Sutton Coldfield BID ExpoSutton Coldfield BID ExpoTime: 09:00 - 17:00 Say hello to FOLIO at our stall, help us plan our future events, and try your luck at our book tombola. On the Parade by Gracechurch. Let's play PokémonLet's play PokémonTime: 10:00 - 12:30 Come and find out more about your local Sutton Coldfield Pokémon league. Beginner and seasoned players welcome. No booking required. Pokémon cards are available to purchase from the Little Green Bookworm (the cafe inside the library). Sutton Coldfield Library Creator HubCreator HubTime: 14:00 - 16:00 A free meet-up for local teen creatives. For more details please contact cormac@creatorhub.org.uk Sutton Coldfield Library | 29 | |||
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