Winter Warmer Activities
Throughout December, Hackney Libraries will be hosting a range of activities for all ages to keep us warm and cosy as the winter sets in. Our events this month – inspired by our Kind Coats Campaign and our booklist – are loosely themed around Compassion and Kindness.
These special events can be found below.
For regular activities you can take part in across our libraries throughout the year, please click here:
Rhymes & Stories Festive Special
Come along for some inclusive festive stories and sing-alongs!
Coffee Mornings
Warm up with tea, coffee, and good cheer. Meet new people and make new friends!
Festive Film Screening
Come along to the library and get cosy while enjoying a wintry family film.
Knit & Natter
Join our weekly knit & natter group and make scarves and hats to be given out alongside our Kind Coats campaign. Bring along your own project, or learn to knit for the first time! Festive refreshments will be provided.
Coffee Mornings
Warm up with tea, coffee, and good cheer. Meet new people and make new friends!
Rhymes & Stories Festive Special
Come along for some inclusive festive stories and sing-alongs!
Bookmarks & Cards Craft
Decorate your own bookmark and season's greetings card to give to a friend or a family member!
Rhymes & Stories Festive Special
Come along for some inclusive festive stories and sing-alongs!
Christmas Tree Ornaments
Decorate your own Christmas tree ornament! Colour in and accessorise your very own decoration to hang on the tree.
Festive Card Collage Craft
Kind to each other, kind to the planet! Come along to our upcycling craft event and make your own Festive card or a Christmas tree.
Rhymes & Stories Festive Special
Come along for some inclusive festive stories and sing-alongs!
Best for babies and toddlers
Knit & Natter
Join our weekly knit & natter group and make scarves and hats to be given out alongside our Kind Coats campaign. Bring along your own project, or learn to knit for the first time! Festive refreshments will be provided.
Felt Wreath Craft
Brighten up your doorway – and somebody else’s day! – with your very own handmade felt wreath.
Best for ages 5 and over.
Rhymes & Stories Festive Special
Come along for some inclusive festive stories and sing-alongs. You can even decorate and take home your own miniature tree!
Spice Parcel Crafts
Join us for a festive activity where we'll be making mulled spice parcels to add wintry warmth to hot drinks, including tea and fruit juice. Take yours away to enjoy at home or gift to someone special! Open to all ages.
Angel Crafts
Make a little paper angel to give to a friend, or to keep you company throughout the year.
Best for ages 5 and over
Rhymes & Stories Festive Special
Come along for some inclusive festive stories and sing-alongs!
Coffee Morning
Warm up with tea, coffee, board games and good cheer. Meet new people and make new friends!
Rhymes & Stories Festive Special
Come along for some inclusive festive stories and sing-alongs! Best for babies and toddlers
Clapton Christmas Crafts
Get crafty and make decorations and gifts for friends and family!
Festive Crafts at Hackney Central Library
Join us at Hackney Central Library to make festive decorations that will brighten your windows even when it’s dark outside.
Coffee Morning
Warm up with tea, coffee, board games and good cheer. Meet new people and make new friends!
Time for Tea
Drop in for tea & biscuits and learn about how to support loved ones who might be going through domestic abuse. This session is aimed at adults – but children are welcome too.
Winter Bookmark Monsters
Join us to make some terrifyingly cute monsters to keep your books safe and sound.
Clapton Christmas Crafts
Get crafty and make decorations and gifts for friends and family!
Rhymes & Stories Festive Special
Come along for some inclusive festive stories and sing-alongs!
Paper Wreath Craft
Brighten up your doorway – and somebody else’s day! – with your very own handmade paper wreath.
Knit & Natter
Join our weekly knit & natter group and make scarves and hats to be given out alongside our Kind Coats campaign. Bring along your own project, or learn to knit for the first time! Festive refreshments will be provided.