Ready Steady Read Competition

Children who have attended one of the Ready Steady Read half term activities listed below, or one of the author events organised for schools are eligible to enter this year's Ready Steady Read competition. Complete the entry form and return to any Tameside Library by Saturday 11 March to be in with the chance of winning a reading goody bag.

 


Half Term Family Activities in Tameside Libraries

Monday 20 February - Saturday 25 February 2023

Free events for children and families during half term.
 

 

Comics Workshops

These events are part of our Ready Steady Read! children's book festival.

Marc Jackson

Tuesday 21 February 10-11am and 1-2pm
Dukinfield Library
For children aged 6 +
Limited places - advance booking required at tamesidelibraries.eventbrite.co.uk

 
Join comics artist Marc Jackson and learn to draw your own cartoon characters! 
Marc Jackson is a UK based cartoonist. He has created comics and characters for BEANO, Aces Weekly, Comic heroes magazine, Comicscene, The Brooklyn Red Hook Star revue, Moose Kid comics, Hey kids comics, Spiralbound/Medium, and Freaky mag.
He regularly self-publishes comics this year launching his fan-comic ‘MR T and the fools of the future’ and regularly publishes web-comics on ko-fi.com. Last year Marc and his wife Jane opened Room for comics, a comics and cartoon art studio in their hometown of Macclesfield in Cheshire, dedicated to teaching and promoting all things comics and cartooning. He also visits schools, libraries and festivals around the country (and sometimes the world) and organises a comic art festival in Macclesfield MACC-POW!

Jim Medway

Wednesday 22 February 1.30 - 3.30 pm
Ashton Library
For teenagers aged 12+
Limited places - advance booking required at tamesidelibraries.eventbrite.co.uk

Join Jim Medway for Creating Comics, all the basics to drawing your own comic strips and stories, including character design, expression, speech and thought, and black & white contrast. through a variety of drawing games and activities.
Jim Medway is an artist and writer whose work mostly features distinctive cat characters. He publishes his own work under the label Paw Quality Comics and was a regular contributor to The DFC, drawing and writing "Funniest Land Mammal!", "New at the Zoo" and "Crab Lane Crew".
 

Meet the Authors

These events are part of our Ready Steady Read! children's book festival.

Sean Perkins

Thursday 23 February 2.30 - 3.30 pm
Hattersley Library
For children and families
No need to book - just come along on the day

Meet author Sean Perkins who will read one of his stories and bring along some exciting activities to do based on his Oscar and Ben books!

Andrea Bowker

Friday 24 February 10.30 - 11.30 am
Denton Library
For children and families
No need to book - just come along on the day

Meet author Andrea Bowker for a storytime and craft session based on the Rab the Rainbow Crab books!